Dreer's garden calendar : 1900 . dreersgardencale1900henr Year: 1900 lllEHRTADREER 4^nilADELPH^\M-W0ARDfN^^^0KfEI1H0USf P^ 137 DRBER'S SUPERB DOUBLE FRINGED PETUNIAS. For many years we have made a specialty o' Double Petunias, growing about five thousand seedlings annually, from which we select the choicest for propagation. We have discarded the plain-edged sorts, as the fringed and laced varieties listed below are very much better. Acllille. Dark purple, eacli petal tipped white Aspasia. White blotched and mottled purp- lish magenta. AureliuS. Mottled purplish crimson and white. Beatrice. Li
Dreer's garden calendar : 1900 . dreersgardencale1900henr Year: 1900 lllEHRTADREER 4^nilADELPH^\M-W0ARDfN^^^0KfEI1H0USf P^ 137 DRBER'S SUPERB DOUBLE FRINGED PETUNIAS. For many years we have made a specialty o' Double Petunias, growing about five thousand seedlings annually, from which we select the choicest for propagation. We have discarded the plain-edged sorts, as the fringed and laced varieties listed below are very much better. Acllille. Dark purple, eacli petal tipped white Aspasia. White blotched and mottled purp- lish magenta. AureliuS. Mottled purplish crimson and white. Beatrice. Light lilac with rich purplish crimson veins. Comet. Dark purple mottled white. Champion. Intense rich purple; large flower. Darius. Deep magenta mottled and edge white. Eleanore. Rosy purple, beautifully frilled. Excelsior. White, with deep purple mot- tled centre. Fairy. White, tinged with pale lilac. EortUlia. Deep purple, splashed white. Gem. Pure white with crimson mottled centre. Hermoilie. Deep magenta, mottled and splashed white. Majestic. Rich deep purple, shaded crimson, one of the finest self-colored varieties. Medea. Deep purple, edged white. Neptune. Soft magenta mottled white. Ovitl. White faintly suffused rosy carmine. Snowball. Pure white. Striking'. Rich purple mottled and edged white. Vesuvius. Dark purple mottled white. Price : 15 cts. each ; $ per doz.; set of 20 varieties for $2 00. Single Large Flowering Petunias. PANAX YICTORIJE. A pretty, shrubby plant, with finely divided light green leaves with their edges clearly defined with white variegation; very useful as a decorative plant for the table. 50 cts. each. PEPEROMIA. Maculosa. A pretty dwarf-growing ornamental foliage plant, exceedingly useful as a pot plant for the window or for planting in baskets or vases; it has thick, fleshy foliage of a bright green color, veined silvery white. 15 cts. each. Metallica. A new and pretty addition to this class of plants, foliage of a metallic bronzy color. 15
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