Dreer's garden calendar for 1888 . dreersgardencale1888henr Year: 1888 92 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. Clematis. Within the past few years great attention has been given to the cultivation of these valuable plants, and a large number of elegant varieties have been obtained, bearing magnificent showy flowers of large size and superb coloring. For garden and conservatory decoration, either as climbers on walls, trellises or verandas, old trees or ruins, or as specimens on the lawn or in borders, or for massing in large beds on the lawn, they have scarcely an equal, certainly no superior, as they em
Dreer's garden calendar for 1888 . dreersgardencale1888henr Year: 1888 92 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. Clematis. Within the past few years great attention has been given to the cultivation of these valuable plants, and a large number of elegant varieties have been obtained, bearing magnificent showy flowers of large size and superb coloring. For garden and conservatory decoration, either as climbers on walls, trellises or verandas, old trees or ruins, or as specimens on the lawn or in borders, or for massing in large beds on the lawn, they have scarcely an equal, certainly no superior, as they embrace nearly every shade of color. The following is a most desirable collection in every respect: Alba Magna. Pure white, with purplish brown anthers; one of the finest white varieties in cultivation. Anderson Henrye. Creamy white, large and handsome. Countess Lovelace. Bluish lilac, rosette- shaped, forming a double flower, occasion- ally showing single flowers. Duchess of Edinburgh. Very fine, pure double white, sweet scented. Fairy Queen. Large flowers, pale flesh with a pink bar in centre of sepals, shaded pur- ple at base. Gloire de St. Julien. White, flushed with mauve while young; large and showy. Imperatrice Eugenie. Large flowers, of a pure white color; free blooming. Jackmanni. Large rich violet purple ; a free bloomer and strong grower. Lawsoniana. Rosy purple, with darker veins ; distinct and very large. Mad. Eliza Schenck. Blue; very free flowering. Mrs. James Bateman. Pale lavender, large and free. Mad. Vau Houtte. Pure white, extra fine. Star of India. Reddish violet purple, with red bars. Sensation. Rich satiny mauve, large and showy. 50 cts. each ; $ per dozen. CLEMATIS FLAMULA. (Virgin's Bower.) A general favorite, where a hardy, rapid growing, graceful vine is desired. Its small bright green foliage is almost hidden by large clusters of small fragrant white flowers. ' 25 cts. each; 5 for $ CLEMATIS CRISPA. A. beautiful and distinct species, the flowe
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