26 _ HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA—HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Dreer’s “Select” Dozen 
Superb Hardy Phloxes 
We grow each season more than half a million plants 
of Hardy Phloxes in over one hundred varieties, and while 
all are well worth growing, we realize that the average 
amateur only wishes a limited number of sorts, but wants 
these to be the best. It is to meet this want that we offer 
the following selection, each one of which is a strong 
grower, with immense panicles of large individual blooms, 
pure in color and strictly first-class in every way. 
Antonin Mercie. Light ground color, one-half of each 
petal suffused bluish-lilac. 
Astrild. Dense trusses of medium-sized flowers of a bril- 
liant cochineal-carmine, . shading deeper towards the 
centre. 
B. Comte. Brilliant rich French purple. 
Baron van Dedem. Brilliant cochineal‘red with sal- 
mon shadings. 
Europa. A white variety, with a decided crimson-carmine 
eye. The individual flowers and trusses are very large; 
entirely distinct; of remarkable sturdy, erect habit. 
Grideur. Ground color soft mauve-rose, heavily suffused 
and overlaid with a lively deep shade of cerise, giving the 
whole a beautiful mottled appearance. 
Mrs. Jenkins. The best all round pure white. 
Pantheon. Uniform bright carmine rose, very effective. 
R. P. Struthers. Bright rosy-carmine, with claret-red 
eye. 
Rheinlander. A most beautiful salmon-pink with flowers 
and trusses of immense size. The color of the flower is 
intensified by a very decided deep claret-red eye. 
i] Riverton Jewel. One of our own introductions, which 
#| it giyes us great pleasure to recommend. It is a lovely 
shade of mauve-rose, illuminated by a brilliant carmine- 
red eye. 
Widar. Bright reddish-violet, with very large white cen- 
tre, which intensifies and illuminates the color. 
Price. Any of the above 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. One 
Harpy PHLox 
MARSHALLIA. each of the 12 sorts for $2.00. 
Trinervis. A useful plant for a shady, damp spot, of neat PHM YVSALIS (Chinese Lantern Plant). 
habit, about 15 inches high, bearing freely from June to | Francheti, An ornamental variety of the Winter Cherry, 
August heads of white flowers, tinted flesh. 25 cts. each; forming dense bushes about 2 feet high, producing freely its 
$2.50 per. doz. bright orange-scarlet lantern-like fruits; highly interesting. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
CENOTHERA (Evening Primrose). 
The Evening Primroses are elegant subjects for growing in an 
exposed, sunny position, either in the border or on the rockery, 
blooming the greater part of the summer. 
Missouriensis. Large golden yellow; 1 foot. 
Pilgrimi. Large clusters of bright yellow flowers. 
Speciosa. Pure white flowers 3 inches across; 18 inches. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
PENTSTEMON (Beard Tongue). 
Most useful showy perennials, either for the border or rockery. 
Gloxinioides ‘‘ Sensation.’’ A beautiful strain, bearing 
spikes of large Gloxinia-like flowers in a great variety of 
bright colors, including rose, cherry, crimson, purple, lilac, 
etc. The plants grow 2 feet high and bloom from early 
summer till frost. For bedding they rival the Phloxes, 
Petunias, etc. Must be given protection in winter. 
Digitalis. Large spikes of long, purple-white flowers, with 
purple throats during June and July; 2 to 3 feet. 
Pubescens. Bright rosy-purple; July and August; 1} feet. , 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
PHYSOSTEGIA (False Dragon Head). 
One of the most beautiful of our midsummer flowering peren- 
nials, forming dense bushes 4 to 6 feet high, bearing spikes of 
delicate tubular flowers not unlike a gigantic heather. 
Virginica. Bright but soft pink. 
—alba. Pure white; very fine. 
— Speciosa. Very delicate pink. 
15 cts. each; $1.50. per doz.; $10.00 per 100. Harpv Garben PINKS 
