Fbbbuaby 4, 1915. 



The Florists' Review 



661 



DREER*S RELIABLE 



FLOWER SEEDS 



We offer below a short list of the more important varieties 

 that should be sown early. For complete list see our Whole- 

 sale Price List. Trade 



Pkt. 

 Ageratum Blue Perfection, best dark blue bedder. .$0.1S 



Ageratum, Cope's Pet, best light blue bedder 

 Alyssum Little Gem or Carpet of Snow, very dwarf, 



select stock 15 



Antirrhinum, Giant, In 6 colors, each 20 



Antirrhinum, Giant, finest mixed k.. .16 



Antirrhinum, half dwarf, in 6 colors, each ., .20 



Antirrhinum, half dwarf, finest mixed ,. . . .15 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus, true, greenhouse groWn. 



$3.60 per 1,000 seeds; $30.00 per 10,000 seeds. 

 Asters. (See our wholesale catalogue.) 



Begonia Erf ordll, rosy carmine 80 



Begonia Gracilis Rosea, rose 30 



Begonia Gracilis Luminosa, fiery red 50 



Begonia Vernon, orange red, dark foliage 30 



Begonia Semperflorens, mixed 80 



Candytuft Empress, the best white, % lb., 60c 10 



Centaurea Gymnocarpa, white leaved 16 



Centaurea, Dreer's Double Blue Cornflower, % lb., 



$2.00 16 



Cineraria Marltlma Candldisslma (Dusty Miller)... .10 



Cobaea Scandens, purple 16 



Coleus, Dreer's Hybrids, mixed..., 60 



Dracaena Indlvlsa, % lb., $1.00 10 



Grass, >Pennlsetum Longlstylum 10 



Grass, Pennlsetum Rueppellanum (Purple Fountain 



Grass) 10 



Heliot««pe, Lemolne's Giant, mixed 30 



Ipomoea Grandlflora (Moonflower), % lb., $1.26 15 



Lobelia Crystal Palace Compacta, dwarf dark blue. .25 



Lobelia Speclosa, dark blue, trailing 15 



Nierembergla Prutescens 15 



Petunia, Dreer's Superb Single Fringed Mixed, % 



oz., $1.50 50 



Petunia, Dreer's Superb Double Fringed Mixed,. 75c 



per 600 seeds; $1.60 per 1,000 seeds. 



Pyrethrum Aureum (Golden Feather) 10 



Salvia Splendens (Scarlet Sage) 26 



Salvia Splendens Bonfire, fine compact sort 50 



Salvia Splendens Zurich, early flowering dwarf 60 



SiiUIax. % lb., $1.00 10 



Oz. 

 $0.60 

 .86 



.60 

 .60 

 .50 

 .60 

 .50 



2.50 



2.00 



.20 



.35 



.60 

 .20 

 .40 

 2.50 

 .30 

 .26 



.25 

 1.50 



.40 

 1.25 



.60 



.50 



.25 

 1.26 

 2.60 

 3.50 



.35 



Dreer's Superb Sinsrle-frinsred Petunia 



Trade 



Pkt. Oz. 



Solanum Capslcastrum (Jerusalem Cherry) $0.10 $0.25 



Solanum, Fra Diavolo, new dwarf 15 .50 



Stocks, large-flowering, 10- week, in six colors, each.. .40 2.50 



Stocks, large-flowering, 10-week, finest mixed 30 2.00 



Sweet Peas. (See our wholesale price list.) 



Thunbergia, mixed 16 .60 



Torenla Fournierl 40 2.00 



Vinca Rosea, in 8 colors, each 16 .60 



Vlnca Rosea, finest mixed 15 .60 



Verbena Hybrida, Dreer's Mammoth, in 6 colors, each .30 1.60 



Verbena Hybrida, Dreer's Mammoth, finest mixed.. .25 1.00 



HENRY A. DREER, 714-716 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



SEEDS AND BULBS 



A RE you interested in Freesia Purity 

 '^ Bulbs (first size), at two dollars per 

 hundred, or twelve dollars per thousand? 



Ask us about our "below the 

 market" specialties and watch 

 for our column announcements. 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



In business since 1802 

 53 Barclay St. NEW YORK 



IF YOU HAVE 



NOT THE 



WIirrER-FLOWERING ORCHID SWEET PEA 



Mention The Review when too wrlf . 



GLADIOLUS 



Selected Home-grown Stock for Forcing 



America. 1>« up , $1?.00 per 1000 



Mrs. Francis King. 1*2 up 10 00 per 1000 



Augusta, l»a up 12.00 perlOOO 



ROSES— Raby Rambler, strong budded stock 

 for forcing. $2.00 per doz., $14.00 per 100. 



PETER PEARSON 



Saadsman and Florist 

 5732-5752 Gunnison Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



Mention The Reylew when yon write. 



bers of Congress for planting in their 

 trial gardens. The requests of different 

 kinds sent to members of Congress for 

 ^eeds show that the money is not en- 

 tirely thrown away or wasted. It is 

 an education to some people." 



Mr. Young said it was not fair to 

 say that the flower and garden seeds 

 whieh are sent out. are without valu-e to- 



in your greenhouses, see and asK jour neighbor 

 bow they pay. It is still time to sow some now. 



Now is the time to sow some of the Summer Sweet Pea Seed, outdoors or in 

 cold flumes, to have good crop for Decoration Day. I have only the best commercial 

 varieties, like: Frank Dolby (lavender), Nora Unwin (white), Gladys Unwin (pink), 

 etc.; lib., $1.50; 5 lbs. of each, at $5.00. 



My reselected Pink Spencer, White Spencer, Lavender Spencer, Lilac Spencer, 

 Orange Spencer, Red Spencer, etc., at $5.00 per pound; in 5-lb. lots, at $4.00. Guar- 

 anteed over 90% true. 



Countess Spencer, White Spencer (Burpee), Blanche Ferry Spencer, C. Boutzahn, 

 King Edward Spencer, at $1.50 per lb.; in 5-lb. lots, at $1.00, as long as surplus lasts. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, Sweet Pea Specialist, 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



Lompoc, Cal. 



FLOWER SEEDS 



Tr. Pkt 



AKeratnin Imperial Dwarf, blue 10c 



AKenitniii Imperial Dwarf, wMte l()c 



AlyHsiiiii Little Uem 10c 



Alyssum Carpet of Snow 10c 



Antirrhinum UlaDt, In 6 colors 20c 



Antirrhinum Olaot. mixed I5c 



Antirrhinum Dwarf, mixed 15c 



Aster Queen of the Market, In 6 colors... 20c 



Aster UQeen of the Market, mixed 15c 



Aster Hohenzollern, mixed , 25c 



BeKonia Krforal 25c 



Beeonia OracillA Lnmlnosa 26c 



Be^nnia Graoills. m.xed 25c 



Candytuft KmpreM 



Centaurea Gymnocarpa 10c 



Cineraria Marltlma Candldisslma 



Cobaea Scandens loc 



CoieuH Hybrida. mixed .'".* 60c 



Grass Pennlsetum LonRiit?lnm ...'.'.'. "" 

 Grass Pennleetnm Kueppelianum 



411-413 Washiagton Aveaue- 



Oz. 



10.35 

 .85 

 .35 

 .36 

 .60 

 .50 

 .50 

 .60 

 .50 

 1.75 



.20 

 .35 

 .20 

 .35 



.25 



.25 



Tr. pkt. 



Heliotrope Oiant, mixed 25c 



Ipomo(>a Urandiflora (.Moonflower) 



Lobelia Crystal Palace Compacta 25c 



robelia Florists' Favorite 25c 



Lobelia (iraclils. Trailing, dark bue 15c 



Petunia Oiants of California, single, 



f rl nged 60c 



Petunia, doable, fringed, mixed .60c 



Pyrethrum Aureum (.uolden Feather).. 



Salvia Splendens 25c 



Salvia Bonflie 25c 



Salvia Zurich 50c 



Smllax. 



Solanum Capslcastrum 1.5c 



Stocks, large-flow. 10 Weeks, in 6 colore.. .25c 



Stoclis, larKC-flow., mixed 26c 



Xhunbereia, mixed 16c 



Verbena, mammoth. In 4 colors 25c 



"Verbena, mammoth, mixed 25c 



Verbena, fine mixed 



$1.25 



.35 



1.50 



1.25 



.50 



.25 

 1.25 



2.(X) 



.25 



2.50 

 2.25 



.50 

 1.00 

 1.00 



.50 



—ST. LOUIS SEED CO.- 



Mention Tho R«Tiew when yon write. 



ST. LOUIS, MO. 



those who receive them, but the point 

 he made was that each one who re- 

 ceives a package of seeds gets only 

 what he could buy for a quarter at the 

 nearest town or village. The money- 



would be more wisely spent if the dis- 

 tribution wag confined to new and rartj. 

 seeds, 



"Does the man receiving the seed 

 think they come from the government 



