. Dreer's garden calendar for 1888. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. PRIMULA OBCONICA. No. 6423. A profuse blooming Primrose bearing on long stems heads containing 10 to 15 Mowers. It thrives in a cool house, and will grow in favor with those desiring plants that will grow easily. The flowers are pure white, shading occasionally to lilac, and have the true Primrose fragrance. In bloom nearly the whole season. Per pkt., 50 cts. POPPIES. SNOWDRIFT. No. 6377. Flowers pure snow-white, very double, of large size and perfectly round. This is the ver
. Dreer's garden calendar for 1888. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. PRIMULA OBCONICA. No. 6423. A profuse blooming Primrose bearing on long stems heads containing 10 to 15 Mowers. It thrives in a cool house, and will grow in favor with those desiring plants that will grow easily. The flowers are pure white, shading occasionally to lilac, and have the true Primrose fragrance. In bloom nearly the whole season. Per pkt., 50 cts. POPPIES. SNOWDRIFT. No. 6377. Flowers pure snow-white, very double, of large size and perfectly round. This is the very best double white variety yet offered. Per pkt., iO cts. CRIMSON KING. No. 6378. Brilliant crimson flowers, perfectly double and round as a ball. A charming effect can be made by sowing this variety and Snowdrift together. Per pkt., 10 cts. ZINNIA ROBUST! PLENISSIMA. No. 6784. The flowers are 5 to 6 inches across, perfectly formed, very double and of striking colors. The plants grow to a height of 3 feet* and remain in bloom a long time. This sort is unusually robust, and is the forerunner of a grand flowered section. Per pkt., 15 cts.; 2 for 25 cts. Zebra Zinnias. No. 6791. This strain pre- sents a new departure in Zin- nias. The flowers are vari- ously mottled and striped and include many shades of red, yellow, white, scarlet, etc. The colors vary on each plant and present a peculiar and picturesque display. Per pkt., 15 cts.; 2 for 25 cts. 'SNOWFLAKE" STOCK. No. 6603. In habit this stock closely resembles the Dwarf Pyramidal; it pro- duces a vigorous main spike of uncom- monly large and very double snow-white flowers and, when fully developed, numer- ous flowering side-shoots. Its glossy dark green foliage renders the dazzling white- ness of the flowers more conspicuous. It is one of the earliest of the Dwarf Ten Week Stocks, and is admirably adapted for forcing. Seed produces about 60 per cent, of double flowers. Per pkt., 25 Please note that these images are e
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