Dreer's garden calendar : 1899 . dreersgardencale1899henr Year: 1899 Gaillardia Picta, Mixed. GERANIUM. (Pelargonium.) 5S50 Zonale Mixed. A superb strain of the largest and finest varieties ; mixed colors 10 5S45 Variegated Leaved. Bronze, gold, silver and tri-colored foliage varieties. Mixed 25 5846 Double Mixed. This seed will produce a large percentage of dou- ble flowers of extra fine colors . . 25 5847 Pelargonium, Mixed. {Lady Washington.') Saved from the finest fancy and spotted large flow- ering sorts 25 5844 Apple Scented. {Pelargonium odoratissimum.) This fragrant favorite variety c
Dreer's garden calendar : 1899 . dreersgardencale1899henr Year: 1899 Gaillardia Picta, Mixed. GERANIUM. (Pelargonium.) 5S50 Zonale Mixed. A superb strain of the largest and finest varieties ; mixed colors 10 5S45 Variegated Leaved. Bronze, gold, silver and tri-colored foliage varieties. Mixed 25 5846 Double Mixed. This seed will produce a large percentage of dou- ble flowers of extra fine colors . . 25 5847 Pelargonium, Mixed. {Lady Washington.') Saved from the finest fancy and spotted large flow- ering sorts 25 5844 Apple Scented. {Pelargonium odoratissimum.) This fragrant favorite variety can only be grown from seed to form fine plants. Sow in light soil, and keep moist until they germinate 10 See offer of Geraniums in our Plant Department. Gloxinia Hybrida Erecta. GLOXINIA. A superb genus of greenhouse plants, producing magnificent flowers of the richest colors ; thrive best in an equal mixture of peat, loam and sand. Sow in March, on the surface, in a warm, moist atmosphere. When the second leaf appears, transplant into small pots to grow through the Summer. Allow them to rest through Autumn, and keep in same pots through Winter, giving little water. In Spring re-pot and water freely ; will blossom second season. Stove perennial bulbs. 5862 Princess Maud. Flowers bright carmine, darkening into a velvety purplish-violet towards the margin, the edge being pure white, minutely spotted with light blue . 25 5861 Hybrida Erecta. Erect large flowering varieties, in splendid mixture. (See cut) 25 5S64 Punctata. Tigered and spotted hybrids saved from a superb collection 25 5870 Hybrida Mixed. Erect and drooping flowers of the finest Grandiflora type 25 GLOBE AMARANTH. (Gomphreua.) Popularly known as ' Bachelor's Buttons,' a first-rate bedding plant ; flowers can be dried and used in Winter bouquets. (See cut. 5896 Globe Amaranth, Nana Compacta. Red, 1 foot 5 Per oz. 40 cts 5
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