Dreer's Garden Calendar. 



Our Plant Department. 



The aim of this department is to send out only such stock that will meet with perfect favor, 

 and shall excel in size, quality and novelty our former efforts. In the supplement is offered the 

 New Coleoa of 1880, which meet with great success, being so useful for winter as well as summer 

 decoration ; also other new and rare plants offered fur the first time, which will well repay the 

 cultivator for a trial. 



Those using bedding plants in large quantities are referred to page 119. 



The collection is being continually enlarged by additions of the latest foreign and native 

 introductions, some of which we have not yet had an opportunity of testing; they hare been 

 received from the most reliable growers, experts in their particular specialties, and are offered 

 under their descriptions. 



The general list of older varieties has been carefully revised, rejecting all sorts that have not 

 proven themselves adapted to our climate, retaining only such as have some marked excellence 

 in growth, size of flower, or beauty of coloring. 



The many valuable works on horticulture now published, giving the detailed culture of each 

 sort, will, we believe, better satisfy our patrons' inquiries than the limited space of this cata- 

 logue would permit; therefore, with a few exceptions, we omit the culture, and would say one 

 word to cover a good deal of the subject — feed well, and exercise care. 



HOW TO REMIT MONEY, AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONS IN ORDERING, PLEASE SEE 

 PAGE 2. 



PLANTS BY EXPRESS.— All plants and other goods are sent by express, unless specially 

 ordered otherwise. This is by far the most satisfactory way of forwarding, as stronger and 

 better plants can be sent and they will be received in better order. We always add enough 

 " Extras " of valuable plants to cover express charges. 



PLANTS AND BULBS BY MAIL.— To those remote from the express office, or who reside in 

 distant places and find express charges excessive, we mail the plants and bulbs postage 

 prepaid when selected at the single price. If ordered by the dozen or hundred, the single price 

 must be remitted to cover postage. Rhododendrons, Tree Paeonias and shrubs are too large to send 

 by mail. By the improved modes of packing, small plants that have been grown in cool houses 

 and small pots are mailed to the most distant points with perfect safety at all seasons of the year. 



NO CHARGE FOR BOXES, BASKETS OR PACKING. 



PLANTS SHIPPED AT ALL SEASONS OF THE YEAR by our improved system of packing, 

 which enables us to ship during the coldest weather, and seldom a package is injured. 



SELECTION OF VARIETIES— If left to us, will be to the interest of the purchaser, as it is 

 ^.iffk-ult to judge of the merits of varieties by description. 



PLANTS, SEEDS AND OTHER GOODS SHIPPED IN ONE PACKAGE by express, saving 

 e-press charges; the orders should be made out on separate oedeb sheets. 



OUR CHROMO. — We offer as an inducement to large purchasers of plants, who are requested 

 to compare prices and quality, that when large plauts are ordered to be shipped by express, the 

 following discounts will be allowed on plants selected at the catalogue rates: 



Purchasers remitting $5 may select Plants at Catalogue price amounting to $5.50 



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