32 dreer's garden calendar. 



ANTIKBHXNUM, {Snap Dragon.) One of our most showy 

 and useful border plants. The more recently im- 

 proved varieties of this valuable genus are large, finely 

 shaped flowers of the most brilliant colors, with beau- 

 tifully marked throats ; they succeed in any good gar- 

 den soil, and are very effective in beds. Hardy bien- 

 nials, blooming the first year from seed ; height from 



1 to 2 feet 



" BRILLIANT. Bright scarlet with white throat 10 



" HENRY IV. Dwarf, white, crimson and scarlet 10 



" EIRE-FLY. Orange scarlet, white throat 10 



" DELILA. Carmine, with white throat 10 



" GALATHE. Crimson, white throat, large flowering. ... 10 

 " PAPILIONACEUM. Deep blood-scarlet, pure white 



throat, the brightest and finest , 10 



" CHOICE MIXED SNAP DRAGON. Einest named varie- 

 ties 10 



" (Snap Dragon.) Mixed older varieties 5 



p. AQUILEGIA, (Columbine.) Fine double varieties, mixed 10 



ARGEMONE MEXICANA. Yellow poppy-like flowers; hardy... 5 



ASTEH. (Queen Margaret.) One of the most popular and 

 effective of our garden favorites, producing*in profu- 

 sion flowers in which richness and variety of colors 

 are combined with the most perfect and beautiful 

 form ; it is indispensable in every garden or pleasure 

 ground where an autumnal display is desired. The 

 French and German Florists have brought this flower 

 to great perfection ; we offer all the most choice varie- 

 ties imported from one of the largest growers in Prus- 

 sia. All the varieties delight in a rich light soil, and 

 in hot dry weather should be mulched with rotted 

 manure, and well watered. 



" German mixed colors 5 



" GERMAN QUILLED. Beautiful colors, mixed 10 



" DWARF BOUQUET. Forms a perfect bouquet of 



flowers 10 



" GLOBE FLOWERED PYRAMIDAL. Choice mixed 



colors 10 



" COCARDEAU or CROWN. White centres, bordered with 



rich colors 10 



" IMBRIQUE POMPONE. Mixed, with neat Pompone 



flowers 10 



" NEW VICTORIA. Carmine rose, flowers as large as the 



Emperor Aster, habit pyramidal 20 



" REID'S NEW. Taller than the quilled; flowers globe 



shaped, and beautifully quilled 10 



" NEW ROSE. Intermediate between the IMBRIQUE and 

 PiEONIA ASTERS ; robust, with large brilliant co- 

 lored flowers 20 



" NEW EMPEROR, Flowers of great size, very double, 



and fine form and colors , 20 



" NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM, FLOWERED 10 



