. Dreer's quarterly wholesale price list of seeds, plants &c. : winter edition January 1896 March . Gaillardia Grandiflora. This is undoubtedly one of the finest of hardy Perennials. The flowers are large, very numerous, produced on long stems, and excellent for cutting, and of tbe most gorgeous coloring. The centre dark-red brown, while the petals are variously marked with rings of scarlet crimson, orange and vermillion, arid often a combination of all these colors in one flower. It delights in a rather poor, light soil, and blooms in the greatest profusion from June to November. Strong o
. Dreer's quarterly wholesale price list of seeds, plants &c. : winter edition January 1896 March . Gaillardia Grandiflora. This is undoubtedly one of the finest of hardy Perennials. The flowers are large, very numerous, produced on long stems, and excellent for cutting, and of tbe most gorgeous coloring. The centre dark-red brown, while the petals are variously marked with rings of scarlet crimson, orange and vermillion, arid often a combination of all these colors in one flower. It delights in a rather poor, light soil, and blooms in the greatest profusion from June to November. Strong one-year-old clumps, $ per doz.; $ per 100. 2| inch pots, that will flower freely this season, 60 cts. per doz.; $ per 100. Genista Andreana. A most desirable shrub either for planting in the open border or for growing in pots as a decorative spring-floweiing plant, like the well-known Genista Fragrans and Kacemosa that are grown so extensively for Easter decorations ; but unlike those varieties, which are entirely yellow, the flowers of this new variety, which are nearly four times as large, are produced in large branches, the lower lip a bright yellow, the upper one a rich brownish crimson. Strong plants, $ per doz.; $ per 100. pleW Double Ejepaniiiii]. New Life. A novel and new variety, different from all others ; the outer florets, which are large, are of a brilliant red. In the centre of these appears another semi-double pure white floret, effecting a charming contrast difficult to realize un- less seen, and having the appearance of being produced artificially. 30 cts. each ; $ per doz. fleto jSngle ^aqium. Dieul de Mirabel. This is unquestionably the finest single scarlet yet introduced ; foot stalks 15 inches long, bearing enormous trusses of immense circular florets of a velvety crimson scarlet. This variety has the largest floret and finest trusses of all the single red varieties. 25 cts. each ; $ per doz.
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