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Dreer's Garde?i Calendar. 



CLERODENDRON BALFOUR!. 



A hot-house climber of great beauty. The flowers are of a bright 

 scarlet, encased by a bag-like calyx of pure white ; the trusses or pani- 

 cles of flowers are upward of six inches in width, and when trained 

 upon the rafters and hanging down, have a rich and elegant appear- 

 ance. It can also be trained as a pot-plant, and is continually in bloom, 

 although more profusely during the winter months. 25 to 50 cts. 



CROTONS. 



Ornamental plants with the richest spotted foliage, suitable for 

 baskets, vases, fern, and wardian cases. 



AUCUB^FOLIUM. Green, spotted with yellow, like an Aucuba. 



50 cts. 

 INTERRUPT UM. Very long wavy foliage, with red mid-ribs. 25 to 



50 cts. 

 IRREGULARIS. Long green foliage, broad yellow mid-rib. 50 cts. 

 JOHANNIS. Very long, narrow, drooping foliage. SI. 00. 

 MAXIMUM. Very large, broad leaves, mottled green and yellow. 



50 cts. to $1.00. 

 RUBRUM PICTUM. Green, yellow and orange red. 50 cts. to Si .00. 

 UNDULATUM. Dark green and orange, undulated margin. $1.00. 

 VARIEGATUM. Large green and yellow leaves. 25 to 50 cts. 



CYPERUS ALTERNIFOUUS. 



A fine foliage plant, forming a mass of reedy stems with broad tufted 

 heads, very desirable as an aquarium plant. 25 to 50 cts. 



DIEFFENBACHIA. 



BARAQUINI. Waxy-like stems and ribs. 25 to 50 cents. 



BAUSEI. Beautiful mottled foliage. 50 cents. 



BRASILIENSIS (New). Very striking variegation, deep green leaf 



beautifully marked and mottled with small blotches of greenish 



yellow and white. Si. 00. 

 PICTA. Light green leaves, prettily spotted with white. 25 to 50 cts.. 

 "VVEIRI. Leaves marbled with vellow. 50 ct5. 



DRAC/€NA, OP DRAGON TREE. 



One of the most desirable of our 

 ornameiiTal foliage plants for dec- 

 oration, either in or out-doors, as 

 it does not appear to suffer under 

 the dry atmosphere of rooms : and 

 in a " ])artially shady situation 

 stands remarkably well during the 

 summer out of doors. Its bright- 

 colored crimson and scarlet-shaded 

 foliage renders it very useful for 

 the window-garden, ])]anted as a 

 centre-piece in a rustic stand, 

 jardiniere, or window-box, or for 

 summer decoration in vases, or- 

 namental beds, etc. It thrives 

 best in a light rich soil, composed 

 of leaf mould, sand, loam, and 



