. Dreer's garden calendar for 1887. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 42 DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS ACANTHUS. A stately and beautiful ornamental plant. From the leaf of "Acanthus Mollis," the capital of the Corinthian column is derived. Growing freely in any rich, loamy soil. 5015 A. Mixed. Hardy perennials; height, 3 feet 10 AGERATUM. Valuable plants for large beds or borders, and very useful where cut-flowers are in demand; in bloom the whole summer; also good for winter-blooming, of easy culture, succeeding in any soil; half-hardy annu
. Dreer's garden calendar for 1887. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 42 DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS ACANTHUS. A stately and beautiful ornamental plant. From the leaf of "Acanthus Mollis," the capital of the Corinthian column is derived. Growing freely in any rich, loamy soil. 5015 A. Mixed. Hardy perennials; height, 3 feet 10 AGERATUM. Valuable plants for large beds or borders, and very useful where cut-flowers are in demand; in bloom the whole summer; also good for winter-blooming, of easy culture, succeeding in any soil; half-hardy annuals. 5045 A. Couspicuum. Fine white flowers ; 18 inches. 5 5041— Mexicanum. Lavender blue; 2 feet 5 5042 — Imperialis Cffirulea. Dwarf, large heads of blue flowers; 8 inches 5 5043— Imperialis Alba. Dwarf, large heads of white flowers; S inches 5 5044— Lasseauxi. A perennial, but flowers the first season, and requires greenhouse protection in win- ter; rose color; 15 inches 10 AGRQSTEMMA. (Rose of Heaven.) An attractive free-flowering hardy perennial of easy culture, producing flowers on long slender stems like a single pink ; blooms the first season. Fine for cutting; 1 ft. 5050 A. Cceli Rosea, Mixed 5 ALQNSOA. (Mask Flower.) Handsome brilliant colored free flowering bedding- plants, blooming until killed by frost; thriving in any good garden soil, also good house-plants; half-hardy an- nuals. 5065 A. Grandiflora. Large-flowering ; bright scarlet; 2 feet 5 5070— Mixed, all colors; 2 feet. 5. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Philadelphia, Pa. : Henry A. Dreer
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