Dreer's garden calendar for 1888 . dreersgardencale1888henr Year: 1888 SWEET PEAS. (Lathyrus Odoratus.) Beautiful fragrant free flowering plants, thriving in any open situation ; excellent for screening unsightlv ob- jects; will bloom all summer and autumn if the flowers are cut freely and the pods picked off as they appear. They may be sown in autumn in this section : early sowing is necessary; hardv annuals; 6 feet. 5993 L. Blue Bifd. Bright blue 5 5996— Capt. Clarke (Tricolor). White, rose and purple 5 5998— Crown Princess. Blush 5 6004— Invincible Carmine. Bright carmine 10 5997 ' Scarlet
Dreer's garden calendar for 1888 . dreersgardencale1888henr Year: 1888 SWEET PEAS. (Lathyrus Odoratus.) Beautiful fragrant free flowering plants, thriving in any open situation ; excellent for screening unsightlv ob- jects; will bloom all summer and autumn if the flowers are cut freely and the pods picked off as they appear. They may be sown in autumn in this section : early sowing is necessary; hardv annuals; 6 feet. 5993 L. Blue Bifd. Bright blue 5 5996— Capt. Clarke (Tricolor). White, rose and purple 5 5998— Crown Princess. Blush 5 6004— Invincible Carmine. Bright carmine 10 5997 ' Scarlet. Bright scarlet 5 6003— Orange Prince. Orange pink, flushed 6005— Painted Lady. Bed and white 5 5995— Princess Beatrice. Bright rose pink 10 Tagetes. SWEET WILLIAM. (Dianthus Barbatus.) A well-known attractive free flower- ing plant, which has been greatly im- proved of late years, producing a splen- did effect in beds and shrubbery with their rich and varied flowers; hardy per- ennial ; li feet. 6625 D. Auricula Flowered Per- fection, Mixed. A beautiful class of 'eved' single varieties, all colors. Per oz. $ 10 6640 — 3Iixed. Single, good colors. Per oz. 50 cts 5 6630— Double. The finest colors, saved from a splendid double col- lection. Per oz. $ 10 SWEET SULTAN. (Centaurea Moschata.) Sweet-scented, profuse flowering, showy plants, of easy culture, and very effective in shrubbery; hardy annuals. 5458 S. Mixed. Blue, purple and white ; 2 feet 5 TAGETES. A dwarf, globular, compact, bushy plant, with beautiful delicate fern-like leaves, densely covered with flowers; valu- able for borders as well as beds; half- hard v annual. 6654 T. Signata Puinila. Bright yellow, striped brown; 1 foot 5 6655 — Pumila Golden King. An attractive rich orange color, short and compact habit, very free flow- ering; 10 inches 10 THUNBERGIA. (Black-Eyed Susan.) Beautiful rapid growing climbers, thriving in alight, rich, loamy soil, in warm situations in the garden
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