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DREEK 8 GARDEN CALENDAR. 



lYY-Hedera. 



The most useful and popular ever- 

 green vine. The varieties marked with 

 a * are the hardiest and most vigorous, 

 suitable for covering walls, fences, trees, 

 rock work, and rustic work, as well as 

 baskets or vases. The others are of a 

 more slender growth, and used princi- 

 pally for hanging baskets, vases, etc. 

 When grown in pots and trained to 

 screens or trellises, they are very desir- 

 able plants for vestibule and hall decora- 

 tion ; its refreshing glossy green foliage 

 will bear a large amount of ill-usage. 



-DIGITATA, or Fmger Leaved. (Rare.) 50 cents. 



*HELIX. (English Ivy.) Eapid grower, and most generally used. 25 

 to 50 cents. 



LOBATA. Cut-leaved ; fine for baskets or vases, 25 cents. 



-LATIFOLIA M ACULATA. Marbled white on the young growth ; 

 vigorous grower. 25 to 50 cents. 



MARMORATA ELEGAXS. Small silvery -marbled leaves ; fine for 

 baskets. 25 cents. 



RCEGXERIANA. Giant-leaved ; strong grower. 25 to 50 cents. 



SPECTABILIS AUREA. A^oung growth veined with yellow ; vig- 

 orous and hardy. 50 cents. 



HONEYSUOKLES-Lonicera. 

 Price, 25 cents to 50 cents each. 



BELGIAN, (or Monthly). Very fragrant. 



CHINESE EVERGREEN. Best for covering walls, trellises, etc; 

 Very fragrant, commonly called Woodbine. 



HALLIEANA. A new white montlily Honeysuckle, raised from 

 seed sent from China, by Dr. Hall, who introduced the variegated 

 Honeysuckle from Japan. It is evergreen, resembling L. splendida, 

 or L. flexuosa. Flowers pure white, turning to yellow, with the 

 fragrance of the Cape Jessamine ; liardy, vigorous growei, and 

 flowers freely. 



VARIEGATED. (Brachypodium aurea reticulata.) This is one of 

 the recent introductions from Japan, the foliage beautifully 

 variegated. 



SCARLET TRUMPET. 



YELLOAV TRUMPET. 



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