. Dreer's garden calendar for 1887. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 78 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. COLEU^. This plant is too well known to require description. Whether grown as individual plants or for massing in ribbon gardening, they are in every way very desirable. The following list embraces the best old sorts and novel- ties of 1886: Acme. Broad foliage, golden centre, crimson veins. Asa Gray. Orange crimson, violet veins. Beacon. Black, brown and crimson veins, broad foliage. Bizarre. Purplish crimson centre, edged yellow. Charm. Yellow, t
. Dreer's garden calendar for 1887. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 78 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. COLEU^. This plant is too well known to require description. Whether grown as individual plants or for massing in ribbon gardening, they are in every way very desirable. The following list embraces the best old sorts and novel- ties of 1886: Acme. Broad foliage, golden centre, crimson veins. Asa Gray. Orange crimson, violet veins. Beacon. Black, brown and crimson veins, broad foliage. Bizarre. Purplish crimson centre, edged yellow. Charm. Yellow, tinged with bronzy scarlet. Comtess of Florens. Beautiful carmine leaves, with darker zone and rich pea-green edges; large, hand- some foliage. Excellent. Green and nearly black leaves. Firebrand. A fine bedder, dark crimson, shaded garnet. Golden Beauty. Crimson, wavy, with golden edge. Golden Bedder. Fine yellow foliage; good bedder. Idyl. Veined with green and yellow, stained red. Kirkpatrick. Large white centre, broad green margin. Maroon Velvet. Rich velvety maroon. Mrs. Bement. Large cream colored leaves, with narrow edge of green. Mrs. Sowers. Rosy crimson centre, edged with yellow- ish green, seriated edges. Mrs. Sutherland. Very handsome crimson and maroon centre, and narrow, regular edge of light green. Peter Raabe. Rich carmine centre, bordered maroon, and irregular pea-green edges. Pictus. Color rich brown, on a green or yellow ground. Progress. Golden yellow, rose, carmine and green. Queen Victoria. Crimson, the brightest golden edge. Rainbow. Bright blood-red crimson, yellow margin. Red Cloud. Crimson and blackish brown. Robert Buist. Peculiar violet-crimson centre, bordered with deep maroon, and pea-green margin ; large white spot at base of each leaf. Seraph. Fiery crimson, spotted with chocolate. Shylock. Large dark maroon leaves, with rich crimson midrib and veins; very distinct. Speciosa. Green, with yellowish white central bar. Superbissima. Blackish maroon,
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