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DREER'S SUPERB HOLLYHOCKS. 



Few hardy plants combine as many good qualities as the Hollyhock. For planting in rows or groups on 

 the lawn, or for interspersing among shrubbery, they are invaluable. The flowers form perfect rosettes of 

 the most lovely shades of color. The Hollyhock requires a rich, deep soil, well 

 drained, and will repay in quantity and elegance of bloom any extra care. A 

 slight protection during the winter will be beneficial. (See cut.) 

 We offer strong plants, which will flower this season. 

 Double White, Pink, 5altnon, Yellow, Maroon and Bright Red. 

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

 Double Mixed Colors : 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz.; |10.00 per 100. 

 Double Fringed Allegheny. We offer in mixed colors stock grown from 

 carefully selected seed procured from the originator. 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per 

 doz.; $15.00 per 100. 

 Old=fashioned Single. A fine strain of these old-time favorities ; mixed col- 

 ors. 35 cts. each; $1., 50 per doz.; SIO. 00 per 100. 

 IB£RIS (Candytuft). 

 A most desirable dwarf plant vv'ith evergreen foliage, which is com- 

 pletely hidden with dense heads of flowers early in the spring. 

 Corre^efolia. Grows about 9 inches high, and produces its white flowers 



in April and May. 

 Sempervirens [Evergreen Candytufi). Produces innumerable flat heads 



of pure white flowers during April and May. 

 — PI. PI. A pretty double-flowered form of the aliove. 25 cts. each ; 

 $2.50 per doz. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz ; $10.00 per 100, except where noted. 



INCARTILLEA. 



(Hardy Gloxinia.) 



Delavayi. A new hardy tuberous- 

 fc., i. -. - - KIT rooted plant, and one of the choic- 



est perennial plants introduced in 

 iNCARViLLKA Delavavi. ^^^^^^ yg^,.g_ jj produccs large, 



gloxinia-like rose-colored flowers, which last in perfection a long time ; these are pro- 

 duced in clusters on stems 18 inches high ; should be protected with a covering of leaves 



during the winter. (See cut.) 25 cts. each; $2 50 per doz. 

 I]\UL,A (Flea Bane). 

 Britannica. A vigorous-growing variety, about 2 feet high ; producing 



from July to September an abundance of pleasing light-yellow flowers. 15 



cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 

 Floribunda. Large yellow flowers ; June and July ; 2 feet. 

 Qlandulosa Grandiflora. Very large orange -yellow flowers, from June 



to August ; 2^- feet. 

 Hookeri. Very large golden-yellow flowers ; June to August ; 22 feet. 

 Oculus=Christl. Large golden flowers, with dark centres;" July and 



August ; 2 feet. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz., except where noted. Set of 5 varieties for 



$1.00. 



NE^V HYBRID AEPINE IRIS. 



A new and distinct race, the result of over 20 years'work in hybrid- 

 ization by an enthusiastic specialist on the Island of Guernsey. All are 

 perfectly hardy and useful, not only in the hardy border, but nlso 

 for forcing, as with the minimum of heat they can readily be flow- 

 ered in January and February. 



Charmer. Light cream color. I Josephine. Pure white. 

 Haydn. Porcelain blue, primrose beard. 

 Meteor. Rich reddish-purple with yellow beard. 

 Milton. Rich yellow, lined maroon, orange beard. 

 Stewart. A good pure yellow. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. Set of 6, $1.25. 



IRIS PUMILrA HYBRIDA. 



A cross between the dwarf early-flowering /. Pii7nila and the large- 

 flowering /. germanica. Their period of flowering is a trifle later 

 than the pumila section, with flowers almost as large, showy and at- 

 tractive as the German Iris. Our trials of these varieties in the hardy 

 border, as well as earlier forcings under glass, have fully convinced us of 

 their desirability for both purposes, and we commend them for exten- 

 sive planting. 



Cyanea. Rich royal purple, with blackish shadings. 

 Eburna. Pure white, with creamy-white shadmgs. 

 Florida. A beautiful lemon-yellow, shaded darker. 

 Formosa. Upper petals deep violet-blue, lower petals light violet. 



20 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz. Set of four for 75 cts. Hollyhocks. 



The new Hardy Everblooming Rose " Killarney " should be in every garden. See colored plate and description, page i68. 



