24 DREER'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BULBS, ETC. 



After a careful compa 

 the following as the best 



Beauty of Widmore* 



Brilliant. 



Chameleon. 



Crown Jewel. 



Excellent. 



Lady Burrell. 



Rainbow. 



COLEUS (Select List). 



20 cents each. $2 per dozen. 



rison of the many varieties lately introduced, we can recommend 

 and most distinct. For description, see " Dreer's Garden Calendar." 



Maroon Velvet. Pictus. A distinct novelty 



Multicolor. Orifhge yel- of a bizarre, and curious 



low, bronze crimson, and appearance; green, yellow, 



chocolate blended; deeply 



cut foliage. 

 Napoleon. 



Yerschaffelti. 



V. Lemoine. 



bright red and dark brown, 

 deeply laciniated foliage. 

 Queen Victoria. 



Zanzibar. 



CROTONS. 



Very showy plants with long, narrow leaves, striped and spotted with yellow, red, etc. 

 C.Disraeli. $1.50. I C. Pictus. 50 eents. 



C. Interruptus. 50 cents to $1. 

 C. Irregularis. 75 cents. 

 C. Maximum. 50 cents. 



C. Variegatus. 30 to 50 cents. 

 C. Veitchi. 75 cents. 

 C. AV'eismanni. $1.00. 



CYPERUS. 



ALTERNIFOLIUS. A handsome fofiage plant, forming a mass of reedy stems, with broad- 

 tufted heads, very desirable as an aquarium plant. 23 cents. 



Alternifolius Vartegatus. Similar to the above. Stems and leaves beautifully 

 variegated with white. 75 cents. 



CYPRIPEDIUM INSIGNIS. 



An easy cultivated Orchid, of great beauty. 75 cents. 



DAPHNE INDICA ALBA. 



Rosy-white flowers, very fragrant; desirable for brides' bouquets, etc. 

 DIEFFENBACHIA. 



50 cents to $1. 



Bauset, Baraquint. $1.00. 

 Brasiliensis. $1.50. 



PlCTA. 



Weiri. 



25 to 75 cents. 

 $1.00. 



Australis. Light green drooping foliage, 



very ornamental. 50 cents. 

 Cooperi. Violet and maroon, weeping 



habit. 75 cents. 

 Ferrea. Crimson maroon foliage. 50 cents 



to$l. 

 Ferrea Stricta. 75 cents. 

 Guilfoylei. Green striped. $1 to $2. 

 Indivisa. Narrow dark green foliage. 50 



cents. 

 Nigrescens. Greenish-black foliage. $1. 

 Rubra. $1. 



DRACJENA ; or, Dragon Tree. 



One of the most desirable of our ornamental foliage 

 plants for decoration, either in or out-doors, as it does 

 not appear to suffer under the dry atmosphere of 

 rooms ; and, in a partially-shaded situation, stands 

 remarkably well during the summer out of doors. 

 Its bright-colored crimson and scarlet-shaded foliage 

 renders it very useful for the window-garden, planted 

 as a centre-piece in a Rustic stand, Jardinier, or 

 Window-box, or for summer decoration in vases^ 

 ornamental beds, etc. It thrives best in a light rick 

 soil, composed of leaf-mould, sand, loam, and thor- 

 oughly decomposed manure. The color of the foliage 

 is improved by mixing small bits of charcoal with 

 the soil, and using the same also for drainage. 



Nigrescens Elegans Rubra (New). A 

 compact-growing variety, 



very neat and 



with short bronzy -gi*een° crimson leaves. 



50 cents. 



Terminalis. The most useful variety for 

 decoration. Extra strong plants, $1. Large 

 plants, 20 inches high, extra fine, 50 cents. 

 $5 per dozen. Fine plants, 12 inches, 30 

 cents. $3 per dozen. 



Veitchi (Cordyline Speciosa). Long, nar- 

 row, serrated, recurving foliage; pale violet 

 midrib. $1 to $3. 



