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WATER LILY SEEDS 



We annually save a limited quantity of these at our own nurseries, and offer: 



PER PKT. 



4534 Nymphaea Tender Varieties Mixed $0 15 



4537 Nelumbium Mixed Sorts 15 



WILD GARDEN FLOWER SEEDS 



Under this heading we offer a mixture of the easiest and surest growing 

 kinds that can be sown broadcast, and with little or no care will produce a 

 bright effect in places that would otherwise be nothing but a collection of 

 unsightly weeds, and furnishing an abundance of flowers for cutting. 

 4550 Dwarf Sorts. Growing from 12 to 18 inches high, 30 cts. per oz., 



$1.00 per i lb.; $3.00 per lb 10 



4560 Tall Sorts. Growing from 18 to 36 inches high, 30 cts. per oz.; 



f 1.00 per i lb.; $3.00 per lb 10 



Xeranthemum 



(Everlasting, or Immortelle^ 



.4433 Annuum. One of the 

 prettiest and most satisfac- 

 tory of the Everlastings, 

 bearing an abundance of 

 bright rose, purple and white 

 flowers, which are not only 

 showy in the garden, but very 

 useful as dried flowers in winter 

 bouquets. Grows about 3 feet 

 high, and can be sown in the 

 open ground early in 

 May, growing readily 

 in any open, sunny posi- 

 tion, remaining in bloom 

 from early summer till 

 frost. Mixed colors. \ 

 oz.. 30 cts 10 



EVERLASTING 

 FLOWERS 



2469 To meet the growing demand 

 for these for use in winter bou- 

 quets we have made up a col- 

 lection containing a packet 

 each of the best eight varieties. 

 Price 50 cts. 



ZiNNi.\ Mexicana Perfection 



DREER'S 

 SUPERB ZINNIAS 



XERANIME .IbM 



-^ The most important varieties of this indis- 



pensable long-flowering annual is offered on 

 page 118; but the sorts offered below 



should not be overlooked, all being worth while 



growing. 



PER PKT. 



4440 Curled and Crested. The petals of 

 this beautiful strain are twisted, curled 

 and crested into the most fantastic 

 and graceful forms. The colors com- 

 prise all the brilliant shades charac- 

 teristic of the Zinnia. (See cut.) 



} oz., 30 cts $0 10 



4481 Mexicana Perfection. A very 

 dwarf variety, bearing small double 

 flowers of unusual colorings; makes a 

 beautiful border. (See cut.) 2 pkts., 



25 cts 



4485 Red Riding Hood. This little gem 



grows but afoot high; of compact form 



and covered the entire season with 



little button-like, intense scarlet, very double flowers not 



over an inch across; as a border it is highly effective. 



I oz., 30 cts 



4490 Single Mixed. For bedding these are very effective, 

 and are by many considered more artistic than the double- 

 flowering sorts. \ oz., 25 cts 



4500 Tall Double. The old-fashioned tall-growing double- 

 flowering variety; 3 feet; mixed colors. Per oz., 40 cts. . 

 4505 Victory. A very distinct double quilled variety, in a 

 range of russet, orange red, and other autumnal tints. . . . 

 4510 Zebra. A very pretty strain with striped flowers. As 

 the colors vary on each plant, they present a curious as 

 well as a beautiful appearance, i oz., 25 cts 



IS 



10 



15 



10 



Zinnia Curled and Crested 



BOOKS ON HORTICULTURE 



We offer on the inside of the back cover 

 of this catalogue a very complete line of 

 the best and most helpful books on horti- 

 cultural and kindred subjects. 



The leading varieties of Zinnias are offered on page 118 



