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4352 Purple. 



4353 Scarlet. 



Dreer's Mammoth Verbenas 



We have been carefully selecting and improving this fine strain of Verbenas for years, and 



can recommend it as the very best procurable. The trusses and individual flowers 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 transplanted 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 shades SO 10 



Rich dark blues and purple 



Uniform bright scarlet 



4355 White. Purest white. 



4356 Blue. Light to medium blue shades 



4357 Lucifer. Deep cardinal scarlet. Very rich 



4359 Collection of above 6 colors, jO cts. 



4360 Dreer's Mammoth Mixed. Containing all 

 the colors. J oz., 50 cts.; oz., $1.50 



10 

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 10 

 10 



10 



Dreer's !M.\mmoth Verbenas 



Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle, or Old Maid) 



Ornamental free-blooming plants with bright green shiny foliage 

 and one of the most satisfactory and long-flowering bedding plants 

 we have. It is best to start the seed early indoors or in the hot- 

 bed, but can be sown out of doors in May, or as soon as the ground 

 is warm, they may be potted and kept in bloom through the winter; 

 a fine cut flower, every bud opening when placed in water. 2 feet. I — 

 (See cut.) PER PKT. 



4381 Rosea. Rose, dark eye SO 10 



4382 -Alba. White, crimson eye 10 



4383 - Alba Pura. Pure white 10 



4390 -Mixed. AU the colors. } oz., 40 cts 10 



Wallflower 



Well-known deliciously fragrant half hardy perennials, blooming early 

 in the spring, with spikes of beautiful flowers. In the north they should 

 be protected in a cold frame in the winter and planted out in AprU. 

 4415 Paris Extra Early. A beautiful single variety, which may 

 be treated as an annual, flowering through the summer from 



' seed sown in spring. J oz., 25 cts SO 10 



4414 Goliath. A splendid single variety; flowers of a rich, shin- 

 ing red, with a black velvety sheen 10 



4420 Single Mixed. All colors. \ oz., 20 cts.; oz., 60 cts 10 



4430 Double-flowering Finest Mixed. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



Water Lily Seeds 



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

 and offer: 



4534 Nymphaea Tender Varieties Mixed SO 15 



4537 Nelumbium Mixed Sorts 15 



Various Verbenas 



4350 Hybrida, Fine Mixed. A splendid mixture, 

 flowers not quite so large as our INIammoth Strain. 



i oz., 30 cts 10 



4366 Lemon Verbena {Aloysia Citriodora). Every 

 garden should have a few plants of this fragrant 

 favorite. Its pale green delightfully scented 

 foliage goes well with any flower. Start indoors. IS 

 4365 Erinoides {Moss Verbena). This lovely variety produces a mass of moss- 

 like foliage, spreading over the ground like a carpet, above which are borne 

 heads of purplish-blue and white blossoms in lavish profusion; comes into 

 flower in June and continues until frost. For beds, baskets or rockeries it is 



highly desirable 10 



4367 Venosa {Hardy Garden Verbena). This variety is 

 largely used for bedding purposes. It is a strong, 

 thrifty grower about 1 foot high, and covered from early 

 summer until late fall with its bright purplish-helio- 

 trope flowers, i oz., 30 cts. 



Vinca Rosea 



Try Helichrysum or Straw Flowers for Winter Bouquets. See page 91 



