Dreer's Garden Calendar. 



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BEGONIAS— Flowering Section. 



The following species and varieties are useful and effective for vases 

 and baskets, or for bedding out in half-shady positions-. Their constant 

 flowering qualities are a great recommendation. 

 25 cts. $2.50 per dozen. 

 FOLIOSA. White flowers ; fine neat-cut foliage. 

 MULTIFLORA. Light rose; a fine winter bloomer. 

 RICHARDSONI. Large pure white flowers in panicles. 

 SAUNDERSONI. Scarlet flowers ; dwarf-habit, blooming continually ; 



a fine bedder. 

 WELTONIENSIS. Fine salmon-pink, unusually floriferous. 

 WELTONIENSIS ALBA. (New.) Pure white. 50 cents. 



NEW AND CHOICE CALADIUMS. 



This class of beautiful varie- 

 gated foliage plants, margined 

 and delicately traced with va- 

 rious rich colors, and elegantly 

 spotted and mottled with rich 

 shades of green, crimson, 

 violet, rose and white, are 

 exceedingly handsome when 

 alone, or intermingled with 

 other j)Iants. As a decorative 

 plant they are unequalled, and 

 for planting out in partly 

 shaded places they have suc- 

 ceeded admirably, for which 

 purpose plant out June 1st, in 

 shady positions, in well-en- 

 riched and deeply dug ground ; 

 a mixture of finely decomposed 

 manure or leaf mould and 

 sand should be employed. 

 They require a moist, warm 

 temperature ; great care must 

 betaken in their earliest stages 

 of gi-owth to firevent decay 

 of the tubers or damping off. 

 The tubers can be best pre- 

 served during the winter in 

 charcoal dust, in a warm room. 



"We have revised our list, and offer a choice selection of sorts in two 

 classes ; the tubers are large and well matured. 



CLASS I. 75 cents. 



ALFRED BLEU. Green, white and flesh color. 

 AUGUSTE RIVIERE. Green ; centre gray with crimson spots. 

 BELLINI. Dark green, large crimson centre. 

 BOIELDIEU. Bright orange crimson, broad green margin. 

 CANNtERTI. Green, crimson centre, white blotches. 

 DUCHARTRE. Green, white veined, shaded rose. 

 LAMARTINE. Dark olive green, with crimson spots. 

 PRINCE ALBERT ED\yARD. Green, crimson, mid-rib and veins 

 dotted with ivory white; black leafstem ; extra. 



