Dreer's Garden Calendar. 79 



Per packet 

 CENTAUREA. Half-hardy perennials, fine for bedding, vases, 

 hanging-baskets, and pots. Also used for marginal lines. 



Gymnocakpa. Silvery gray foliage, very graceful ; lift 25 



Candidissima. Splendid silvery-leaved"; 1 ft 25 



Clementei. Robust free-growing plant, crowns of beautiful 



silver leaves, deeply fringed and cut in lobes; 6 in 25 



CINERARIA {Dusty Miller). Half-hardy perennials, fine for bed- 

 ding and ribbon beds; prized for their beautiful silvery foliage. 



Maritima. With yellow flowers 10 



Maritima Candidissima. An improvement on the above 20 



Acanthifolia. Foliage beautifully cut like the Acanthus 20 



ECHEVERIA METALLICA. Broad, saucer-shaped leaves, of a 

 peculiar lilac and metallic tinge, for the green-house or open 



garden: tender perennial 25 



EUPHORBIA VARIEGATA. Showy, white-and -green foliage ; 2 ft. 5 



FERDINANDA EMINENS. Showy and large foliage ; 4 ft.... 20 



HUMEA ELEGANS. Half-hardy biennial ; a remarkably hand- 

 some decorative plant, producing drooping pyramids of ruby- 

 red, grass-like dorets, either for pots or the garden ; 8 ft 10 



MAIZE. STRIPED-LEAVED JAPANESE (Zea Japonica fol. 

 variegata). It is beautifully and evenly striped, and ribboned 



with alternate stripes of green and white; half-hardy ; 5 ft 5 



Gracillima {Miniature Maize). Foliage elegantly striped 5 



PERILLA NANKINENSIS ATROPURPUREIS LACINIATIS. 

 The foliage of this variety is exceedingly elegant, of a very dark 



purple, cut or fringed, producing a charming effect 10 



Nankinensis. A neat plant, with dark purple foliage ; 1£ ft 5 



PYRETHRUM FOLIUM AUREUM (The Golden Feather). A 



highly ornamental golden foliage plant, for ribbon gardening... 10 

 RICINUS. Plants of stately growth and picturesque foliage, com- 

 bined with brilliant-colored fruit, producing an oriental effect; 

 fine for lawns and pleasure grounds ; half-hardy. 



Sanguineus. Blood-red stalks and seed-pods ; 8 ft 10 



Tricolor. Green-and-brown spotted red fruit, stalks red ; 6 ft... 10 

 Africanus Albidus. White fruit ; stem and leaves silvery ; 8 ft 10 



Borboniensis Arboreus. Large and showy foliage ; 15 ft 10 



Fine Mixed Varieties 10 



SOLANUM. Beautiful fruit-bearing plants (not edible), among 

 the most interesting green-house shrubs; fine for groups on 

 lawns or single specimens. Half-hardy perennials, fruiting the 

 first season from seed. 

 ClLlATUM. Brilliant scarlet fruit, which retains its bright color 

 and form long after ripe ; fine for Christmas decorations ; 1£ ft- 10 



Capsicastrum. Red, cherry-like fruit; lift 10 



Marginatum. Grayish foliage, margined white, yellow fruit ; 2 ft. 10 

 Robustum. Rich brown-tinted leaves and long spines render 



the foliage extremely ornamental 10 



Warscewiczi. Immense lobed leaves of a dark green color, rich 

 inflorescence and ornamental fruit; when planted in masses 



V produces a grand effect ; 6 ft 10 

 heeleri. An improvement on the old Jerusalem Cherry. 



Fruit oval and of handsome growth *" 



WIGANDIA CARACASANA. A grand plant, with stupendous 

 leaves, richly veined, and stems covered with crimson hairs; 



half-hardy perennial ; 6 ft 25 



Imperialis. A new variety ; leaves larger and firmer 25 



YUCCA FILAMENTOSA. A hardy perennial plant, requires 

 several years to grow to perfection from seed ; with large clus- 

 ters of white flowers on tall stems; 3 ft 10 



For Seeds of Green-house Foliage Plants, see page 86* 



