Drtcr 's Garden Calendar. 



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FRENCH HYBRID GLADIOLUS— Conanw^cZ. 



Sib William Hooker. Light cherry, 

 robv carmine stain on pure white ground 



Sapho. Cherrv, orange-tinted, large pure 

 •white blotch • 



Stuart Lowe. Rosv violet, stained and 

 blazed with deep ro'se on white ground. 



SULPHUBEUS. Sulphur vellow. 



Thalia. White, striped carmine 



Price. 

 Theresa. Rose, shaded with salmon.... 30 

 Ulysses. Very fine glazed rose, beauti-^ 

 ful shade ' $1 50 



Vesta. Pure white, spotted carmine 



ViBGiNALiS. White, bordered carmine.. 



Vulcan. Brilliant dark velvety crimson. 



Walter Scott. Bright rose, striped 



carmine 



20 

 50 

 25 



40 



GYNERIUM ARGENTEUM— Pampas Grass. 



The most effective and statelv of all the Ornamental Grasses, producing a grand effect on 

 the lawn with its graceful foliacre'and silverv plumes ; the latter are produced on stems 8 to 10 

 feet hicrh in upward of fortv, on well-established plants that remain in the open ground trom 

 vear to vear with Protection". This is best done bv tying the tops together and enclosing ma 

 ■flour barrel, with top open and space packed out with straw or leaves, earthing up the soil w_ell 

 around the outside of barrel ; or it can be removed to a cellar and replanted in the spring. Re- 

 quires a rich and deep soil. The plumes, when cut before they fully expand and dried in the 

 shade, make handsome parlor ornaments for winter decoration. 25 to 50 cts. Extra strong 

 plants for immediate effect can be furnished from $1 to $2 each. 



Gyxeritm Abgexteum Carminatum Rendatleri. The flower stems are 10 feet high, 

 crowned with immense silvery white plumes, tinged with pink. 50 cts. to $2 each. 



