. Dreer's garden calendar : 1889. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. ACHIMENES. ACHIMENES. Tropical plants for summer blooming; the scaly tubers must be preserved entire!}' dry during winter. In early spring pot iti peat, sand, and a little light soil. They de- light in heat, moisture and sliade while growing, but in a cooler temperature when in bloom. Do not water the foliage. Excellent for baskets. 6 choice varieties named. 20 cts. each ; $ per AZALEA INDICA. (Ch
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1889. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. ACHIMENES. ACHIMENES. Tropical plants for summer blooming; the scaly tubers must be preserved entire!}' dry during winter. In early spring pot iti peat, sand, and a little light soil. They de- light in heat, moisture and sliade while growing, but in a cooler temperature when in bloom. Do not water the foliage. Excellent for baskets. 6 choice varieties named. 20 cts. each ; $ per AZALEA INDICA. (Chinese Azalea.) Beautiful plants for window or conservatory decoration. The ease with which they can be grown and their diver- sity of color will always keep them in public favor. They force readily, are perfectly hardy south of Washington, and if protected by cold frames can be safely kept over winter even in the North. The collection we offer com- prises the cream of the best sorts. Apollon. Large, pure white. Bernhardt Andreas. Bright rose, star-shaped ; a very double flower. Bernliardt Andreas Alba. Pure double white. Baron de Vriere. Enormous snow-white flowers with undulated edges, ribboned poppy-red. Ceres. Wliite, striped rose; fine blooms. Dr. D. Moore. Perfect form; lively rose, white and violet reflex. Deutsche Perle. The best of the double white vari- eties ; an early and free bloomer. Eugene Mazel. Salmon rose, upper petals violet. Flag of Truce. Pure white ; very large and double. Iveryana. White, occasionally striped rose. Mad. de Greve. Lively flesh color,- bordered white, carmine blotch. Mad. Vandercruyssen. Large bright rose. AZALEA IIMDICAâf^""/'""^"^ Mad. C. Van Langeuhove. Snow-white barred salmon red and light rose. Roi de Holland. Orange scarlet, saffron blotch. Raphael. Large, pure double white. Simon Mardner. Violet rose; fine andjree. Superba. Light red ; very fine. Prince ; Very large and double; lobes half
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