Dreer's garden calendar for 1887 . dreersgardencale1887henr Year: 1887 Black or Purple Grapes. Black Alicante. ' Barbarossa. ' St. Peter's. Bowood Muscat. Black Froiitignan. NURSERY DEPARTMENT. FOREIGN GRAPE VINESâCbntoroed- For Warm Vineries. Grizzly Frontignan. Gros Colman. Wilmot's Hamburg. Pope's Hamburg. Lady Down's Seed- ling Mrs. Prince's Black Muscat. Prince Albert. Royal Ascot. White and Yellow Varieties. Cannon Hall Muscat. 119 Duke of Buccleugli. Duchess of ' Muscat of Alexandria. White Syrian. ' Tokay. Hydrangea Paniculata. Shrubs appear to best advantage when planted in groups


Dreer's garden calendar for 1887 . dreersgardencale1887henr Year: 1887 Black or Purple Grapes. Black Alicante. ' Barbarossa. ' St. Peter's. Bowood Muscat. Black Froiitignan. NURSERY DEPARTMENT. FOREIGN GRAPE VINESâCbntoroed- For Warm Vineries. Grizzly Frontignan. Gros Colman. Wilmot's Hamburg. Pope's Hamburg. Lady Down's Seed- ling Mrs. Prince's Black Muscat. Prince Albert. Royal Ascot. White and Yellow Varieties. Cannon Hall Muscat. 119 Duke of Buccleugli. Duchess of ' Muscat of Alexandria. White Syrian. ' Tokay. Hydrangea Paniculata. Shrubs appear to best advantage when planted in groups, or judiciously scattered about the lawn. By selecting a dozen varieties and planting in a clump, a succession of bloom may be had the greater part of the summer. Keep the plants in handsome shape, and of proper size, by the free use of the knife or pruning shears. In laying out new grounds, flowering shrubs should be planted extensively, as they make a beautiful display in a year or two, giving the lawn a very attractive and finished apjsearauce. 35 cts. each; $ per doz., except where noted ; extra size, 50 cts. each ; $ per doz. Acacia Rosea (Robinia pseudo-acacia hispida). Ele- gant rose-colored flowers; blooms in mid-summer. 50 cts. Almond, Double Pink (Prunus Japonica rosea plena). A small shrub, bearing in spring, before the leaves ap- pear, an abundance of double, rose-like flowers. Almond, Double White (Prunus sinensis flore alba plena). Flowers pure white. Althea, or Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus Syriacus). Strong, erect, growing shrubs of the easiest culture; they bear a profusion of large and showy flowers in early autumn. Althea' Bicolor Hybrida. ' Caruea Plena. Double, flesh color. '⢠Double Purple. ' ' White. *' Elegantissima. â ' Grandiflora Superba. *' Lady Stanley. Double variegated flowers. *' Speciosa. ' Semi-Double Violet. ' Van Houttei Monstrosa. ' Single White. Barberry (Berberis Canadensis). American Barberry. Yellow flowers April to June, follow


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