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ENRYA DREER J>H I LADELPM IA 4>A 



RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 



Dreer's Improved Large-flowering Dwarf Zinnias 



DREER'S CHOICE ZINNIAS 



(YOUTH AND OLD AGE) 



The Zinnia is one of the most brilliant, showy and satisfactory 

 be sown early in the hotbed or light window and transplanted, or 

 the summer and keep on blooming until hard frost. The varieties 

 on page 111 should not be overlooked. 



DREER'S IMPROVED LAR(iE=FLOWERINU 

 DWARF DOUBLE 



This we consider the best Zinnia for general use, forming 



bushy, compact plants not over 2 feet high, and bearing large 



perfect double flowers. per per 



% oz. PKT. 



4441 Canary. Clear yellow ,25 5 



4442 Flesh=pink. Delicate shade .-. 25 5 



4444 Orange. Rich golden orange 25 5 



4445 Dark Scarlet. Very rich 25 5 



4446 Salmon Rose. A great favorite 30 10 



4447 Bright Scarlet. Bright and fiery 25 5 



4457 White. Pure white 25 5 



44 09 Collection of a packet each of the above 7 



sorts, 30 cts. 

 4460 Finest Mixed. All colors of the improved 

 Large -flowering dwarf. Per \ oz., 20 cts.; oz.. 



50 cU 5 



of annuals, and has long been a general favorite. The seed can 

 sown later in the open ground. They come into flower early in 

 offered below are the most important kinds, but the sorts offered 



FBR PKT 



4440 Curled and Crested. The petals of this beautiful 

 strain are twisted, curled and crested into the most fan- 

 tastic and graceful forms. The colors comprise all the 

 brilliant shades characteristic of the Zinnia. (See cut.) 

 \ oz. , 25 cts 10 



4470 Double Fringed Hixed. A new type, which has 

 much to recommend it. The petals of the perfectly 

 formed double flowers are more or less deeply cut or 

 fringed, giving them a rather more graceful appearance 

 than the usual form. The plants are of compact habit, 

 about 30 inches high, and have all the free-flowering 

 merits of the family. The mixture contains all the 

 colors usual to Zinnias. J oz., 25 cts 10 



Curled and Crested Zinnia 



DREER'S SPECIAL STRAIN OF 

 GIANT DOUBLE SORTS 



A special strain of this grand old favorite free and continuous 

 flowering annual, which produces flowers of colossal size, specimens 

 measuring from 5 to 6 inches across being not unusual. Plants are 

 of extremely robust habit, attaining a height of about 3 feet and 

 bearing on long strong stems numerous semi-globular, mostly very 

 double flowers, all of the largest size, making them of great value 

 in large beds, borders, etc. ; grown under favorable conditions they 

 remain in bloom from early summer to late autumn. 



We offer six of the most wanted colors, separately, as well as a 

 splendid mixture of many colors, as under: 



4511 Giant Golden=yellow 15 



4512 Giant Scarlet 15 



4513 Giant White 15 



4514 Giant Flesh-color 15 



4515 Giant Sulphur=yellow 15 



4516 Giant Crimson 15 



4519 Collection of a packet each of the above 6 colors 75 



4520 Giant Mixed. All colors. Per \ oz., 40 cts 15 



Zinnias are alio offered on page 111 



