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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



Begonia. 



Plants of great value for summer decoration or window 

 gardening. To secure the best results they should be planted 

 as soon a.s the ground becomes warm. They are covered the 

 whole summer with bright and eleg.int drooping flowers ; 

 blooming the first season from seed, if sown in February or 

 March, in a temperature of 60 degrees; for winter and spring 

 blooming sow from August to October. Tubers must be kept 

 from frost in dry sand. 



PER PKT. 



5290 Beg-onia, Tuberous Rooted. Finest Mixed 

 Single 25 



5276 Begonia, Tuberous Rooted. International 

 Prize. A choice selection, saved from the choicest Eng- 

 lish, French and German single v.nrieties 50 



5280 Beg-ouia, Tuberous Rooted. Fine.st Double 

 Mixed 50 



5281 Begonia, Collection of 6 varieties single tuberous 

 rooted $1.00 



5300 Begonia Rex Hybrida, Mixed. Beautiful 

 varieties of the Rex class, with handsome variegated 

 foliage ; choice mixed ; 6 inches '. 25 



5282 Begonia Roezli. Seeds sown in April make 

 strong plants by September ; the flowers appear in 

 October, resembling an open Pseony 25 



BEET. 



The ornamental-leaved Chilian Beets are among the most 

 useful of the decorative foliage pl.nnts. For planting in ribbon- 

 beds or in groups they are very effective. 



5288 Red Chilian. Scarlet ribbed. Oz., 15 cte 5 



5287 Yellow " Golden yellow. Per oz., 15 cts... . 5 

 o286 Dracaena-leaved. Brilliant dark red foliage 5 



BIDENS. 



(Dahlia Zimapani.) 



A free-flowering tender annual having beautiful foliage 

 and bearing fine and attractive flowers. The roots can be pre- 

 served like Dahlias; 1 foot. 

 5303 Bidens Atrosanguinea. Crimson and yellow. 10 



BOCCONIA. 



Effective plant, for single specimens or groups on lawn. 

 Foliage glaucous green, bears freely spikes 2 to 3 feet long, of 

 cream-colored flowers ; hardy perennial ; 5 feet. 



5305 Bocconia Japonica 10 



BOUVARDIA. 



Excellent plants for house, greenhouse or garden. 



5306 Bonvardia, Mixed 20 



Brachvcome. 



BRACHYCOME. 



(Swan River Daisy.) 



Free-flowering, dwarf-growing plants, covered during the 

 greater part of the summer with a profusion of pretty Cineraria- 

 like flowers ; suitable for edgings and small beds, or pot- 

 culture ; halt-hardy annual. 



PER PKT. 



5307 Bracliyconie, Mixed. Light blue and white; 



6 inches 5 



Calendula Meteor. 



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Showy, free-flowering hardy annuals, growing in any good 

 garden soil, producing a fine effect in beds or mixed borders, 

 and continuing in bloom until killed by frost;- 1 foot. 



5345 Calendula Meteor. Large double yellow, striped 

 with orange. Oz., 30 cts 5 



5348 — Prince of Orange. Resembles Meteor, but is 

 much darker. Oz. 40 cts 5 



5343 — Pongei Flore Pleno. Showy, double white 

 flowers 5 



5346 — Orange King. New, very large double flow- 

 ers of a dark orange red 10 



5347 — Pure Gold. Large flowers of a pure golden 

 yellow 10 



