Dreer's garden calendar : 1883 . dreersgardencale1883henr Year: 1883 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 117 LANTANA. One of the best summer-flowering tribe of plants for our climate; equally fine In dry or we: weather, ae are few bedding plants that bloom more continuously or afford a greater variety of color than the Lantana. When grown with a single stem and trained as standards, with fine bushy tops and straight Stem, besides being in bloom all summer, I on the lawn or piazza an effect that is not surpassed by any other plant. 15 cents; v per dozen. Comtesse Morny. Blush and .- Lutea Superba. S
Dreer's garden calendar : 1883 . dreersgardencale1883henr Year: 1883 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 117 LANTANA. One of the best summer-flowering tribe of plants for our climate; equally fine In dry or we: weather, ae are few bedding plants that bloom more continuously or afford a greater variety of color than the Lantana. When grown with a single stem and trained as standards, with fine bushy tops and straight Stem, besides being in bloom all summer, I on the lawn or piazza an effect that is not surpassed by any other plant. 15 cents; v per dozen. Comtesse Morny. Blush and .- Lutea Superba. Sulphur. Craig. Rich orange carmine; medium growth. Mad. Mail. Buff, lilac and orange. Don Calmet. Lilac, orange centre. Perfection. Green foliage, variegated with yellow, Favourita. Yellow merging :nto crimson. Imperatrice Eugenie. Blush and white. Le Nain. Orange and carmine. lilac flowers ; very showy and co. Pluie d'or. Very clear canary ytliow ; a novel shade, y Queen Victoria. Fine white. LILIUM AURATUM—Golden Japan Lily. This superii Lily has flowers from ten to twelve inches across, composed of six dt. petals, each being thickly studded with rich chocolate-crimson spots, and having a bright golden band through the centre of each petal, with an exquisite vanilla-like perfume. As the bulbs acquire age ar. ; - _ the flowers obtain their maximum size and num- ber. Upwards of twelve flowers have been produced on a single stem. It is perfectly hardy in dry soils, also admirably adapted for pot culture Flowering bulbs, 50 cents ; £5 per dozen. LILIUM LANCIFOLIUM—Japan Lily. These superb lilies are perfectly hardy, flowering freely in July and August, forming one of the most striking objects in the flower border. Strong bulbs, for spring planting, can be furnished as late as the 1st of April, after which time they can be furnished in pots, for turning out into the border. They also flower finely in pots. Album. White. 50 cents. Roseum. Spotted rose. 23 cents. Rubrum. W
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