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Dreer's Mammoth Verbenas 



Not so many years ago we considered as almost perfect any strain 

 of Verbenas, the flowers of which could cover a 25 cent piece. By 

 careful selection the individual flowers of our strain now almost 

 cover a 50 cent piece. The trusses are of the largest size; of brilliant 

 colors, free-blooming and of vigorous habit. For best and quickest 

 results seed should be sown early in the house or hotbed, and trans- 

 planted to flowering quarters in May. If sown outdoors in May, 

 it blooms from the end of July on. We offer the following colors: 



PER PKT. 



4351 Pink. Various pink and rose shades $0 10 



" •» > 4353 Scarlet. Uniform bright scarlet 10 



4354 Luminosa. Luminous flame or coral pink 10 



4355 White. Purest white 10 



4356 Blue. Light to rich blue shades 10 



4357 Lucifer. Deep cardinal scarlet. Very rich 10 



4359 Collection of above 6 colors, 50 cts. 



4360 Dreer's Mammoth Mixed. Containing all the 

 colors. | oz., 50 cts.; oz., $1.50 10 



New Double Annual Wallflower 



4416 Early Wonder. This remarkable new Wallflower comes 

 into bloom within 5 months from sowing. The plants grow 

 about 2 feet high with heavy centre spike thickly covered 

 with large double blossoms, followed by many side branches; 

 delightfully fragrant. 25 cts. per pkt. 



Twelve "Extra Choice" 

 Hardy Perennials 



This collection contains a carefully selected assortment of the 

 choicest sorts including Long-spurred Columbine, DeLuxe Hybrid 

 Delphiniums, New Hybrid Lupines, Hybrid Oriental Poppies, etc. 

 3550 Price for the complete collection of 12 packets, $1.00. 



Three Gorgeous Sweet Williams 



Few plants are so effective for midsummer bloom as the Sweet 

 William, and while classed as perennials, they are best handled as 

 biennials; raising a crop of new seedlings each season, they are sure 

 to give better results than old plants. The three sorts offered 

 below are bewildering in the mass of gorgeous bloom which they 

 produce all summer. per pkt. 



4282 Newport Pink. A distinct new color which originated 

 in one of the far-famed gardens at Newport, R. I. In 

 color it is what florists call watermelon-pink or salmony- 

 rose. Strikingly brilliant and beautiful; the flowers are 

 borne in massive heads on stems 18 inches high. For 

 mid-season mass bedding it has no equal. It is also very 

 effective for cutting $0 15 



4281 Scarlet Beauty. A very effective, rich deep scarlet 



variety, a rare color in hardy plants 15 



4291 Holborn Glory. This strain is a large-flowered selec- 

 tion of the auricula-eyed section, the most beautiful and 

 admired of all Sweet Williams. The individual flowers 

 and trusses are of extraordinary size, while the range of 

 color, all showing a clear white eye, is truly superb. \ 

 oz., 30 cts 10 



Tritoma Hybrida 



(Red-hot Poker, Flame Flower, or Torch Lily) 



4330 The introduction of new continuous flowering Tritomas has 

 given them a prominent place among hardy bedding plants. 

 It is not generally known that they are readily grown from 

 seed, many flowering the first year if sown early. The seed 

 we offer has been saved from a collection, which is undoubtedly 

 the finest in this country. Of course for immediate results it 

 will be better to get plants, but raising them from seed is 

 highly interesting. 15 cts. per pkt.; 50 cts. per \ oz. 



Sweet William, Newport Pink 



The finest Orchid-flowered Sweet Peas offered on pages 57 and 58 



