Dreer' s Garden Calejidar. 169 



FUNKIA— Day LiSy. 



Hardy Herbaceous Plants, with Lily-like flowers. 



JAPONICA. Large, pure white, fragrant flowers, open daily in 

 Aumist; leaves broad ovate, nerved. 50 cts. 



CCERULEA. Blue flowers. 25 cts. 



CuCULLATA VARIEGATA, OR VARIEGATED DAY-LILY. Beau- 

 tiful clear green leaves, marbled with the purest white; light blue 

 flowers ; requires shade to retain its variegation, during the entire 

 summer. 75 cts. 



HYDRANGEA. 



HORTENSIS. The old favorite; well-known and favorite plants, pro- 

 ducing large heads of flowers, in great profusion; the color of the 

 Hortensis varieties can be clianged to a beautiful blue, by mixing 

 the iron scales or sjjark.s from a blacksmith's shop among the soil. 

 They thrive best in a shady situation, with a plentiful supply of 

 water; with protection they have endured the severest winters 

 around Philadelphia; large pink flowers. 25 cts. to $1.00. 



HYDRANGEA HORTENSIS VARIEGATA. An exceedingly orna- 

 mental plant, with beautifully variegated foliage; fine for shady 

 positions. Good plants, 30 cts. ; $3.00 per doz. ; large plants, from 

 50 cts. to $1.00. 



Imperatrice Eugenie. Rose, shaded with white and blue. 50 cts. 



Otaksa. a Japanese variety lately introduced, beautiful large glossy 

 foliage, large heads of pale pink flowers. 50 cts. 



Paniculata Grandiflora. a hardy variety lately introduced, of 

 great merit; it endures the heat and cold of our climate extremely 

 well. Elongated flowers of snowy white, often a foot long, which 

 are })voduced in the greatest profn-^inn. 5;) cts. 



Stellata Prolifera, a new and rare variety from .Japan ; double 

 rose-colored flowers, changing to a coppery shade. 50 cts. 



Thos, Hogg. See Novelties, page 127. 



LYCHNIS. 



VISCARIA alba PLENA. Hardy, with fine large double white flow- 

 ers, which are pi'oduced in the greatest profusion during the entire 

 summer ; very valuable for funeral designs, at a season when double 

 white flowers are in great request. 25 cts. 



PANSY (VioSa Tricolor}. 



We have an unrivalled collection, which has received the first prize 

 from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society for six years in succession. 



Per doz. 



Extra fine plants, in 4 inch pots $2.00 



Second choice, in 4 inch pots L50 



Plants out of frames 1.00 



P/EONIAS. 



This interesting genus contains many magnificent flowering plants. 

 They are tuberous-rooted and quite hardy. To insure a bloom the first 

 season, it is necessary to plant in the autumn. The following are among 

 the most desirable, embracing all shades of color, from a pure white to 

 a deep crimson. 



Each. 



ALBA PLENA. Double, white 30 



BARON ROTHSCHILD. Lar«re pale rose 50 



DUCHESSE D'ORLEjkKB. Dark rose, tinged with buff. 50 



DUCUESSE DE NEMOURS. Rosy lilac 5C 



