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Dreer's Special Strain Giant Double Zinnias 



A special strain of this grand old 

 favorite free and continuous flowering 

 annual, which produces flowers of co- 

 lossal size, specimens measuring from 

 5 to 6 inches across being not un- 

 usual. Plants are of extremely robust 

 habit, attaining a height of about 3 

 feet, and should be given 18 to 24 in- 

 ches between each to allow for full 

 development; they bear freely on long, 

 strong stems numerous semi-globular, 

 mostly very double flowers, all of the 

 largest size, making them of great 

 value in large beds, borders, etc.; 

 grown under favorable conditions they 

 remain in bloom from early summer to 

 late autumn. 



We offer six of the most wanted 

 colors, separately, as well as a splendid 

 mixture of many colors, as under: 



PER PKT. 



4511 Giant Golden=yeIIow. . .15 



4512 Giant Scarlet 15 



4513 Giant White 15 



4514 Giant Flesh=color 15 



4515 Giant Sulphur=yellow. .15 



4516 Giant Crimson 15 



4319 Collection of a pkt. each of 



the above 6 colors 75 



4520 Giant Mixed. All colors, 



% oz., 40 cts 15 



Zinnia Haageana 

 a Perfection." 



4481 One of the most distinct and meritorious 

 annuals of recent introduction. The plant 

 " is of dwarf, compact growth, 9 to 10 inches 

 high by as much through, with fine foliage, 

 and bears a multitude, of very double flow- 

 ers.about lh inches across in a most unusual 

 range of colors, including rose-tipped cana- 

 ry -yellow, maroon-tipped cream-yellow 

 and wallflowered-red, velvety garnet, etc., 



and altogether makes as pretty a border as anything we know of. 

 location. 15 cts. per pkt.; 2pkts., 25 cts. 



Dreer's Improved Large-flowering Dwarf Double Zinnias. 



The Large-flowering Dwarf strain here offered is, we consider, the best for general use, with perfectly double flowers of good 

 size borne profusely on bushy, compact plants of even growth not over two feet high, and for best development the plants should 

 be finally about a foot apart. Notwithstanding that the seed has been saved from carefully selected, perfect flowers of the correct 

 colors there is frequently a slight admixture of other colors, and for this reason it is well to set out the plants six to nine inches 

 apart, and should any off-colors appear they can be removed without trouble and with advantage to the plants that are left. 



Many of the leading florists now grow Zinnias largely for cut flowers, and while usually considered rather stiff and formal, a vase 

 filled with any one of the colors makes a really handsome appearance. 



PEK j£ oz. 



4441 Canary. Clear yellow 25 



4442 Flesh=pink, Delicate tint 25 



Giant Double Zinnia. (Two-thirds natural size) 



Like other Zinnias it will grow and flourish in any sunny 



PER PKT. 



5 

 5 

 5 



PER y± oz. 



4416 SaImon=rose-. A great favorite 30 



4447 Bright Scarlet. Bright and fiery 25 



4457 White. Pure white 25 



4444 Orange. Rich golden orange.. 25 



4445 Dark Scarlet. Very rich 25 5 



4459 Collection, containing a packet each of the above 7 colors. 30 cts. 



4460 Finest Mixed, containing all of the colors. 5 cts. per pkt. ; 20 cts. per \ oz. ; 50 cts. per oz 



TWO BRIULIANT SWEET WTEEIAJIS. 



PER PKT. 



10 

 5 



5 



4281 Scarlet Beauty. A splendid companion to the bril- 

 liant salmony-pink variety Newport Pink. The color is 

 an intense rich, deep scarlet, and a most effective plant for 

 the old-fashioned hardy border, where this shade is very 

 uncommon. 15 cts. per pkt. 



4282 Newport Pink. A distinct new color in this favorite 

 hardy plant, 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. For mid-season 

 mass bedding it has no equal. Perfectly hardy. 15 cts. 

 per pkt. 



A packet each of the above for 25 cts. 



RAINBOW CORN (Zea Japonica Variegata). 



2662 As an ornamental foliage plant this is not only highly effective, but very interesting. It grows about five feet high, quite 

 bushy, the wonderfully variegated leaves being striped with bright green, silvery white, rosy-purple, and sulphur yellow. It 

 makes a very pretty dividing line between the vegetable and flower garden, or it may be used in the mixed border. 15 cts. 

 per pkt. ; 2 pkts. for 25 cts. 



For Complete list of Zinnias see pages 117 and 118 



