Identifier: dreersgardencale1884henr (find matches)
Title: Dreer's garden calendar : 1884
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Henry A. Dreer (Firm) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs Nursery stock Catalogs Gardening Catalogs Flowers 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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ge spikes of double whiteflowers from January to December in the greatest profusion, of at least 75 per cent, handsome double flowers ; 1 foot 25 SWEET SULTAN iCeniaurea Moschata). Sweet-scented profuse-flowering showy plants, of ea.sy culturegrowing in any garden soil, and very effective in shrubbery borders, mixed of blue, purple, and white flowers ; hardy annual; 2 feet 5 SWEET WILLIAM iDianthus barbatus). -A. well-known attractive, free-flowering plant, which has beengreatly improved of late years: producing a splendid effect in beds, and shrubbery borders, with theirextreme rich and divers-colored flowers ; hardy perennial ; ij^ feet.Auricula Flowered Perfection. Choice single flowers of this beautiful class of eyed varieties, all colors mixed. Per oz., $1.00 10 Fine Mixed. A single variety, of good old colors. Per oz.. 50 cts 5 Double-Flowering. Of the finest mixed colors, from a splendid double collection. Per oz., $2.00 \o 66 DREEKS GARDEN CALENDAR. i^, >%^ :^ r-<^ A, #\
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t. Valeriana Variety. I 5. Whitlavia Grandtflora Variety. 2. SWEET-SCENTED ViOLET. ; 6. DoUBLE GeRMAN WalL-FlOWER VaRIETY. 3. Single Wall-Flower Variety. 7. Verbena Hybrida Variety. 4. ViNCA Rosea Variety. ; 8. Double Zinnia Elegans Variety. 9. Dreers Striped Hybrid Verbena. DREERS GARDEN CALENDAR. 67 Per packet.TAGETES SIGNATA PUMILA. A dwarf, globular, compact, bushy plant, with beautiful delicate fern-like leaves, densely covered with bright yellow single flowers, with a reddish-brown stripe through the centre of each pctil, valuable for borders as well as beds; half-hardy annual; height, i foot f/a 5 Pumila Golden Ring. This beautiful new selection from Signata is of an attractive rich orange color;shorter and more compact than its progenitor, ver>- free-flowering and a really good golden orange-col-ored bedding plant; 10 inches 25 TORENIA FOURNIERI. A very fine new distinct tender annual variety from Mexico, having large sky-blue flowers, with three spots of a dark blue, and a

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