October 16, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



545 



Dreer's Special Offer 



OF 



Hardy Perennial Phloxes 



We are the largest growers of Perennial Phlox In the 

 world. Our collectiou is unequalled, and we are pre- 

 pared to furnish the new and rare kinds as well as all 

 the popular standard varieties in large quantities. 



The plants we offer are all strong one-year-old field- 

 grown plants and will make a fine display of flowers 

 next season. 



$8.00 $75.00 



New and Rare Varieties. 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Aglae Adanson (Tall). Immense flowers, 

 snow-white, with red eye 



F. G. Von Lassburg (Medium). The pur- 

 est white in cultivation ; individual 

 flowers larger than any other white.. 



Jules Cambon (Medium). Brilliant red- 

 dish-purple, with exceptionally large, 

 pure white centre 



Louis Blanc (Tall). Reddish-violet, 

 with purple -shadings and darker eye. 

 A distinct dark-colored variety 



Prosper Henry (Dwarf). Large compact 

 truss of pure white with bright crim- 

 son-carmine center 



Siebold (Dwarf). An improvement on 

 the popular scarlet "Coquellcot," 

 brighter and stronger 



George A. Strohlein (Medium). Bright 

 scarlet, with crimson-red eye; does 

 not bleach 



Mme. Paul Dutrie (Medium). A delicate 

 lilac-rose, reminding one of some of 

 the beautiful soft pink Orchids. The 

 flowers are very large, and borne in 

 panicles of immense size 10.00 



Vesuvius (Medium). One of our new 

 seedlings; pure red, with bright purple 

 eye; a dazzling color 



Von Hochberg (Medium). The ideal 

 crimson Phlox ; the richest of its 

 color 10.00 



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75.00 



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90.00 



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50.00 



90.00 



General Collection of Hardy Phlox. 



Best Scarlet and Red Varieties. 



Consul H. Trost (Medium). Pure red, with bright French- 

 purple eye. 



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



Etna (Medium). Crimson red suffused with fiery red; cherry- 

 red eye. 



Frau Dora Umgeller (Tall). Crimson red; a strong free- 

 floweriug late variety. 



General \un Heutsz (Medium). Scarlet, with rose shadings 

 and crimson-red eye. 



Pecheur d'lslande (Tall). Crimson red, suffused with cochi- 

 neal-red and carmine-red eye. 



Professor Virehow (Medium). Bright carmine, overlaid with 

 orange scarlet, fine. 



B. P. Struthers (Tall). Rosy carmine, with claret-red eye, 

 line. 

 Price: Anv of the Scarlet or Red Varieties, $6.00 per 100; 



$50.00 per 1000. 



Best White Varieties. 



Albion (Tall). One of our own Introductions; producing very 

 large panicles of pure white flowers with a faint aniline-red 

 eye. 



Diadem (Dwarf). A fine dwarf, pure white. 



Helena Vacaresco (Dwarf). Very large-flowering dwarf, white. 



Uermine (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. 



.Jeanne d'Arc (Tall). A good standard late white. 



Louise Abbema (Dwarf). A dwarf pure white of fine form. 



Mrs. Jenkins (Tall). The best tall early white for massing. 

 Price: Any of the White Varieties, $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 



1000. 



Best Pink and Rose-colored Varieties. 



Bacchante (Tall). Tyrian rose with crimson-carmine eye. 

 Caran d'.Ache (Dwarf). Geranium-red, with old rose shadings 



and white eye; very effective. 

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

 General Giovaninelli (Dwarf). Bright Tyrian rose, with light 



sliadings at the base of each petal, a pure red eye; very 



effective. 

 La Vague (Medium). Pure mauve, with aniline-red eye. 

 Pacha (Dwarf). Deep rose pink, suffused with Solferino-red 



and carmine-purple eye. 

 Pantheon (Tall). Bright carmine rose. 

 Selnia (Tall). Large flower, pale rose mauve, with claret-red 



eye. 

 Sunshine (Dwarf). Large, aniline-red with crimson-red eye 



and light halo. 

 Von Goethe (Tall). Tyrian rose, suffused with carmine lake 



and carmine-red eye. 



Price: Any of the Pink or Rose sorts, $5.00 per 100; $40.00 

 per 1000. 



Best Purple and Crimson Varieties. 



B. Comtc (Tall). A glowing reddish or French purple; one 



of the finest dark-colored varieties. 

 Charles Sellier (Dwarf). Bright reddish-violet with large 



white star-shaped centre. 

 Champs Klysee (Medium). A very bright rosy magenta of 



an effe(.-tive shade. 

 Chevalier de Boufflers. (Medium). Deep reddish violet, with 



brighter shadings. 

 Eclaireur (Tall). Brilliant rosy magenta, with largfe lighter 



halo; an excellent variety. 

 Edniond Boissier (Dwarf). Bright reddish-violet, with large 



white halo. 

 Edmond Rostand (Medium). Reddish violet, shading brighter 



towards the centre with an exceptionally large white centre. 

 La Foudre (Tall). Rich glowing French purple, shading 



crimson. 

 Le Mahdi (Tall). Deep reddish violet, with darker eye. 

 Obergartner Wittig (Medium). Bright magenta, with crim- 

 son-carmine eye; large flower and truss; one of the best. 



Price: Anv of the Purple and Crimson sorts; $5.00 per 100; 

 $40.00 per 1000. 



Best Light Varieties With Dark Eyes. 



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



Colibri (Tall). White, with crimson-carmine centre; very late. 



Henry Murger (Tall). Beautiful variety; white, crimson-car- 

 mine centre. 



H. O. Wijers (Tall). Glistening white, with bright crimson- 

 carmine eye. 

 Price: Anv of the Light Varieties with Dark Eyes, $5.00 



per 100; $40.00 per 1000. 



Best Mottled Varieties. 



Antonin Mercie. (Medium.) Light ground color, upper half 

 of petal deeply suffused- bluish-lilac; large, white halo. 



Beranger (Dwarf). Ground color white, delicately suffused 

 with rosy pink, distinct amaranth-red eye. 



De Miribel" (Medium). White, suffused with bright rosy scar- 

 let, red eye. , . ' ^ 



Eugene Danzanvillier (Tall). Lilac, shading white towards 

 the edges : large white centre. 



Mozart (Tall). Ground color white, suffused salmon; aniline- 

 red eve 

 Price: Any of the Mottled Varieties, $5.00 per 100; $40.00 



per 1000. 



Phlox Sufruticosa — Miss Lingard. 

 Extra strong plants of this valuable early white flowering 



variety $6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. 



For the most complete assortment of Hardy Perennials offered in 

 America, see our current Wholesale Li»t. 



HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



