DREER S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



EVERLASTING FLOWERS. 



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These are desirable Cor making up Winter Bouquets and WreaLhg. 

 The.v should be cut whea in perfoction, and dried slowly in the 

 phadc. 



ACROCLINIUM. Charming everlasting flowers, valuable for 

 wiuier boiujueis. flowering freely in any good garden soil — 

 oae fool high 



" RO^CQM. Bright rose. ALBUM. Pure white, each 5 



AMMOIMUM ALATUM. White, hardy, two feet 5 



GOMPHHSNA {Globe amarantJiHs) Handsome everlastings, 

 with showy flowers, suitable for winter bouquets, fami- 

 liarly known as the ^^ Bachelor's Button.''^ 



« alba! White. rURPUREA, rich crimson, each 5 



" AURRA. Orange. STRIATA. Striped, mixed, each 5 



HELIGHRYSTJM. Exceedingly efi'ective in mixed flower 

 borders ; the flowers, if cut when young, are valuable for 

 winter bouquets ; succeed in any rich soil. 



" MACRANTHUxM. Large pink flowers, two feet 10 



" NANUM ATRO-SANGUINEUM. Brilliant deep crimson 10 



" ALBUM. Double white, pure, 10 



« LUCIDUM. Double yellov/. ** 10 



" MONSTROSUM. Large showy flowers, variety of colors 10 



*' COMPOSITUM MAXIMUM. Double, all colors mixed 10 



" Fine Mixed Varieties, assorted colors 5 



HELIPTERUM SANFORDII. A very pretty and distinct annual 

 of a dwarf tufted habit, growing on ordinary soil, about 

 nine inches high, with neat foliage, and large globular 



clusters of bright golden yellow flowers JO 



POLYCOLYMNA S^UARTIT. W^hite, hardy 5 



RHODANTHB. A beautiful class of Everlastings for winter 



bouquets. The flowers require to be gathered when young, 



and dried in the shade. Valuable for pot or border culture. 



«• ATRO-SANQUINEA. Dwanf, branching habit, disk of dark 



violet or crimson brown shade, ray scales of a bright purple 



or Magenta color 20 



»' MACULATA. Bright rosy purple, yellow disk 10 



" "ALBA, Silvery white 10 



« MANGLESII. Bright rose, silvery calyx 10 



h. h.p. STATICE BONDUELLL Deep golden yellow 10 



" " SINUATA. Purple and yellow 10 



WAITZIA AUREA. A handsome half hardy annual cigh- 

 teen inches in height, branched at the base, bearing clusters 



of bright yellow flowers, one iucn in diameter 20 



" CORYMBOSA. Cl-i^ters of elegant flowers, about one inch 

 across, of a deep amaranth on the outer part, paler inside, 



and with yellow disk; succeeds well in light soil 20. 



XERANTHEMUM. Showy free-flowering border plants, 

 hardy annuals. Fine for winter bouquets. 



" Double Purple, Double Yellow, Double White, each 5 



*' Double hiPEKiAL. Flowers deep pui-plish violet 10 



" DouuLE Carnation. Striped, very beautiful 10 



