DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



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ADONIS. 



(Flos Adonis). 



Also known as PhcTiant's Eye. Showy linrdy annuals of 

 easy cnlture, with pretty line-cut foliage, and lasting a long time 

 in bloom. 



PER PKT. 



5031 Adonis ^stivalis. Dark crimson flowers, with 



a lighter centre ; 1 foot 5 



AGATHEA. 



(Marguerite.) 



Very pretty free-blooming plant, bearing Cineraria-like 

 n«wers. Hardy annual ; 2 feet. 

 5037 Ag-atliea Coelestis {Blue Marguerite). Celestial 



blue 10 



AMARYI.I.IS. 



Bulbous-rooted plants, producing from 2 to 4 of the 

 richest-colored crimson, scarlet, and white-striped, lily-like 

 flowers. 



5110 Amaryllis Hybrida, Mixed. \\ feet 25 



AGERATUM. 



Valuable p'ar.ts for large beds or borders, ana very useful 

 where cut-llowcrs are in demand; in bloom the whole summer; 

 also good for winter blooming, of easy culture, succeeding in 

 anv soil ; half-hardy annuals. 



504-5 Ajfcratuin CoiLspicuum. White ; 2 feet 5 



5041 — "Mexicaiuiin. Blue; 2 feet 5 



5042 — Iinperialis. Dwarf, blue ; 8 inches 5 



5043 — Iinperialis. Dwarf, white ; 8 inches 5 



5044 — Lasseauxi. Rose ; 15 inches . 5 



5040 — Cope's Pet. Lovely azure-blue; 8 inches IC 



Ageratum, Cope's Pet 



AGROSTEMMA. 



(Rose of Heaven.) 



An attractive free-flowering hardy perennial of easy culture, 

 producing flowers on long slender stems like a single pink; 

 blooms the first season. Fine for cutting, 1 to 2 feet. 

 50-50 AgTOStenima, Mixed Varieties 5 



AXI^AMANDA. 



Stove evergreen climbers, bearing profusely, splendid large 

 flowers in clusters; winter and spring blooming. 

 .5063 AUamanda Scliotti. Golden yellow 25 



ALONSOA. 



(Mask Flower.) 



Handsome brilliant-colored free-flowering plants, blooming 

 until killed by frost ; thriving in any good garden soil , half- 

 hardy annuals. 



5065 Alonsoa Graildiflora. Large-flowering; mixed ; 

 2 feet .5 



Alyssum, Little Gem. 



fllyssum. 



Free-flowering, pretty little plants for beds, edgings or 

 rock-work, or winter blooming; the annual variety blooms all 

 summer. 



PER. PKT. 



5082 AlySSlllll, Sweet {A. Bentkami Marilimum). 



I'lowers in white clusters; 6 inches. Per b/,., 30 cts. . 5 



5086 — Benthaiui Conipactuin ( Tom Thumb). Of 

 true dwarf compact growth; excellent for borders; 

 white. Per oz., 40 cts 5 



5087 — Little Gem. Of dwarf, compact habit, 3 to 5 

 inches in height, each plant covering a circle 15 to 30 

 inches in diameter. It begins to bloom when quite 

 small, and the plants are a solid mass of white from 

 spring till late in autumn. Per oz., 60 cts 10' 



5084 — Saxa^ile Compactlim. Showy golden-yel- 

 low flowers; hardy perennial, blooms the first season; 

 1 foot 5 



AMARANTHUS. 



Showy blooming plants, with long racemes of curious- 

 looking flowers, and brilliant foliage; half-hardy annuals. 



5092 AmarantllllS CruentuS {Prince's Feather). 

 Erect flowering, bright scarlet 5 



5091 — CaudatUS {Love Lies Bleeding). Blood-red, 



drooping ; 3 feet 5 



5094 — Grordoni, or Sunrise. Bronzy crimson foli- 

 age, shading oft to brilliant scarlet tufts of leaves on top 

 of the stalk, the lower leaves having a scarlet band 

 through the centre , 3 feet 5 



5095 — Uenderi. Of graceful pyramidal growth and 

 long-drooping leaves, of brown, madder, and bronze; 



4 feet ... . . . 5 



5096 — Melancliolicus Ruber. Dwajrf, compact 

 habit, blood -red foliage , 2 feet .5 



5097 — SalicifoliUS (Fountain Plant) Of pyramidal, 

 drooping habit, branching close lo the ground ... . b 



5098 — Tricolor {Josepli's Coat) Leaves red, yellow, 

 and green ; 3 feet. Per oz., 30 cts 5 



5093 — Tricolor splendens. An improvement on the 

 old Joseph's Coat, of more brilliant coloring, a very 

 beautiful ornamental plant 10 



AMPEEOPSIS. 



(Miniature Virginia Creeper, or Japanese Ivy.) 



A hardy perennial species of Woodbine from Japan, with 

 olive-green leaves, which turn to scarlet in the autumn. Will 

 adhere to brick or stone walls. 

 5101 Ampelopsis Veitclii. ^er oz., 25 cts 10 



