Dreer's garden calendar : 1897 . dreersgardencale1897henr Year: 1897 Chrysanthemum. CENTROSEMA VIRGINICA GRAND1FLORA. PER FKT. 5468 A perfectly hardy peren- nial vine of rare beauty, which blooms in July from seed sown in April, and bears in great profusion inverted pea-shaped flowers ranging in color from a rosy violet to a reddish-purple, with a broad, feathery white mark- ing through the centre . . 10 CERASTIUM. (Snow in Summer.) 5472 Cerastium Tomentosum. A very pretty dwarf white- leaved edging plant bearing small white flowers ... 5 CINERARIA (Dusty Miller.) Fine for bedding, ribbon-bed
Dreer's garden calendar : 1897 . dreersgardencale1897henr Year: 1897 Chrysanthemum. CENTROSEMA VIRGINICA GRAND1FLORA. PER FKT. 5468 A perfectly hardy peren- nial vine of rare beauty, which blooms in July from seed sown in April, and bears in great profusion inverted pea-shaped flowers ranging in color from a rosy violet to a reddish-purple, with a broad, feathery white mark- ing through the centre . . 10 CERASTIUM. (Snow in Summer.) 5472 Cerastium Tomentosum. A very pretty dwarf white- leaved edging plant bearing small white flowers ... 5 CINERARIA (Dusty Miller.) Fine for bedding, ribbon-beds and margins; prized for their beautiful downy silvery foliage; half-hardy peren- nials ; 2 feet. 5555 flaritima Candidissima. Silver foliage. 5 5556 Acanthifolia. Silvery foliage, beautifully cut . . 10 Showy and effective garden favorites, extensively grown for cut flowers. The hardy annuals are summer-flowering border plants; good for pot culture, and quite dis- tinct from the autumn flowering varieties. SINGLE ANNUAL VARIETIES. (Painted Daisies.) 54S4 Burridgeanum. White centre, crimson band 5 Eclipse. Pure golden with a bright purplish scarlet ring and dark brown disc, very striking 5 Segetum Grandiflorum. Large blooms of a bright sulphur- yellow, fine for winter blooming 5 W. E. Gladstone. Brilliant crimson 5 5481 Golden Feather. White crimson and canary, maroon eye 5 5483 The Sultan. Maroon, golden yellow centre .... 5 5500 Single Mixed. Summer flowering varieties. Oz. 30c. 5 5489 Imported Collection of S summer flowering varieties 30 DOUBLE ANNUAL VARIETIES. Double White 5 Double Yellow 5 New Double Annual. These beautiful varieties have been obtained by carefully hybridizing and selecting until a high degree of double- ness has been attained. They are ex- tremely variable in color, including innumerable shades of red, rose, purple, yellow, white, etc 10 PERENNIAL VARIETIES. 5488 Frutescens Grandiflorum. ('The Marguerite' or 'Paris Daisy.') Immense quantities
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