. Dreer's garden calendar : 1898. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. Ficus Elastica Variegata. Genista Andreana. A most desirable shrub either for planting in the open border or for growing in pots as a deco- rative spring-flowering plant, like the well-kno\\n Genista Fragrans and Racemosa that are grown so extensively for Easier decoia- iion= ; but, unlike those varieties, which are entirely yellow, the flowers of this new variety, which ."I'e nearly four times as large, are ]M-oduced in large terminal ra- cemes,
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1898. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. Ficus Elastica Variegata. Genista Andreana. A most desirable shrub either for planting in the open border or for growing in pots as a deco- rative spring-flowering plant, like the well-kno\\n Genista Fragrans and Racemosa that are grown so extensively for Easier decoia- iion= ; but, unlike those varieties, which are entirely yellow, the flowers of this new variety, which ."I'e nearly four times as large, are ]M-oduced in large terminal ra- cemes, the lower lip being of a bright yellow, while the upper one is of a rich brownish crim- son. The plant is of elegant habit, with dark-green stems and foliage, and is hardy with protec- tion. 30 cts. each, § per dozen. Genista Gloxinia. Gloxinia. This charming class of summer-flowering bulbs is now so well known that a lengthy description of them does not seem necessary. They delight in a loose porous soil composed of equal parts of fibrous loam and leaf mould to which has been added a liberal sprinkling of ihorouglil}- decayed, well-pul- verized manure or bone meal and sharp sand. They should be shaded from the direct rays of ihe sun, but exposed to as much light- as possible. After they begin to grow freely they should be gradually "hardened off" so that by the lime they begin to flower they be kept in a cool house, which will greatly prolong the period of flowering. An excel- lent method of culiivalion where large quantities are grown is to ]ilaiit out the bulbs in a spent hot- bed, where they succeed admirably, producing flowers of immense size and substance. When ihe plants iiave finished flowering water should be grad- ually withheld, and when fully ripened the bulbs should be stored in a moderately warm place in dry sand or other material, or if pot grown they should be left in the pots in which they have been grown. Our collection of (jlox
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