W Dreer' 's Garden Calendar. 



Per packet 

 A2sA.GALL.IS. Dwarf, compact, flowering plants: admirably 

 adapted for ornamental baskets, rock work, edgings, and small 

 beds : succeed besr in light, rich soil, in a sunny situation ; cov- 

 ered with dowers the whole summer : half-hardy ; 6 in. 



Eugenie. Light blue, shaded with white 10 



Xapoleon III. Rich maroon color 10 



A N TTRRHT N7IM Snap Dragon). One of our most showy and 

 useful border plants. The more recently improved varieties of 

 this valuable genus are large, finely-shaped dowers of the most 

 brilliant colors, wirh beautifully marked throats ; they succeed 

 in any good garden-soil and are very effective in beds. Hardy 

 perennials, blooming the first year if the seed is sown early ; 1 ft. 



Brilliant. Brighr. scarlet, with white throat " 5 



Henry IV. White, crimson and scarlet 5 



Fire-Fly. Orange and scarlet, with white throat 5 



Delila. Carmine, with white throat 5 



GalatHE. Crimson, with white throat, large flowering 5 



Papilionaceum. Blood-red. with pure white throat.. 5 



Choice Mixed. Finest named varieties .- 5 



AQUILEGIA Columbine . Beautiful grotesque and varied-colored 

 flowers, blooming freely in the spring; hardy perennials : 2 ft. 

 Caeyophylloides. Double, variously colored, carnation striped 10 



Double Varieties, mixed.'. '. 10 



Single Varieties, mixed 5 



ASTER '>.:'-/ ■-. AT: /-""/: . One of the most popular and effective 

 of our garden favorites, producing in profusion flowers in which 

 richness and variety of colors are combined with the most per- 

 fect and beautiful form : it is indispensable in every garden or 

 pleasure-ground where an autumnal display is desired. The 

 French and German florists have brought this flower to great 

 perfection : we offer all the most choice varieties. All the varie- 

 ties delight in a rich, light soil, and in hot, dry weather should 

 be mulched with rotted manure, and well watered, which will 

 increase their beauty and duration of flowers. For assortments 

 of Asters, see page 98. 

 Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet. A perfect bouquet of flowers, 



mixed colors 10 



Globe-flowered Pyramidal. Mixed colors 10 



Cocardeau, or Crown. Fine flowers, very double, with white 



centres, bordered with many bright rich colors 10 



Victoria. Various colors, flowers very double, as large as the 



Emperor Aster ; habit pyramidal 10 



Pose- flowered. A beautiful variety, regularly imbricated ; 



robust habit, with various colored large brilliant "flowers 10 



Giant Emperoe. Flowers of great size, very double, fine form, 



brilliant colors, of robust growth 10 



Pjsony-flowered Perfection. Very double, large, and finely 



shaped flowers, of various bright rich colors 10 



Chrysanthemum-flowered. A dwarf, very double, late free- 

 blooming variety : mixed colors 10 



German Quilled, White. Double pure white flowers, fine for 



funeral designs 10 



German Quilled. Perfectly double quilled flowers, of beauti- 

 ful mixed colors 10 



Schiller. A very fine variety of the Dwarf Bouquet Aster, 



late, and profuse bloomer..... 10 



Choice Varieties, mixed, all colors 10 



For Seeds of Climbers, see page 7i. 



