76 Dreer's Garden Calendar. 



Per pkt. 

 ^GERANIUM. A half-hardy perennial popular bedding plant, as well for the house 



as the green-house, extensively used for massing in beds ; height from 1 to 3 feet. 



Zonale, Mixed. A superb strain of the largest and finest varieties; mixed colors 20 



Zonale Variegated, Mixed. Gold, bronze, and tricolored varieties, saved from a 



celebrated collection ; mixed colors 50 



Zonale Double Mixed. Fertilized by one of the best growers on the continent; this 



seed will produce a large percentage of double flowers; mixed colors 50 



Pelargonium, Mixed. From the finest fancy and spotted large-flowering varieties 50 



Apple-Scented (Pelargonium odoratissimum). This delightfully fragrant and favorite 

 variety can only be grown from seed to form nice plants. Soak the seed 12 hours, and 



sow in light soil, keeping them moist until they germinate 25 



Peppermint-Scented. A favorite sweet-scented foliage plant 25 



GESNERIA, MIXED. Beautiful hot-house, bulbous-rooted plants, producing brilliant 



colored spikes of flowers ; require a light, rich, peaty soil ; choice mixed varieties ; 2 ft. 25 

 GLOXINIA. A choice hot-house, bulbous-rooted plant, producing in great profusion 

 its bell-shaped flowers, of the richest and most beautiful colors, during the summer 

 months; the bulbs must be kept warm and dry during the winter ; 6 to 8 inches. 



Crassifolia Grandiflora Erecta, Mixed. Rich-colored, erect flowers ; mixed 25 



Crassifolia Grandiflora Horizontalis, Mixed. Rich-colored, horizontal flowers.. 25 



Crassifolia Grandiflora Pendula, Mixed. Rich-colored, drooping flowers 25 



Hybrida Grandiflora, Mixed. Choice drooping, erect and pendulous, large flow- 

 ering varieties; of fine colors, mixed 20 



•GUNNERA SCABRA. A showy, ornamental foliage plant, succeeds best in a rich, 



loamy soil ; leaves immense, flowers greenish yellow ; half-hardy perennial ; 2 feet 20 



*HELIOTROPIUM. A half-hardy perennial plant, flowering during the whole season, 

 and its delightful perfume makes it a most desirable bouquet flower; a splendid bed- 

 ding out plant, or can be trained as a green-house climber. 



Peruvjanum. Light purple flowers. Choice Mixed. Of fine varieties Each 10 



KENNEDYA, MIXED. A handsome and highly ornamental green-house climber. 



Soak the seed in warm water before sowing; fine varieties, mixed 25 



*LAGERSTR(EMIA IND I CA (Crape Myrtle). A beautiful free-flowering evergreen 



shrubby tree, with pink flowers. Hardy south of Virginia; 6 to 10 feet 20 



LAPAGERIA ROSEA. A fine herbaceous twiner, like the Smilax, with large, rosy 



flowers like Bomarea 25 



-LAN TANA, MIXED. One of the most desirable half-hardy perennial green-house or 

 bedding plants, constantly in bloom, and changing in hue. - Seed saved from our fine 



collection of named varieties; 2 to 5 feet 10 



LAURUS NOBILIS (Sweet Bay Tree). A handsome, half-hardy evergreen tree, with 



dark green foliage and rich yellow flowers. Hardy south of Virginia; 15 feet 10 



MANDEVILLA SUAVEOLENS. A green-house evergreen climber; does best when 



planted in the ground ; with large white fragrant flowers ; 20 feet 25 



MYRSIPHYLLUM ASPARAGOIDES (Smilax). A beautiful and graceful tuberous- 

 rooted climber, none surpassing it for its glossy deep green, wavy and most delicate 

 foliage, and small white flowers; fine for vases and baskets; also desirable to use with 



cut flowers, and in great demand; 6 to 10 feet. Per oz., $3 20 



-MXJSA ENSETE. The noblest of all green-house plants is this great Abyssinian 

 Banana. The fruit of this variety is not edible, but the leaves are magnificent, long, 

 broad and massive, of a beautiful green, with a broad crimson mid-rib. It is used with 

 " success for bedding out, and stands the rain and storms without laceration. Before 

 planting out in May, dig a hole two feet square and about 30 inches deep, filling the 

 hole half full of fresh stable manure pressed in solid, and then fill up with compost of 

 good, light, rich soil, mixed with well-decayed manure, plant the Musa, but do not let 

 the roots touch the fresh manure. In our hot summers it luxuriates and attains gigantic 

 proportions, from 8 to 12 feet high, producing really a tropical appearance, and should 

 find a place in every collection where there is a conservatory or green-house, for plant- 

 ing therein during the winter, from the fact of its presenting an ornamental appear- 

 ance among other plants. Those not having the above convenience, by cutting the 

 leaves off, can store it in a light cellar during the winter, with a covering of soil, or 

 planted in a tub, water sparingly. The seeds germinate freely if started in a hot-bed 



or on bottom heat in the green-house. Packet containing 5 seeds 2 00 



NERIUM OLEANDER, MIXED. A splendid flowering shrub ; mixed colors ; 6 feet. 20 

 PASSIFLORA, MIXED (Passion Flower). Magnificent ornamental evergreen green- 

 house climbers, flowers attractive and varied, produced in great profusion and of long 



duration; choice varieties, mixed 20 



PHORMIUM TENAX (New Zealand Flax). An ornamental plant, with long sword- 

 like evergreen foliage ; fine for vases, etc. ; 4 to 6 feet 20 



•s-pUNICA GRANATUM (Pomegranate). Beautiful scarlet-flowered deciduous shrubby 

 plants, fine for bedding out or pot culture; in the fall they can be protected in a cellar 



or under the stage of a green-house; hardy in the South; 6 feet ;. 20 



PRIMULA SINENSIS FIMBRIATA (Fringed Chinese Primrose). A charming and 

 profuse flowering plant, indispensable for winter or spring decoration in the conserva- 

 tory or green-house. The seed we offer is saved from one of the finest collections, and 

 always gives satisfaction ; 6 inches ; for culture, see page 40. 

 Punctata Elegantissima. A new variety, flowers velvety crimson ; edges spotted white. 50 

 Kermesina Splendens. Large flowers, brilliant, velvet-like crimson, with yellow eye. 50 



