Dreer's garden calendar : 1900 . dreersgardencale1900henr Year: 1900 ACALYPHA SaNDERI. AGAPANTHUS. UinbellatUS {Blue Lily of the Nile). A splendid ornamental plant, bearing clusters of bright blue flow- ers on long flower stalks and lasting a long time in bloom. There is no finer plant for outdoor decoration, planted in large pots or tubs on the lawn, terrace or piazza. It does well in the house or greenhouse in winter, a rapid grower, and increases in size and beauty every year; the chief point in its cultivation is to divide the plants before the pots or tubs become overcrowded with roots.
Dreer's garden calendar : 1900 . dreersgardencale1900henr Year: 1900 ACALYPHA SaNDERI. AGAPANTHUS. UinbellatUS {Blue Lily of the Nile). A splendid ornamental plant, bearing clusters of bright blue flow- ers on long flower stalks and lasting a long time in bloom. There is no finer plant for outdoor decoration, planted in large pots or tubs on the lawn, terrace or piazza. It does well in the house or greenhouse in winter, a rapid grower, and increases in size and beauty every year; the chief point in its cultivation is to divide the plants before the pots or tubs become overcrowded with roots. 20 cts. each ; $2 00 per doz. Umbellatus Albas. A beautiful white flowering variety of the above. 25 cts. each. Mooreauus. Of dwarf and more compact habit than the above, and exceptionally free-flowering, the smallest plants throwing up flower spikes with large umbels of from 30 to 50 a beautiful dark blue. The plant is almost hardy, requiring but little protection, and should find a place in every garden. (See cut.) $ per doz. ACALYPHA SANDERI. Without a doubt the most sensational new plant introduced for many years and one of the most striking flowering ornamental plants we have ever seen. It is of strong free growth with large dark green leaves, from each axil of which, 1 to 3 feet long and nearly 1 inch thick, rope-like spikes of velvety crimson flowers are gracefully suspended, as shown in our illustration, which conveys but a faint idea of the beauty and distinct warm coloring of this splendid acqui- sition ; but the remarkable floriferousness and the great size of the spikes of flowers (compared to the plant) is fairly well shown. The plant is in flower the year round, and is as easily grown as a Coleus, simply requiring a warm tem- perature to develop its full beauty. Specimen plants 6 feet high, with from 40 to 60 spikes of flowers from 2 to 3 feet long, were sold in Philadelphia during the past autumn at from § to $ each. (See cut.) 15 cts. e
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