Dreer's Garden Calendar. — Supplement. 



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NOVELTI ES OF 18 78-1879. 



FLOWER SEEDS OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME. 



The varieties offered below are given with the descriptions of the raisers, who are the most 

 responsible in the trade. 



ANGELONIA GRANDIFLORA ATROPURPUREA. A beautif-il green house shrubby plant 

 If sown early they flower the first season, and can be treated as tender annuals. Famous 

 for its fragrance ; flowers dark purplish brown, with a white eye. Packet of 10 seeds, 25 cts. 



BEGONIA ROBTJSTA PERFECTA (Tuberous-roofed). One of the finest of the new tuberous- 

 rooted Begonias. Owing to its robust habit of growth and succulent dark green foliage, the 

 plant strikes the eye at once. Seedlings raised in February attain a height of 12 inches, 

 with a .stem half an inch in diameter, and leaf-stalks i)roportionately thick. The flowers 

 are of a brilliant cinnabar scarlet, melting into a delicate rose towards the centre; duririg 

 defloration they assume a lighter tint. What deserves particular mention is the great firm- 

 ness and texture of the flowers, which make them less liable to drop ofi" than is the case 

 with many of the other varieties. Packet of about 50 seeds, 25 cts. 



BEGONIA ROEZLI. A valuable green-house species from Mexico. Plants raised from seed 

 sown in April had, by September, become very strong, and of a height of 2(J inches. The 

 leaves are alternate, dark green, succulent, 10 inches long by 6 inches in breadth, and the 

 under surface is of a reddish color. The buds of the inflorescence appear in October, and 

 resemble an opening Paeony. They are enveloped in a dark rod spathe, and rapidly ex- 

 pand into a beautiful umbel "of large size, composed of luminous deep red flowers. In a 

 green-hou^e this fine species blooms freely and in uninterrupted succession until March. 

 The flowers will be found of great utility for bouquets. Packet of about 50 seeds, 25 cts. 



CAMPANULA MACROSTYLA EOS.EFLORA. A beautiful rose-flowered variety of this charm- 

 ing Campanula. This new f )rm cannot fail speedily to become as great a favorite as the old 

 type. Hardy perennial, flowering the first season, if sown early. Packet of 6 seeds, 25 c^s, 



DELPHINIUM RANUNCULIFLORA NANA [Dwarf Ranunculus-flowered Brownish Violet 

 Larkspur'. This new variety grows to the height of 15 inches, and forms a column-shaped 

 compact bouquet, with numerous spikes of shining brownish-violet flowers; the summit 

 of the sj)ikes being of a uniform height renders it particularly suited for massing, etc. 

 Hardy annual. Per packet, 25 cts. 



ERYSIMUM PULCHELLUM. A dwarf yellow-flowering herbaceous plant, of such a densely. 



tufted growth as to completely hide 

 suitable for rock-work and grottos. 

 A hardy perennial variety. Per 

 packet, 25 cts. 



IPOM(EA QUAMOCLIT HEDEE.2EF0- 

 LIA COCCINEA [Scarlet, Ivy-leaved 



' Cypress Vine). An attractive and 



. beautiful ivy-leaved climber of rapid 

 growth, attaining a height of 6 to 10 



.• feet in a few weeks. Stems slender, 



of a violet color, leaves deejjlv lo- « i«^ 

 bated, like the Ivy, and flo'wers V-CI 

 rather small but of a very striking 



. fiery scarlet, and produced in great 

 profusion during the whole summer. 



» Sow in May and June, in the open 



. ground ; or in March in a hot-bed to 

 have strong plants early in tlie sea- 

 son. A fine acquisition to our fast- 

 growing flowering climbers. Half- 

 hardy annual. Per packet, 25 cts. 



■LO AS A VUICANICA. This variety was 

 discovered, two years ago, in tlie 

 mountains of Quito. It is a hardy 

 annual with caustic leaves, forming 

 large bushes from 3 to 4 feet high, 

 covered with beautiful white, star- 

 like flowers of a most elegant and 



' peculiar shape. Per packet, 25 cts. 



the soil. Its great hardiness makes it especially 





Ipomcea Quawoclit IIeder^folia Cocci> 



PETUNIA HYBRIDA NANA COMPACTA MULTIFLORA [New Dwarf Inimitable Petunia). 

 This novelty is worthy of general attention, as it enriches our gardens with a Petunia which 

 is really dwarf SiJxd a profuse bloomer. When only 3 inches high, they begin to uufold 



