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Dreer's Garden Calendar. 



DAHLIA — Liliputian, or Bouquet Varieties — Continued. 



AjaX. Pure white. 



Deutscher Tueneegruss. Crimson scarlet, 



edged with white. 

 Deutsche Jugendfuelle. Eose. 

 Deutsche M.edchenliebe. Lilac. 

 Deutscher Zellenmeister. Pure scarlet. 

 Dr. Schwebbs. Deep scarlet. 

 Esmeralda. Rosy lilac. 

 Gruss an Turgau. Fawu color. 

 Kleiner Gotthold. Crimson, shaded with 



maroon. 



Kleiner Preusse. 



KLEINE DOMITEA. 



red; fine. 

 Kleiner Rufus. 

 Little Helene. 

 Little Mistress. 

 Little Najade. 

 Little Prince. 



white. 

 ]\Iad. C. Harold. 



golden yellow. 

 Una. Pure white. 



White, edged with maroon. 

 Buff yellow, marked with 



Maroon. 



Blush, tipped with purple. 



Violet purple. 

 Rose, edged with crimson. 

 Currant-red, tipped with 



Blood-red, shaded with 



A green-house plant, produci 

 quets, etc. 50 cts. to $1. 



DAPHNE INDICA ALBA. 



ig rosy -white flowers, very fragrant; desirable for brides' bou- 



DELPHINSUM FORMOSUM— Hardy Perennial Larkspur. 



Large, bright blue, white centre. This is among the fi.nest hardy herbaceous plants in culti- 

 vation, floweriug in tall spikes of the most brilliant blue; if not allowed to produce seed, it will 

 flower from July to November. 20 cts. ; $2 per doz. 



DIEFFENBACHIA. 



Baraquini. "Waxy-like stems and ribs. 25 to 50 cts. 



Bausei. Beautiful mottled foliage. 50 cts. 



Brasiltensis. Very striking variegation, deep green leaf beautifully marked and mottled with 



small blotches of greenish yellow and white. $1. 

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

 Weiri. Leaves marbled with yellow. 50 cts. 



DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS— Dicentra. 



A hardy herbaceous plant, adapted to out-door planting or forcing for early spring blooming. 

 It produces racemes of delicate i>ink and white heart-shaped flowers, in the open ground, in 

 April and May. 25 cts. 



DRAOEN A— Dragon Tree. 



One of the most desirable of our ornamental foliage 

 plants for decoration, either in or out-doors, as it does not 

 appear to suffer under the dry atmosphere of rooms ; and 

 in a partially shady situation stands remarkably Avell dur- 

 ing the summer out of doors. Its bright-colored crimson 

 and scarlet-shaded foliage renders it very useful for the 

 window-garden, planted as a centre-piece in a rustic stand, 

 jardiniere, or window-box, or for summer decoration in 

 vases, ornamental beds, etc. It thrives best in a light rich 

 soil, composed of leaf mould, sand, loam, and thoroughly 

 decomposed manure. 

 Amabilis. Foliage green, white and pale violet, strong ; 



splendid. $1. 

 AUSTRALIS ( CordyHne). Strong, graceful drooping leaves. 



50 cts. 

 CooPERi. Broad drooping leaves, dark purplish green 

 and crimson. 50 cts. to $1. 

 Draco. Long, drooping, glaucous-green leaves. 50 cts. 

 ExcELSA. Large, oblong, bronzy brown leaves, Magenta border on the lower half of the leaf. 



$1 to $2. 

 Ferrea. Dark bronzy red. 50 cts. 



GuiLFOYLEi. Long deep green leaves, striped white and pink. $1. 

 Indivisa (Corc^.V^me). Narrow drooping leaves; strong. 50 cts. 

 NiGRESCENS. Greenish black foliage. $1. 

 NiGRESCENS Rubra. Greenish black, crimson margin. $1. 



Stricta. Large broad leaves, deep crimson shadings on mature plants. 75 cts. to $1.50. 

 Terminalis. Rich crimson foliage marked with pink and white. 30 cts. to $1. 

 Veitchi (CordyHne speciosa). Very fine large specimen plants, extra fine for vases. 50 cts. 

 to $1, $3, and $5. 



