ESTABLISHED 1838. 



INCORPORATED 1892. 



Seventy=third Annual Edition 



OF 



Dreer's Garden Book. 



"THE NEW KIND OF CATALOGUE." 



'For seventy-three years the house of Dreer has been in the business of supplying Reliable Seeds, Plants, Bulbs and 

 Horticultural Requisites to the most critical clientele in the United States, and that our efforts to furnish such have been 

 appreciated is evidenced by the steady growth in the number of our customers and the amount of business done. 



We are recognized as one of the foremost American growers of Seeds and Plants, and, to properly present our goods to our 

 customers, it has been necessary to increase the size of this, our Seventy-third Annual Garden Book, by thirty-two additional 

 pages, which enables us to better describe and illustrate our many specialties, making it by far the most complete and compre- 

 hensive catalogue of garden goods, not only in this county, but in the world. 



We take this opportunity of thanking our many customers for their generous patronage in the past, and to express the hop* 

 that we may be favored with a continuance of the same, and to assure them that we will continue to do all in our power to 

 ■merit their confidence. Our organization and equipment are such that orders can be executed rapidly, and we aim to give ever* 

 order, no matter how small or how large, prompt and careful attention. 



The offerings of the various departments will be found in this book as follows : 



Vegetable Seeds. 



This Department offers a complete 

 line of the most approved new and 

 standard sorts. The newer varieties 

 are offered on pages 5 to 10, while 

 the General List will be found on 

 pages 1 1 to 46. 



Grass and Field 

 Seeds. 



Extraordinary care is taken to sup- 

 ply only the very finest quality of these. 

 Our various lawn and other mixtures 

 of grasses are made up from thoroughly 

 tested formulas, and will be found un- 

 surpassed. See pages 47 to 54. 



Flower Seeds. 



No pains or expense are spared 

 to secure only the finest strains in 

 every instance, and the majority of 

 the commercial florists in the United 

 States, the most critical buyers, now 

 depend on us for their supplies in this 

 line. Novelties and Specialties for 

 this season are offered on pages 58 to 

 68, while the General List is given on 

 pages 69 to 126. 



Tools and Sundries. 



You will find all the essential mis- 

 cellaneous articles wanted in the gar- 

 ■den listed on pages 275 to 288. We 

 ;also offer on the inside of the back 

 •cover a list of the best books on Hor- 

 <ticultural and kindred subjects. 



Plant Department. 



We have the most modern and 

 best equipped general plant Nurser- 

 ies in the world to-day. During the 

 past season we have added a new 

 Nursery of 120 acres and have erected 

 an additional block of twenty-two 

 greenhouses, covering about 100,000 

 square feet of ground. This part oi 

 our business is divided into several 

 departments, each under competent 

 heads, including : 



Garden and Greenhouse 

 Plants. New and rare varieties are 

 offered on pages 128 to 132. Gen 

 eral List on pages 133 to 174. 



Roses. These are one of out 



leading specialties, and all the latest 

 and best as well as the old favorite 

 varieties are offered on pages 175 tc 

 193. 



Hardy Perennial Plants. Wt 



have the largest and most complete 

 stock of these in this country. Tht 

 most recent introductions are offered! 

 on pages 196 to 202. The Genera! 

 List on pages 203 to 243. 



Choice Hardy Shrubs. 



pages 244 to 255. 



Set 



View of our Offices and Seed Store, 

 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. 



Hardy Climbers. See page; 

 256 to 261 . 



Select Small Fruits, See pagei 

 262 and 263. 



Water Lilies, Aquatics and 

 Aquarium Plants. See pages 264 

 to 274. 



H ENRY A. DREER, 7*4 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



