Dreer's garden calendar : 1875 . dreersgardencale1875henr Year: 1875 134 Dreer's Garden Calendar. PLANTS FOR HANGING-BASKETS OR VASES. The growing of Plants in baskets, vases, etc., is constantly on the increase. They add greatly to the decoration of a room, garden or verandah, and impart an air of taste and retinement that the most costly ornaments cannot give. The following plants have been se- lected as the most suitable for this pur- pose. The varieties with an * are par- ticularly suited for large vases; for the centres of which. Palms, Dracaenas, Geraniums, Fuchsias, Coleus, etc., wi
Dreer's garden calendar : 1875 . dreersgardencale1875henr Year: 1875 134 Dreer's Garden Calendar. PLANTS FOR HANGING-BASKETS OR VASES. The growing of Plants in baskets, vases, etc., is constantly on the increase. They add greatly to the decoration of a room, garden or verandah, and impart an air of taste and retinement that the most costly ornaments cannot give. The following plants have been se- lected as the most suitable for this pur- pose. The varieties with an * are par- ticularly suited for large vases; for the centres of which. Palms, Dracaenas, Geraniums, Fuchsias, Coleus, etc., will make a rich effect. The varieties re- quiring shade are so marked. -ABUTILON VEXILLAEI- UM PICTUM ACORUS GRAMIN^US VA- PJEGATUS. Grass-like *AGROSTIS GLAUCA. A beautiful blue grass *AMPELOPSIS YEITCHI BEGONIAS, of sorts for centre of baskets fshadej CISSUS DISCOLOR. Fine sho^w creeper (shaded EUOy^'MUS RADICALS VA- RIEGATA. A beautiful variegated creeper FERXS, of sorts isee page 114). FICUS REPENS (Shade) *IVIES, of sorts *GLECOMA ROTUNDIFOLIA VARIEGATA. Creeping *GNAPHALIUM LANATUM VARIEGATUM. Silveiy drooping foliage HYDEOCOTYLE LURID A (New). From Japan; fast grower, producing numerous runners, nearly round leaves; hand- somely crimped and chocolate-colored flowers. Per doz. $ LINARIA CYMBALARIA, or Kenilworth Ivy LINARIA CYMBALARIA YARIEGATA *PERISTROPHE ANGUSTIFOLIA AUREA *LOBELIA. In varieties LYCOPODIUM SCHOTTI. One of the best. (Shade) DEXTiciJLATrM: (Shade) For varieties, see page 113. *ilANETTIA CORDIFOLIA. Climbing; scarlet flowers PANICUM YARIEGATUM. Yariegated Grass. (Shade) REINEKIA CARNEA YARIEGATA. Grass-like SAXIFRAGA FORTUNEL (Shade) Teicolor. Yerv fine and rare *SEDUM SIEBOLDI YARIEGATUM. Stoue-crop *SENECIO SCANDEInS : or Parlor Ivy. Rapid Creeper «TORENIA ASIATICA. Drooping, purple flowers. (Shade) TRADESCANTIA ZEBRINA and YIRIDIS (Shade) i. *VINCA ELEGANTISSIMA YARIEGATA Each. 25 25 'lb 25 to 50 20 25 to 50 20 25 15 25 20 15 20 15 25 to 50 20 25 2
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