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New Giant-flowering 

 Makshmallow 



New Giant-flowering Marshmallows (Hibiscu.). 



A wonderfully improved form of our greatly admired native Marshmallow 

 or Rosemallow, in which not only the colors have been greatly intensified, 

 but in which flowers of enormous size, frequently 10 to ] 2 inches in diame- 

 ter, have been developed. These plants can be highly recommended for all 

 kinds of plantings. They appear to be equally at home in 

 all positions, having the same vigor in dry and wet ground 

 and are perfectly hardy. They grow from 5 to 8 feet high, 

 and are very floriferous, blooming from early in July until 

 late in Autumn. We offer three distinct colors — Red, Pink 

 and White — in strong two-year-old roots, 35 cts. each; S3. 50 

 per doz. ; $25.00 per 100. One each of the three colors fcr 

 $1.00. 



HIBISCUS (Mallow). 



A desirable border plant, succeeding in any sunnv 

 position, but doing best in a damp place; grows 3 to 

 5 feet high, with large foliage and large, showy flow- 

 ers of delicate coloring, produced during the entire 

 summer. 



Mallow Marvels. A robust type of upright habit, 

 producing an abundance of flowers of enormous 

 size in all the richest shades of crimson, pink and 

 white; mixed colors. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $15.00 per 100. 

 Moscheiitos {Swamp Rose Mallow). Flowers 6 

 inches in diameter; of a light rosy-red color, with 

 jpp- darker eye. 



— "Crimson Eye." Flowers of immense size, 

 of the purest white, with a large spot of deep velvety 

 crimson in the centre. 

 Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; 

 $10.00 per 100. 



HIERACIUM (Hawk-weed). 

 AurantiaCUtn. A low-growing, rapid-spreading plant, 

 adapted for dry* sandy spots, or for covering steep slopes. 

 The bright, orange-red flowers are borne in flat heads. 

 — Rubrum. A bright colored form of the above. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



DREER'S SUPERB HOLLYHOCKS 



Stately, majestic, hardy plants, from 6 to 8 feet high, which are a 

 necessary part of every old-fashioned garden, and should also find a 

 place interspersed with shrubbery, as clumps on the lawn or in the 

 mixed border, where their colossal spikes of bloom produce bold and 

 showy effects, which cannot be secured with any other flowering plant. 

 The Hollyhock requires a deeply dug, well-drained soil, enriched 

 with thoroughly decayed manure, and should be liberally supplied 

 with water during dry weather. A slight protection throughout the 

 winter will be beneficial. An occasional spraying with Bordeaux mix- 

 ture, which should be applied early in the growing season, usually 

 prevents the disease, which is prevalent in seme localities. We offer 

 the best Double, Fringed and Single sorts as under: 

 Double White. Double Yellow. Double Maroon. 



Double Rose. Double Red. Double Mixed. 



20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 

 Newport Pink. A charming variety, which originated in one of the 

 famous gardens at Newport, R. I., and for which we were awarded 

 a certificate of merit by the Royal Horticultural Society of London 

 in 1912. It is of strong, vigorous habit, producing colossal spikes 

 of very double pure pink flowers, a shade that is eagerly sought for 

 in all classes of plants. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Allegheny. Mammoth flowers, wonderfully formed of loosely ar- 

 ranged fringed petals, which look as if made from the finest China 

 silk. The colors vary from the palest shrimp- pink to deep red. The 

 plants are of strong growth, sending up spikes 6 to 7 feet high; 

 mixed colors. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 

 Single. Many prefer the single-flowering Hollyhocks. They are 

 usually of freer growth than the doubles, and present a very hand- 

 some appearance when covered with their artistic blossoms. We 

 can supply in mixed colors only. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; 

 $15.00 per 100. 



Double Hollyhocks 



We offer a grand collection of Japanese Iris. See page 224 



