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DREBR'S SUPERB HOEEYHOCKS. 



Stately, majestic, hardy plants, wliich are a necessary part of every 

 old fashioned garden, and should also find a place intersi)ersed with 

 shrubbery, as clumps on the lawn or in the mixed border, where their 

 colossal spikes of bloom produce bold and showy effects, which cannot 

 be secured with any other flowering plant. 



The Hollyhock requires a deeply dug, well-drained soil, enriched 

 with thoroughly decayed manure, and should be liberally supplied 

 with water during dry weather. A slight protection throughout the 

 winter will be beneficial. An occasional spraying with Bordeaux mix- 

 ture, which should be applied early in the growing season, usually 

 prevents the disease, which is prevalent in some localities. We offer 

 the best Double, Fringed and Single sorts as under: 



Double White. 

 Double Rose. 



Double Yellow, 

 Double Red. 



Double riaroon. 

 Double Mixed. 



I)"lliHi ]I(1LLVH<)CKS. 



20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Newport Pink. A charming variety, which originated in one of the 

 famous gardens at Newport, R. I. , and for which we were awarded 

 a certificate of merit by the Royal Horticultural Society of London 

 in 1912. It is of strong, vigorous habit, producing colossal spikes 

 of very double pure pink flowers, a shade that is eagerly sought for 

 in all classes of plants. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Allegheny. Mammoth flowers, wonderfully formed of loosely ar- 

 ranged fringed petals, which look as if made from the finest China 

 silk. The colors vary from the palest shrimp-pink to deep red. The 

 plants are of strong growth, sending up spikes 6 to 7 feet high; 

 mixed colors. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Single. Many prefer the single-flowering Hollyhocks. They are 

 usually of freer growth than the doubles, and present a very hand- 

 some appearance when covered with their artistic blossoms. Choict-t 

 mixed varieties in all colors. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.ou 

 per 100. 



HYPERICExH (St. JohnVwort). 



Adpressum. A native variety, growing in dense masses, wliich makes it useful as a ground cover, particularly in damp places. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 

 Moserianum. A most desirable border plant, of free and graceful habit, producing long, slender, much-branched stems, leafy 

 to the base and all drooping towards the ends, apparently from the weight of the flowers and buds, although the flowers face, 

 so that none of their beauty is lost. It is marvelously free-flowering, of large s:ze, measuring from 2 to 2i inches in diameter; 



in color a rich golden yellow, which is rendered still more effective by 

 the numerous yellow stamens and crimson anthers, and blooms con- 

 tinuously the entire season. (.See illustration.) Strong plants, 15 cts. 

 each; $1.. 50 per doz. ; $10.00 per 100. 



IBERIS (Hardy Candytuft). 



Most desirable dwarf plants with evergreen foliage, which is completely 

 hidden with dense heads of flowers early in the spring. 

 Sempervirens. Innumerable flat heads of pure white flowers. 

 Snowflake. A grand variety, having exceptionally large and pure white 



flowers, and borne in great masses during May and June. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



IXCARVIEEEA (Hardy Gloxinia). 



Delavayi. One of the choicest perennial plants introduced in recent 

 years. It produces large gloxinia-like rcse-colored flowers, which last 

 in perfection a long time; these are produced in clusters on stems 18 

 inches high; succeeds in sun or shade, but should be protected with a 

 covering of leaves during the winter. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



IXXJEA (Flea Bane). 

 Effective free-flowering plants for the hardy border, blooming from June 

 to August. 



QIandulosa Qrandiflora. Very large orange-yellow flowers; 2J feet. 

 Royleana. Large golden-yellow flowers. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Htpericum Moserianum. 



If you need flowers to cut do not overlook the Double Gypsophila. See page 176. 



