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RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS, 



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PHLOX DRUMMONDI 



The annual Phlox is a native of Texas, and is known as "Texan 

 Pride." It occupies a first place as a garden annual, being one 

 of the most brilliant and at the same time one of the easiest and 

 most satisfactory plants which can readily be grown from seed. 

 It will grow and thrive in any kind of soil if given a sunny position, 

 but prefers a light, rich loam. Seed may be sown in the open 

 ground any time after danger from frost is past, and in a few weeks 

 they are a sheet of bloom, remaining so until frost. They may be 

 used in a variety of ways, such as a carpet to beds of Roses, in 

 boxes, vases, etc.; but it is when grown in masses, in beds 

 or borders, that they show to best advantage. 



Select Large -Flowering Sorts 



(Phlox Drummondi Grandiflora) 



This is the finest type, having the largest heads of blooms 

 as well as the largest individual flowers, of strong, sturdy 

 growth, attaining a height of about 15 inches. 



PER M oz, 



3601 Snow White $0 50 



3602 Shell Pink 50 



3603 Deep Rose 50 



3604 Bright Scarlet 50 



3605 Rich Crimson 50 



3606 Primrose 50 



3607 Soft Lilac 50 



3619 Collection of pkt. each of the above 7 colors for 50 cts. 



3620 Choicest Mixed, Large-flowering. Contains all 

 of the colors noted above as well as a great many others 



• and makes a very showy bed or border, i oz., 40 cts.; 

 oz., $1.25 ; 10 



Dreer's Select Large-flowering Phlox DRijMiiGNDi 



Star Phlox (P- Cuspidata) 



PER PKT. 



3640 Of dwarf habit, with very pretty star-shaped flowers. A novel variety; 

 mixed colors. \ oz., 40 cts $0 10 



Hardy Perennial Phlox (p. oecussata) 



3641 Hardy herbaceous perennial and quite distinct from the varieties of Phlox 

 Drummondi offered above, which are annuals. The seed we send out has 

 been saved from our own tmrivaUed collection, and is supplied in mixture 

 only. 2 pkts., 25 cts 



15 



PentStemOn (Beard Tongue) 



Highly useful and attractive perennials in the hardy border. 



3532 Gloxinioides "Sensation." As a bedding plant this takes rank with 

 the Petunia, Phlox, etc. It grows about 2 feet high, every branch being a 

 spike of large, Gloxinia-like flowers in a very wide range of bright colors, 

 including rose, red, carmine, cherry, pink, lUac, purple, etc. 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



3533 Barbatus Torreyii. Spikes of brilliant coral red, very effective; 

 June to August; 3 to 4 feet 



3540 Mixed. A great variety of kinds and colors 



PhySOStegia (False Dragon Head) 



3651 Virginica. One of the prettiest hardy perennials, and gaining in popu- 

 larity as it becomes better known. It forms dense bushes, 3 to 4 feet high, 

 bearing freely during the summer months spikes of delicate pink tubular 

 flowers not unlike a gigantic heather 



15 



10 

 10 



15 



3652 



Alba. A pretty white-flowered form of the above 15 



Se\sa.tion 



Books on Horticulture 



We offer on the inside of the back cover of this catalogue a 

 very complete line of the best and most helpful books on horti- 

 cultural and kindred subjects. 



Do not fail to try a collection of our Famous American Asters. See Specialties, pages 52 to 62 



