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We want every reader of THE GARDEN MAGAZINE to have a 
copy of our ‘‘ 70th Anniversary Garden Book.’’ It is more than 
a mere catalogue. It is the acknowledged authority on flowers, 
vegetables, decorative plants, shrubs, lawn— every needful 
for the large country estate or a small city garden. Many 
leading colleges use it as a reference book. 
The 70th Anniversary Edition of ‘ Dreer’s Garden Book”? 
has been enlarged to 248 pages. 
Four color and four duotone plates, and hundreds of 
photographic reproductions of worthy novelties and dependable 
varieties of flowers and vegetables. 
Both the amateur and professional gardener can rely on the 
varieties listed as being absolutely the best strains that are grown. 
We will send a copy without charge 
if you mention this magazine 
New Orchid-flowered Sweet-Peas Smee pana Rosa Shirley ‘‘ Newport Pink’? Sweet William 
Poppies oe ‘3 yi Whe color is a 
Saal sosmmed F “4 strikingly bril- 
direct from Mr. | S¢y)iilae ee liant, beautiful 
Luther Burbank, i 4 , salmony-rose, 
which he de- plant neat and 
scribes as “Un- | ; compact and 
usually large a. flowers borne in 
pee lee massive heads 
5 on 18-inch stems. 
many new shades.” 15e per pkt., | ESHeeihy Wencly. 
2 pkis. 25e. | 25¢ per pkt., 5 
E : pkts. $1.00, 
4 Chestnut since 
4 Philcdelehie 
Flowers of extra- 
ordinary size, usu- 
ally measuring 2 
inches across with 
wavy,crinkled stan- 
dards and large 
spreading wings. 
Our “7oth Anniver- 
sary Mixture”’ is 
made up of finest 
named sorts and 
new seedlings. roc 
per pkt., 20¢ per ors, including 
07z., 50¢ per % Ib. 
and $1.50 per Ib., 
postage paid. 
Henry A. Dreer 
2 inches long; dry seed blue, slightly wrink- 
led. Poor flavor: 
Prolific Extra Early. Height 2 feet; 
pods round, 2% to 3 inches long; hard round, 
white seed. Similar to Philadelphia Extra 
Early but more numerous and slightly larger 
pods, and fully a third more productive. 
Surprise. Height 18 inches; small, round. 
pods 2 inches long, very sweet. 
Gradus or Prosperity. The earliest large- 
podded variety, five days later than the 
earliest small-podded sorts. Height 18 inches 
to 2 feet; pods 3 inches long, 4 inch broad, 
pointed, with five to seven very large peas. 
Sweet sugary flavor. 
Thomas Laxton. Similar to Gradus but 
about three days later and pods blunt or 
square ended, averaging one or two more 
peas to the pod. Pods 3 to 34 inches long, 
4 inch wide. 
Second Earlies, sixty-five to seventy-five 
days from time of planting until ready for 
use. Average yield about hree pickings, 
Surprise, perhaps the best American raised pea; 
first early; small grains 
two to three days apart. There are both 
dwarf and tall sorts; the former grow 18 
to 24 inches in height and do not require 
brush support. The tall or vine sorts grow 
2 to 3 feet high and must be staked. 
American Wonder (dwarf), pods round, 
pointed ends, 2 to 24 inches long, medium 
sized peas. Sweet and sugary. 
Nott’s Excelsior (dwarf). Similar to 
American Wonder, but with blunt or square 
ended pods. Productive. Fine flavor. 
Premium Gem (dwarf). Height 20 to 
24 inches; pods round, 25 inches long. 
Fine flavor. 
For the tall kinds (24 to 3 ft.), McLean’s 
Advancer, Horsford’s Market Gardener, 
Bliss Everbearing, Burpee’s Quality are 
popular, but larger peas are found in Bur- 
pee’s Profusion and Improved Senator; in- 
deed these are rated as standing half way 
between the smaller, round-pod sorts of the 
older type and the large-podded Telegraph 
type. Pods round, 24 to 3 inches in length, 
well filled with medium sized peas. 
Duke of Albany (or American Champion) 
