48 dreer's garden calendar. 



STOCKS, BBOMPTON, or WINTER, 12 varieties, 1 00 



WALL-FLOWER, fine German Double, 10 varieties, 1 50 



ZINNIA ELEGANS, 6 varieties, 50 



" " New double, 8 varieties, 100 



GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS, choice selection, 25 varieties, 3 00 



FERNS, 12 choice varieties, 2 50 



ORNAMENTAL-LEAVED PLANTS, 12 varieties, 1 50 



GOURDS " 25 « 2 00 



" GRASSES, 12 varieties, 1 00 



PHLOX DRUMMONDII, 8 varieties, 75 



PRIMULA CHINENSIS, 10 « 2 50 



" " 5 " 1 25 



PORTULACA, 6 varieties, 30 



Bedding Plants and Florists 9 Flowers. 



BEDDING PLANTS are such as are suitable for planting in the open 

 border or flower garden in early summer, to bloom till frost; they are 

 then taken up and housed, or cuttings obtained from them for next 

 season's planting. 



FLORISTS' FLOWERS are those of which there are many Hybrid 

 varieties, annually increased or improved. Of these, the Dahlia is one 

 of the most popular. 



THE DAHLIA. 



Of this attractive flower we have several hundred varieties, and are 

 constantly adding all the newest and best as they are offered, and reject- 

 ing older and inferior kinds. Our collection has received numerous 

 prizes at the exhibitions of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 



Dahlias delight in a rich sandy loam, highly manured with decom- 

 posed cow-manure. To insure perfect flowers, mulch during the 

 summer with short manure. Thin out superfluous branches, and keep 

 them well tied up to strong stakes, firmly driven in the ground at the 

 time of planting. The best time for planting is about the first of June, 

 and the roots can be preserved during the winter in dry sand, free from 

 frost, damp, or fire heat. 



SELECT NEW DAHLIAS. 



From recent importations. 



PLANTS ONLY OF THESE VARIETIES CAN BE FURNISHED ; READY 

 BY THE FIRST OF MAY. 



Price 50 cts. each ; or Five Dollars per dozen. 



ALBA MULTIFLORA. Pure white, dwarf, free. 



BRUNO. Dark red. 



DODAS. Superb yellow, the finest out. 



LORD CLYDE. Carmine, fine. 



FLOWER OF THE DAY. White. 



MADAM PAGES. Rosy Lilac, very large. 



EBENE. Purplish Carmine, fine. 



