Dreer's garden calendar : 1899 . dreersgardencale1899henr Year: 1899 84 DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS Pentstemon Gloxinioides. DWARF PHLOX. This new strain is of a dwarf, compact habit and makes desirable pot plants, also for ribbon lines and massing, 6 inches in height. PER PKT. 6343 Scarlet. {Fire ball) 10 6345 White.{Snowball) 10 6346 Fair Maid. Deli- cate fleshy pink, shading to a rich crimson in the centre 10 6347 Rose 10 6350 Mixed. Per }- oz. 10 6359 Imported Col- lection of 6 dwarf varieties 50 DOUBLE PHLOX. Of racent introduction and are specially desirable for cut flowers,
Dreer's garden calendar : 1899 . dreersgardencale1899henr Year: 1899 84 DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS Pentstemon Gloxinioides. DWARF PHLOX. This new strain is of a dwarf, compact habit and makes desirable pot plants, also for ribbon lines and massing, 6 inches in height. PER PKT. 6343 Scarlet. {Fire ball) 10 6345 White.{Snowball) 10 6346 Fair Maid. Deli- cate fleshy pink, shading to a rich crimson in the centre 10 6347 Rose 10 6350 Mixed. Per }- oz. 10 6359 Imported Col- lection of 6 dwarf varieties 50 DOUBLE PHLOX. Of racent introduction and are specially desirable for cut flowers, lasting much better than the single sorts. To produce the best results they should be grown in a light soil. PER PKT. 6341 Yellow. Pale primrose color, slightly perfumed 10 6353 Scarlet. Brilliant color, fine bedding sort 10 6354 White. Profuse bloomer ; splendid heads of purest white 10 One packet each of the three double varieties for 25 cts. PERENNIAL PHLOX. PER PKT, 6355 Hardy herbaceous perennials ; all colors mixed ; saved from our own unequaled collection 10 PHYSALIS. (Chinese Lantern Plant.) 6358 Francheti. An elegant ornamental variety of the Winter Cherry, forming dense bushes about 2 feet high, producing freely its bright orange- scarlet, lantern-like fruits, which are said to be superior to the Winter (berry for cooking, preserving or eating raw. but it is as an ornamenta plant that wo think it will be most appreciated. (See cut) .... 10 PENTSTEMON. One of our most beautiful and attractive herbaceous plants ; bearing long, graceful spikes of rich-colored flowers ; will bloom the first season if sown early and planted out in May ; half-hardy perennials ; 2 feet. PER PKT. 6260 Mixed. Crimson-purple, etc 10 62iil Gloxinioides. Distinct in point of size of flower, individual flowers measuring 2 inches across, variety and brilliancy of color and profusion of bloom. It has been named because of the resemblance of the individual flowers to Gloxinias in their substance, for
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