. Dreer's garden calendar for 1887. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. ACHIMENES. ACHIMENES. Tropical plants for summer blooming; the scaly tubers must be preserved entirely dry during winter. In early spring, pot in peat, sand, and a little light soil. They de- light in heat, moisture and shade whilst growing, but in a cooler temperature when in bloom. Do not water the foliage. Excellent for baskets. 6 choice varieties named. 20 cts. each ; $ per doz. ACHYRANTHUS. _ Indispensable for bedding purposes, either in masses or ribboning, their br
. Dreer's garden calendar for 1887. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. ACHIMENES. ACHIMENES. Tropical plants for summer blooming; the scaly tubers must be preserved entirely dry during winter. In early spring, pot in peat, sand, and a little light soil. They de- light in heat, moisture and shade whilst growing, but in a cooler temperature when in bloom. Do not water the foliage. Excellent for baskets. 6 choice varieties named. 20 cts. each ; $ per doz. ACHYRANTHUS. _ Indispensable for bedding purposes, either in masses or ribboning, their brilliant tinted leaves forming a marked contrast with all other plants. Acuminata. Large purple foliage. Emersoni. Deep red, shading to pink. One of the very best sorts for contrasting with Coleus or Centaurea. Formosum. This is a decided improvement on all the yellow leaved varieties now in cultivation. It is of a rich bright yellow, with light green edge and crimson midrib, while the stems are of that peculiar shade ot crimson that has made A. Emersoni so popular. Gilsoni. Deep purple heart shaped leaves. Lindeni. Dark purple elliptic foliage. 15 cts. each ; $ per doz.; set of 6 for 75 cts. ANEMONE JAPONiCA. One of the most beautiful of the hardy herbaceous plants; a finer bed of flowers can hardly be imagined than is made by these Japanese Anemones, which commence to open their rich colored single bloom in August, and con- tinue to increase in beauty until the end of autumn. They thrive best in a light, rich, somewhat moist soil, and should not be transplanted more than is necessary to divide them when they become too thick. A covering of leaves, straw, or long manure in the winter, is sufficient for our most severe Alba. Pure white, yellow centre, and dark eye. Elegans. Carmine, yellow centre, and dark eye. Rosea. Dark rose, shaded pink, yellow centre, and dark eye. 30 cts. each ; $ per doz. AKEBIA QUINATA. A perfectly hardy and beautiful evergreen climbing
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