64 dreer's garden calendar. 



Elm City, senals enclosing corolla forming rich crimson balls of dwarf 



compact habit. 

 Emile Mazavd, .ight purph3 sepals, bluish violet corolla. 

 Mandarine, superb scarku sepals, plum corolla. 

 Maria Cornellison crimson sepals, white corolla. 

 Murat, carmine, e lexed sepals bluish black corolla. 

 Mammoth, crimson .u'^e vei/ barge viole. corolla, 50 cts. 

 Mastadontf immense ?ower o^ globular shape, deep crimson sepals, 



very dark corolla, oO cts. 

 Roggier carmine bepals, bluish lilac corolla. 

 Sir Colin Campbell scale iv >e dark purple corolla. 

 Universal crimson sepals daiL corolla, compact habit. 50 cts. 



SHRUBBY CALCEOLARIAS. 



The 17 a^e suitable for pot culture or bedding out in shady borders. 

 Price 25 c . each. 



Hobby, bronze. Meteor, crimson. 



Daniel 0' ' ConneL bright yellow. Rvgosa Minor, yellow, large clusters. 

 Eldorado, bright golden orange, veiy free. 



PELARGONIUMS, OR FANCY GERANIUMS, 



Are considered among the most beautiful plants ^or green-house or 

 room culture easily grown and presenting in their varied, as well as 

 exquisite iri s and penc""' igs, attractions which few other plants 

 possess — one dozen choice varieties, 5^.50. 



Green-house Plants. 



The distinction between green-house and hot-house is not so marked 

 in our climate as i: I s ) in Europe. Oui warm summers and bright win- 

 ters enable us to c J 1 viva e suecss'ully in the green-house many plants 

 that are in Eavope confined to the hot-house. Still we are convinced 

 that in sehsctiag plan? erro 1 *., are frequently committed, and plants are 

 purchased and placeJ in the gveen-house that ate not capable of flour- 

 ishing in the tempera, a e here maintained, and much disappointment 

 has, ir consequence been experienced. We, therefore, offer a brief 

 list ov such plant: as w.,11 grow and lower In the green-house where 

 the temperature is noc aMowed to fa'1 lower than 38 degrees at any time, 

 but where it mp^ be allowed o rise to or 80 degrees during the day, 

 wi'h bright su^. \ nay also be remarked, that the mode of management 

 influences ^he Veaj -equired. 'lants inured to dryness will stand a 

 low tempeiatrre w : -hout injury where the same plants, freely watered 

 and kept in a damn atmosphere, would be severely hurt, if not destroyed. 



LIST OF GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS, 



Abuiilon, Correa, Lantana, 



Acacia, Coronilla, - Linum, 



Azalea, Daphne, Pelargonium, 



Begonia, Epacris, Primula, 



Bouvardia, Fuchsia, Salvia, 



Cactii, Gardenia, Stevia, 



Calceolaria, Jasminum, Passiflora, 



Camellia, Habrothamnus, Tropseolum, 



Chorezema, Heliotrope, Veronica, 



Cineraria, Heterocentrum Roseum, Vinca, 



