. Verbena Tenera Mahonetti. (Offtred on opposite page.) ZEPHYRANTHES. (Zephyr Flower, or Fairy Lilies.) Beautiful dwarf, bulbous plant, very effective for masses or borders, flowering with great profusion during the summer. They are also suitable for pot culture. 6 bulbs clustered in a 6-inch pot in the autumn will give a fine display during the â winter; 8 inches high. Alba. Pure white. 6 cts. each; 60 cts. per doz.; $ per 100. Rosea. Large rose-colored. 8 cts. each; 75 cts. per doz.; $ per 100. ZINNIAS (Youth and Old Age). Improved Large-flowering Dwarf. A fine strain of this popular
. Verbena Tenera Mahonetti. (Offtred on opposite page.) ZEPHYRANTHES. (Zephyr Flower, or Fairy Lilies.) Beautiful dwarf, bulbous plant, very effective for masses or borders, flowering with great profusion during the summer. They are also suitable for pot culture. 6 bulbs clustered in a 6-inch pot in the autumn will give a fine display during the â winter; 8 inches high. Alba. Pure white. 6 cts. each; 60 cts. per doz.; $ per 100. Rosea. Large rose-colored. 8 cts. each; 75 cts. per doz.; $ per 100. ZINNIAS (Youth and Old Age). Improved Large-flowering Dwarf. A fine strain of this popular summer-flowering annual, growing about 2 feet high, with large flowers in a great variety of colors. Mixed colors, ready in May and June, 50 els. per doz.; $ per 100. DREER'S SPECIAL CATALOGUE OF DAHLIAS. While the list of varieties offered on pages 128 to 136 of this book is made up of the very finest, free-flowering sorts of the various types, we have hundreds of other varieties, including the most recent introductions of the World's Dahlia Specialists, which are all described in this Special Catalogue. Copies free on application. Miscellaneous Hints and Suggestions for the Amateur Florist. Soil for Pot Plants.âAlmost all plants that can be grown in the house will do well in any good soil that is not too heavy to allow water to run through it readily. A soil prepared after the following formula will answer all needs: One part ordinary loam; one part leafmold or turfy matter. Mix these together and add enough sharp sand to make the whole so friable that it will fall apart readily after squeezing it in the hand. (The "turfy matter," advised as a substitute for leafmold, is obtained by turning over sod and scraping away that portion of it v^hich is full of grass-roots. This gives you a light, spongy soil, rich in vegetable matter, and almost as valuable as genuine leafmold from the woods.) A sprinkling of bonemeal can be added to give richness, if thought advisa
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