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Valeriana (Vaierian) 



Coccinea. Showy heads of reddish flowers; June to October; 2 feet. 

 — alba. A white-flowered form. 



Officinalis {Hardy Garden Heliotrope). Produces showy heads of rose-tinted white 

 flowers during June and July, with delicious, strong heliotrope odor; 3 to 4 feet. 

 25 cts. each; §2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Verbascum (Muiiein) 



Phoeniceum. A distinct and valuable border plant for a shady position, 

 grows from 2 to 3 feet high, bearing spikes of attractive flowers of varying 

 shades of purple. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



VinCa (Periwinkle, or Trailing Myrtle) 



Minor. An excellent dwarf evergreen trailing plant that is used extensively 

 for carpeting the ground under shrubs and trees, or on graves where it is 

 too shady for other plants to thrive. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 

 per 100; $80.00 per 1000. 



Violas, or Tufted Pansies 



The improved forms of Viola Cornuta are rapidly growing in favor. 

 They flower continuously for nearly eight months in the year; and while their 

 flowers are not so large as those of the Pansy, their bright colors and florif- 

 erousness make them welcome additions to any garden. 

 Blue Perfection. Deep purplish blue. 

 Lutea Splendens. Rich golden yellow. 



Papilio. Violet, with dark eye; the most effective for massing. 

 White Perfection. A fine white. 



20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Hardy Violets 



Double Russian. This is not suited for forcing under glass, but 

 is perfectly hardy and a gem for the garden or hardy border, 

 producing in early spring great masses of fine large, double, deep 

 purple flowers of exquisite fragrance. 



Pedata {Bird's Foot Violet). A native variety with finely cut 

 foliage and showy blue flowers. 



Pedata Bicolor {Fainted Bird's Foot Violet). A variety in 

 which the upper petals are of a rich purple, the lower ones 

 nearly white. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Yucca Filamentosa 



New Viola Jersey Gem 



New Viola Jersey Gem 



Undoubtedly the most valuable bedding Viola yet introduced 

 which is perfectly suited to our climatic conditions and which will 

 succeed in any good garden soil in a sunny position, blooming 

 practically without a break from May to the end of the season. 

 The plant is of compact sturdy habit of growth, its flowers pure 

 violet, without the slightest shading and borne on good stems 

 about 6 inches long, making it a splendid subject for cutting as 

 well as a most desirable plant for the border. 50 cts. each; $5.00 

 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 



Wallflowers 



The old fragrant favorite; mixed colors, including yellow, brown, etc. 30 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



Yucca (Adam's Needle) 



Filamentosa. Among hardy ornamental foliage and flowering plants, this can be 

 classed at the head of the list. Its broad sword-like foliage and 5 to 6 feet tall, branched 

 spikes of large, fragrant, drooping, creamy-white flowers during June and July make it 

 an effective plant for all positions. 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Filamentosa Variegata. Identical with the above excepting that the foliage is 

 beautifully and distinctly margined with creamy white; a rare and most effective plant, 

 $1.00 each. 



Dreer's Collections of Hardy Perennial Plants 



We offer customers who are not acquainted with the different sorts the following 

 collections, all in good strong roots, which once planted will, with little care, keep the 

 garden gay with flowers from the time frost leaves the ground until late in the autumn. 



12 distinct species, our selection $2 50 



25 distinct species, our selection 5 00 



50 distinct species and varieties, our selection 8 00 



100 distinct species and varieties, our selection 15 00 



