42 dreer's garden calendar. 



PORTUXjACA GRANDIFLORA FLO. PL. NEW DOUBLE 



PORTULACA, 50 



h.p. POLYANTHUS. Finest English varieties, 25 



h. p. " Good mixed, 10 



POPPY, (Popavcr.) Showy and easily cultivated flowers. Sow 

 early in the spring ; will not bear transplanting. The 

 varieties are— CARNATION, DOUBLE WHITE, RA- 

 NUNCULUS, OPIUM. Fine mixed varieties, 5 



EHODAITHE. A beautiful class of Everlastings for winter 

 bouquets. The flowers require to be gathered when 

 young and dried in the shade. Also valuable for 

 either pot or border culture. 

 " ATRO SANGUINEA. Dwarf, branching habit, disk of 

 dark violet or crimson brown shade ; ray scales of a 



bright purple or Magenta color, 25 



" MACULATA. Bright rosy purple, yellow disk, 25 



" " ALBA. Silvery white, . 25 



" MANGLESII. Bright rose, silvery calyx, 10 



RICINUS SANGUINEUS. Showy and effective, growing from 

 six to eight feet high, blood-red stalks 



and seed-pods, 10 



" " TRICOLOR. Dark green and brown 



spotted, the stalk is reddish brown... 10 

 " AFRIC ANUS ALBIDUS. Contrasts finely with the above 10 

 S ALPIGLOSSIS. Neat and beautiful plants, suitable for pot-cul- 

 ture or the flower-border, blooming all summer. The 

 varieties are— PICTA, beautifully veined ; RUBRUM, 



red; LU r fEA, yellow. Also fine mixed varieties, 10 



SANVITALIA MEXICANA. Orange, with red spots, blooms 



freely, 20 



SAPONARIA. Of dwarf compact growth, profusion of bloom 

 throughout summer and late autumn. The varieties 

 are — Multiflora, rosy pink; Ocymoidies, a peren- 

 nial variety — one of the finest plants for covering 



rock work 10 



« CALABRICA MARGINATA. Color rose and white 10 



c. SCARLET RUNNER, (Phaseolus Coccineus.) Scarlet Flower- 

 ing Bean 5 



SCABIOSA, {Mourning Bride, or Sweet Scabious.) Plants with 

 beautiful flowers ; adapted for border cultivation, quite 

 hardy. 



" Fine German varieties ; mixed , 5 



" Stellata, [Starry Mourning Bride.) 5 



« NANA. Dwarf. CANDIDISSIMA. White 10 



SCHIZANTHUS. A splendid class of plants, combining ele- 

 gance of growth, with a rich profusion of flowers, 

 valuable for green-house decorations, for which purpose 

 sow in August. The varieties are — Humilis, blue, 

 Lilac, white and yellow ; Grahamii, red and orange ; 

 GrandiflorusOcculatus, various ; Pinnatus, purple, 

 white and yellow ; Priestii, white, lilac and primrose. 10 

 SEDUM. Useful and pretty little plants, growingfreely on roek- 



