_ DREER’S QUARTETTE 
OF EXTRA CHOICE 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
(Lllustrated on the Plate Opposite) 
| The subjects illustrated are not high priced rare varieties, but just 
ichoice, every-day, old-fashioned hardy flowers that are easy to grow and 
|) which will make a bright spot of color in any border. 
|Newport Pink Sweet William. The prettiest color among Sweet 
Williams, a lovely salmon or watermelon-pink. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per 
doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
|Japanese Speedwell (Veronica Longifolia Subsessilis). The 
showiest and best of the Speedwells, forms a bushy plant 2 to 3 feet 
high with long dense spikes of deep blue flowers from the middle of 
July to early in September. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 
) 100. 
|Globe Flower (Trollius Huropeus). Large globular buttercup-like 
| bright yellow flowers, appearing either singly or in pairs on 1 to 2 feet 
high stems during May and June, 25 cts, each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 
| per 100. 
White Cornflower Aster (Stokesia Cyanea Alba).  Aster-like 
| white flowers 4 to 5 inches in diameter, in flower the best part of the 
The plant is of neat habit of 
summer and frequently until late fall. 
20 cts. each; $2.00 
growth about 18 inches high; a good cut flower. 
per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 
G - One strong plant each of the 4 sorts for 76 cts- 
|Special Offer: Three strong plants each of the 4 sorts for $2.00- 
ARABIS (Rock Cress). 
Alpina. One of the most desirable of the very early spring-flowering 
plants that is especially adapted for edging and for the rock garden, but 
does equally well in the border, forming a dense carpet, completely cov- 
ered with pure white flowers. It is nice for cutting, and lasts for a long 
time in bloom. (See cut.) 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 
100. 
— Flore Pleno. A distinct and pretty double white form. 
$2.50 per doz. 
— Rosea. A new delicate rose-tinted variety. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
ARALIA. 
Cashmeriana. A stately ornamental plant with attractive foliage and 
large panicles of small white flowers in early summer; grows 5 to 8 feet 
high. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
ARTEMISIA. 
A most useful class of plants, either for the border or for filling 
in withinthe shrubbery. With the exception of the new variety 
Lactiflora they are not remarkable for their flowers; the foliage 
of the sorts offered is very ornamental. All the varieties offered 
stand cutting down to 5 or 6 inches when used in carpet or 
25 cts. each; 
ARTEMISIA LACTIFLORA 
ARTEMISIA LACTIFLORA. 
Unlike the other varieties offered, which are grown for their 
ribbon bedding. 
Abrotanum (Old Man, or Southern-wood). Dark green, 
finely cut foliage, with pleasant aromatic odor; 2 feet. 
Pedemontana. A handsome variety with finely cut silvery 
| foliage. 
/ Stelleriana (Old Woman). Deeply-cut silvery foliage; much 
used in carpet bedding; 18 inches. 
20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 
foliage, this comparatively new introduction from China is a 
most effective flowering plant, with erect stems 34 to 43 feet 
high, clothed with elegantly-cut dark green foliage face termin- 
ated by panicles of Hawthorn-scented creamy-white Spirza- 
like light and graceful flowers. It is at its best from the latter 
part of August to the end of September, and is particularly 
valuable on this account; being unlike any other plant in bloom 
at that time. (See cut.) 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 
per 100. 
ARABIS ALPINA, OR Rock CRESS 
PHLOXES stand at the head of Hardy Perennials. 
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Our collection is unequalled. See pages 231 and 233 
