dreeb's garden calendar. iB 



Novelties and Select List of Flower Seeds. 



WORTHY OF SPECIAL ATTENTION. 



The letters preceding the varieties denote: — b. biennial, or such as last two seasons! 

 p. perennial, or sucli as exist from year to year; t. tender, which will not endure 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. climl>ers; a* denotes that 

 ti though 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 ofi the first year. 



Per P-kt. 

 4.BOBIIA VIRIDIFLORA. A beautiful climber, with 



glos&y, (laik green foliage, small oval scarlet fruit 10 



ABRONIA UMBELLATA. Trailing, clusters of sweet-scented, 



rosy lilac blossoms, resembling the Verbena 10 



ADONIS VERNALIS. {Flos Adonis.) Handsome foliage; flowers 



crimson. One foot liigh. .., 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. 



" CCELESTINUM NANUM. Dwarf blue 5 



«' MEXICANUM. Blue. ALBIFLORUM. White. Each 5 



ALONSOA WARSCEWICZIl. Free flowering; bright crimson... 5 



" GRANDIFLORA. lAirge flowering. Bright Scarlet 5 



p. AGIJOSTEMMA CCELI-ROSEA. (Ro^c of Heave?!.) Mixed.... 5 

 ALYSSUM. Free flowering. Pretty little plants for beds, 

 edgings, or lock work ; the annual varieties bloom all 

 summer, also gi-own in pots for winter flowering. 



" SWEET. White, very sweet ; hardy annual 5 



'* WIERZBECKII. Yellow. Hardy perennial ; blooms early. 5 

 '•' SAXATILE COMPACTUM. Superb hardy perennial, for 



spring bedding and rock-work 10 



ANAGAIiLTS. Dwarf, compact, flowering plants; admirably 

 adapted for ornamental baskets, rock work, etc. The 

 choicest varieties are, GRANDIFLORA EUGENIE, light 



blue. NAPOLEON III., carmine. Each 10 



ANTIRRHINUM. (Snap Dragon) One of our most showy 

 and useful border plants. The more recently improved va- 

 rieties of this valuable genus are large, finely shaped flowers 

 of the most brilliant colors, with beautifully marked throats; 

 they succeed in any good garden soil and are very eft'ective 

 in beds. Hardy biennials, blooming the first year from 



seed; height from 1 to 2 feet 



ANTIRRHINUM MA JUS, TOiM THUMB. Very dwarf, not above 

 10 inches in height, of compact growth, with bright vermi- 



lion-coloi'ed flowers 10 



BRILLIANT. Bright scnrlet with white throat 10 



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



" FIRE-FLY. Orange scarlet, white throat , I. 



* DELILA. Carmine, with white throat ,, 10 



" GALATHE. Crimson, white throat, large flowering 10 



" PAPILIONACEUM. Deep blood scarlet, pure white throat, 10 

 =' CHOICE MIXED SNAP DRAGON. Finest named varieties 10 



* SNAP DRAGON. Mixed older varieties d 



For Seeds of Everlasting Flowers, see page 65. 



