. Dreer's garden book : seventy-sixth annual edition 1914. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 4iP :?',<v mi \ n â ^FMTT GlX»\INlAS DRBER'S GLOXINIAS. The Gloxinia ought to be one of our com- mon plants Ijccause of its great beauty, tlie profusion of its (lowers and its summer bloom- ing habit. But it is not common, by any means, and this fact is attributable almost en- tirely to the impression that prevails to a great extent that it is a very difficult plant to g
. Dreer's garden book : seventy-sixth annual edition 1914. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 4iP :?',<v mi \ n â ^FMTT GlX»\INlAS DRBER'S GLOXINIAS. The Gloxinia ought to be one of our com- mon plants Ijccause of its great beauty, tlie profusion of its (lowers and its summer bloom- ing habit. But it is not common, by any means, and this fact is attributable almost en- tirely to the impression that prevails to a great extent that it is a very difficult plant to grow âquite beyond the ability of the amateur, in fact. Such is not the case, however, if one goes at it in the right way. It is rather particular about the soil it grows in. Pot it in ordinary garden loam, and it will seldom do well. But give it a soil of one part loam, one part turfy mntter or leafmold, and one part sharp sand, with a sprinkling of fine bonemeal, and it will flouiish luxuriantly. The pots in which they are grown should be given the best of drainage, and great care should Hvacinthus Candicai be taken in watering. Aim lo kee|i the soil evenly moist, but never allow it to become like mud and remain so for any length of time if you want fine Gloxinias. In watering be very careful lo not let any get on their leaves. We offer them in the following separate colors, viz.: Blue, Red, While, Red with white border, Blue with white border; also in choicest mixed col- ors. 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; |; per 100. ]SE\%' E^IPEROR , (Gloxinia Hybrida Imperialis.) A new hybrid strain produced by crossing .Simiingia Regina Hybrida with the choicest strains of Gloxinias, resulting in a plant which not only em- braces all the rich and varied colors of the Gloxinia, but in which the foliage also is distinct and very ornamental, being of a reddish-brown or bronzy color, with strongly projecting white veins, while the flowers are held vtry erect, thus showing to
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