. Dreer's garden calendar : 1898. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. ARABIS ALPINA. PER PKT. 5157 The earliest, prettiest spring flower. The spreading tufts are densely clothed with neat, bright leaves and covered with pure white flowers as soon as the snow disappears. Conspicuous on rockeries or broad edgings for park roads; withstands the drought of summer and is always neat. 6 inches. (See cut.) 5 ARMERIA (Thrift). 5164 Formosa. A very pretty edging plant, bearing large tufts of rosy-pink flowers ; hardy perennial 1
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1898. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. ARABIS ALPINA. PER PKT. 5157 The earliest, prettiest spring flower. The spreading tufts are densely clothed with neat, bright leaves and covered with pure white flowers as soon as the snow disappears. Conspicuous on rockeries or broad edgings for park roads; withstands the drought of summer and is always neat. 6 inches. (See cut.) 5 ARMERIA (Thrift). 5164 Formosa. A very pretty edging plant, bearing large tufts of rosy-pink flowers ; hardy perennial 10 ARAEIA SIEBOI^DI. 5161 A beautiful decorative greenhouse plant, with large ornamental leaves; very useful as a house plant. New seed ready in April 10 Arabis Alpina. ARISTOLOCHIA. 5163 Sipho (Dutchman''s Pipe). A rapid-growing climber; large heart- shaped foliage, and very curious brownish-puiple flowers, resembling a pipe ; hardy perennial 10 5162 Eleg'ans. One of the best of this class of climbing plants. Its blossoms are produced in the greatest profusion, even on small plants. Of a rich dark purple color, ornamented throughout with irregular markings of a creamy white, and having a golden-yellow eye sur- rounded by rich velvety purple 10 ASPARAGUS. 5169 Verticillatus. A graceful, hardy perennial climber with feathery foliage and scarlet berries 10 ASPERULA ODORATA (Sweet \% oodruff). 5166 Chief ingredient in the " Maitrank," or May Wine of the Germans. The dried flowers and leaves have a delicious perfume, and impart an agreeable odor when kept among clothes, etc 5 AZAEEA INDICA. 5250 Beautiful shrubby plants, covered with a mass of bloom, growing best in a mixture of rich, fibrous peat and sand; saved from a collection of showy various colored flowers; 3 feet 25. 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
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