Dreer's garden calendar : 1884 . ., 50 , Carduacea. A very prom-ising ornamental novelty from Cali-fornia, having no resemblance toany other variety of Sage. Theplant forms a many-branched bush,2^ feet high, with white woollyThistle-like leaves, producing itslarge, light-blue fimbriated lowerlipped flowers in whorls, 4 to 6 on astem, contrasting with the wide pro-jecting vermilion anthers. Thrivesbest in a dry, sunny situation, andif sown early begins to bloom inMay; tender perennial. Pkt., , Papilionaceus{Butterfly Flower). A charmingnew variety of this beautiful fl


Dreer's garden calendar : 1884 . ., 50 , Carduacea. A very prom-ising ornamental novelty from Cali-fornia, having no resemblance toany other variety of Sage. Theplant forms a many-branched bush,2^ feet high, with white woollyThistle-like leaves, producing itslarge, light-blue fimbriated lowerlipped flowers in whorls, 4 to 6 on astem, contrasting with the wide pro-jecting vermilion anthers. Thrivesbest in a dry, sunny situation, andif sown early begins to bloom inMay; tender perennial. Pkt., , Papilionaceus{Butterfly Flower). A charmingnew variety of this beautiful flower, resembling some species of Orchids. The flowers are purple, spotted withyellow, orange, crimson and a black eye ; half hardy annual; 2 feet. Pkt., 10 , Pumila Golden Ring. This beautiful new selection from Signata is of an attractive rich orangecolor ; shorter and more compact than its progenitor, very free-flowering and a really good golden-orange-col-ored bedding plant; tender a-nnual; 10 inches. Pkt., 15 PETUNIA, LILLIPUT. DREERS GARDEN CALENDAR—Supplement. Kew anrl Fare Plants for I8M. Varieties offered for the first time in this country; Omissionsfrom General List and Rare Plants of great value. Many of these plants have bloomed in our houses during the autumn ; the other descriptions have been fumi>hedby the originators. We have included in the general list many varieties that are classed by some dealers as Novelties, in order to draw a distinction; these sorts should not be overlooked, as they contain the gems thatare well tried and not found wanting. ANTIGONON LEPTOTUS. A splendid new climbing plant from Central Mexico, pro-ducing in racemes rose-colored flowers two feet long. Theprofusion of its bloom is such as to give the resemblance ofroses at a distance; hence one of its Mexican names is Rosade Montana, or Mountain Rose. Described by its discovereriS the most beautiful climber he had ever beheld. This plantis moderately hardy, w


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