Dreer's garden calendar : 1884 . gle flowers. Seed saved from a splen-did collection of single varieties; tender perennial; blooming the first season from seed ; of easy culture; 5feet. Pkt., 20 , Ranunculiflora Nana Alba. A charming new variety, forming a column-shaped compactbouquet, with spikes of flowers, white, tinged with lilac, which is very delicate and more pleasing than theBrown Violet sort, onlj^ two of this distinct and useful race of plants; hardy annual; 15 inches. Pkt., 25 LEONTOPODIUM (Edelweiss). The famous and true Edelweiss of the Alps, foundgrow
Dreer's garden calendar : 1884 . gle flowers. Seed saved from a splen-did collection of single varieties; tender perennial; blooming the first season from seed ; of easy culture; 5feet. Pkt., 20 , Ranunculiflora Nana Alba. A charming new variety, forming a column-shaped compactbouquet, with spikes of flowers, white, tinged with lilac, which is very delicate and more pleasing than theBrown Violet sort, onlj^ two of this distinct and useful race of plants; hardy annual; 15 inches. Pkt., 25 LEONTOPODIUM (Edelweiss). The famous and true Edelweiss of the Alps, foundgrowing there in the most inaccessible spots among the rocks, and gathered by tourists and mountaineers. Theflowers are of a downy texture, pure white and star-shaped. They are greatly sought after as souvenirs, andare sold at a high price in Switzerland. This lovely little plant is yet little known, though the culture is veryeasy. Sown early in spring in a flat pot filled with sandy peat; mixed with some loam and kept moist it will.
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