Dreer's garden calendar : 1881 . dreersgardencale1881henr Year: 1881 Xll Dreer's Garden Calendar.—Supplement. NEW COLEUS. Dreer's New Hybrid Varieties. We offer this year the cream of these new sorts that have stood the test of a year's trial, and we still contend excel any English, Continental, or American introductions. Three varieties exhib- ited at the Spring (June) meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, London, carried off the highest prize for this class of plants, and re- ceived very flattering newspaper notice. 20 cts.; $ per doz. The set of 24 varieties, $ ACME. Imme
Dreer's garden calendar : 1881 . dreersgardencale1881henr Year: 1881 Xll Dreer's Garden Calendar.—Supplement. NEW COLEUS. Dreer's New Hybrid Varieties. We offer this year the cream of these new sorts that have stood the test of a year's trial, and we still contend excel any English, Continental, or American introductions. Three varieties exhib- ited at the Spring (June) meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, London, carried off the highest prize for this class of plants, and re- ceived very flattering newspaper notice. 20 cts.; $ per doz. The set of 24 varieties, $ ACME. Immensely large foliage, choco- late and dark maroon ground, shaded and marked with brilliant crimson, rose, yellow, and green; perhaps the finest introduc- tion. ASA GRAY. Orange crimson, violet veins and centre, dark green maculation; bright green, serrated edge. BEACON. Blackish purple, with brown and bright crimson midribs and veins, large broad foliage. BIJOU. Crimson, shaded with choco- late, bright green margin. BUTTERCUP. Mar- bled with bright green, mottled and marked centrally with pure yellow spots. ^3 Yellow, tinged with bronzy scarlet, stained with dark brown; green, deeply serrated Deeply serrated, oak-leaf foliage, mottled with various shades of green and CHARM. margin. CHARTER OAK. white. FAWN. Buff marbled with green, leaves purplish underneath. GRACILLIMA. Crimson centre surrounded with chocolate spots ; broad green margin* HERO. Maroon ground, crimson centre and mid-rib ; green margin. HIAWATHA. Orange, yellow and crimson, flamed with dark crimson, serrated margin. IDYL. Veined and mottled with green and yellow, and stained with bronzy red. JUDY. Pale green and white mottled, green margin. KIRKPATRICK. Large white centre, shaded with yellow, broad green lobed margin, large foliage. MARVELLOUS. Brilliant crimson, marbled with yellow and intense brown. ORIOLE. Yellow and green, maculated with various tints of carmine, crimson and chocolate,, yellow or green, serr
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