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VIOLETS. 



Lady Hume Campbell. Fine double blue. 



Swanley White. Double pure white. 



Princess of Wales. A large-flowering single v.iriety, of rich but soft violet blue; much 



easier to grow than the double sorts, and amateurs would do well to confine themselves 



to this variety. 



Good young plants, 10 cts. each; $1.00 perdoz.; $6.00 per 100. 



iiJEPHYRAXTHES. 



(Zephyr Flower, or Fairy Lilies.) 



Beautiful dwarf, bulbous plant, very effective for masses or borders, flowering with great 

 profusion during the summer. They are also suitable for pot culture. 6 bulbs clustered 

 in a 6 inch pot in the autumn will give a fine display during the winter; 8 inches high. 

 Alba. Pure white. 6 cts. each; 60 cts. per doz. ; $4.00 per 100. 

 Rosea. Large rose-colored. 8 cts. each; 75 cts. per doz.; f'6.00 per 100. 



ZINNIAS. (Youth and Old Age). 

 Improved Large=flowering Dwarf. A fine strain of this popular summer-flowering 

 annual, growing about 2 feet high, with large flowers in a great variety of colors. 



Mixed colors, ready in May and June. 

 We illustrate these in colors in con- 

 nection with our offer of seed. See 

 page 50. 50 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 

 100. 



SPECIAL CATALOGUE OF 



Old-fashioned Hardy Plants 



Giving a complete list of all the hardy 

 plants we grow, together with their 

 height, color, time of flowering, etc.; 

 also showing plans of hardy borders and 

 list of plants for filling .same. Copies 

 free on request. 



Double Pearl Tuberose. 

 (Offered on opposite page.) 



Tallota Purpurea. 



(Scarborough Lily). 



A valuable free-flowering summer 

 and aulumn-blooming Amaryllis; col- 

 or rich red. It does well planted in 

 the open ground in May, and when 



in bud can be potted and removed for conservatory or window decora- 

 tion. It is one of the really good window plants. Full cultural 

 directions are given in our new book, " Dreer's Hints on the Growing 

 of Bulbs, price 50 cts., or free to customers who ask for it when order- 

 ing. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



VERBENAS. 



Dreer's Mammoth. We have a nice collection of 12 sorts in all 



the best colors. 75 cts. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 

 Lemon {Aloysia citrindorri). Every garden should have a few 



plants of this fragrant favorite. Its pale green foliage goes well with 



any .flower. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 



VINCA. 



Major Variegata ( Vnrieyated Periwinkle). One of the very best 

 plants for vases and for trailing over the edges of window boxes, etc. 

 Leaves glossy green, broadly margined creamy-white; blue flowers. 

 Strong plants in 4-inch pots, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 



Dreer's Mammoth Verbenas. 



Our collection of Hardy Perennial Plants is the most complete in this country. See pages 186 to 232. 



