NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN 



Flower Seeds for 1915. 



The majority of the Flower Seed Novelties and Specialties oftered on this and the following nine pages have been thoroughly- 

 tested in our trial grounds. Some few sorts are European Novelties, received from most reliable growers, and the descriptions are 

 those of the introducers. 



For General List of Flower Seeds see pages 60 to ii3. 



DREER'S IMPROVED LARQE=FLOWERINQ 



DWARF DOUBLE ZINNIAS, youth and old age.) 



This grand free-flowering Annual, which is the subject of our color plate this season, is becoming more popular every year, 

 and annually forms one of the showiest features in many of the finest flower gardens. They have few rivals in brilliancy of colors, 

 and planted in beds or borders are among the most effective of summer- blooming plants. 



Their culture is simplicity itself; they will grow well in almost any kind of soil, but should have a sunny position; the easiest, 

 and perhaps the best plan is to sow the seeds out of doors as soon as the ground is in good condition and danger from frost is past, 

 usually early in May, or the seed may be started indoors or in a hotbed in April and the plants transferred to their flowering quar- 

 ters when the weather becomes settled. When sown earlier and allowed to become starved before setting out they never do so 

 well afterwards. 



The Large-flowering Dwarf strain here offered is, we consider, the best for general use, with perfectly double flowers of good 

 size borne profusely on bushy, compact plants of even growth not over two feet higli, and for best development the plants should 

 be finally about a foot apart. Notwithstanding that the seed has been saved from carefully selected, perfect flowers of the correct 

 colors tht-re is frequently a slight admixture, of other colors, and for this reason it is well to set out the plants six to nine inches, 

 apart, and should any off-colors appear they can be removed without trouble and with advantage to the plants that are left. 



Many of the leading florists now grow Zinnias largely for cut flowers, and while usually considered rather stiff and formal, a 

 vase filled with any one of the colors makes a really handsome appearance. 



PEK J^ OZ. PER PKT. 



44.57 White. No. 1 on plate opposite 25 5 



4442 Flesh=pink. No. 2 on plate ojjposite. . . 25 5 



4444 Orange. No. 3 on plate opposite 25 5 



4441 Canary. No. 4 on plate opposite .25 5 



PER Ji OZ. 



4447 Bright Scarlet. No. 5 on jilate opposite. 25 

 4445 Dark Scarlet. No. 6 on plate opposite. 25 

 444G Salmon Rose. No. 7 on plate opposite. 30 



PER PKT. 



5. 



5 



10 



4459 Collection, containing a packet each of the above 7 colors. 30 cts. 



4460 Finest Mixed, containing all of the colors. 5 cts. per pkt. ; 20 cts. per \ OZ. ; 50 cts. per oz. 



Dreer's Special Strain Giant Double Zinnias. 



A special strain of this grand old favori'e free and continiiou 

 duces flowers of colossal size, speci- 

 mens measuring from 5 to 6 inches 

 across being not unusual. Plants are 

 of extremely robust habit, attaining a 

 height of about 3 feet, and should be 

 given 18 to 24 inches between each 

 to allowfor full devolopment; they bear 

 freely on long, strong stems numer- 

 ous semi-globular, mostly very double 

 flowers, all of the largest size, making 

 them of great value in large beds, 

 borders, etc. ; grown under favorable 

 conditions they remain in bloom from 

 early summer to late autumn. 



We offer six of the most wanted 

 colors, separately, as well as a splendid 

 mixture of many colors, as under: 



PER PKT. 



4511 Giant Qolden=yellow. . .15 



4512 Giant Scarlet 15 



4513 Giant White 15 



4514 Giant Flesh=color 15 



4515 Giant Sulphur=yellow ..15 



4516 Giant Crimson 15 



4519 Collection of a pkt. each of 

 the above 6 colors 75 



4520 Giant Alixed. All colors, 

 I- OZ., 40 cts 15 



Zinnia Haag^eana 

 " Perfection." 



4481 One of the most distinct and meritorious 

 annuals of recent introduction. The plant 

 is of dwarf, compact growth, 9 to 10 inches 

 high by as much through, with fine foliage, 

 and bears a multitude of very double flowers, 

 about 1.^ inches across in a most unusual 

 range of colors, including rose-tipped canary- 

 yellow, maroon-tipped cream-yellow and 

 wallflower-red, velvety garnet, etc., and al- 

 together makes as pretty a border as any- 

 thing we know of. Like other Zinnias it 

 will grow and flourish in any sunny loca- 

 tion. 15 cts. per pkt. ; 2 pkts. , 25 cts. 



flowering annual, which pro- 



GiANT Double Zinnia. (Two-thirds natural size.) 



For General List of Zinnias see page 113. 



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