Dreer 's Garden Calendar. 



P/EONIE— Herbaceous. 



The Herbaceous Pseonias are exceedingly hardy, and will succeed in any ordinary garden 

 soil, well enriched with good manure. During the summer months mulching will be beneficial 

 to the roots, especially on dry soils. 30 cts. ; fs per doz., except where noted. 



Abel de Pujol. Clear purple. 50 cts. 

 Alba Plena. Double white. 50 cts. 

 Atrosanguinea. Blood-red. 

 Belle Donaisienne. Delicate rose, yellow 



centre. 50 cts. 

 Certulatella. Rose; fine. 

 CoMTE DE Paris. Rose. 50 cts. 

 Duchess D'Orleans. Dark rose, tinged with 



bufi-. 

 Faubert. Dark j^urple. 50 cts. 

 Fragrans. Dark rose ; fragrant. 

 Hkricartiani. Blush. 



HuMEi. Large pink. 



Joan D'arc. Blush, buff" centre. 



LiNGULATA. Pure white. 



Officinalis Rubra Plena. Deep crimson. 



POTSI. Very large ; crimson. 



Queen Victoria. Rose. 



SULFUREA. Sulphur yellow, white centre, 

 50 cts. 



Tenuifolia. Very elegant fennel-leaved foli- 

 age, double blood-red flowers. 75 cts. 



Whitleyi. White, fragrant. 



PALM. 



The following is a select list of rare and handsome varieties, which can be recommended of 

 easy culture for apartments, conservatory decoration, or vase plants during the summer. The 

 prices vary according to size and rarity. 



Areca Alba. White stems. $5. 

 Areca Baueri. $5. 

 Areca Aurea. Golden stems. $5. 

 Areca Lutescens. Fine yellow stems, 



$3 to $6. 

 Areca Rubra. Handsome red stems, 



$3 to $6. 

 Areca Verschaffelti. One of the 



most elegant varieties. $3 to $10. 

 Caryota Urens. $1. 

 Cham/edorea Amazonica. $5. 

 Ciiam^dorea Elegans. $4. 

 CiiAM^ROPS Excelsa. A handsome 



fan palm. $3. 

 Cham^rops Giesbrechti. $3. 

 Cftam^rops Humulis. $3. 

 Cocos Weddelliana. $5. 

 CORYPHA AUSTRALIS. {Australian 



Fan Palm.\ $3 to $5. 

 Cycas Revoluta. {Sago Palm.) $7.50 



to $10. 

 Phoenix Dactylifera. {The Date Palm.) 



$2.50 to $8. 

 Phoenix Reclinata. $3. 

 Phcenix Sylvestris. $3 to $10. 

 Pritchardia (Brahea) Filifera. $1 to $3. 



PtYCOSPERMA ALEXANDRiE. $2. 



Seaforthia Elegans. $3 to $5. 



TiTRINAX ARGENTEA. $1. 

 TrITHRINAX MAURITIiEFOEMIS. $5. 



D^MONOROPS Palembangensis. $7. 

 JuB.EA Spectabilis. A magnificent variety. 



$3 to $5. 

 Latania (Livistona) Borbonica. (Chinese 



Fan Palm.) One of the handsomest, 50 cts. 



to $5. 

 Livistona Hogendorpi. A fine fan palm. $4. 

 Livistona Oliv^formis. A rare fan palm. $5. 

 Oreodoxa Regia. $3. 



PANDANUS UTiLIS— Screw Pine. • 



Called Screw Pine from the arrangement of the leaves on the stem. Excellently adapted for 

 the centre of vases and baskets, or grown as a single specimen; a beautiful plant. 75 cts. to $1. 

 Veitchi. This splendidly-variegated Screw Pine is one of the most attractive plants. The 



leaves are light green, beautifully marked with broad stripes and bands of pure white, and 



most gracefully curved. $1.50 to $3. 



PANSY. 



This plant has received special selection and culture, so that the stock offered can be rell.d 

 on as embracing the best from foreign and domestic collections, comprising the various shades 

 of color with flowers of the largest size and fine form. 15 cts. ; $1.50 per doz. Out of frames, 

 $1 per doz. 



PHORMJUM TENAX-New Zealand Flax. 



Long sword-like green leaves ; useful as a bedding or greenhouse plant. 75 cts. 



Variegata (Veitchi). _ A finely variegated form of New Zealand Flax. The leaves are the 

 same size as the species, with conspicuous broad stripes of creamy white running out their 

 entire length, and contrasting well with the light shining green. A noble plant. $1 to $3. 



