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Title: Dreer's garden calendar : 1898
Identifier: dreersgardencale1898henr (find matches)
Year: 1898 (1890s)
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; 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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BEST PLANTS FOR GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE. 113 CHRYSANTHEMUMS. We have again revised our list of Chrysanthemums, and in doing so it has been our aim to confine ourselves to a limited list of the most distinct and desirable varieties, rather than to offer an extended list, which wouhl necessarily contain many similar and inferior varieties. SET OF TWENTY=FIVE OF THE FINEST EXHIBITION VARIETIES. Charles Davis. A golden sport from Viviand Morel , light yellow suffused with rich apricot; grand flowers of great size. Colouel William B. Smith. An immense, double high-built flower, petals very broad and large, forming a solid mass of 1 he richest bright golden- bronze. Engene Dailledouze. There is nothing brighter and clearer in yellows than this grand variety. The flowers are large, full and double, and a. free, easy grower. Fisher's Torch. Bright fiery red, the richest shade in com- merce; large and dou- ble, with high built cen- tre. (.See cut ) George W. Childs. The best deep self-col- ored crimson vaiiety in existence ; floweis mas- sive and of immense size, with broad
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stiff petals, rich dark velvety crimson, with out a shade o f brown o r chest- nut. Gol- den Wed ding^. Of a rich golden- yellow color, in- tense and dazzlin Flowers 10 to 12 in in (liametei, 4 to 6 in. in depln, petals broad and long, double to the centre without an eye. Helen Bloodg'ood. A most beau tiful clear pink, of very large spherica! shape. H. L. Sunderbriich. Bright gold en-yellow, of fine incurved form and large size. lora. Tubular, clear pink, a fine artis- tic flower, very large. (See cut.) John Shrimptoil. Bright velvety crimson-scarlet, of good size. Maud Dean. Extra large petals, broad and incurving, perfectly double and of great substance ; pink, almost rose. Major BonnafTon. Soft, clear yellow, incurved, full in the centre; 6 to 7 inches in diameter and nearly as deep; form and finish perfect. Mayflower. Magnificent large incurved white, lower petals reflex ; grand in every way. I PRICE : 15 cts. each, j5i.5o per dozen 8 ^liss Minnie Wanamaker. Creamy-white, of very large size, and so much incurved as to resemble a white ball. Minerva. Large and massive, incurved, vivid golden-yellow. Modesto. Intense yellow, of a incurved slightly whorled form, with very high full centre. Mrs. A. J. Drexel. Large flowering, early va- riety ; color crimson-lake ; form rounded into a half- globe. Mrs. Col. Goodman. A blush white, with glob- ular flowers, measuring 16 to 18 inches in cir- cumfeience , introduced last yeai, and has again earned off first honors at many shows this sea- son. Mrs. Jerome Jones. A beautiful, waxy-white, with broad incurving one of the est Miss Liouise D. Black. Reddish- iiange, on the style of Mrs. L. C. Ma- deira, b u t much larger. Mu- tual M Friend. A reflex- ^ ed pure "3^ white. from 7 to 11 inches in diameter and great de;)th of flower. Philadelphia. A magnificent variety intro- :d three years ago, and still holds wn against all comers. It is of ;ful globular form, color white, linated wiih lemon-yellow, giving leculiarly pleasing appearance not I in any other variety. As a fine li 1 hed flower it stands at the head of t.ic list. (See cut. Pluto. A fine, bold, globular, well- built flower, of a clear bright red, the centre being incurved with the reverse of petals bright golden- yellow. The Queen. One of the grandest white exhibition va- rieties. Viviand Morel. Extra large flowers ; petals long and loosely arranged; a beautiful light shade of pink. The set of 25 varieties for $2.50.

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