Title: Dreer's garden calendar
Identifier: dreersgardencale1890henr (find matches)
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Henry A. Dreer
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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58 JDREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS AQUILEGIA. (Columbine.) This plant blooms freely early in the spring and sum- mer and produces beautiful, curiously-formed and vari- ously-colored flowers; hardy perennials. â¢^ â PER PKT. 5143 Chrysaiitha (Qo/den-Spurred). A strong gro%ver, forming bushy plants 3 feet high, bearing all through the season an abundance of bright golden-yellow flowers 10 5144 Coerulea. Flowers are very large, violet-blue, and inner jjetals pure white; 2 feet 10 5151 Glaiidulosa. The best of the large-flowering sorts; inner petals pure white; outer a lovely shade of light blue; '2 feet 15 5145 Olympica. A beautiful, vigorous grower ; flwers rich blue, with a white-edged lip ; 2 feet 10 5152 Skiuneri. Bright scarlet and yellow; blooms early in spring; an excellent plant for rocky places; IS inches ....10 5160 Single, all colors mixed ; 2 feet 5 5150 Double, " " " 18 inches 5 ARMERIA. (Thrift.) A very pretty edging plant, bearing large tufts of rosy-pink flowers; hardy. 5164 Elegans 10 ASTER (Queen Margaret.) One of the most ))0)iular and etfective of nur garden favorites, producing in profusion flowers in which richness and variety of color are combined with the most perfect and beautiful form ; they delight in a rich soil, and in hoi, dry weather should be mulched with rotted manure, and well watered, which will increase their beauty and the duration of their bloom ; hardy annuals. per pkt. 5171 Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet. The plants, when well grown, foim a comjilete bouquet of flowers, splendid colors, mixed ; 1 foot U> 5173 Cocardeau, or Crown. Showy flowers, very double, with white centres, bordered with bright rich colors ; IS inches 10 5172 Comet. Forming regular pyramids 12 to 15 inches high, and covered with large double flowers. In shape they resemble a large-flowered Japanese Chrysanthemum, the petals being long and twisted, or curled and wavy. The color is a lovely delicate . pink bordered with white 15 5174 Chrysanthemum FIOAvered. Dwarf mixed...10 5175 Chrysanthemum Flowered. Pure white 15 5177 Giant Emperor, Mixed. Flowers of great size, very double, fine form, brilliant colors, and robust growth ; 2 feet 15 51S1 Goliath. Splendid large flowering variety of robust habit, blooms profusely and is of perfect form ; 2 feet U 5183 Imbricated Pompon. Perfectly shaped and beautifully imbricated; mixed 10 5192 Dwarf Paeony Perfection. Brilliant Dark Scarlet. This novel race of dwarf Asters is specially adapted to garden or pot culture. The color is very bright and admired by all !.'⺠5206 Dwarf Paeony Perfection, Crimson Ball. A fine addition to the list of Asters. It is of a bright crimson color, dwarf habit and admirable as a pot plant 15 5191 Dw-arf Paeony Perfection, Crimson and White. This variety is the same as the above, except in color; the flowers are finely mottled 20 5190 Paeony Flowered Perfection, Mixed. One of the most perfect; very double, large, and finely shaped, the petals beautifully incurved, of various bright rich colors ; IS inches 10 5194 Paeony Flowered Perfection, Pink 15 5197 Paeony Flowered Perfection, Blue 15 5193 Paeony Flowered Perfection, Pure White...15 5231 Paeony Flowered Perfection, Purple Violet 15 5185 Mont Blanc (Go/Zo?/)). Oneof the largest flower- ing; producing pure white flowers 5 inches in diameter; extra double: 2 feet : 15 5187 Needle Perfection. Petals long, quilled and sharply pointed ; riiixed 15 5195 Rose Flowered. Pyramidal, robust habit, regularly imbricated ; variously colored, large, very double brilliant flowers: 2 feet 10 5196 Schiller. A very fine late Dwarf Bouquet variety, profuse bloomer; mixed colors; 1 foot..15
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I. Cocardeau or Cro\vx. 2. Truffaut's Tmorrv Perfection. 3. Victoria.

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