Dreer's garden calendar : 1886 . dreersgardencale1886henr Year: 1886 Begonia Rex. BOUVARDIA. Shrubby plants with corymbs of white, rose, crimson and scarlet flowers, blooming during tlie autumn and winter. Tlieir dazzling richness of color and lorniation of flower make them one of the most useful of our winter blooming plants. Davidsoni. The best of the white flowered varieties; someumes delicately tinged with pink. Dazzler. A splendid variety of bushy compact habit, very floriferous. It produces fine clusters of large ricli scarlet flowers. Double \\ hite. Tlie flowers are composed of three
Dreer's garden calendar : 1886 . dreersgardencale1886henr Year: 1886 Begonia Rex. BOUVARDIA. Shrubby plants with corymbs of white, rose, crimson and scarlet flowers, blooming during tlie autumn and winter. Tlieir dazzling richness of color and lorniation of flower make them one of the most useful of our winter blooming plants. Davidsoni. The best of the white flowered varieties; someumes delicately tinged with pink. Dazzler. A splendid variety of bushy compact habit, very floriferous. It produces fine clusters of large ricli scarlet flowers. Double \\ hite. Tlie flowers are composed of three per- fect rows of petals of the purest white color, each floret resembling a miniature tuberose. Double Bouvakdia. Eles:ans. Light scarlet carmine; flower and truss immense size, measuring three to four inches in diameter. Humboldti Corymbiflora. Long, tube shaped pure white flowers ; very fragrant. Leiantha. Fiery scarlet. President Garfield. Bright pink ; very double. Priory Beauty. A beautiful shade of pale satin rose, flowers freely produced in elegant and compact trusses. Thomas 3Ieehan. New double scarlet, very free flowering. 50 cts. each. Strong thrifty plants. First size, 30 cts. each ; $ per doz.; second size, 20 cts. each ; $ per doz. CALADIUM. (Colocasia.) Esculentum. One of tlie most effective plants in culti- vation for the flower border or for planting out upon the lawn ; it will grow in any good garden soil, and is of the easiest culture; when full size, it stands 5 feet C ALA DIU M—Continued. high with immense leaves, often measuring 4 feet in length by 2i in breadth. 25 cts. each ; .$ per doz. Extra large bulbs, 50 cts. each ; $ per doz. Bataviensis. Similar to the Esculentum in growth, with dark green leaves and red leaf .stems. 25 cts. each; $ per doz. Extra large bulbs, 50 cts. each ; $ per doz. CALLA ETHIOPICA. (Lily of the Nile.) An old, favorite plant, which should be found in every collection ; it grows freely and requ
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