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SPECIALTIES IN FLOVEf. SEED! 



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DREER'S DOUBLE-FLOWERING CENTAUREA CYANUS 



or CORNFLOWER 



The favorite Blue Cornflower, Ragged Sailor, or Bluet has long held a foremost place as an old-fashioned garden flower, and considered 

 indispensable where cut flowers are wanted. The Double-flowering type illustrated in colors on the plate opposite are a wonderful improve- 

 ment over the old single sort, and in addition to the popular blue variety which is so much used for boutonnieres, can be had in the other 

 desirable colors shown on the plate. 



Any good garden soil suits them. The seed may be sown right out of doors any time from early spring till midsummer, coming into 

 flower in a few weeks time and continuing without interruption until hard frost. 



We offer the following splendid colors: 



1881 Blue. Intense cornflower blue. 



1882 Rose Pink. A pretty tone of pink. 



1883 White. Purest white, very double. 



1884 Maroon. Rich glossy reddish maroon. 



1885 Mauve. A delightful and unusual color. 



1886 Rosy Red. A very attractive color. 



Price. Any of the above, 10 cts. per packet; 30 cts. per ', oz.; 75 cts. per oz. 



1889 Collection containing a packet of the above 6 colors, 40 cts. 

 1888 Collection containing a J oz. each of the above 6 colors, 

 $1.25. 



New Double-flowering Coreopsis 



(Coreopsis Lanceolata Grandiflora Fl. PI.) 



2072 Coreopsis Lanceolata has for a long time been a gem in the 

 perennial border and one never grows tired of the masses of golden 

 yellow blooms which it produces, which are decorative in the garden 

 and invaluable as cut flowers. This new double and semi-double 

 form is just as easy to grow and the extra petalage adds a further 

 charm to the flower, 25 cts. per pkt.; 5 pkts., $1.00. 



The Cardinal Climber 



(Ipomoea Quamoclit Hybrida) 



2158 We named and introduced this glorious and absolutely distinct 

 annual climber in 1912, and it is now generally considered the 

 most beautiful and brilliant annual climber ever sent out. It is a 

 strong and rapid grower, attaining a height of 30 feet or more, 

 with beautiful fern-like foliage, and literally covered with a blaze 

 of circular cardinal-red flowers from mid-summer till frost. The 

 flowers, about IJ inches in diameter, are borne in clusters of 5 to 

 7 each. Like other Ipomoeas, it delights in a warm, sunny 

 situation and good soil. The seed may be started indoors in 

 March or April, in a temperature of not less than 70 degrees, but 

 it is just as well to wait until the weather gets warm and settled 

 and then sow out of doors. Packets containing about 25 seeds 

 each, IS cts.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



Three Splendid Delphiniums 

 or Hardy Larkspurs 



The Hardy Larkspurs are now a prominent feature in almost every 



garden, and the three sorts offered below are perhaps the best and most 



valuable of the genus. 



2218 Belladonna. This is the freest and most continuous blooming of 

 all, and the clear light turquoise-blue of the flowers is not equalled 

 for delicacy and beauty. 20 cts. per pkt.; 3 pkts. for 50 cts. 



2221 Bellamosum. Identical in habit of growth and free and con- 

 tinuous blooming qualities with the above, but of an intense rich 

 deep blue color. 25 cts. per pkt.; 5 pkts. for $1.00. 



2240 Dreer's Gold Medal Hybrids. This is one of our most important 

 specialties, and is unquestionably the finest strain of mixed Hybrid 

 Hardy Larkspurs ever offered. The original stock came from 

 England and consisted of the best named varieties. The plants 

 are of strong, vigorous habit, with large flowers on spikes two feet 

 and over long, the majority running in the lighter shades of blue. 

 15 cts. per pkt.; 60 cts. per j oz.; §2.00 per oz. 



Giant Shirley Foxgloves (Digitalis) 



2361 This magnificent strain was raised by the late Rev. W. Wilks, to 

 whom we are also indebted for the Shirley Poppies, and is unques- 

 tionably the greatest improvement ever made in Foxgloves. The 

 very vigorous plants attain a height of 5 to 7 feet, with spikes 

 of bloom 4 feet in length, closely set with flowers of unusual size, 

 ranging in color from the purest white to dark rose, handsomely 

 spotted and blotched with crimson, maroon, and chocolate. This 

 is certain to supersede all other strains of Foxgloves. Seed sown 

 this spring will produce plants that will make a glorious show next 

 season. 15 cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts. for 25 cts. 



1890 Double Cornflower Mixed. Containing all colors, 10 

 cts. per pkt.; 20 cts. per J oz.; 50 cts. per oa. 



New Giant Shirley Foxgloves 



