The Dreer Exhibit at the St. Louis Exposition, 1904. 



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View Showimj the Fine Lawn Produced with ihe "Dreer" Lawn Mixtuke and Part of the Lily Pond, with Vichmiav ;-. i )m 



Foreground. 



The various beds were filled as follows : 



Two beds of Cannas, of the varieties President Meyer, Jean Tissot and Rubin. These beds were exceedingly showy, and 

 were considered as fine as any exhibited. See page 132. 



Two beds of Qeraniums, variety vS. A. Nutt. This glorious crimson scarlet was a complete success, being a mass of bloom 

 from the tiine it wts planted until hard fTost. See page 147. 



Two beds of StOkesia Cyanea {Com flo-wer Aster). This is a hardy American plant which we have done much to popu- 

 larize. These beds showed how valuable a bedding plant it is, its clear, violet-blue color being very attractive. See pnges 19 and 197. 



Two beds of Salvia Splendens, "Bonfire." This, as was expected, made a brilliant effect all ihrough the late summer 

 and autumn. See pages 98 and 1"25. 



One bed of Lantana Craigi. The bright orange-scarlet of this displayed the capabilities of this new dwarf, compact 

 form of Lantanas for bedding purposes. See page 151. ... 



One bed of Dianthus, Napolaan 

 III. While this did not prove especially 

 fine in the trying climate of St. Louis, yet 

 even there it made a very creditable show-. 

 ing. See page 109. 



One bed of Tritoma PfitzerJ 

 {Everbloomiitg Red-Hot Poker). This did 

 wonderfully well, and remained an at- 

 tractive feature right up until hard frost. 

 See page 199. 



Two beds of Hardy Phloxes. 

 These were formed of blocks of the fol- 

 lowing distinct varieties, which we con- 

 sider a much better plan of planting than 

 a mixture of a large number of sorts : 

 F. G. Von Lassburg, Von Hochb;ig, 

 Pantheon, Eclaireur, iMatador and Brides- 

 maid. See piges 114 and 192. 



One bed of Celosia Plumosa Trl= 

 omphe de I'Expasition. This made a 

 very handsome be 1, its feathery crimson 

 plumes and ijiouzy foliage making a rich 

 combination See page 70. 



One bed of 2tnnia Jacqueminot. 

 From midsummer till fro-;t no bed male a 

 more glowing and effective bit of color 

 than this fine crims:)n scarlet annual . See 

 pxge 20 



One bed of Ornamental Grasses. 



This was made up of a numlier of Hardy 

 an 1 other Ornamental Grasses, and dis- 

 played the great decorative effect of the 

 neiv Crimson Fountain Gxa.<.^{Penniseinm 

 Miicrophyllum Atrosanguineum), which 

 wrs also shown in the bed of Caladiums 

 mentioned on the previous page. 



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View Showing a Bed of Salvia Bonfire in the Foreground and Cannas in the 

 Middle Distance. 



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