Dreer's 1901 garden calendar (1901) Dreer's 1901 garden calendar dreers1901garden1901henr Year: 1901 Fancy-Leaved Caladium. Ne^' Fancy- I^eaved Caladium Albanense. An entirely new race of Calad- iums; the leaves are borne on stout petioles, but unlike our well- known varieties are spear-shaped and of thick leathery texture. The colors are red, green and creamy- yellow, radiating from the centre of the leaf, while the wavy edges are margined with green gray. 25 cts. each; § per doz. Cestrim Parqui, Golden Yellow Calla i,R2ch- aidia Elliottiatia^. Entirely dis- tinct and unlike all othe
Dreer's 1901 garden calendar (1901) Dreer's 1901 garden calendar dreers1901garden1901henr Year: 1901 Fancy-Leaved Caladium. Ne^' Fancy- I^eaved Caladium Albanense. An entirely new race of Calad- iums; the leaves are borne on stout petioles, but unlike our well- known varieties are spear-shaped and of thick leathery texture. The colors are red, green and creamy- yellow, radiating from the centre of the leaf, while the wavy edges are margined with green gray. 25 cts. each; § per doz. Cestrim Parqui, Golden Yellow Calla i,R2ch- aidia Elliottiatia^. Entirely dis- tinct and unlike all other forms of yellow Callas; it has the same habit of growth as the ordinary white variety, with flowers of same size and shape, but of a rich, clear, lustrous golden yellow color; the foliage is dark green, with a number of translucent creamy white spots, which add much to its beauty. (See cut.) Strong bulbs $2-00 each. Little Gem Calla. A miniature variety of the White Calla, growing from 9 inches to 1 foot in height; it is very free-flowering and fine for pot culture. The flowers are less than one-half the size of the common variety, and can be used to good advantage in bouquets, etc. 15 cts. each ; $ j'er doz. Spotted-leaf Calla {Richardia alba maailaia). The leaves of this variety are deep green, with numerous white spots, which give the plant a very oma- mental appearance. The flowers are pure white, with a black centre ; they grow freely either indoors or out. 10 cts. each; § per doz. White Calla. {Richardia ^thiopica). The well-known white Lily of the Nile. 15 cts. each ; $ per doz. JAPOIHICA. Fine bushy plants 15 inches high. A choice assortment of 12 varieties. 75 cts. each; $7 50 per doz. Stronger plants, 18 to 20 inches high, bushy, $ each; $ per doz. CAREX JAPONICA VARIEGATA. An ornamental |a|:)anese grass which is extremely useful as a house plant, of easy growth, standing the dry atmosphere of heated rooms with impunity, and at the
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