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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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., 50 cts.SALVIA, Carduacea. A very prom-ising ornamental novelty from Cali-fornia, having no resemblance toany other variety of Sage. Theplant forms a many-branched bush,2^ feet high, with white woollyThistle-like leaves, producing itslarge, light-blue fimbriated lowerlipped flowers in whorls, 4 to 6 on astem, contrasting with the wide pro-jecting vermilion anthers. Thrivesbest in a dry, sunny situation, andif sown early begins to bloom inMay; tender perennial. Pkt., 15cts.SCHIZANTHUS, Papilionaceus(Butterfly Flower). A charmingnew variety of this beautiful flower, resembling some species of Orchids. The flowers are purple, spotted withyellow, orange, crimson and a black eye ; half hardy annual; 2 feet. Pkt., 10 cts.TAGETES, Pumila Golden Ring. This beautiful new selection from Signata is of an attractive rich orangecolor ; shorter and more compact than its progenitor, very free-flowering and a really good golden-orange-col-ored bedding plant; tender a-nnual; 10 inches. Pkt., 15 cts.
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PETUNIA, DOUBI.F. LILLIPUT. DREERS GARDEN CALENDAR—Supplement. Kew anrl Fare Plants for I8M. Varieties offered for the first time in this country; Omissionsfrom General List and Rare Plants of great value. Many of these plants have bloomed in our houses during the autumn ; the other descriptions have been fumi>hedby the originators. We have included in the general list many varieties that are classed by some dealers as Novelties, in order to draw a distinction; these sorts should not be overlooked, as they contain the gems thatare well tried and not found wanting. ANTIGONON LEPTOTUS. A splendid new climbing plant from Central Mexico, pro-ducing in racemes rose-colored flowers two feet long. Theprofusion of its bloom is such as to give the resemblance ofroses at a distance; hence one of its Mexican names is Rosade Montana, or Mountain Rose. Described by its discovereriS the most beautiful climber he had ever beheld. This plantis moderately hardy, with protection. The vines are kil

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