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Dreer' s Garden Calendar. 



IVY (Hedera). 



Ihe most useful and popular evergreei^ 

 vine. The varieties marked with an * 

 ;' re the hardiest and most vigorous, suita-. 

 ble for covering walls, fences, trees, rock 

 work, and rustic work, as well as baskets 

 or vases. The others are of a more slendei* 

 growth, and used principally for hanging- 

 baskets, vases, etc. When grown in pots 

 and trained to screens or trellises, they are 

 very desirable plants for vestibule and hall 

 decoration ; its refreshing glossy green 

 foliage will bear a large amount of ill- 

 usage. 



ALGERIENSIS. Glaucous green, with 

 large vSilver blotches. 50 cts. 



AUEEA MACULATA. Foliage blotched 

 with vellow. 50 cts. 



*D'IGITATA or Finger-Leayed 

 (Rare). 50 cts. 



-■•HELIX {Enqlish Ivy). Rapid grower, most generally used. 25 to 50 cts. 



LACINIATUS. Small cut-leaved. 25 to 50 cts. 



*-LATIFOLIA MACULATA. Marbled white on the young growth ; 

 vigorous grower. 25 to 50 cts. 



LOBATA. Cut-leaved ; fine for baskets or vases. 25 cts. 



MARMORATA ELEGANS. Small silvery-marbled leaves; 25 cts. 



RQ2GXERI ANA. Giant-leaved ; strong grower. 25 to 50 cts. 



*SPECTABILIS AUREA. Young growth veined with yellow. 50 cts. 



WISTARIA. 



Plants are all strong, pot-grown, transplant easily and give satisfaction. 

 SINENSIS {Chinese Glycene). One of the most hardy climbing plants, 

 and when once estai3lished, of rapid growth, covering the entire side 

 of a house in a few years, presenting a magnificent appeai-ance when 

 in full bloom, with its thousands of rich clusters or pendulous 

 racemes of delicate violet-blue blossoms, richly perfumed. 50 cts. 



Sinensis Alba. A white variety of the above.' 50 cts. 



Fkutescens [American Glycene). Of a more dwarf habit than the 

 Chinese ; darker blue flowers. 35 cts. 



MuLTiJUGA. A new variety from Japan, with very elegant foliage 

 and flowers of lilac and blue. $1.00. 



MISCELLANEOUS HARDY VINES AND CREEPERS. 



Price from 25 to 50 cts. according to size. 



AKEBIA QUINATA. A climbing plant, from Japan, with beautiful 

 cut foliage, having large clusters of chocolate-colored flowers, which 

 are verv fragrant. 



AMPELOPSIS QUINQUEFOLIA f Virginia Creeper.) A very rapid 

 grower, with large dark green foliage, which changes in the fall to 

 scarlet. 



AMPELOPSIS VEITCHI (New). A miniature foliaged Virginia 

 Creeper, clinging with the tenacity of the strongest ivy, and pro- 

 duces in great profusion its dense foliage, of a glossy green, shaded 

 with purple. Of rapid growth and hardy ; desirable for covering 

 low stumps, or planting in vases, etc. 



ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO (Dutchman's Pipe). Very large leaves and 

 brownish flowers, of a very singular shape, resembling a pipe. 50 

 cts. ; very strong plants, $L00. 



