Dreer's autumn catalogue 1905 (1905) Dreer's autumn catalogue 1905 dreersautumncata1905henr Year: 1905 28 Elwes' Giant Snowdrops. SPIR^A OR ASTILBE. (AV(7,/j' in A^ovembei-.) Gladstone. This grand new variety has been tried by many of the leading growers, who are unanimous in declaring it the finest in existence. The plants form very symmetrical, bu-hy specimens, and are remarkably free-flowering, a single clump producing from 25 to 40 large snow-vvhite trusses; can be forced even ea-iier than the ordinary Japonica. (See cut.) S:rong clumps, 25 cts. each; $ per'doz.; $ per 100. J
Dreer's autumn catalogue 1905 (1905) Dreer's autumn catalogue 1905 dreersautumncata1905henr Year: 1905 28 Elwes' Giant Snowdrops. SPIR^A OR ASTILBE. (AV(7,/j' in A^ovembei-.) Gladstone. This grand new variety has been tried by many of the leading growers, who are unanimous in declaring it the finest in existence. The plants form very symmetrical, bu-hy specimens, and are remarkably free-flowering, a single clump producing from 25 to 40 large snow-vvhite trusses; can be forced even ea-iier than the ordinary Japonica. (See cut.) S:rong clumps, 25 cts. each; $ per'doz.; $ per 100. Japanlca. A spl-;n lid plant for forcing in the greenhouse or the conservatory, where it produces beautiful sprays of silvery white flowers from February till May. It is perfectly hardy, and when planted outside it blooms in Tune. Strong clumps, 15 cts. ; pL-r do/..; |ie'r 100. Japonica campacta multiflora. A dwarf, very compact- grooving variety, with very large silvery white sprays, nearly trt'ice the size of the preceding. Strong clumps, 15 cts. each ; %%%%%%%%\ 25 per doz.; $ iier 100. Japonica aurea reticulata. Flowers pure white, in large clusters, foliage beautiful green, elegantly veined with golden yellow ; a very handsome and ornamental plant. 15 cts. each § per doz. Astilboldes floribunda. Large, pure vhite plumes, nioie free-flou-criuL; thait other varieties. cts. each; per doz.; $ per 100. Palmata. One of the most striking and hardy |)lants in cultivation ; bright crimson flowers, charming when forced. 15 cts. ea.; $ per doz.; $8 00 per 100. Spiiieas can only be sent by express or freight at cns- toiner^s expenst. TROP^^OLUM. Jarrattii. Graceful climbing [ilant for put culture, pro- ducing richly colored flowers of scarlet, yellow and black in the winter montns. 10 cts. ea.; $ per doz. Purpurea {Scarborough Lily). A valuable free-flower- ing summer and autumn-blooming Amaryllis; color rich red. I
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