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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— FLOWER SEEDS 



Newport Pink Hollyhock 



HOLLYHOCK 



One of the most majestic of hardy plants, and a clump or line in 

 any garden gives an eflfect not attainable with any other plant. For 

 planting among shrubbery or forming a background for other flowers 

 it is without equal. Seeds sown any time before midsummer will 

 produce fine plants for flowering next year. 



DOUBLE VARIETIES 



The seed offered under this head has been saved from the finest 

 double flowers only and is sure to produce satisfactory results. 



PER PKT. 



2782 Maroon. M oz., 40 cts. 10 

 27a3 Bright Rose. '4oz.,iOc. 10 

 2784 Bright Red. ^oz., 40c. 10 



2788 Collection of 



PER PKT. 



10 

 10 

 10 



2785 Salmon==rose. J4oz.,40c. 



2786 White. Vk oz., 40c. . . . 



2787 Yellow. Va oz., 40c.... 



packet each of the above 6 colors 50 



2790 Extra Choice Double Mixed. 30 cts. per J4 oz. ; $1 per oz. 10 



2781 "Allegheny." Mammoth flowers wonderfully formed of 

 loosely arranged fringed petals, which look as if made from 

 the finest China silk. The colors vary from the palest 

 shrimp-pink to deep red. The plants are of strong growth 

 sending up spikes 6 to 7 feet high. 30 cts. per "4 oz. ; $1.00 

 per oz 10 



2791 Newport Pink. One of our own introductions and awarded 

 a certificate of merit by the Royal Horticultural Society of 

 England, an unusual honor. It is the finest pure pink dou- 

 ble variety, exquisite in shade, flowers very double. }4 oz., 



50 cts 15 



LATHYRUS (Everlasting, or Hardy Sweet Pea) 



Showy, free-flowering hardy perennial climbers for covering old 

 stumps, fences, etc., continually in bloom ; fine for cutting. 



PER PKT. ' > 



2954 Latif olius "White 

 Pearl." The finest 

 white variety 15 



2955 — Pink Beauty. Rosy 

 pink 10 



2960 — Mixed. All colors. 



Per oz., 40 cts 10 



LAVENDER 



(Lavandula Vera) 



2971 Well known, sweet- 

 scented, hardy peren- 

 nials, should be exten- 

 sively grown in the 

 mixed border ; 3 feet. 

 5^4 oz., 25 cts 



10 



LIATRIS (Blazing Star, or Gay Feather) 



2982 Most showy and attractive hardy perennial native plants, with long spikes 

 of purple and rosy purple flowers from July to September ; 3 to 4 feet. 

 Mixed varieties 10 



LINARIA 



2991 Cymbalaria (Kenihvorth Ivy, or Mother of Thousands) . Lavender and 

 purple. A charming, neat, hardy perennial trailing plant, suitable for 

 baskets, vases, pots and rock work 15 



LINUM (Flax) 

 3003 Perenne. Bright blue flowers, hardy; 18 inches. Y^ oz., 25 cts. 

 3005 — Alba. A fine white-flowered form of the above 



10 

 10 



LOBELIAS 



Handsome border plants, thriving in any ordinary garden soil, but preferring 

 a moist, deep loam, where they will not suffer from drought. 



3031 Cardinalis (Cardinal Flozcer). A native variety, with spikes of brilliant 



scarlet flowers ; fine hardy border plant ; 3 feet 15 



3033 Syphilitica (Great Lobelia). Our native hardy Lobelia, producing large 

 spikes of flowers varying from blue to pure white ; July to September ; 

 2 to 3 feet 10 



Lobelia Cardinalis 



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



