dreer's garden calendar. 31 



Novelties and Select List of Flower Seeds, 



WORTHY OF SPECIAL ATTENTION. 



The letters pi*eceding the varieties denote: — b. biennial, or such as last two seasons; 

 p. perennial, or such as exist from year to year ; t. tender, which will not eodure the 

 frost; t.p. tender perennial, which require the protection of a green-house during the 

 winter; h. h. half hardy, requiring some protection; c. climbers; a * denotes that 

 although the variety may be biennial or perennial, it will bloom the first year, if sown 

 early ; the remainder are annuals, which arrive at perfection and die off the first year. 



ABRONIA UMBELLATA. Trailing clusters of rosy lilac blos- 

 soms. Per paper 10 



ACROCLINIUM. Charming everlasting flowers, valuable 

 for winter bouquets, flowering freely in any good gar- 

 den soil ; 1 foot high..., ., .'. „. 10 



" ROSEUM. Bright rose. ALBUM. Pure white. Each. 10 

 ADONIS VERNALIS, (Flos Adonis.) Handsome foliage ; flowers 



crimson. . . , 5 



AGERATUM. Valuable plants for large beds or borders, and 

 very useful where cut flowers are in demand ; in bloom 

 the whole summer and succeeding in any soil. 

 « C03LESTINUM NANUM. Dwarf blue. MEXICA- 



NUM. Blue. ALBIFLORUM. White 5 



ALONSOA WARSZEWICZI. Free flowering ; bright crimson.,.. 10 



" GRANDIFLORA. Large flowering , 10 



p. AGROSTEMMA FLOS JOVIS, (Jove's Mower,) Bright pink. 5 



AXiYSSXJM, Free flowering, useful pretty litttle plants, for 

 beds, edgings, or rock work ; the annual varieties 

 bloom all summer, also grown in pots for winter flow- 

 ering. 



" BENTHAMII. New, large, sweet Alyssuin 10 



'• SWEET. White, very sweet ; hardy annual 5 



p. « WIERZBECKII. Hardy perennial ; blooms early 10 



AMAB,ATQ"THUS. Showy plants, some with ornamental foli- 

 age and very effective in groups. 

 " CAUDATUS, (Love lies Bleeding.) Blood red flowers ; 3 



to 4 feet 5 



" HYPOCHONDRIACUS, (Prince's Feather.) Showy; 4 to 



5 feet 5 



" MELANCHOLICITS, (var. ruber.) Introduced by Mr. 

 Veitch, from Japan. Its habit is very compact, height 

 12 to 18 inches, with striking blood-red foliage. A 

 very fine foliaged bedding plant, valuable for flower- 

 garden decoration , 10 



" TRICOLOR. Leaves red, yellow and green, very hand- 

 some and showy; known also as " Joseph's Coat." 5 



AMMOBIUM ALATUM. Everlasting flower, white ; 2 feet.. ....... 5 



AHAGA.IjLIS, Dwarf, compact, flowering plants; admira- 

 bly' adapted for ornamental baskets, rock work, etc. 

 The choicest varieties are, GRANDIFLORA EUGE- 

 NIE, light blue. NAPOLEON III, carmine. GRAND- 

 IFLORA, CCERULEA, large sky blue. PHILLIPSII, 



dark blue. Each 10 



" LIN1FOLIA, very dwarf, fine blue 25 



