. Dreer's garden calendar : 1875. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 100 Dreer''s Garden Calendar. NEW AND RARE PLANTS FOR AMORPHOPHALLUS RIVIERI. A new Ariod, of easy out-door culture, producing a solitary palm- like leaf on a rose and olive-green speckled stem, two to three feet high. The tubers, maturing the second year, produce flowers like the " Calla Lily;" the outside of a similar color to the leaf stalk, the inside deep blood-red, veined with black. Tubers are planted out in May, and kept over winter like Dahlia roots. L
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1875. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 100 Dreer''s Garden Calendar. NEW AND RARE PLANTS FOR AMORPHOPHALLUS RIVIERI. A new Ariod, of easy out-door culture, producing a solitary palm- like leaf on a rose and olive-green speckled stem, two to three feet high. The tubers, maturing the second year, produce flowers like the " Calla Lily;" the outside of a similar color to the leaf stalk, the inside deep blood-red, veined with black. Tubers are planted out in May, and kept over winter like Dahlia roots. Large tubers, 75 cts.; small tubers, 25 to 50 cts. each. NEW ABUTILONS. AUGUST PASEWx\LD. A handsome new variegated variety, with heart-shaped leaves, blotched creamy yellow on green ground. 50 cts. BOULE DE NIEGE. The finest and purest white yet produced, with black stems on mature growth ; a splendid variety for bedding out or for winter forcing. 50 cts.; $ per doz. NIVEUM AUEEUM MACULATUM. The finest variegated variety; foliage twice as large as A. Thompsoni; leaves beautifully marbled and netted yellow, white and green; a fine bedding variety in either sun or shade. 50 cts. ; per doz. AGAVE (Century Piant). AMERICANA. No plants are more decorative or effective than these, for the conservatory in winter, or lawn and garden in summer, presenting a highly picturesque as well as tropical aspect. 50 cts. to $ AMERICANA VARIEGATA. Of various sizes. $ to $ VEKSCHAFFELTI. One of the finest and rarest varieties, with short, almost heart-shaped leaves and black spines. $ BAMBUSA. METAKE. A fine Bamboo reed of vigorous growth, with handsome broad green shining leaves; largely used for lawn decoration or sub- tropical gardening. $ SIMONSI FOLIIS VARIEGATIS. A Bamboo reed, with silver-striped foliage; height about five feet. 50 cts. NEW BOUVARDIAS. The continued improvement in this handsome and most useful tribe of plants has been the means of introdue
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