April 25, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



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DREER'S SEASONABLE SPECIALS 



Hardy Plil.ix 



Hardy Perennial Phlox 



We are Headquarters for ihese. More than one hundred and fifty 



thousand one year old field grown plants now in pots. 



Co'tection of Choice Standard Phloxes 



Aqnillon (Tall). Bright Tyrian ]<o?;e \\iih crimson-red eye. 

 Andreas U«iffer (Medium) An early and continuous pure white. 

 Bouquet ^ leiiri (Dwarf). Pure white with crimson- carmine eye; free-flower- 

 ing; each branch a perfect bouquet. 

 BridesniHid (Tall). White, with large crimson- carmine centre. 

 Berrtnger (Dwarf). Ground color white, delicately suffused with rosy pink and 



distinct amaranth-red eye 

 Kac<rhaiile i,TalI) Tyrian rose with crimson-carmine eye. 

 Clara Benz (Dwarf) Lovely carmine rose, with deeper eye. 

 riiHini'^ KH'» •'e (Medium). A very blight rosy magenta of an effective shade. 

 Kclaireur (Tall) Brilliant rosy magenta with large lighter halo; an excellent 



variety. 

 Eugene Danzanvillier (Tall). Lilac, shading white toward the edges; large 



white centre. 

 Esilanuoiide (Tall). Lilac marked with white; aniline-redeye. 

 Gr»ff von lingerer (Tall)- Large flower: white suffused throughout with rosy 



lilac and dark crimson centre. 

 H. <>. Wijers ( i all). Pure white, with crimson -carmine eye, 

 Henry Murg-r (Tall). White with crimson-carmine centre. 

 Inspector Peiker (Tall). Purpli'^li mauve, washed with white. 

 Jeanne d'*rc iTall). A late-flowering pure white. 



La Vaeue (Medium). Pure mauve with aniline-red eye: one of the best Phlox in 

 f our collecrtion. 



Otto 1 hala* ker 'Dwarf). Tyrian rose with red eye and light halo. 

 Oberg»"tner W'ittig (Medium), Bright magenta, with crimson-carmine eye; 



large flower and truss; the best of its type. 

 Pantheon (Tall). Brighr carmine rose. 

 Pechenr d*I*lande (Tall). Crimson red, suffused with cochineal-red and 



carmine red eye 

 Pach» (Dwarf). Deep rose pink suffused with solferino-red and carmine-purple eye. 

 Professor >cl»li*-mMn iTall). Jure mauve with crimson-carmine eye; an 



effective late flowering variety. 

 Papillitn (Ntedium). Bright violet purple, marked with white. 

 R. P. Struflier^ (Tall). Rosy carmine with claret-red eye; one of the best 



Phlox in cultivation. 

 fSiinAhine (Pwarf ). Large flower, aniline-red with crimson-red eye and light halo. 

 Thebaide (Dwarfj. Carmine lake wuh brighter shadings and aniline red 'ye. 

 Von Goeihe (Tall). Tyrian rose, suffused with carmine lake and carmine red eye. 



price choice gtandard varii ties: Strong, one-year-old field-grown plants. 

 75C. per doz,; $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. 



50.00 

 50.00 

 50.00 



J^e-w ^r^d KC^ro 



Pr 100 Pr 1000 

 .Albion. A variety which originated with us several years since. 

 It is T remarkably strong, vigorous grower, producing very large 

 panicles of pure white flowers with a faint aniline red eye. An 



excellent sort for massing $6.00 $50.00 



B. Conite fTall). A glowing reddish or French purple; one of 



the finest dark-colored varieties - 6.00 



Coquelicot (Dwarf-. A fine pure scarlet with crimson-red eye.. 6.00 

 Ktna (Medium). Crim.-red suffused with fiery-red; cherry-redeye 6.00 

 F.G. von I..a-ehuru (Tallj. The finest white in cultivation, the 

 individual flowers being fully double the size of any other variety, 



pure in color ; a strong, clean, vigorous grower 10,00 90.00 



Herniine (Dwarf). The dwarfest variety in our collection, never 

 exceeding ten inches in height: pure white flowers of good size; 



early; unequalled for bordering; a perfect little gem 6.00 50.00 



In'*i»ecti»r KIpei (Tall . Tender rose, with bright crimson-car- 

 mine eye 6.00 50,00 



Jules Cambon (Medium) Very large, reddish purple, with ex- 

 ceptionally large pure white centre; the brightest and most dis- 

 tinct of this type 1000 90.00 



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pr 100 Pr loco 



Le Mahdi fTall). Reddish violet with darker eye 6.00 



Mrs. Jenkins (Tall). An early-flowering, pure white, forming 

 an immense panicle : one of the best 10.00 



Michael Cervantes (Tall). Pure white with pure red eye; 



large flower : 6.00 



Selina iTall). Large flower, pale rose mauve, with distinct claret- 

 red eye 10.00 



Vesnvius (Medium). Bright pure red, with French-purple eye; 



rich and gay 6.00 



lADAMCQr AKirMflKirQ Not the winter killed or dried up cellared stock so often 

 JHrMHlLOC n™LlinUnC\> seen, but established growing plants from three inch pots 

 which will flower early and continuously, one of the most valuable subjects to plant for late sum- 

 mer and fall cut flowers. We offer the following choice varieties. 



per doz ; 



Japonica, Rosy red, $ .85 



" Alba. Pure white, .85 



'* Elegantissima. Semi double satiny rose, 1.25 



** Lxjrd Ardilaun. Large single white, 1.25 



'* Prince Henry. Double deep rich pink, 1.25 



" Queen Charlotte. Large double silvery pink, .85 



'* Rosea Superba. Delicate silvery rose, .85 



*' Whirlwind. Large semi-double white .85 



Japanese Iris — Iris Kaempferi. The stock which we offer is of our own growing, not newly 

 imported, therefore absolutely free of mixtures. We offer twenty distinct varieties and recom- 

 mend these as a valuable early summer flower. 



Named Varieties Strong Roots, $1,50 per dozen; 

 Choice Mixture " " 0.85 " 



$10,00 per 100; 

 6,00 " 



$75.00 per 1000 

 50.00 " 



Tritoma Pf 'Vzeri — The Everblooming Red-Hot Poker or Flame Flower. We have a good 

 supply of this flowering variety which is so valuable as a decorative cut flower for late summer 

 and fall use. We offer strong roots, $1.00 per dozen; $7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. 



HENRYA.DREER, 



714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Trltoma Pfltzeri 



