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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



POLYANTHA ROSES. 



This is an entirely new class of roses, the parents of 

 which have been recently introduced from Japan. They 

 might be called " Fairy Koses," with their miniature and 

 beautiful shaped flowers, which are grown in great 

 clusters; we have counted over fifty on one branch. They 

 are admirably adapted for planting in the border in sum- 

 mer, or for pot culture and forcing in the winter. 



Anne Marie de Montravel. Very dwarf, branche.s 



freely and j)roduces in the greatest profusion large 



clusters of very small but perfect white flowers : a free 



and continuous bloomer. 

 liittle Pet. Flowers about one and a half inches in 



diameter, opening blush, but changing to pure white; 



a free, vigorous grower and abundant bloomer ; one 



of the very best of this class. 

 Mignonette. Very prolific, blooming incessantly in flat 



corymbs; color bluish-white, shading to rosy pink. 

 Mdlle. Cecile Brnnner. Bright rose, yellowish in the 



centre, flowering in clusters; very sweet. 

 Mad. Parquerette. Very dwarf and free branching, 



pure white. 

 Miniature. About the size of a double violet; very 



fragrant and of pure white color. 50 ets. 

 Perle D'Or. Peculiar and pleasing shade of reddish 



salmon, very free flowering. 

 30 cts. each, except where noted ; set of 7 varieties $2.25. 



HYBRID TEA ROSES. 



A new class produced from crossing Teas with Hybrid 



Perpetuals. 



Beauty of Stapleford. Flowers large, outer petals 

 yery pale pinkish rose, gradually shaded to a deep 

 rosy centre. 



Camoens. Beautiful china rose color, shaded with yel- 

 low ; a vigorous growing and free blooming variety. 



Countess of Pembroke. Soft satiny pink, beautifully 

 sliaded with rosy |ieach ; flowers large and of beauti- 

 ful ibrm, very full and highly scented. 



Dnke of Connaught. Deep velvety crimson, edged 

 with the brightest red ; flowers large, buds long, and 

 of very fine form ; a lovely rose. 



Hon. George Bancroft. Deep red, shaded with violet 

 crimson ; large, full flowers, highly scented. 



Mad. Julia Weidman. Salmon silvery rose, carmine 

 and yellow in the centre; reverse of petals violet 

 rose. 



Pierre Gnillot. Bright dazzling crimson, passing to 

 carmine; flowers large, very double and full, and 

 highly scented ; a healthy and vigorous grower. 

 5.0 cts. each ; set of 7 varieties $3.00. 



NEW HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES. 



Admiral Courbet. Flowers bold, erect, cup shaped, 



bright carmine red ; very free. 

 Baron Nathaniel Rothschild. Fine light carmine 



red flowers, large and of fine form. 

 Comtesse Mailey de Nasla. Flesh color, shaded, 



large, full and well formed ; vigorous. 

 Etendard de Lyou. Bright striking scarlet red, of 



good size, well formed and remarkably free flowering. 

 Gloire de Lyonnaise. Introduced as a yellow hybrid 



perpetual ; it is yellowish in tlie centre, of about the 



same shade as Marie Van Houtte on first opening, 



after which it changes to creamy white. 

 Mad. de Wettstein. A seedling of Victor Verdier; 



cherry color, shaded with red, always in bloom; 



growth vigorous. 

 Sonv. de Leon Gambetta. Carmine red, shaded; 



flowers very large; growth vigorous. 



50 cts. each ; set of 7 varieties $3.00. 



Pierre Gvillot. 



Caroline Goodrich. 



CAROLINE GOODRICH. 



Climbing Rose. 



Flowers in clusters of 10 to 15 flowers each, on strong 

 shoots ; color similar to the well-known General Jacqnime- 

 not, but more double ; a strong, vigorous grower. 

 30 to 60 cts. each. 



RED SOUV. DE MALIVIAISON. 



New Bourbon Rose. 



Large flowers, beautifully iml)ricated, very full, perfect 

 form; color bright, glowing crimson, very vivid, rich and 

 velvety, highly scented and a very jiromising variety. 

 50 cts. each. 



Reeseville, Essex Co., N. Y. — *' Please accept thanks for the liberal supply of extras." — Mrs. A, VJ. Kincaid. 



