. Dreer's garden calendar for 1887. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 86 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. GLOXINIA CRASSIFOLIA Exceedingly showy and easily managed plants. After planting the tubers in an equal mixture of fibrous peat, light loam, manure and sand, they require little -water until they show growth ; after this a moist heat is necessary. When the plants have done blooming dry gradually off, and keep in pots over winter in a moderately warm place, or under the staging ol a greenhouse. We have made a specialty of the Gloxinia
. Dreer's garden calendar for 1887. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 86 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. GLOXINIA CRASSIFOLIA Exceedingly showy and easily managed plants. After planting the tubers in an equal mixture of fibrous peat, light loam, manure and sand, they require little -water until they show growth ; after this a moist heat is necessary. When the plants have done blooming dry gradually off, and keep in pots over winter in a moderately warm place, or under the staging ol a greenhouse. We have made a specialty of the Gloxinia for many years, and have added all the improved strains as they have appeared, until our collection is unsur- passed either in this country or abroad. The past season we have improved our collection with a strain of striped and marbled flowers, to which we shall add a new strain of large flowering varieties the coming year. The colors and forms have been sorted and classified as below: A—Flowers erect, of a bright rosy crimson color, throat pure white, minutely spotted with deep crimson ; a lovely variety. 30 cts. each. B—Flowers drooping, of a delicate violet-rose color, beautifully shaded. 50 cts. each. C—Flowers erect, large, of rich dazzling crimson, of great substance. 30 cts. each. D—Flowers pendulous, rich deep purple, with dark shadings in the throat. 30 cts. each. E—Flowers erect, pure white, crimson banded. throat. 50 cts. each. F—Flowers erect, large, pure white throat, porcelain; blue lips. 30 cts. each. G—Flowers erect, rich deep purplish blue. 30 H—r lowers pendulous, pure white, large blotch of crimson on lower lip. 50 cts. each. I—Flowers pendulous, large blotch of purple oit lower lip. 50 cts. each. J—Flowers erect, pure white throat, crimson lips- 30 cts. each. K—Flowers erect, deep purple throat, white lips. 30 cts each. L—Flowers erect, crimson throat, white lips: very large. 50 cts. each. The set of 12 varieties, $ Mixed c
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