DREER'S SELECT 



Hardy Perennial Plants. 



THIS class of plants, familiarly known as Old-fashioned 

 Hardy Garden Flowers, has come into public favor so 

 rapidly as to astonish even the most sanguine enthusiast 

 of these gems of the garden. Their popularity is not at all 

 surprising when we consider the many varied and pleasant 

 changes which take place throughout ihe entire growing season 

 in a well-arranged hardy border, in which every week, yes, 

 almost every day, brings forth something fiesh and new. Be- 

 ginning in April, early-flowering varieties open up their flowers 

 olten belore snow has entirely di^apjieared, and continuing 

 with constantly changing variety thrciughout the summer until 

 late in fall, when severe freezing weather only will stop such 

 persistent late bloomers as the Japanese Windfloweis, Pom- 

 ) one Chrysanthemums, Stokesias, etc., etc. 



Cultivation is of the simplest, beginning with any good gar- 

 den soil for a foundation, which may be enriched with any good 

 letilizer, such as well decomposed cow or sheep manure or 

 lone meal, deeply dug, well pulverized, in which the plants 

 should be set as early in Ihe season as possible, so as to enable 

 them to become well rooted and. esiablished before hot, dry 

 \\talher .sets in, keeping the ground well stirred, and where it 

 is not convenient to water the beds during hot, dry weather, 

 a mulch of any loose material, which will keep the soil from 

 baking, will be found very beneficial. Short grass, the rakings 

 of the lawn after cutting, will be as good for this purpose as 

 anything. 



A covering of manure should be applied in the fall ; this 

 may be forked into the soil early in spring, and, beyond this, 

 little care need be given, the occasional staking of a plant, the 

 cutting off of decaying flowers, which will prolong the flowering 

 season of many species, and the dividing and replaiuing oc- 

 c: sicnally of such varieties thai have become too large, being 

 all ihat is needed. 



We aie continually adding new, rare and desirable sorts to 

 our list, which is admitted to be the most complete and up-to- 

 date collection in the country. 



DREKR's c:oi.i.e:ctions 



OF HAROY FI.OWERS. 



For customers who are not acciuainted with the different 

 varieties we, offer the following collections, that, when once 

 planted, will, with very little care, keep the garden gay with 

 flowers fiom the lime frost leaves the ground until late in 

 autumn : 



] 2 distinct species, our selection $150 



25 " " " ■' 2 75 



50 " " and vaiielits, our selection 5 00 



100 " " " - " •' 9 00 



JAPANESE m INDFI.OWERS. 



(Anemone Japonica.) 



We believe our colored plate opposite illustrates one of the 

 mcst important subjects among hardy plants. These beautiful 

 Anemones, while they begin blooming early in Angust, are more especially valuable on account of their continuing in full beauty 

 until cut down by hard frost. In this respect they rival the hardy chrysanthemums, frequently flowering as late as the middle of 

 November. All of the varieties bear freely flowers of large size and of most graceful form, and are excellent for cutting, lasting 

 in good condition for many days in a cut state. The plants grow 2 to 3 feet high, are perfectly hardy if given the protection of 

 2 or 3 inches of leaves or litter during the winter, and, while they respond freely to 111 eral feeding, they will .succeed in any 

 ordinary garden soil, increasing in beauty from year to year. They can be used in solid beds or borders or clumps planted 

 through the hardy border, which they luitjhten up during the late fall moiilhs 



COL.OR PI.ATE COI.I.ECTIO]\ OF JAPANESE ^VINDFt.Ol^k'ERS. 



Japonica. Flowers of medium size, with two rows of petals I Japonica Alba. A fine large snowy white; very chaste. 



of a beautiful rosy red ; stamens bright yellow. I — Queen Charlotte. Very large semi-double flowers of that 



— Whirlwind. Large semi-double pure white flowers ; very I pleasing shade of silvery-pink peculiar to the La France Rose, 



free-flowering. | a color that is as beautiful as it is rare among hardy plants. 



Price, 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. One each of the 4 sorts for 50 cts. 



NEW ANO CHOICE JAPANESE WINOFLOWERS. 



An Old-fashioned Hardy Border, 



Elegantissima. A strong grower, with large satiny-rose 



semi-double flowers. 25 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 



per 100. 

 Qeant Blanche. A single pure white, of very large size, 



individual flowers frecjuently measuring 3i inches across. 



50 cts. each ; $4.00 per doz. 

 Lady Ardilaun. A large single white, with broad over- 



25 cts, each ; 12.00 per doz.; $15 00 



Set of 5 New and Choice Varieties, 



lapping petals ; fine. 



per lO'O. 

 Prince Henry. Large, very double, deep rich pink flowers; 



beaulifuUv formed ; very free-flowering and entirely distinct 



from .ill others. 50 Cts. each; $4-00 per doz. 

 Rosea Superba. Flowers of medium size, of a delicate 



silvery-iose ; remarkably free. 25 cts. each; $2.00 per 



doz.; $15.00 per 100. 

 50, or the complete collection of 9 sorts for $1.75. 



For New and Rare Hardy Perennial Plants, see pages 106 to 114. 



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