. Dreer's garden calendar : 1886. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. PLANT DEPARTMENT. 107. Type of Verbenas. VERBENAS. With perhaps the exception of the Geranium, the Ver- bena is the most useful and popular of our bedding plants. Our collection has been selected from a bed of over 5,000 seedlings, and cannot be excelled either in point of color, size of flower, or freedom of jjrowth. Blue Bird. Blue, clear white eye. Bijou. Dark scarlet, large white eye. Candidissima. The finest white bedder. Clio. Ro
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1886. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. PLANT DEPARTMENT. 107. Type of Verbenas. VERBENAS. With perhaps the exception of the Geranium, the Ver- bena is the most useful and popular of our bedding plants. Our collection has been selected from a bed of over 5,000 seedlings, and cannot be excelled either in point of color, size of flower, or freedom of jjrowth. Blue Bird. Blue, clear white eye. Bijou. Dark scarlet, large white eye. Candidissima. The finest white bedder. Clio. Rosy purple. Eva. White, flaked with crimson and scarlet. Incognito. Crimson, with white eye; fine. Inimitable. Dazzling scarlet, fine white eye. Intensity. Intense scarlet, dark eye. Mrs. Woodruff. Very fine scarlet. Magnus. White, striped lilue and purple. Oracle. White, flaked with scarlet; beautiful. Purple King. Rich deep purplish blue. 10 cts. each ; SI .00 per doz.; $ per 100. VINCA. This old and popular plant sliould be in every garden. Of compact, busliy growth, blooming from .June till frost. A desirable plant for massing or pot culture. Alba. Pure white. Alba Ocuiata* White, crimson eye. Rosea. Rose, dark eye. 15 cts. each ; $ per doz.; $ per 100. VIOLET. One of the leading florists' flowers for bouquets. All the varieties should have a slight protection of leaves dur- ing the winter. A better plan to insure early spring flow- ering is to plant in cold frames in the fall. They thrive best during the summer in a shady situation, in a rich, deep soil. Belle de Chatenay. Double white, border of petals lilac. Marguerite de Savoy. A very large deep blue dou- ble flower, fragrant. This variety is the best violet sent out for years. Marie Louise. Deep violet blue ; very fragrant and free flowering. It should be grown by all, on account of its easy forcing qualities. Queen Victoria. A large single flowering sort, deep blue, very fragrant and free; a good forcing va
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