70 Dreer^s Garden Calendar. 



SEEDS OF EVERLASTING FLOWERS. 



This class of plants have become very popular, and are generally- 

 cultivated for their beautiful rich-colored flowers, which are desirable 

 for making up winter bouquets, wreaths, and Christmas decorations. 

 They should be cut Avhen in perfection, tied in small bunches, and 

 dried slowly in the shade with their heads downwards, to keep the 

 stems straight. 



Per packet. 

 ACROCLINIUM. Charming plants, flowering freely in any good 

 garden soil ; half-hardy ; 1 ft. 



KosEUM. Bright rose. Album. Pure white each 5 



AMMOBIUM ALATUM. Showy small white flowers; 2 ft 5 



GOMPHRENA {Globe amaranthus). Handsome flowers of various 

 colors, familiarly known as the '^Bachelor's B utton ;" half- 

 hardy ; 2 ft. 



Alba. Pure white. Purpurea. Rich crimson..,^ each 5 



AuREA. Orange. Striata. Red and white striped each 5 



Mixed, all colors - 5 



HELICHRYSUM. Exceedingly eff"ective choice double^ flowers, 

 fine for borders ; succeed in any rich soil ; li ft. 



Album. Pure white. Lucidum. Yellow. each 5 



Atro-Sanguineum. Dwarf, with deep crimson flowers 10 



Macranthum. Largepink flowers 5 



MONSTROSUM Atro-Sanguineum. Beautiful large double dark- 

 red flowers 10 



Monstrosum. Large showy flowers ; mixed colors 10 



Mixed Varieties, assorted colors 5 



HELIPTERUM SANFORDl. A very pretty border plant of 

 dwarf tufted habit with neat foliage and large globular clusters 



of bright golden vellow flowers; tender; 9 in 10 



POLYCOLYMNA StUARTI. Large white flowers ; 1,V ft 5 



RHODANTHE. A delicate and charming half-hardy plant, suc- 

 ceeds best in light rich soil and a warm situation ; valuable for 

 pot or border culture; 1 ft. 

 Atro-Sanguinea. Dwarf, branching habit, disk of a dark crim- 

 son shade, ray scales of a bright purple 10 



Maculata. Bright rosy purple with yellow disk 10 



Maculata Alba. Silvery white with yellow disk 10 



Manglesi. Bright rose, silvery calyx 10 



Manglesi Flore-Pleno {Prince Bismarck). This new double 

 variety is undoubtedly a great acquisition, and well worthy of 



extensive cultivation 25 



STATICE. Half-hardy, free-flowering, showy plant, of easy culture, 



BoNDUELti. Deep golden yelloAV flowers ; lift 10 



SiNUATA. Purple and yellow flowers ; 1ft 10 



Sinuata Hybrida Mixed 10 



Spicata. Fine for beds, edgings, or pot-culture; early flowering 

 plants, producing numerous ear-like spikes of rosv pink 



flowers .' 20 



VVAITZIA. Handsome half-hardy plants, bearing their flowers in 

 clusters; of easy culture, thriving in any good soil ; 1^ ft. 



xVuREA. Bright yellow flowers 20 



CoRYMBOSA. Flowers of a lively red color with vellow disk ; 1 ft. 20 

 XERANTHEMUM. Showy double free-flowering border j^lants, 

 doing well in any garden soil ; 2 ft. 



Imperial. Flowers deep purplish violet 10 



Carnation. Striped, very beautiful 10 



Purple. White. Mixed each 5 



