Dreer's garden calendar for 1888 . dreersgardencale1888henr Year: 1888 112 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. thick and leathery, of great substance, and will keep for days when cut and placed in water. 10 cts. each; 12 for ; 30 for OLEANDER. (Nerium.) Beautiful flowering plants of easy cultivation ; they can be safely wintered in a light cellar that can be kept free from frost. The double varieties do not show their char- acter until the plants become strong. Album plenum. An introduction from the West Indies. Long, slender foliage; fine double white flowers. 40 cts. each. Madonna grandifl
Dreer's garden calendar for 1888 . dreersgardencale1888henr Year: 1888 112 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. thick and leathery, of great substance, and will keep for days when cut and placed in water. 10 cts. each; 12 for ; 30 for OLEANDER. (Nerium.) Beautiful flowering plants of easy cultivation ; they can be safely wintered in a light cellar that can be kept free from frost. The double varieties do not show their char- acter until the plants become strong. Album plenum. An introduction from the West Indies. Long, slender foliage; fine double white flowers. 40 cts. each. Madonna grandiflora. Fully as large as the double pink, and nearly as double; pure white; strong habit. 30 cts. each. Splendens. Double pink. 25 cts. each. Set of 3 varieties 75 cts. PASSIFLORA. (Passion Flower.) Very handsome climbing plants, growing rapidly and blooming freely in open air. The following require green- house culture in winter: Pfordti. Beautiful blue flowers. Racemosa. Purple. Van Volxemi (Tacsonia). Crimson. 25 cts. each. Pelargoniums. The Pelargoniums we offer have been selected from one of the finest English collections, which em- braces none but the very best and most distinct varieties. We can furnish, if desired, many other fine sorts suitable for market purposes, but consider the following the cream of the collection : Digby Grand. Blush white, with crimson veins and blotch on upper petals; fringed petals. Duchess of Bedford. One of the most charming varieties ; its blossoms are of the purest white, prettily fringed, with feathered spot of delicate rose on upper petals. Dr. Masters. Large black cen- tre, with narrow margin of rich crimson. Evening Star. Deep crimson, small blotch and white throat. Ed. Perkins. Richest fiery crimson, with deep maroon blotches on the upper petals; one of the very handsomest. Jessie. Upper petals dark ma- roon edged with crimson, lower petals rosy pink spotted dark crimson. Lady Blanche. White, very free habit; early. Lady Isabel, Soft ro
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