Dreer's garden calendar : 1896 . dreersgardencale1896henr Year: 1896 GAILLARDIA. Splendid bedding plants, remarkable for the profusion, size and brilliancy of their flowers, continuing in bloom during the summer and autumn ; annuals ; lj feet. PER PKT. 5837 Gaillartlia Picta. Crimson and orange 5 5838 — Picta Loreiiziaiia. A charming profuse double flowering strain ; beautiful mixed colors 5 5840 — Mixed. Fine colors 5 5841 — Grandiflora Superba. Splendid new peren- nial varieties with very large flowers, dark crimson cen- tres, marked with rings of many brilliant colors. (See cut.) 10 GAZANI
Dreer's garden calendar : 1896 . dreersgardencale1896henr Year: 1896 GAILLARDIA. Splendid bedding plants, remarkable for the profusion, size and brilliancy of their flowers, continuing in bloom during the summer and autumn ; annuals ; lj feet. PER PKT. 5837 Gaillartlia Picta. Crimson and orange 5 5838 — Picta Loreiiziaiia. A charming profuse double flowering strain ; beautiful mixed colors 5 5840 — Mixed. Fine colors 5 5841 — Grandiflora Superba. Splendid new peren- nial varieties with very large flowers, dark crimson cen- tres, marked with rings of many brilliant colors. (See cut.) 10 GAZANIA. Excellent plants for vases, edgings or beds. They are constantly in bloom and are very showy. 5843 Gazania Spleildens. Rich orange, black cen- tre 10 GENTIANA. A charming hardy perennial which blooms early in May. Excellent for edgings, rock-work, etc. 5852 Gentiana Aeaulis. The Blue Gentian, flowers rich blue; 6 inches 10 GLOXINIA. Gerarclia Tenuifolia. PER PKT. 5855 A beautiful half-hardy perennial allied to the Pentstemon. It forms erect bushes 15 inches high, with narrow foliage. The flowers are bell-shaped, of light violet, with a pale lilac throat. If sown early in spring the plants will bloom in July-August, or if sown in the summer with other perennials and kept over winter will flower continually the follow- ing summer. Fine for pots as well as for out-door culture 15 GERANIUM— Continued. 5847 — Pelargonium, Mixed {Lady Washington}. From the finest fancy and spotted large-flowering. (See cut. 5844 — Apple-Scented {Pelargonium odoralissimum). This fragrant favorite variety can only be grown from seed to form fine plants. Sow in light soil, and keep moist until they 10 GEUM. Beautiful hardy perennial, bearing profusely large showy flowers all through the summer ; an elegant flower for bouquets. 5854 Geum Atrococcineum. Scarlet 5 GIEIA. Very pretty dwarf annuals ; early, free blooming, fine for massing and rock-work; 1 foot. 5880 Gilia, Mixed. A
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