. Dreer's descriptive catalogue of bulbs, plants, etc. with directions for the culture and managment of bulbous roots. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Seeds; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. 16 DREEE'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BULBS. GREENHOUSE BULBS AND TUBERS. Showy flowering greenhouse bulbs, blooming profusely from May to October: are most eftective when four or more bulbs are planted in each pot; require light rich soil plenty of air, and slightly shaded from the sun, ' y f j Named Varieties. 30 cents. $3 per dozen. M
. Dreer's descriptive catalogue of bulbs, plants, etc. with directions for the culture and managment of bulbous roots. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Seeds; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. 16 DREEE'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BULBS. GREENHOUSE BULBS AND TUBERS. Showy flowering greenhouse bulbs, blooming profusely from May to October: are most eftective when four or more bulbs are planted in each pot; require light rich soil plenty of air, and slightly shaded from the sun, ' y f j Named Varieties. 30 cents. $3 per dozen. Mixed varieties. 20 cents. $ per dozen. Splendid flowering bulbs, suitable for the greenhouse or room culture. They should be grown in pots, well drained, in a soil of equal parts of peat, leaf-mould and loam. They are showy lily-shaped flowers, producing from two to four on a stalk, and bloom early in the spring. EACH AULICA. Dark crimson, shaded $ JOHNSONI. Scarlet, striped with white ; very large bloom Peince of Orange. Bright orange ; large and handsome Choice Hybrids, imported from ViTTATA. "White, striped with bright rose $ Hybrids of Vittata, white ground, striped with red 150 Hybrids of Vittata, red ground, striped with white e^MDiuwrs. This class of beautiful variegated foliage plants, margined and delicately traced with va- rious rich colors, and elegantly spotted and mot- tled, are exceedingly handsome when alone or intermingled with other plants. As a decorative plant, they are unequalled, for the greenhouse or conservatory in the summer months. They re- quire a moist, warm temperature; great care must be taken in their earlier stages of growth, to pre- vent decay of the tubers, or damping ofi". The tubers can be best preserved during the winter in charcoal dust in a warm room, and must be started, in the spring, in a warm house or hot- bed with bottom heat; also do well planted in a shady situation out of do
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