Dreer's Improved Large-floiivering Salpiglossis. 



(Painted Tongue.) 



Shown ill colors on the front covar of iJtis book. 



These are one uf the very tinest annuals, and we hope the prominence which we 

 give them this season will result in their being more generally grown. They are of 

 the easiest culture, succeeding in any sunny position. The plants grow \\ to 2 feet 

 high and produce freely, from midsummer till frost, their attractive orchid-like flow- 

 ers in a very large range of colors, including many shades of red, rose, purple, vio- 

 let, blue, yellow and white, mostly beautifully marbled and penciled with gold and 

 other colors. They are splendid for cutting, lasting well in water. Seed may be 

 started indoors in March or sown outside when the ground is in good condition. 

 They are also excellent for winter flowering in the conservatory, f^or which purpose 

 seed should be sown in late summer. 



We offer six of the most distinct colorings, viz.; 



Salpiclossis. 



PER PKT. 



3912 Crimson 10 



3913 Primrose 10 



3914 Purple and Gold 10 



3919 Collection of a packet each of the above 6 colors 



3920 Finest Mixed. All colors. 3 pkts., 25 cts 



PER PKT. 



3915 Rose and Gold 10 



391fi Scarlet and Gold .10 



3917 White and Gold 10 



40 



10 



Dreer's Improved 



L,arge-flowering 



Scabiosas. 



(Sweet Scabious, Mourning Bride, 



etc.) 

 We illustrated these in colors in 

 our last year's Garden Book, aiid have 

 heard nothing but praise of the re- 

 sults. Seed can be sown any time in 

 the spring after danger of frost is past. 

 They grow about '2\ feet high, and 

 come into bloom early in July, and 

 continue without interruption until 

 hard frost. The beautiful flowers in 

 exquisite shades are borne on long 

 stems, and when cut keep in perfect 

 condition for the best part of a week. 

 They make effective borders or beds, 

 and no garden is complete without 

 Scabiosas, especially where flowers 

 are wanted for cutting. We offer 

 ten beautiful colors as under : pkt 



3943 Azure Fairy K) 



3944 Crimson 5 



3951 Flesh Pink 5 



3952 King of the Blacks 10 



3953 Lilac 5 



3954 Pompadour 10 



3955 Purple Edged White .... 5 



3956 Rose 5 



3957 Tile-red 5 



3958 White 5 



3959 Collection containing a packet each of the 10 sorts. 50 



3960 Finest Mixed, all colors, per oz., 40 cts 5 



SCABIOSA JAPONICA. 



3942 A hardy perennial variety from Japan, forming bushy plants 2J 

 to 3 feet in height by the same through and bearing on long, 

 wiry stems beautiful artistic lavender-iilue flowers 2 to 1\ inches 

 across. The plants are extremely floriferous, producing a con- 

 tinuous crop from the end of June until late in autumn. A fine 

 cut flower. 20 cts. per pkt.; 3 pkis. , 50 cts. 



CUT-AND-COMLE-AGAIN STOCKS. 



The finest of all the 10 weeks' Stocks for cutting purposes, the strong 

 main stem and numerous side branches providing a great amount of 

 cutting material. We offer below six charming colors, grown for us 

 by a specialist whose product rarely fails to produce 90 per cent, of 

 plants bearing double flowers. 



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Salvia iSplendens 



"Ball of Fire." 



3934 A new dwarf early-flowering 

 sort, which may be briefly de- 

 scribed as a compact form of 

 the popular sort " Bonfire." The 

 plant itself rarely grows over a 

 foot high, while the erect spikes 

 of brilliant scarlet flowers aver- 

 age a foot in length, making (he 

 total height of the plant when 

 in full bloom between 20 and 

 24 inches by about the same in 

 diameter. A valuable charac- 

 teristic of this new sort is that 

 it is the earliest to flower, re- 

 maining in bloom as late as any. 

 20 cts. per pkt.; 3 pkts., 50 cts. 



Salvia Splendens 

 ♦']^aroon Prince.* 



3936 ^. form of the well-known 

 Scarlet Sage, and identical to it 

 ay except in color, which is of a deep claret-ma- 

 cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



Per Pkt. 



4031 Princess Alice. Pure 

 snow-white . .10 



4032 La France. Silvery rose. 15 



4033 Brilliant. Fiery blood- 

 r-d 15 



4039 Collection of above 6 colors 



4040 Finest flixed Colors. . . 



Per Pkt. 



4034 Sapphire. Dark blue. 15 



4035 Creole. Creamy yellow. 15 



4036 flay Queen. Delicate 

 lilac 15 



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 .10 



SCABIOSA JaPONICA. 



