62 Dree?''' s Garden Calendar. 



Per packet 

 MYOSOTIS (Forget-me-not). Is'eat and beautiful little plants ^vith 

 star-lite flowers ; succeeds best in a shady situation, for in or 

 out-door planting; half-hardy perennials ;' bljoming the first 

 year from seed ; 6 in. 



Alpestkis. Bright blue. Alba. Pure white each 10 



Palusteis. True Forget-me-not; blue 10 



AzoKiCA Alba. A pure white variety 20 



AZOKICA CoELESTiXA. Sky-biue flowers, produced in great pro- 

 fusion ; handsome and very coristant 20 



XASTUHTIL'M {Tropceolurii}. The dwarf improYed varieties are 

 all desirable, either for the flower borders, massing, ribboning, 

 pots or green-house ; 1 ft. 



To:m Thumb Scarlet. Yellow each 10 



Tom Thumb Pearl. Cream color 10 



Tom Thumb Beauty. Orange-spotted 10 



Cgerulea EOSEA. Eose-tinted maroon 10 



Carter's Crystal Palace Gem. Suiphur-olored 'flowers, 



with a dark-red spot near the base of each petal 10 



KiXG OF Tom Thumbs. Bluish green foliage; showy intense 



scarlet flowers .,,.'. 10 



King Theodore. Selected from King of Tom Thumbs ; bluish- 

 green foliage; flowers almost black 10 



Goldex Kixg of To3I Thumbs. Deep golden flowers, thrown 



well above the dark-colored foliage 10 



Mixed, all colors 10 



xsEMOPHILA [Grove Love). Of neut, compact, uniform habit of 

 growth, comprising varied and beautiful colors; 1 ft. 



IxsiGXJS. Bright blue, with white centre..' 5 



Maculata. AVhite, blotched with violet 5 



^Fln'E :Mixed, all colors 5 



NIGELLA \Love in a Jlist). A compact-growing, free-flowering 

 plant, with curious-looking flowers and seed-pods ; of easy cul- 

 ture, growing in any garden soil ; 1 ft. 



Damascexa. ' Light'blue, pretty flowers 5 



Damascexa Alba. A pure white variety of the above 5 



NIEEEMBEEGIA FEUTESCENS. Teiider perennial, blooming 

 the flrst year from seed ; fine for house-culture or bedding otit; 



flowers Avhite tinted with lilac; 1ft 10 



CEXOTHEEA GEAXDIFLOEA (Evening Primrose). Hardy 



perennial; showy yellow flowers ; 3ft 5 



OXALIS EOSEA. Beautiful plants, suitable for the green-house, 

 rock-work, baskets, etc.; blooms the first year from seed, Avith 



clusters of rose-colored blossoms ; half-hardy perennial : G in 10 



PAXSY ( Viola tricolor inaxima). This attractive plant is too well 

 known to require any description, as it is a favorite wiih all ; if 

 grown in beds, ribbons, or massing, they are very efi'ective. The 

 best blooms are obtained from seed sown in the autumn, and 

 protected during the winter. These flower early in the spring. 

 The plants from spring sowing shotild be planted in a shady 

 border; they produce fine large flowers in the autumn. They 

 require fresh soil, Avell enriched with decomposed manure; 

 hardy perennials. 

 Dreer's Premium Yarieties. Saved from first-class flowers 



only, with special directions how to cultivate , 50 



Emperor William. Large handsome flowers in great profusion, 

 borne well above the foliage, brilliant ultra-marine blue, with 

 eye of purple violet ■. 25 



For Seeds of Novelties for 1878, see pa^ S9. 



