. Dreer's garden calendar for 1887. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 62 EREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS PER PKT. SALVIA. (Flowering Sage.) A favorite greenhouse and bedding plant, bearing long spikes of flowers in great profusion from July to Octo- ber; half-hardy perennials, blooming the first year from seed; 3 feet. 6493 S. Splendens (Scarlet Sage). Beautiful, bright scarlet. Per oz., $ 10 6495 — Farinacea. Spikes from 9 to 18 inches long, light blue flowers and beautiful dark blue woolly- haired bracts 20 6494— Patens. Superb deep blue 20 6498 —
. Dreer's garden calendar for 1887. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 62 EREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS PER PKT. SALVIA. (Flowering Sage.) A favorite greenhouse and bedding plant, bearing long spikes of flowers in great profusion from July to Octo- ber; half-hardy perennials, blooming the first year from seed; 3 feet. 6493 S. Splendens (Scarlet Sage). Beautiful, bright scarlet. Per oz., $ 10 6495 — Farinacea. Spikes from 9 to 18 inches long, light blue flowers and beautiful dark blue woolly- haired bracts 20 6494— Patens. Superb deep blue 20 6498 — Involucrata. A showy species, bearing long spikes with rose-colored bracts and splendid rosy- crimson flowers, li inches in length, in dense whorls of six flowers '. 25 6496 — Argentea. Beautiful ornamental silvery foli- age plant, with spikes of white flowers 10 6497 — Carduacea. A novelty from California, hav- ing no resemblance to any othei Salvia. White, woolly,Thistle-like leaves ; large, light blue, fimbri- ated flowers, with wide vermilion anthers, borne iu "whorls, 4 to 6 on each stem. Thrives best in a sunny, dry situation ; if sown early it blooms in May 15. ScHIZ ANTHIS. Balloon Vine (Cardiospermum.) SCHI2ANTHUS. (Butterfly Flower.) A splendid class of plants, combining elegance of growth -with a profusion of rich and various colored flow- ers, fine for greenhouse decoration and the flower garden ; of easy culture; half-hardy annual. 6525 S. Papilionaceous. A charming variety, resem- bling some species of Orchids. The flowers are pur- ple, spotted with yellow, orange, crimson and •6530 — Mixed. All colors of the tall varieties; 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. P
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