Drcer' 5 Garden Calendar 



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DRAC>€NA, or DRAGON TREE. 



One of the most desirable of our ornamental foliage plants for decora- 

 tion, either in or out-doors, as it does not appear to suffer under the dry 

 atmosphere of rooms; and in a 

 partially shady situation stands 

 remarkably well during the sum- 

 mer out of doors. Its bright- 

 colored criinson and scarlet-shaded 

 foliage renders it very useful for 

 the window-garden, planted as a 

 centre-piece in a rustic stand, 

 jardiniere, or window-box, or for 

 summer decoration in vases, or- 

 namental beds, etc. It thrives 

 best in a light rich soil, composed 

 of leaf mould, sand, loam, and 

 thoroughly decomposed manure. 

 The color of the foliage is im- 

 proved by mixing small bits of 

 charcoal with the soil, and using 

 the same also for drainage. 



COOPERI. Broad drooping leaves dark purplish green and crim- 

 son. $1.00 to $2.00 each. 



EXCELSA. Large, oblong, bronzy brown leaves, Magenta border on 

 the lower half of the leaf $2.50. 



FERREA. Dark bronzy red. 50 cents. 



NIGRESCENS. Greenish black foliage. $J .00. 



NIGRESCENS RUBRA. Greenish black foliage, with crimson mar- 

 gin. $1.50. 



TERxMINALIS. Green and Solferino leaves. 

 Plants, 1 ft., 30 cents. ' $3.00 per dozen. 

 Plants, 15 inches to 2 feet, 50 cents to $1.00. 



VEITCHI {Cordyline sjoeciosa). Very fine large specimen plants, 

 extra fine for vases. $3.00. 



FICUS ELASTICA— India Rubber Plant. 



A fine old plant, which is becoming very popular in this country, not 

 only in the hot-house but as a decorative plant for the drawing-room 

 or flower-garden. Its thick leathery leaves make it especially valuable 

 in consequence of doing perfectly well in the dry air of inhabited 

 rooms ; and this will enable many to enjoy a fine-leaved plant who have 

 no glass-house. From 75 cts. to $2.00. 



FICUS CHAUVERI Foliage much larger and broader than F. elas- 



tica, with cream-colored mid-rib. $1.50. 

 CooPERi. Another variety, with narrower leaves than F. elastica, 



with red mid-rib. $1.50. 

 Radicans. si. 00. 

 Repens. a fine creeper for green and hot-house decoration. 30 cts. 



TORENIA ASIATICA. 



An exquisite, tropical soft-wooded plant, producing a profusion of 

 waxy^ porcelain blue flowers, tipped with rich violet-purple, in constant 

 succession; it succeeds admirably out of doors in the summer season, 

 where the situation is moist and half-shady, and from its trailing habit 

 is well adapted for vases, rustic baskets, rock work, etc. 30 cts. 



