Dreer's garden calendar : 1889 . dreersgardencale1889henr Year: 1889 ABUTILON, GOLDEN FLEECE. A bright i^oldeu yellow Abntilon of strong, vigorous habitant very free-flowering. While yellow sorts hereto- fore offered lacked richness of color, the variety now of- fered combines large size, fine form, and depth of coloring. Plants are symmetrical ingrowth and form perfect pyra- mids which are covered with bloom during the season. 25 cts. each ; per dozen. ABUTILONS. This class of plants dnring the past few years has been wonderfully improved. The collection we offer embraces the finest o
Dreer's garden calendar : 1889 . dreersgardencale1889henr Year: 1889 ABUTILON, GOLDEN FLEECE. A bright i^oldeu yellow Abntilon of strong, vigorous habitant very free-flowering. While yellow sorts hereto- fore offered lacked richness of color, the variety now of- fered combines large size, fine form, and depth of coloring. Plants are symmetrical ingrowth and form perfect pyra- mids which are covered with bloom during the season. 25 cts. each ; per dozen. ABUTILONS. This class of plants dnring the past few years has been wonderfully improved. The collection we offer embraces the finest of recent introduction, together with the cream of the old and well-tried sorts. Anreiiin Maciilatum. Green and yellow mottled foli- age, flowers yellow, veined with crimson. Boule de Xeige. Fine, pure white: free-blooming. Brilliant. Bright red, free dwarf habit. Coiironne D'or. Beautiful, deej) sulphur yellow. Emperor. Claret crimson, large and tine. Firefly. Rich salmon scarlet; fine. King of Koses. Large rosy crimson. Royal Scarlet. Brilliant scarlet, very dwarf and free. Scarlet Gem. Brilliant red, dwarf liabit, small foliage. Thonips()ni Plena. .V new variety, with perfectly j double flowers, that resemble in form a double Holly- hock : color rich deep orange, streaked with crimson. \ Vexillariiini Aiireiim Pictiim. Flowers scarlet, petals ' uoldeii yellow; free bloomer, droo|)ing habit, foliage j marbled golden yellnw and green ; fine for vases. 15 ;')0. AGAPANTHUS. .Summer-blooming plants; for growing in tubs or planting in rockeries among aquatics. rmbellatns (Blue Lily of the Xile). Blooms in large umbels; flowers a lovely shade of light blue, .'io cts. Umbellatiis .\lbu«. Flowers pure white. >; ' variegatns. Blue flowers; (oliage pret- tily marked white. -^ ACHYRANTHUS. Irulis])cnsablc loi- bedding |>nrposes, either in masses or ribboning, their brilliant tinted leaves forming a marked contrast with all other plants. Acuminata.
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