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DWADREER -PHIIADELPhlA-Wli' RELIABLE ELOWER SEEDS 



Dreer's Improved Large-flowering Dwarf Zinnias 



DREER'S CHOICE ZINNIAS 



The Zinnia is one of the most brilliant, showy and satisfactory o 

 be sown early in the hotbed or light window and transplanted, or 

 the summer and keep on blooming until hard frost. The varieties 

 on page 117 should not be overlooked. 



DREER'S IMPROVED LARGE=FLOWERING 

 DWARF. 



This we consider the best Zinnia for general use, forming 

 bushy, compact plants not over 2 feet high, and bearing large 

 perfect double flowers. PER 



4442 Flesh=pink. Delicate shade 25 



4445 Dark Scarlet. Very rich . 25 



4441 Canary. Clear yellow 25 



4444 Orange. Rich golden orange 25 



4447 Bright Scarlet. Bright and fiery 25 



4457 White. Pure white ■ 25 



4446 Salmon Rose. A great favorite 30 



packet each of the above 7 



(YOUTH AND OLD AGE) 



f annuals, and has long been a general favorite. The seed can 

 sown later in the open ground. They come into flower early in 

 offered below are the most important kinds, but the sorts offered 



PER 

 PKT. 



5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 10 



4459 Collection of 



sorts, 30 cts. 



4460 Finest Mixed 



All colors of the Improved 



Large-flowering dwarf. Per \ oz. , 20 cts.; oz., 



50 cts 



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 comprise all 

 the brilliant shades characteristic of the Zinnia. (See 

 cut.) J oz., 25 cts 10 



Double Fringed. A new type, which has much to recom- 

 mend it. The petals of the perfectly formed double 

 flowers are more or less deeply cut or fringed, giving 

 them a rather more graceful appearance than the usual 

 form. The plants are of compact habit, about 30 

 inches high, and have all the free-flowering merits of 

 the family. We offer three distinct colors, viz.: 



4465 Fringed White. 10 



4463 — Deep Carmine. 10 



4464 — Bright Rose. 10 , 

 4470 Mixed. All colors, i oz. , 25 cts. 



I th 



packet each of the 

 ree colors, 25 cts. 



10 



DREER'S SPECIAL STRAIN OF 



GIANT DOUBLE SORTS. 



V^fr V pt'frW W^ S ,i^ A special strain of this grand old favorite free and continuous 



I -. flowering annual, which produces flowers of colossal size, specimens 



(_ measuring from 5 to 6 inches across being not unusual. Plants 



JH^-^ are of extremely robust habit, attaining a height of about 3 feet, and 



['^^^-^■^"J-fcT" bearing on long, strong stems numerous semi -globular, mostly very 



^ /3 ff W ^^ %3t^ Bto^s double flowers, all of the largest size, making them of great value in 



large beds, borders, etc. ; grown under favorable conditions they 

 Prrfc ^A 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: 



4511 GiantGoIden=yellow 15 



4512 Giant Scarlet 15 



4513 Giant White 15 



4514 Giant FIesh=coIor 15 



4515 Giant Sulphur=yelIow 15 



4516 Giant Crimson 15 



Curled and Crested Zinnia 4519 Collection of a packet each of the above 6 colors 75 



4520 Giant Mixed. All colors. Per \ oz., 40 cts 15 



Zinnias are also offered on page 117 



