Drccr*s Garden Calendar. S3 



GENERAL COLLECTION 



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ABUTILON— Chinese Be!l-Flowep. 



Plants of strong growth, and easy cultivation; flowering very freely, and desirable on ac- 

 count of their continuous bloom for the borders, as well as for the green-house or room in the 

 winter. 25 cts. j $2.5<J per doz., except where noted. 



AUREUM Macclatum. Green and yellow mottled foliage, flower yellow veined with crimson ; 

 splendid bedder. 



Boule de Xeige. Tbe finest white flowering variety. 



Darwixi. An incessant bloomer, producing from 3 to 5 flowers from the axil of each leaf; 

 flowers lar^e, buff yellow, veined with crimson, which resemble a parasol in shape. 



Darwixi Te.s.sellatcm. The variegation of this plant shows three distinct shades of color- 

 ing ; the deep green of the leaves bein^r marbled or tes-ellated with golden yellow, and a 

 tint intermediate between the two. The flowers are the same as the "Darw'ini" in color 

 and shape. 



Joseph Hill. Beautiful deep orange, with purple veining; flowers broad and open, beauti- 

 fully mar. centre; a vigorous grower. 



BHOW-STORM. Pure white, of dwarf habit, an improvement on " Boule de Xeige." 



PatTEBSOBX Beautiful green foliage, larcre crimson flower. 



R08EUX. Lar^e salmon pink flowers ; free bloomer. 



Vexillarium Aureum Pictcm. Flower- scarlet; petals golden yellow; free bloomer, 

 dwarf drooping spreading habit; foliage golden and marbled; useful in vases and as a 

 bedding plant. 



William Fowler. Bright yellow flowers. 



ACHYRANTHUS. 



Indispensable for bedding purposes, either in ma-ses or in the ribbon style, their brilliant 

 tinted leaves forming a marked contrast with all other plants. 15 cts. ; $1.50 per doz. 



Acttmixata. Large purple heart-shaped leaves. 

 Aurea RETICULATA. Yellow, green and crimson. 

 Ltxdexi. Dark purple elliptic foliage. 

 Lixdexi Variegata. Foliage green, veined with yellow. 



ACACIA PUBESCEN& $1 to $2.-50. 1 ACHIMEXES. Six choice named varieties. 



ACALYPHA TPJCOLOE. 20 cts. ; $.'.00 doz. ' cts.; $3 per doz. Mixed. 20 cts.; $2 



per doz. 



AGAPANTHUS UMBELLATUS— African Lily. 



A noble plant, belonging to the bulbous-rooted section, with evergreen foliage. A plant will 

 frequently send up a flower-stalk 3 feet high, crowned with a head of 20 or 30 blue flowers, 

 which will come into blossom in succession. It blooms during the summer, and forms a fine 

 ornament to an architectural terrace, or a lawn. The roots are preserved in a cellar or under 

 the stage in the green-house during the winter. 50 cts. to $1, according to size. 

 At.p. a. White flowers. $1. | Variegata. Variegated foliage, blue flowers. $1. 



AGAVE— Century Plant. 



Ho plants are more decorative or effective than these, for the conservatory in winter, or lawn 

 and garden in summer, presenting a highly picturesque as well as tropical aspect. They can 

 \tered in a dry cellar, or under the bench of a green-house when necessary. 



Americana. Dark green leaves. 50 cts. t 



Americana Heterocaxtha. A rare dark-leaved varietv of medium growth. $1.50. 



Americana Variegata. Dark green, varie^nted with creamy yellow; of various sizes. 



' efts, to $10. 

 Verschaffelti. One of the finest and rarest varieties, with short, almost heart-shaped 



leaves and black spines. Specimen plants, $5. 



AGERATUM. 



Old favorites, blooming profusely during the summer and winter. 20 cts.; $2 per doz. 



BLAXnE. Pure white, very desirable. 



Johx Douglas. Large azure blue flowers, dwarf, compact habit ; fine. 



Lady Jaxe. Blue flowers, an effective bedding plant; dwarf habit, very free. 



