. Dreer's garden calendar : 1886. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 92 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. ERAjilUffl^ Most of these varieties have flowered witli ns the past summer and autuQiii, aud are exceiJtioually line. NEW DOUBLE. Brnaiiti. Rich dazzling scarlet, fine white eye ; an ex- cellent pot or beddiiiL: plant. Electric. Lightest shade of vermilion, tinged with light ]iucc : trusses and flowers very large aud bold; dis- tinct and tine. Golden Dawu. The nearest approach to yellow yet sent out. Harriet


. Dreer's garden calendar : 1886. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 92 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. ERAjilUffl^ Most of these varieties have flowered witli ns the past summer and autuQiii, aud are exceiJtioually line. NEW DOUBLE. Brnaiiti. Rich dazzling scarlet, fine white eye ; an ex- cellent pot or beddiiiL: plant. Electric. Lightest shade of vermilion, tinged with light ]iucc : trusses and flowers very large aud bold; dis- tinct and tine. Golden Dawu. The nearest approach to yellow yet sent out. Harriet Thorpe. Delicate blush shaded with ]iearl pink, the edges of each ]>eial being lined deep pink. Le Cygne. This has received a tirst-class certificate from the Eoyal Horticultural Society of London, as the very best white variety with double flowers. Made Blanche de la Rue. Fine large double white. Mary Uill. The richest aud purest deep pink: the flowers are of the largest size and of excellent form ; trusses very large and spreading ; flowering at all sea- sons most profusely. 3Iarvel. liich maroon with orange margined petals, the individual flowers very larSre, the petals incurving to the centre; trusses flat and of fine etfcct. This is an entirely new type of flower and has been the admira- tion of all who have seen it; most distinct. Mrs. Cope. liicU carmine red, of large size and im- mense truss. Progression. Soft chrome yellow; distinct. S. A. Xutt. The best rich dark crimson variety; the flowers are of jierfect shajie and large size; the trusses massive and produced in great number; close, com- pact habit. Satisfaction. A grand variety of perfect habit, with numerous trusses of very large carmine shaded crim- son flowers, differing from any other variety in its soft and tinely toned coloring. Snltana. Flowers finely shaped, of large size; light rose ])ink of a very jdeasing shade, marked with pure â white; good habit and very free. Thomas McMurray. Very rich cerise r


Size: 1433px × 1743px
Photo credit: © Paul Fearn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookauthorhenryggilbertnurserya, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880