. Dreer's garden calendar : 1891. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. ACHIMENES. ACHIMENES. Tropical plants for summer blooming ; the scaly tubers must be preserved entirely dry during winter. In early spring pot in peat, sand, and a little light soil. They de- light In heat, moisture and shade while growing, but in a cooler temperature when in bloom. Do not water the foliao-e. Excellent for baskets. 6 choice varieties named. liO cts. each ; $ per doz. ALLAMANDA WARDLEYANA. A very showy greenhouse climber, bearing large
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1891. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. ACHIMENES. ACHIMENES. Tropical plants for summer blooming ; the scaly tubers must be preserved entirely dry during winter. In early spring pot in peat, sand, and a little light soil. They de- light In heat, moisture and shade while growing, but in a cooler temperature when in bloom. Do not water the foliao-e. Excellent for baskets. 6 choice varieties named. liO cts. each ; $ per doz. ALLAMANDA WARDLEYANA. A very showy greenhouse climber, bearing large and teautifnl golden yellow flowers six I'nches in diameter. It blooms in clusters and is superior in coloring and size to any of the AUamandas. Will thrive in warm houses, though greenhouse treatment enhances its beauty. 50 cts. each. ALLAMANDA HENDERSONI. A useful climber, for training over trellises or posts in the warm conservatory, producing in clusters tubular- shaped flowers two and one-half inches across, of a bright golden yellow color. 50 cts. each. ALTERNANTHERAS. Beautiful dwarf plants of compact habit, growing about 6 inches high, and admirably adapted for edgings to flower beds or ribbon lines, their 'beautifully variegated foliage of crimson, purple, yellow, pink and green forming rich masses of color, always attractive and highly ornamental. Aurea Nana. Bright golden yellow, holding its color well the entire season. Amabilis Tricolor. Orange, crimson and dark green. Amcena Spectabilis. Crimson, pink and brown; the finest and brightest. Paronychoides .-Vurea. Bright yellow foliage. Versicolor. Foliage ovate, olive, crimson and chocolate ; when used for edgings they must be frequently sheared ; the young tips will then assume the most brilliant hues. 10 cts. each ; $ per doz. ; $ per 100. ALOCASIA MACROHIZA VARIEGATA. Foliage nearly as large as Caladium Esculentum, broadly splashed"with white. Its easy growth, combined with rich variegation, makes thi
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