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Dreer's Garden Calendar. 



PLANTS FOR HANGING-BASKETS OR VASES. 



The growing of Plants in baskets, 

 vases, etc., is constantly on the increase. 

 They add greatly to the decoration of a 

 room, garden or verandah, and impart 

 an air of taste and retinement that the 

 most costly ornaments cannot give. 



The following plants have been se- 

 lected as the most suitable for this pur- 

 pose. The varieties with an * are par- 

 ticularly suited for large vases ; for the 

 centres of which. Palms, Dracaenas, 

 Geraniums, Fuchsias, Coleus, etc., will 

 make a rich effect. The varieties re- 

 quiring shade are so marked. 



-ABUTILON VEXILLAEI- 

 UM PICTUM 



ACORUS GRAMIN^US VA- 



PJEGATUS. Grass-like 



*AGROSTIS GLAUCA. A 



beautiful blue grass 



*AMPELOPSIS YEITCHI 



BEGONIAS, of sorts for centre 



of baskets fshadej 



CISSUS DISCOLOR. Fine 



sho^w creeper (shaded 



EUOy^'MUS RADICALS VA- 

 RIEGATA. A beautiful 



variegated creeper 



FERXS, of sorts isee page 114). 



FICUS REPENS (Shade) 



*IVIES, of sorts 



*GLECOMA ROTUNDIFOLIA VARIEGATA. Creeping 



*GNAPHALIUM LANATUM VARIEGATUM. Silveiy 



drooping foliage 



HYDEOCOTYLE LURID A (New). From Japan ; fast grower, 

 producing numerous runners, nearly round leaves ; hand- 

 somely crimped and chocolate-colored flowers. Per doz. $2.50 



LINARIA CYMBALARIA, or Kenilworth Ivy 



LINARIA CYMBALARIA YARIEGATA 



*PERISTROPHE ANGUSTIFOLIA AUREA 



*LOBELIA. In varieties 



LYCOPODIUM SCHOTTI. One of the best. (Shade) 



DEXTiciJLATrM: (Shade) 



For varieties, see page 113. 



*ilANETTIA CORDIFOLIA. Climbing; scarlet flowers 



PANICUM YARIEGATUM. Yariegated Grass. (Shade) 



REINEKIA CARNEA YARIEGATA. Grass-like 



SAXIFRAGA FORTUNEL (Shade) 



Teicolor. Yerv fine and rare 



*SEDUM SIEBOLDI YARIEGATUM. Stoue-crop 



*SENECIO SCANDEInS : or Parlor Ivy. Rapid Creeper 



«TORENIA ASIATICA. Drooping, purple flowers. (Shade) 



TRADESCANTIA ZEBRINA and YIRIDIS (Shade) i. 



*VINCA ELEGANTISSIMA YARIEGATA 



Each. 

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 20 

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