DREER'S GARDEN BOOK 



for 1925 



EIGHTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL EDITION 



IT HAS always been and will continue to be our aim to supply only the best grade of Seeds, Plants and Bulbs 

 obtainable and by a strict adherence to the broad principle of giving all purchasers the full worth of their 

 money has our business grown from a small beginning eighty-seven years ago to one of the largest and most 

 complete Seed, Plant and Bulb Establishments in the World. 



For over fifty years we were located at 714-716 Chestnut Street, with a storage warehouse at 710 South 

 Washington Square. These proving too small to take care of the steadily increasing volume of business, we 

 acquired a year ago, our present location, 1304 to 1310 Spring Garden Street, and erected thereon a modern build- 

 ing designed especially to meet our requirements, and which is illustrated on the back cover of this catalogue. 

 This gives us about 54,000 square feet of space, which we believe will be sufficient to enable us to handle more 

 expeditiously than ever the orders entrusted to our care. 



While we are organized and prepared to give the same prompt service to which our patrons are accustomed, 

 we call special attention to the conditions which are peculiar to the Seed, Plant and Bulb business, in that the 

 great bulk of the season's business is crowded into a comparatively few weeks' time in the spring of the year. 

 Under these conditions it will greatly aid in preventing undue congestion if our customers will send in and take 

 delivery of their orders as early in the season as possible. 



Many of our customers have been on our mailing list for more than half a century and our business shows 

 an increase every year, and we will spare no efEort to handle every order entrusted to us, no matter how small 

 or how large, in such a manner that will merit the continued confidence of the purchaser. 



We call your special attention to the notes regarding the ordering and forwarding of Plants on page 119. 



The offerings of the various Departments will be found in this book in the following order : 



Pages 

 Vegetable Seeds, Specialties 3 to 9 



Vegetable Seeds, General List 11 to 45 



Bird Seed 45 



Grass Seed 46 to 47 



Lawn Grass 10 



Farm Seed 48 to 50 



Flower Seeds, Specialties 52 to 62 



Flower Seeds, General List 63 to 118 



Plant and Bulb Department. 



Roses 



Gladiolus 



Dahlias 



119 to 212 



120 to 135 



136 to 138 



139 to 154 



Cannas 158 to 159 



Pages 



Plants and Bulb Department 119 to 212 



Ferns 162 



Palms 165 



Hardy Perennials 168 to 197 



Chrysanthemums 174 to 175 



Iris ...... 183 to 184 



Peonies 188 



Phlox 189 to 190 



Shrubs 198 to 202 



Hardy Climbers 203 to 206 



Hedge Plants 206 



Aquatics 207 to 209 



Aquarium Plants . 209 



Small Fruits 210 to 211 



Vegetable Plants and Roots 212 



Tools and Sundries 213 to 224 



Books on Horticultural Subjects 3rd page cover 



FOR COMPLETE INDEX SEE PAGES 2 AND 3 



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