DREER'S FLOWER SEEDS FOR SUMMER SOWING 



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Newport Pink Hollyhock 

 Helenium (Sneeze Wort) 



HeliopsiS COreuigeSvmflower) 



PER PKT. 



2731 Pitcheriana. A desirable hardy herbaceous plant, growing 

 from 3 to 4 feet high, beginning to flower early in the season, and 

 continuing the entire summer. The flowers are of a beautiful 

 deep golden-yellow color about 2 inches in diameter; of very 

 thick, texture and very graceful for cutting. J oz., 25 cts $0 10 



2732 Scabra Zinniaeflora. A new double flowering form bearing 

 golden-yellow Zinnia-lilce flowers. In addition to being a very 

 showy plant in the hardy border, it is one of the best perennial 

 plants for cutting. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



HeUChera (Coral Bells or Alum Root) 



2761 Sanguinea. One of the finest hardy perennials. The flowers 

 are of a rich, bright coral-red color; the leaves light green and 

 slightly hairy. Excellent for cutting. 5 pkts., $1.00 25 



Giant-flowering Hibiscus 



(Marshmallow or Rosemallow) 



A wonderfully improved form of our native Marshmallow or Rosemallow, 

 in which flowers of enormous size, frequently 10 to 12 inches in diameter, 

 have been developed. The colorings comprise rich dark red, soft mallow- 

 pink and pure white; the plants grow from 5 to 8 feet high and are very 

 floriferous, blooming from early in July until late in autumn; and are perfectly 

 hardy. The seed we offer has been saved from our own plants. 



2776 Dark Red. * oz., 30 cts $0 10 



2777 Mallow Pink. J oz., 30 cts 



2778 Pure White, i oz., 30 cts 



2779 Collection of a packet each of the 3 colors, 25 cts. 



2780 Mixed. All colors. J oz., 25 cts 



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Hollyhock 



One of the most majestic of hardy plants, 5 to 7 feet high, and a clump 

 or line in any garden gives an effect not attainable with any other plant. 

 For planting among shrubbery or forming a background for other flowers, 

 it is without equal. Seed sown any time before midsummer will produce 

 fine plants for flowering next year. 



Double Varieties 



The seed offered under this head has been saved from the finest double 

 flowers only and is sure to produce satisfactory results. 



PER 14 oz. PER PKT. 



2782 Maroon $0 SO $0 10 



2783 Bright Eose 



2784 Bright Red 



2785 Salmon-rose 



2786 White 



2787 Yellow 



Strong-growing hardy perennials, 3 to 5 feet, succeeding in any 

 soil, and useful in the hardy border, giving an enormous crop of 

 flowers in late summer. 



PER PKT. 



2711 Autumnale Superbum. Golden-yellow flowers .. $0 10 



2713 Riverton Gem. Flowers opening old gold, changing 

 as they mature to wallflower red. 2 pkts., 25 cts 



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2714 Riverton Beauty. 



purpUsh-black cone. 



Rich lemon-yellow, with large 

 2 pkts., 25 cts 



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HelianthuS (Hardy Perennial Sunflowers) 



2710 Mixed. Contains the finest single-flowering hardy 

 perennial sorts. As subjects for the hardy border as 

 well as for cutting they are of great value 



HelianthemUm (Rock, or Sun Rose) 



2717 Mutabile. Exceedingly pretty low growing, ever- 

 green plants, forming broad clumps, and which during 

 their flowering season, July to September, are quite 

 hidden by a mass of bloom; well adapted for the front 

 of the border, the rockery, or a dry, sunny bank. 

 Choice mixed varieties. J oz., SO cts 



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2788 Collection of a packet each of the above 6 colors, 

 50 cts. 



2790 Extra Choice Double Mixed. Per i oz., 40 cts... 10 



2781 "Allegheny." Mammoth flowers, wonderfully 

 formed of loosely arranged fringed petals. The colors 

 vary from the palest shrimp-pink to deep red. The 

 plants are of strong growth, sending up spikes 6 to 7 

 feet high. Per i oz., 40 cts 10 



2791 Newport Pink. One of our own introductions, and 

 awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society of England, an unusual honor. It is 

 the finest pure pink, double variety, exquisite in shade, 

 flowers very double. Per i oz., 60 cts IS 



Single Varieties 



Many prefer the single-flowering Hollyhocks. They are usually 

 of freer growth than the doubles, and present a very handsome 

 appearance when covered with their artistic blossoms. 



2800 Mixed. Containing all colors from purest white, pink, 

 rose and yellow to the deepest black-maroon, 

 i oz., 40 cts 10 



A Woman's Hardy Garden (Mrs. Ely) $2.00 per copy postpaid. 



