Dreer's Garden Calendar. 43 



Per pkt. 

 AXTIRRHIXUM {Snap- Dragon). One of our most showy and useful border plants. 

 The more recently improved varieties of this valuable genus are large, finely-shaped 

 flowers of the most brilliant colors, with beautifully marked throats j'they succeed in 

 any good garden soil and are very effective in beds. Hardy perennials, blooming the 

 first year if the seed is sown early. For sejjarate colors see assortments of Antirrhinum. 



Brilliaxt. Bright scarlet, with white throat; height, 1 foot 5 



Henry IV. White, crimson and scarlet; height, 1 foot 5 



Fire-Fly. Orange and scarlet, with white throat; 1 foot 5 



Galathe. Crimson, with white throat, large flowering; 2 feet 5 



Choice Mixed. Finest dwarf varieties ; 1 foot 5 



.VQUILEGIA {Coluinhiiie). Beautiful grotesque and varied-colored flowers, blooming 

 freely in the spring; hardy perennials. 

 Caryophylloides. a double variety, flowers white, striped with crimson ; 18 inches... 10 



Double Varieties, mixed; 18 inches 10 



Chry.saxtha [Golden Sparred). A strong grower, forming bushy plants 3 feet high, 



producing all summer an abundance of bright golden-yellow flowers 20 



Ccebulea. Flowers are very large, violet blue, and inner petals pure white; 2 feet 10 



Olympica. a beautiful, vigorous grower ; flowers rich blue, with a white-edged lip lu 



Single Varieties, mixed; 2 feet .T 5 



ASPERULA AZUREA SETOSA. A hardy dwarf annual, profu.-.e bloomer, with 

 clusters of small, sweet-scented flowers^ lasting a long while in bloom ; fine for bouquets. 



Flowers of a beautiful light blue color ; 1 foot , 10 



ASTER {Queen Mirgiret). One of the mjst popular and effective of our garden favorites, 

 producing in profusion flowers in which richness and variety of colors are combined 

 with the most perfect and beautiful form : it is indispensable in every garden or plea.sure- 

 ground where an autumnal display is desired. The French and German flori-sts have 

 brought this flower to great perfection ; we offer all the choicest varieties. All the 

 varieties delight in a light, rich soil, and in hot, dry weather should be mulched with 

 rotted manure, and well watered, which will increase their beauty and the duration 

 of their bloom; hardy annuals. For sejmrate colors, see assortments of Asters. 

 D^"ARF Pyea:.iidal Bouquet. The plants, when well grown, form a complete bouquet 



of flowers, mixed colors; 1 foot. 10 



Cocardeau, or Crown. Fine showy flowers, very double, with white centres, bordered 



with many bright rich colors; 18 inches 10 



Victoria. Various colored very double flowers, as large as the Giant Emperor Aster ; 



imbricated and globular, of pyramidal habit; 20 inches 10 



Cellular V^ictoria Crimson. A glowing rich crimson variety of this beautiful new 



class of the above; 2 feet - 20 



Washington. Origiaatel from the Victoria. The flowers are larger and of a globular 



form; perfect pure white flowers; 2 feet 20 



Rose-flowered. A beautiful variety of j)yramidal, robust habit^ regularly imbricated; 



with various colored large brilliant flowers ; 2 feet 10 



Giant Emperor. Flowers ot great size, very double, fine form, brilliant colors, and 



robust growth; 2 feet '. 10 



P^ony-floweeed Perfection. Very double, large, and finely-shaped flowers, the 



petals beautifully incurved, of various bright rich colors; 18 inches 10 



Goliath. This splendid, large-flowering variety is much admired, blooms profusely, of 



robust habit and most perfect form ; mixed colors ; 18 inches 20 



Mont Blanc {Goliathi. The largest flowering; produces pure white flowers 5 inches 



in diameter; extra double; 2 feet 20 



Schiller. A very fine late dwarf variety, profuse bloomer, fine for bouquets ; mixed 



colors; 1 foot 10 



Shakespeare. A dwarf, globe-flowered variety, beautifully imbricated ; mixed colors ; 



Ifoot , 10 



German White Quilled. Double pure white flowers, fine for funeral designs and 



bouquets; 2 feet. 10 



German Quilled, Mixed. Perfectly double quilled flowers, of beautiful mixed colors; 



2 feet 5 



Choice Varieties, all colors, mixed. Per oz., $1.50 10 



Fine Mixed, not including the choice varieties. Per oz., .$1 5 



AZALEA POXTICA. A beautiful hardy perennial shrub, from the Levant. Choice 



mixed varieties; 4 feet 23 



BAJLSA3I (Lady Slipper). An old and favorite garden flower, producing its gorgeous 

 masses of beautiful, brilliant-colored double flowers in the greatest profusion ; of easy 

 culture ; succeeds in a good, rich soil ; also fine for pot-culture and conservatory decora- 

 tions ; tender annuals. For separate colors, see assortments of Balsams. 

 Camellia-flowered. Very double, of perfect form ; beautiful colors, mixed ; 2 feet... 10 



Rose-flowered. Superb double flowers, mixed colors; 2 feet 10 



The King. Brilliant scarlet; imposing in size and color of the flowers; very double 10 



SoLFERiNO. Satiny white, striped, streaked and spotted with lilac and crimson; very 



beautiful double flowers; IS inches iC 



Extra Double White. This is the finest strain of the double white Camellia Balsams 



ever before introduced, and the most profitable for florists' use; 2 feet 20 



Double Mixed Varieties. Occasionally only semi-double ; 2 feet. Per oz., $1 o 



