DREER'S SELECT 



Hardy Perennial Plants. 



THIS class of plants, familiarly known as Old-fashioned Hardy 

 Garden Flowers, has come into public favor in- recent years so 

 rapidly as to astonish even the most sanguine enthusiast. Their 

 popularity is not at all surprising when we consider the many varied 

 and pleasant changes which take place throughout the entire growing season 

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

 day, brings forth something fresh and new. The limited space at our com- 

 mand in this catalogue permits us to offer but an abridged list of the many 

 species and varieties which we grow. For complete list, also for many 

 valuable cultural notes, see pages 172 to 216 of our Carden 

 Book for 1910. For customers who are not acquainted with the various 

 varieties, we offer the following collections, all in good strong roots, that, 

 once planted, will, with very little care, keep the garden gay with flowers from 

 the time frost leaves the ground until late in autumn: 



12 distinct species, our selection 51. 50 



25 " " " " 2.75 



50 distinct species and varieties, our selection 5.00 



100 " " " " " " 9.00 



ACHILLEA (Milfoil, or Yarrow). 



Ptarmica Fl. PI. "The Pearl." Flowers all summer of the purest 



white. 

 Filipendula (Xoble Yarrow). A showy species, with golden-yellow 



flowers in dense flat corymbs; in July; 2 feet. 

 Millefolium Roseum (Rosy Milfoil). Finely-cut, deep 



green foliage; flowers pink, in dense heads, all summer; 18 



inches. 

 — Cerise Queen. A new, bright amaranth-red variety. 

 Tomentosa (Woolly Yarrow). Handsome cut foliage and 



bright yellow flowers in a multitude of flat heads during June; 



] 2 inches. 

 Eupatorium (Fern-leaved Yarrow). Finely-cut foliage and 



brilliant yellow flowers all summer; 4 feet. 



Strcekianum 



Anchlsa Italica, Dkopmore Variety. 



Achillea Ptarmica Fl. Pl. "The Pearl.'" 



ACOXITU^I (Moonkshood, or Helmet Flower) 



Forms bushy clumps, with spikes 3 feet long of hood- shaped 

 flowers, and are invaluable for planting in shady positions. 

 Autumnale. Deep purplish-blue; Sept. 

 Napellus. Large, dark-blue; Aug. and Sept. 



— Alba. A fine white flowered form. 



— Bicolor. Blue-and-white flowers. ■ . 

 Fischeri. Pale blue flowers in Sept. and Oct. 

 Lycoctonum. Pale yellow; June and July. 



Beautiful rich, deep blue; July and Aug. 

 Wilsoni. A new variety from Northern China; 5 to 6 feet high, with large flowers 

 of light violet-blue in September. 



Price, any of the above, 25 cts. each; £2.50 per doz. 



iEGOPODIEJI (Bishop's Weed'. 



Podagraria Variegata. Green and yellow variegated foliage, thriving in any 

 soil; makes a fine border for a bed of shrubs or for covering waste ground. 1 foot. 



AGROSTEMMA 'Rose CampiorA 



Stout, erect-growing plants, with silvery foliage, which contrasts well with the 

 showy flowers, which are produced during June and July. 



Coronaria < MulU in Pink). Bright crimson flowers on stems 2'. to 3 feet high. 

 Flos Jovis (Flower of Jove). Deep pink (lowers on 12-inch high stems. 



aeyssfji. 



Rostratum. Bright golden yellow flowers in June and July. 25 cents each; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



Saxatile Compactum (Basket qf Gold, Gold Tuft, /,'. >ck-mi idwort). An in- 

 dispensable plant for the rockery or border, growing 1 foot high ami producing 

 early in summer masses of broad, flat heads of bright yellow flowers. 



ANCHISA. 



Italica Dropmore Variety. A grand improvement on the old sort; beautiful, 

 rich blue flowers produced with remarkable freedom throughout the entire summer. 

 5 to 6 feet high. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



AIVEJIOIVE JAPOMCA I Japanese Windflower, 



These beautiful Windflowers are perfectly hardy if given the protection of 2 or :> 

 inches of haves or litter during the winter, and brighten up the hardy border during 

 the fall. 



Japonica Rubra. Beautiful rosy red. 

 Alba. Large, snowy white. 



1 legant issima. Large, satiny-rose, semi-double flowers. 

 Prince Henry. Very double, deep. rich,-pink flowers. 

 Queen Charlotte. Large semi-double flowers of silvery pink. 

 Rosea Superba. Delicate silvery rose. 

 Whirlwind. T.:\rge semi-double pure white. 



(14; ALL HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS (except where noted) 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



