Dreer's 1901 garden calendar (1901) Dreer's 1901 garden calendar dreers1901garden1901henr Year: 1901 NENRTADREER-PHIIAKLPIIIAM-^RELIABIE-FLOWER SEEDS MARIGOLD. Marigold, Legion d'Honneur. MIMOSA. (Sensitive, or Humble Plant.) Curious and interesting annuals, with pinkish-white flowers ; the leaves close and droop when touclied or shaken. PER PKr. 3181 Pudica. 1J feet MIMULUS. Showy, profuse-flowering plants. Com- prising numerous varieties, with white, sulphur and yellow grounds, spotted with crimson, scarlet and pink, fine for greenhouse or moist, shady situations; half-hardy perennials;
Dreer's 1901 garden calendar (1901) Dreer's 1901 garden calendar dreers1901garden1901henr Year: 1901 NENRTADREER-PHIIAKLPIIIAM-^RELIABIE-FLOWER SEEDS MARIGOLD. Marigold, Legion d'Honneur. MIMOSA. (Sensitive, or Humble Plant.) Curious and interesting annuals, with pinkish-white flowers ; the leaves close and droop when touclied or shaken. PER PKr. 3181 Pudica. 1J feet MIMULUS. Showy, profuse-flowering plants. Com- prising numerous varieties, with white, sulphur and yellow grounds, spotted with crimson, scarlet and pink, fine for greenhouse or moist, shady situations; half-hardy perennials; blooming the first year from seed if sown early; 1 foot. 3192 Tigriims {Moniej' Flower). Fine mixed spotted varieties. . 3191 MoSCliatUS {Musk Plant). Fine for hanging-baskets, etc.; small yellow flowers, fragrant foliage The African and French Marigolds are old favorites, free-flowering annuals of easy culture; both are extremely effective. The former have uniformly large yellow or orange-colored flowers, and are well adapted for large beds or mixed borders ; the atter are dwarfer in growth, with beautifully striped flowers, and better suited for bedding purposes or for pot culture; ihey succeed best in a light soil with full ex- posure to the sun ; half-hardy annuals. See also Calendula and Tagetes. AFRICAN VARIETIES. • PER PKT. Pride of the Garden. Immense flowers, densely double. Color, golden-yellow. A feature of this variety is the compact, dwarf habit of the plant, which forms dense bushes lo to 18 inches high 10 3081 El Dorado. Flowers very large, imbricated and extremely double. Colors in all shades of yellow. (See cut.) Per oz., 30 cts. 5 3082 Gold Nug'g-et. Dwarf dense growth and immense double flowers, of a peculiar shade of golden-yellow 10 3090 Larg'e Alricau. Tall, double, orange, brown and yellow, mixed ; 2 feet. Per oz., 30 cts 5 '^ 3088 Imported Collection of Double African, 6 varieties 25 FRENCH VARIETIES. 3091 Gold striped. Very double dwarf, deep brownis
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