Drccy's Garden Calendar. 45 



Per pkt. 

 BARTOXIA AUREA. Showv, eolden-vellow flowers; hard v annual ; heifrht 2 feet.... 5 

 BIDEXS ATROSAXGUIXEXr Eicb/dark crimson, with yellow anthers; beautiful 



foliase : a free-flnwerine tender annual. The roots can be preserved like Dahlias; 1 foot. 10 

 BRACHYC03IE IBERIDIFOLIA, MIXED iSwon River Doisy). Free-flowering 

 dwarf-growing plants, covered during the greater part of the summer with a profusion 

 of pretty Cineraria-like flowers ; suitable for edgings and small beds, or pot culture ; 



half-hardy annual. Mixed light blue and whiteflowers ; 6 inches 5 



BROWALlilA. Very handsome profuse-blooming plants, covered with rich, strikingly 

 beautiful winged flowers during the summer and autumn months, growing freely in any 

 rich soil ; blooms finely in the winter if sown in August; half-hardy annual; 18 inches. 



Elata Ccerulea. Sky-blue flowers with white centre 5 



Elata Alba. Pure white flowers ,... 5 



Elata GRAyDiFLORA. Large sky-blue flowers 10 



Abbreviata iPulcheUa), Flowers of a deep rose color, very fine and attractive 20 



ROEZLI. This new and distinct variety, from the Rocky Mountains, forms dense, com- 

 pact bushes, covered with a succession of bloom the entire summer, of white and blue 



flowers nearlv double the size of the old varieties; a splendid bedding plant 20 



CACALIA, 3liXED ( Tassel F/ower or Paint Brush). A neat, half-hardy annual of easy 

 culture, with tassel-shaped flowers; blooms from July to September in clusters; fine for 



borders. Mixed golden yellow and scarlet flowers ; 18 inches. Per oz., $1 5 



CALAXDRINA, 3IIXED'. Beautiful creeping, free-flowering plants, adapted for rock 

 work or anv hot situation, requiring a light, rich soil ; hardv annuals. All colors mixed ; 



1 foot .'. .'. 5 



CALENDULA {Cape Marigold). Showy, free flowering hardy annuals, growing in any 

 good garden soil, producing a fine effect in beds or mixed borders; 1 foot. 



PONGEI Flore-Pleno {Hybrid Marigold). Showy, double white flowers 5 



Ranuxctloides Flore-Pleno (Pot Marigold). Beautiful double orange-colored flowers 5 

 CALLIRHOE PEDATA (Xuttalia). A free-flowering plant, blooming when small, and 

 continuing until late in the fall; fine for bedding or massing; hardy annual. Flowers 



purplish crimson, with white eve; 2 feet 5 



CALLIOPSIS, or COREOPSIS. Showy and useful free-flowering plants; the tall 

 varieties are very effective in mixed borders, while the dwart, from their close, compact 

 habit of growth, make fine bedding plants; of easy cultivation ; hardy annuals. 



Cardamix.efolia Hybrida. Bright yellow, of comjiact pyramidal growth ; 2 feet 5 



Drummoxdi. Large yellow, with crimson centre ; 1 foot 5 



Marmorata. Oimson, marbled with brown and yellow; 2 feet 5 



XiGRA Speciosa. Beautiful, rich, velvety, crimson flowers; 2 feet 5 



Mixed Varieties of all the choice kinds'; 2 to .3 feet. Per oz., .50 cts :.. 5 



CAMPANULA. Well-known beautiful hardy perennials, with a great profusion of 



bloom ; some of the varieties flowering the first season if planted early. The Speculum 



varieties are hardy annuals, producing an abundance of flowers, fine for beds, edgings 



and ribbon gardening. 



Pyramidalis. a beautiful and stately plant, either for garden or pot culture ,• hardy 



perennial; mixed blue and white flowers ; 3 feet 5 



Cai^fatica (Platycodon Grandiflora). Attractive mauve-colored flowers; fine for cut- 

 ting; hardy perennial ; 2 feet 10 



Carpatica Alba. A pure white variety of the above; hardy perennial; 2 feet 10 



^FF.CJILM'Si {Venus' Looking-glass). With rich blue flowers; hardy annual ; 6 inches.... 5 



Speculum Procumbens ( Venus^ Looking-glass variety). A new hardy annual variety 



has been obtained, which comprise all the colors, blue, white, and lilac, of the parent 



family. The plants are 4 inches high, and 20 inches in diameter, forming charming 



compact bushes, com])letely studded with flowers, and continuing in bloom a long time ; 



fine for massing or edgings; mixed colors 20 



CANDYTUFT (Iberis). A beautiful and most useful plant, for growing in beds or 

 masses ; the white varieties are extensively grown by florists for bouquets; by frequent 

 sowings they can be had during the winter and summer. 

 Fragrant (/. Pcctinata). A sweet-scented pure white variety, with pinnated foliage ; 1 ft. 5 

 Rocket (I. Amara). Large trusses of pure white flowers; much prized by florists; 1 ft. 5 

 Dwarf White {I. Umbel lata Xana Alba Affinis). Very dwarf, pure white flowers, fine 



for y)ot culture; 6 inches "*. ". 10 



Tom Thumb White (/. Coronaria Nana). Thisnewdwarf variety attains the height of 4 

 to 6 inches, and the side branches arrange themselves in a regular spherical manner 

 around it, forming a complete round bush about 16 inches in diameter, covered with 



large white flower heads, of great substance, standing both heat and wet 10 



Purple (/. Umbellata Lilacina). Of a purplish or deep lilac color; 1 foot 5 



Crimson 'I. Umbellata Purpurea). Dunnett's darkest crimson flowers, very beautiful ; 1 ft. 5 

 New Carmine il. Umbellata Variety). This new splendid variety is of a dwarf compact 



habit, and presents a mass of extra fine carmine bloom ; 6 inches 20 



Fine Mixed, of all the above tall-growing varieties; 1 foot. Peroz., oOcts 5 



Hybrid Dwarf, Mixed (/. Umbellata Hybrida Nana Varieties). These elegant new dwarf 

 hybrid varieties are very floriferous, and remarkable for their numerous and brilliant 



colored flowers, shading from pure white into dark purple; 6 inches 10 



White Perennial (I. Sempervire/is Alberts). A profuse white-blooming hardy peren- 

 nial variety ; a small plant, adapted for rockeries, baskets, etc., coming in flower early 

 in the spring, and continuing a mass of beauty for a long time ; 6 inches 10 



