64 Dreer's Garden Calendar. 



Per pkt. 

 CONVOIiVULUS MAJOR {Morning Glory). One of the handsomest flowering and 

 most rapid growing plants in cultivation, thriving in almost any situation ; the beauty 

 and delicacy of their colors are unsurpassed ; hardy annuals; height 15 feet. 



Lakge Blue. Large White Each 5 



BUKRIDGI. Flowers rosy crimson, with a white centre , , 5 



Aureus Superbus. Beautiful golden-yellow flowers ; 6 feet 10 



Mixed Varieties. Of all colors. Peroz.,30cts 5 



CYCLANTHERA EXPLODENS. A half-hardy annual of the gourd species, free- 



growivig handsome foliage plant, oval-shaped fruit, exploding when ripe; 10 feet 10 



CYPRESS VINE {Ipomcea quamoclit). A half-hardy annual, with very delicate, fern- 

 like foliage, and masses of beautiful small, star-shaped flowers. Sow the seed about 

 the 10th of May, as they are apt to rot in the ground if sown too early ; 15 feet. 



Crimson. Rose. White Each 5 



Mixed. Of the above three colors. Per oz., 60 cts... 5 



ECCREMOCARPUS SCABER {Calampdis). A tender rapid-growing annual, with 

 pretty foliage ; producing in profusion clusters of orange tube-shaped flowers. Handle 



with "gloves, as it stings like the nettle; 10 feet 10 



GOURD, ORNAMENTAL {Cucurbita). A tender annual, rapid-growing, interesting 

 plant, with ornamental foliage and varieties of singular-shaped fruit; 15 to 20 feet. 

 Calabash. The Dipper variety. Hercules' Club. Club-shaped; 4 feet long. ..Each 5 



Egg-Shaped. Pear-Shaped. Orange Shaped, or Mock Orange Each 5 



Argyrosperma. From Texas; also known as the ^onrje^ (?ortrc? 10 



Tricosanthes Colubrina ( True Serpent Gourd). Striped liVie a serpent, changing to 



brilliant carmine, 5 feet in length 10 



Mixed. Of the above varieties 5 



HYACINTH BEAN [Dolichos Lahlah). A tender annual, rapid-growing, free-flowering 

 plant, for covering arbors, trellises, etc, ; 10 feet. 



Purpurea, Purple flowers, and purple seed-pods. Alba. Pure white Each 5 



Mixed. Of the-above two colors. Per oz., 30 cts 5 



IPOMCEA {3Iorning Glory Variety). Tender annuals of rapid growth, with beautiful and 

 most varied-colored flowers, foliage cut and very ornamental ; for covering old walls, 

 trellises, arbors, or stumps of trees, they are invaluable; 15 feet. 



COCCINEA, Small scarlet flowers in profusion ; also known as the Star '^ Ipomcea^^ 5 



Limbata. Violet, margined with white, large and handsome 5 



Striata Nova. A beautiful three-colored striped variety 5 



Grandiflora Superba. Large blue flowers, with a broad white border , 5 



Choice Mixed Varieties. Of all colors. Per oz., 50 cts 5 



Hubert. The new Japanese hybrids, between Grandiflora and Hederacea. Some with 

 silvery-white, marbled foliage, and larj^e trumpet-sha])ed flowers beautifully margined, 



of various colors; mixed of all the varieties and colors , 10 



Bona Nox [Evening Glory). Violet, large fragrant flowers, expanding in the evening.. 10 

 liATHYRUS LATiFOLIUS {Everlasting Feci). Showv, free-flowering, hardy peren- 

 nial plants, growing in any common soil ; for covering old stumps, fences, or walls; 5 ft. 



Purple. White. Mixed. Of the two colors Each 5 



LOASA LATERITIA. Half-hardy perennial, flowering the first season; a ra,pid- 

 growing, free-flowering plant, with curious and beautiful orange-red flowers. Handle 



with gloves, as it stings like the nettle; 6 feet 10 



LOPHOSPERMUM SCANDENS. Half-hardy annual, ornamental plant, very effec- 

 tive for garden or conservatory decorations, with showy, fox-glove-like, rosy purple 



flowers ; requires a light, rich soil; 10 feet 10 



MAURANDIA. Half-hardy perennials, flowering the first season if sown early ; beauti- 

 ful, rapid slender-growing plants, blooming profusely until late in the autumn; fine 

 for the conservatory or green-house ; if desired for the house take up before the approach 

 of frost. Plants should be started in the hot-bed or green-house; 10 to 15 feet. 



Albiflora. Pure white. Barclayana. Purple. Rosea. Dark rose Each 10 



Mixed. Of the above colors 10 



SWEET PEAS {Lathyrus odoratus). Hardy annuals, fragrant, free-flowering plants, fine 

 for screening unsightly objects; supported on pea-sticks or brush ; blooming all summer 

 and autumn if the flowers are cut freely, and the pods picked oft" as they a])pear ; 6 feet.' 

 Brown's Invincible Scarlet. With beautiful bright scarlet flowers in great profusion. 5 

 Light Blue. Purple. Striped. Tricolor, or Three-colored. White. ..Each 5 



Mixed. Of all the colors. Per lb., $1 ; oz,, 10 cts 5 



THUNBERGIA. Half-hardy annuals, thriving in a light, rich, loamy soil, in warm- 

 exposed situations in the garden; beautiful, slender, rapid-growing plants, with pretty 

 flowers, and constant bloomers; fine for vases, rustic work, or green-house culture; 4 ft. 



Alba. White, with a dark eye. Alata. Buff, with a dark eye Each 10 



Aurantiaca. Orange, with a dark eye. Bakeri. Pure white Each 10 



Mixed. Of all the colors. Per oz,, 80 cts 5 



TROPJEOLUM {Nasturtium 3Iajus Varieties). Half-hardy annuals; elegant, profuse 

 flowering plants, for verandas, trellises, etc, for either in or out-door culture; 10 feet. 

 Canary Bird Flower {Feregrinum). With yellow canary-like flowers ; very ornamen- 

 tal and beautiful foliage 10 



King Tfteodore, A new variety, having bluish-green foliage and almost black flowers. 10 



Large Dark Crimson. Showy flowers 5 



Mixed Varieties. Of all the colors mixed. Per oz,, 30 cts 5 



For Green-house Climbers, see List of Seeds under the head of Green-house Plants. 



