Established 1838 



Incorporated 1892 



SEVENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL EDITION 



DREER'S GARDEN BOOK 



for 1914 



"The New Kind of Catalogue" 



For Seventy=six Years 



we have been supplying the most critical private and professional g^ardeners in the United States 

 with their requirements in Seeds, Plants and Bulbs, and the steady growth in the number of our 

 customers and the amount of business done is evidence that our efforts to supply only reliable 

 .goods are appreciated. 



We Take This Opportunity 



of thanking our many customers for their generous patronage in the past, and to assure them that 

 we will continue to do all in our power to merit a continuance of their confidence. Our organiza- 

 tion and equipment are such that orders can be executed rapidly, and we aim to give every order, 

 no matter how small or how large, prompt and careful attention. 



The offerings of the various departments will be found in this book as follows : 



Vegetable Seeds. 



This Department offers a complete 

 line of the most approved new and 

 standard sorts. See pages 4 to 41. 



Grass and Field 



Seeds. 



Extraordinary care is taken to sup- 

 ply only the very finest quality of these. 

 Our various lawn and other mixtures 

 of grasses are made up from thoroughly 

 tested formulas, and will be found 

 unsurpassed. See pages 42 to 48. 



Flower Seeds. 



No pains or expense are spared 

 to secure only the finest strains in 

 •every instance, and the majority of 

 the commercial florists in the United 

 States, the most critical of all buyers, 

 now depend on us for their supplies 

 in this line. Novelties and Special- 

 ties for this season are offered on 

 pages 51 to 60, while the General 

 List is given on pages 61 to 113. 



Tools and Sundries. 



You will find all the essential mis- 

 cellaneous articles wanted in the gar- 

 <ien listed on pages 245 to 256. We 

 also offer on the inside of the back 

 cover a list of the best books on Hor- 

 ticultural and kindred subjects. 



Plant Department. 



We have the most modern and best 

 equipped general plant Nurseries in 

 the world to-day. This part of our 

 business is divided into several de- 

 partments, each under competent 

 heads, including: 



Garden and Greenhouse 



Plants, including a most extensive 

 collection of the finest Cannas, ^ . a-v< 

 lias, Ferns, Palms, etc., etc. Seepages 

 114 to 155. 



Roses. These are one of our lead- 

 ing specialties, and all the latest as 

 well as the old favorite varieties are 

 offered in strong two-year-old plants 

 that will give immediate results. See 

 pages 156 to 173. 



Hardy Perennial Plants. We 



have the largest and most complete 

 stock of these in this country, includ- 

 ing the most recent introductions. See 

 pages 174 to 218. 



Choice Hardy Shrubs. 



pages 219 to 228. 



See 



Oiir Offices" and Seed Store, 

 714 Chestnut St.. Philadelphia. 



Hardy Climbers. See pages 229 

 to 233. 



Select Small Fruits. See pages 

 234 and 235. 



Water Lilies, Aquatics and 

 Aquarium Plants. See pages 21^6 

 to 244. 



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