Dreer's garden calendar . dreersgardencale1890henr Year: 1890 136 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. PASSION FLOWERS. Very haudsorne, rapid growing plants, which bear pro- fusely their fragrant flowers from mid-summer till cut by frost. They should be nuilehed during winter to protect the roots from alternate freezing and thawing. Passiflora Constance Elliot. The flowers are pure white, excepting a very slight coloring at the base of the corolla. To the list of cut flowers and climbing vines it is a decided acquisition. Passiflora coerulea- Bright blue; very fragrant and free-flowering. Passiflora inca
Dreer's garden calendar . dreersgardencale1890henr Year: 1890 136 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. PASSION FLOWERS. Very haudsorne, rapid growing plants, which bear pro- fusely their fragrant flowers from mid-summer till cut by frost. They should be nuilehed during winter to protect the roots from alternate freezing and thawing. Passiflora Constance Elliot. The flowers are pure white, excepting a very slight coloring at the base of the corolla. To the list of cut flowers and climbing vines it is a decided acquisition. Passiflora coerulea- Bright blue; very fragrant and free-flowering. Passiflora incarnata, A lovely shade of blue, white centre ; one of the very best. 25 cts. each ; $ per doz. CHINESE WISTARIA. One of the best of all hardy climbers. When given a sunny situation and a liberal manuring it grows rajiidly, and i)resents when in bloom a magnificent appearance. The flowers in long, drooping clusters, in the greatest profusion during early spring. ^ >Vistaria Mnltijuga, fl. 'pi. A handsome double- flowering variety from Japan, having elegant foliage and lovely lilac and blue flowers. $ each. Mistaria Sinensis {Chinese Giycene). The favorite vari- ety, producing thousands of pendulous clusters of delicate violet-blue blossoms, richly pei'fumed. 30 to 50 cts. each. Wistaria Sinensis alba. Of similar habit to Sinensis, with pure white flowers; a lovely climber. 50 cts. each. • HAEDY PERENNIALS. A steadily increasing demand for hardy plants has led us to give them more attention and to increase our stock considerably. Our list contains none but good and satis- factory plants, though by no means including all that are worthy of cultivation. We can make when desired a selection that will keep the garden gay with flowers from the time frost leaves the ground until late autumn. They are adapted to every soil and situation, and when once ]jlanted will with a little care increase in vigor and beautv. , THE PEARL. A grand improve- ment on the o
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