HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— FLOWER SEEDS 



15 



HELIOPSIS (Orange Sunflower) per pkt. 



2731 Pitcheriana. A desirable hardy herbaceous plant, growing 

 from 3 to 4 feet high, beginning to flower early in the sea- 

 son, and continuing the entire summer. The flowers are of 

 a beautiful deep golden-yellow color, about 2 inches in di- 

 ameter, of very thick texture and very graceful for cutting, . 10 



2732 Scabra Zitiniaeffora. A new double-flowering form, bear- 

 ing golden-yellow Zinnia-like flowers. In addition to be- 

 ing a very showy plant in the hardy border, it is one of the 

 best perennials for cutting. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



HIBISCUS (MarshmaUow) 



Showy ornamental perennial plants for mixed beds or shrubbery 

 borders, having large-sized, beautifully colored flowers. 



2772 Crimson Eye. Flowers of the largest size, pure white, 

 with a large spot of velvety-crimson in the centre 10 



2773 Giant Yellow, or Golden Bowl. Flowers from 6 to 9 

 inches in diameter ; of a rich, deep-cream, with a velvety 

 maroon centre 10 



2774 Moscheutos. Rosy-pink flowers 10 



2775 New Giant=Flowering. A wonderfully improved form of our 

 greatly admired native Marshmallow, or Roseniallow, in which 

 flowers of enormous size, frequently 10 to 12 inches in diameter, 

 have been developed. The colorings have also been greatly in- 

 tensified, comprising rich dark red, soft mallow pink and pure 

 white ; the plants grow from 5 to 8 feet high and are very florif- 

 erous, blooming from early in July until late in autumn ; can be 

 recommended for plantings of all kinds, and are perfectly hardy. 

 The seed we offer has been saved from our ov.'n plants. 10 cts. 



. per pkt. ; 30 cts. per ^4 oz. 



HONESTY (Moonwort, Satin Flower) 



2801 Hardy biennials, admired for its silvery seed pouches, which 

 are used for house ornaments, as they present a beautiful 

 and rather curious appearance ; 2 feet 5 



Eupatorium Ageratoides and Coelesti 

 (Offered on page 14.) 



SINGLE HOLLYHOCKS 



Many prefer the single flowering Hollyhocks. They arc usually 

 of freer growth than the doubles, and present a very handsome 

 appearance when covered with their artistic blossoms. We offer 

 the following distinct colors, also mixed, viz. : 



PER PKT. 



2793 Black Maroon 15 



2794 Mauve 15 



2795 Pink 15 



2796 Red 15 



2797 White 15 



2798 Yellow 15 



2799 Collection of a packet each of 

 the 6 colors 75 



2800 Mixed. All colors. M oz., 30 cts. 10 



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ti^^ DOUBLE HOLLYHOCKS 



We offer a very fine strain of these in 

 the most desirable colors on page 16. 



IBERIS (Hardy Candytuft) 



2824 Gibraltarica Hybrida. White 



shading to lilac 10 



2825 Sempervirens. A profuse white-blooming, 

 hardy perennial, coming in flower early in the 

 spring ; much used for cemeteries, rockeries 

 fool 



etc. 



15 



IRIS 



(Flowering Flag) 



This is one of the showiest of the 



New Giant-Flowering 

 Marshmallow 



2890 Kasmpferi (Japanese fris) 



"Flags," and now extensively used in the hardy garden. The seeds 

 we offer have been saved from our unrivaled collection, and should 

 produce only varieties of the highest merit. Blooms the second year 

 from seed. % oz., 25 cts 



10 



For complete list and cultural notes see our Garden Book for 1919 



