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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



GOLEU^. 



This plant is too wel] known to require much descrip- 

 tion. Whether grown as iuilividual |>lants or for mass- 

 ing in ribbon gardening, hai\l]y anytiiini: is so desirable. 



The following list embraces the best old sorts and novelties 



of 1SS5: 



Acme. Broad foliage, golden centre, crimson veins. 



Asa Gray. Orange crimson, violet veins. 



Beacon. Black, brown and crimson veins, broad foliage. 



Bizarre. Pnrjdish crimson centre, ed;;eil yellow. 



Charm. Yellow, tinged with bronzy scarlet. 



Conitess ofFIorens. Beautiful carmine leaves, with 

 darker zone and rich pea-green edges; large, hand- 

 some foliage. 



Excellent. Green and nearly black leaves. 



Firebrand. A fine bedder, dark crimson, sbaded garnet. 



Golden Beauty. Crimson, wavy, with golden edge. 



Golden Bedder. Fine yellow foliage; i;ood bedder. 



Idyl. Veined with green and yellow, staine<i red. 



Kirkpatrick. Large white centre, broad green margin. 



j>Iaroon Velvet. Kicli velvety maroon. 



Mrs. Bemeiit. Large cream colored leaves, with narrow 

 edse of green. 



Mrs. Sowers. Rosy crimson centre, edged with yellow- 

 ish green, sernited ed<jes. 



Mrs. Sutherland. Very handsome crimson and maroon 

 centre, ami narrow, regular edge of lii;ht u'reen. 



Peter Raabe. Kich carmine centre, bordered maroon, 

 and irre;,'ular |^a-green edges. 



Pictus. Color rich brown, on a green or yellow srround. 



Progress. Gohlen yellow, rose, carmine and sreen. 



Queen Victoria. Crimson, the brightest golden edge. 



Itainbow. Bright blood-red crimson, yellow margin. 



Red Cloud. Crimson and blackish brown. 



Robert Buist. Peculiar violet-crimson centre, bordered 

 with deep maroon, and pea-greeu margin ; large 

 white spot at base of each leaf. 



Seraph. Fiery crimson, sjwtted with chocolate. 



Shylock. Large dark maroon leaves, with rich crimson 

 midril) anil veins; very distinct. 



Speciosa. Green, with yellowish white central bar. 



Superbissima. Blackish maroon, purple band. 



Taylor's Pet. One of the very best dark leaved vari- 

 eties in cultivatiou, medium-sized foliage of deep 

 blackish maroon. 



Unique. Yellow centre, marbled maroon. 



Victor Lemoine. Yellow, with crimson margin. 



Verschatfelti. Rich velvet crimson; the well known 

 bedder. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. ; $6.00 per 100. 



CONVALARIA. 



(Lily of the Valley.) 

 One of the most charming of our s))rin£r-flowering plants, 

 ■whose slender stems set with tiny bells, diffusing a deli- 

 cious odor, have rendered it a univers;d favorite. Tliey 

 are entirely hardy, and delight in a shady, well-enriclied 

 border. Roots deliverable until .\pril, and afler .Sept.lst. 

 Majalis. Single white. 10 cts. each; 50 cts. per doz.; 



■S2.50 per lUO. 

 Majaiis Flore Pleno. Double white. 15 cts. each; 



•Sl.OO per doz. : -$.3.00 per lOo. 

 Variegated. Gold striped. 25 cts, each ; .^^.SO per doz. 



COBEA SCANDENS VARIEGATA. 



A beautiful climber for the open air; of rapid growth, 

 foliage bright green variegated witli yellow and wliite, 

 large purple bell-shaped flowers; also desirable as a cuu- 

 servalory or greenhouse climber. 50 cts. each. 



A'akiegated Cobea. 



COBEA SCANDENS. 



Similar •to the above in every respect except the foliage, 

 which is of a jilain green and not variegated; one of tlie 

 most desirable plants for coverinir arbors, etc., during the 

 summer. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



LlLV OF THE V.^LUEV. 



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The best time for planting is after May 1st. They delight in a rich sandy loam, well manured with decomposed cow 

 manure. The list embraces cnly distinct varieties that have been awarded first-class jireniiuras wherever exhibited. 



resemble in color and shape the well known Cncfus-Cereus 



DAHLIA JUAREZI. 



(Red Cactus Dahlia.) 



A grand and distinct variety, valuable as a decorative 



plant forall purposes through the late summer and autumn. 



Its blossoms are of a rich crimson-scarlet, and very much 



Speciosissimns, hence the name " Cactus Dahlia." 



It grows from 3 to 4 feet hicrh. very branching, flowers 

 of very striking appearance, and quite nnlike those of an 

 ordinary double Dahlia, the florets being flat and not 

 cu)iped. 25 cts. each ; $i?.50 per dcz. 



Osceola Mills, Clearfield Co., Pa. — " The Plants were received this morning by express in very good condition, and are 

 very fine." — D. R. Good. 



