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Dreer's Garden Calendar. — Supplement. 



reduces the chances of disappointment to a minimum, when its dazzling scarlet flowers are 

 splashed and striped with white, together with its splendid habit, renders it very striking 

 and attractive. 20 cts. 

 NIOBE. 75 cts. 



GLOXINIA CRASSIFOLIA. 



We offer very strong tubers of this, the most 

 satisfactory variety of Gloxinia; strong in habit, 

 free in bloom, brilliant in color. The colors vary 

 in rich crimson, porcelain, purple and lavender 

 blue, rose and violet belted flowers. Erect, hori- 

 zontal and pendula varieties ; mixed in color. 30 

 cts. ; $3 per doz. 



HYDRANGEA. 



THOS. HOGG. An introduction from Japan, as 

 hardy as the garden Hydrangea, producing 

 large flower-heads of pure white, often 15- 

 inches in diameter; very free-flowering. 2& 

 cts. to $1, according to size. 



NEW CLIMBING {Schizophragma Hydrangeo- 

 ides). A climbing variety, producing corymbs 

 of white flowers like the ordinary Hydrangea. 

 It is introduced from Japan, where it grows 

 to the height of 50 feet, clinging to trees; 

 gloxinia crassifolia. reported hardy. 50 cts. 



LANTANA— PLUIE D'OR. 



Very clear light canary yellow, a novel shade, and the most effective of this color for solid 

 massing. 30 cts. 



NEW MONTHLY PELARGONIUMS. 



These sorts commence blooming in December and continue until July. They originated with 

 Mess. Dorner & Heinl in Indiana. For a winter flowering window plant they are unsurpassed, 

 blooming free and abundantly in any ordinary living room where Carnations, Primroses and 

 Camelias cannot be grown ; as early market plants they have no superiors, attracting the passer 

 by their bright inviting colors. The flowers are large and perfect, of medium trusses, of the 

 odier style of Fancy Pelargoniums, with fine blotched petals. Plants ready March 1st; largest 

 size, $2.00; $20.00 per doz.; second size, $1.00; $10.00 per doz. 

 F. DORNER. Throat and edge of petals pure white, each petal shaded towards the centre with 



a rich carmine pink, with a glowing crimson blotch on each petal, of which the upper two 



are the larger. 

 F. HEINL. Very large flowers, large open 



throat of pure white, each petal edged 



white, shaded and penciled or veined 



with a very delicate purplish pink; 



light pink blotches on each petal. 



NEW REGAL PELARGONIUMS. 



This new type of Pelargoniums, called 



" Regal," contains the most brilliant col- 

 ored flowers in this class of plants. The 



flowers are of large size, very rich and 



showy ; and although they are not really 



double, yet from their fulness of form and 



the extra number of petals, they have the 



appearance of being so. 



Beauty of Oxton. The upper petals 

 are of a very rich maroon color darkly 

 blotched ; the under petals very dark 

 crimson, shaded with maroon ; light 

 centre, tinted with rose ; all the petals 

 are attractively and regularly mar- 

 gined with white, and beautifully 

 fringed. 50 cts. 



Capt. Raikes. A splendid variety, pro- 

 ducing very fine large full flowers, 

 unper petals deep, fiery crimson, flaked 

 with purplish black, and bordered 

 with carmine; lower petals clear, 

 bright fiery crimson. $1. pelargonium— fancy and regal. 



