. Dreer's garden calendar for 1888. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. Park Moneeau, Paris. The next year we introduced it into America, and since then it has been largely cultivated as the most effective plant for sub-tropical gardening. This was followed in 1870 by the introduction of the beautiful Ampelopsis Veitchi, which was sent from Japan to Messrs. Veitch & Sons, London, from whom we procured our stock. This has proved to be one of the most valuable climbing plants ever introduced into America. The Hanson Let
. Dreer's garden calendar for 1888. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. Park Moneeau, Paris. The next year we introduced it into America, and since then it has been largely cultivated as the most effective plant for sub-tropical gardening. This was followed in 1870 by the introduction of the beautiful Ampelopsis Veitchi, which was sent from Japan to Messrs. Veitch & Sons, London, from whom we procured our stock. This has proved to be one of the most valuable climbing plants ever introduced into America. The Hanson Lettuce and Bastian's Turnip Beet were distributed by us in 1871. Dreer's Improved Lima Bean in 1875, ol which the American Agriculturist says: " We regard this Bean as one of the most important of the recent contributions to ; This was followed at a later date by the Giant Red Wax Bean. Dreer's Golden Cluster Wax Pole Bean, introduced by us last season, is beyond question the best of its class, and we shall the present year offer our Dreer's Eclipse Asparagusâa variety which we are confident has no equal. Our aim has always been to send out ither the best or nothing, and we feel in looking over our past record that we have done our share in the dissemina- tion of reliable varieties. In December, 1873, Mr. Henry A. Dreer passed away, leaving the business to his son, Mr. William F. Dreer, under whose able management the trade of the house has been largely extended. Our seed growers are the most experienced that can be secured, many having grown for us for a quarter of a cen- tury. They are all experts in specialties, and are situated in localities best adapted to the full development of the varieties grown. The trial system that we employ gives us full assurance that what we sell can be absolutely relied \ipou. We first supply the purest stock seeds, make a thorough rogueing in the field, test the stocks when they are delivered to ascertain germinating stren
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