Dreer's Reliable Flower Seeds, 



On the following four pages we give a most complete list of Seeds oi the Best Hardy Perennials which are now so 

 deservedly popular. Sown this autumn in a protected corner of the garden or in a cold hame, you can have, Mitli httle trouble, 

 an abundant supply for flowering in 1906- The list also includes a choice selection of other Flower Seeds for autumn sowing, 

 including Cinerarias, CyclaniL-ns, Pansies, Primulas, etc. 



JS®^ For complete list of Flower Seeds see pages 59 to 105 of our Garden Book for 1905. 



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ACANTHUS (Beav*s Breecli). Mollis Latifolius, Handsome and interesting hardy 

 plants with fine foliage and curious flowers in August and September. Vahiable as single 



specimens, in groups or in the border i' 



ACHILLEA. Ptarmica FI. PI. "The Pearl." {Double White Yarrow). Oneofth-j 

 best hardy wliite perennials in the list. Grows about 2 feet high, and from spring till frost is 



GOV -rail with heads of purest white double flowers r 



ACONITUM. (Monk's Hood, oi* AVolt'sbane.) Napellus. A hardy perennial, produc- 

 ing long spikes of curiously-shaped blue and, white flowers ; likes shade ; 3 10 5 feet 



ADONIS. Veriialis {Ox-eye). A hardy perennial, bright yellow flowers in spring ; i foot i 



AGUOSTEIMMA. Corouai-ia {Miiliein Fink). An attractive free-flowering hardy perennial 



of easy culture, producing bright crimson flowers; foliage silvery-gray 



ALYSSUM. SavatLle Compactuin {Basket of Gold). Showy hardy perennial, golden-yel- 



Knv flowers ; excellent for rock work or border ; 1 foot 



ANI?:>i:(>NE. (Wliidttowei-.) Coronaria, Mixed Colors {Poppy Anemone) 



St. BSriijid. A beautiful selection, comprising semi-double and double flowers i 



ANTHEAIIS. (Hardy Marguerite.) Tinctoria Kelwayi. A most satisfactory hardy 



perennial, bearing all summer daisy-tike golden-yellow blossoms ; 2 feet i< 



ANTIKKHINQJM. (Siiapclragoii.) The Snapdragons are undoubtedly one of the best cut 

 flowers, and are now largely grown for spring flowers. 



Giant, White, Scarlet, Garnet, Yellow, Pink, Striped and Mixed, each z< 



Queen of tlie Mortli. Large white flowers 



ToniTiiunibMixGdo Large variety of colors. 5 | Tall Mixed, Extra fine selection. Oz., 4r.c. 

 AQUILEGIA (Columbine). Calil'ornica Hybrida. A splendid type, producing exquisite 



flowers, mostly in yellow and orange shades, all with long spurs i 



Canadensis. Scarlet and yellow ; one of the brightest i< 



Clirysantha {Golden Spurred). Bright golden-yellow; 3 feet 



— aiba {White Spurred). A beautiful pure white ji 



Coex'ulea {Rocky Mountain Coluinhiiie). Blue and white n 



Coerulea hybrida. BeautifuF hybrids of the preceding, bearing large, long spurred flowers in 



a very great variety of charming colors ... i 



Glandulosa. Light blue and pure white 1 



Helenjie. This new hybrid is of strong growth, bearing numerous flowers of a lovely shade of 

 blue and pure white, 



Nivea Grandiftora, A large, free-flowering pure white 



Sins^le. all colors mixed ; 2 feet. Per oz., 30 cts 



Double, all colors mixed. Per oz., 30 cts 



AKABIS (Rock Cress). Alpina, Unequalled for rockeries or 

 edgings ; withstands the drought and is always neat. Thespread- 

 ing tufts are covered with a sheet of pure white flowers in early 

 spring; 6 inches 



AKMERIA (Sea Pink, Cusliion Pink, or Thrift), 



Formosa. A very pretty edging plant, bearing large tufts of 

 rosy-pink flowers; hardy perennial 



ASPARAGUS. Pluniosus Nanus. Foliage finer than that 



of the most delicate f.rn ; an excellent house plant 



Spreujceri {Emerald Feather). One of the best plants to grow 

 in suspended baskets for greenhouse .. 



ASPERULA, Odorata {Sioect Woodruf). An old-fashioned 

 favorite, grown for its fragrant leaves and. stems; best grown in 

 semi-shade ; flowers white 



ASTER, Perennial Mixed {Starwo Is, or Michaehnas Daisies). 

 Single-flowering, hardy herbaceous plants, thriving in any good 

 garden soil 



BAPTISIA (False Indigo). Australis. A beautiful hardy 

 p.'rennial herbaceous plant, producing pea-shaped fljwers on 

 spikes 6 inches long. Bright blue; 2^ feet 



BOCCONIA (Plume Poppy, or Tiee-Celandine), Ja- 

 ponica. Effective, hardy p-renni d, fur single specimens or 

 groups on lawns ; foliage glaucous green ; bears freely spikes 2 

 to ^ feet long of cream colored flowers ; 5 feet 



BOLTONIA (False Chamomile). One of the showiest of our 



native hardy perennials, growing 4 10 6 feet high, with daisy-like 



flciwers in countlt-ss thousands from July to Sept.; very effective, 



Asteroides. White... 10 | Latisquama, Pink, tinged with lilac 



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Canterbury Bells. 



Aqx"ilegia (Columbine). 



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IJROWALLEA (Amethyst). Speciosa IVInJor. A beautiful 



blue ; valuable as a pot plant for winter and early spring flowering 

 CALCEOLARIA. Hybrida Grandillora, Mixed. Beauti- 

 ful, rich, self-colored flowers .-, 



Tigrina. Tigered and spotted flowers , 



Puinila Compacta. Of dwarf, compact growth 



CALLIRHDF, Involucrata {Foppy Mallow). A showy, trail- 

 ing, hardy perennial, bearing continuously large, bright crimson 



saucer-shaped flowers 



CAMPANULA (Bellflower). Carpatica {Carpathian Na^ e- 

 bell). Free-flowering, blue and white mixed, continuing in bloom 

 the whole season ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches 



Grossekii. Deep blue; flowers all summer ; 2 feet 



Persicifolia Grandifiora {Peach Bells). Undoubtedly one of 

 the finest of the hardy Bellflowers ; grows 2 to 3 feet high, with 

 large blue or white flowers ; mixed colors 



Punctata. Pendant white flowers, freely spotted with purplish- 

 rose ; blossoms in May and June 



Pyramidalis, {The Chimney Belifloiver). A beautiful, stately 

 plant ; for garden or pot culture ; mixed blue and white flowers... 



Rapunculoides. Of graceful habit, 3 feet high, and be;iriiig in 

 June showy blue, bell-shaped blossoms 



^v'AqXx^Wwvci {Coventry Bells). A sturdy variety, 2 to 3 feet 



high, with large blue flowers in July and August 



CANTERBURY BFLLS (Campanula Media), 



Calycanthema {Cu/* and Saucer Canterbury Bells). This is 

 unquestionably the finest type of this old-fashioned and much 

 prized garden plant. The increa'^ing demand has induced us to 

 offer it in separate colors as well as in mixture, v.?..; 



— Rose, Delicate rose pink, 10 I — Sti*ii)ed, White striped blue 



— Blue, A fine, clear shade, 10 | — White. Pure white 



Finest Mixed, All colors of the Cup and Saucer type 



A packet each of the 4 colors of Cup and Saucer Canterbury Bells 



Sing^le, Mixed. Beautiful, large, bell-shaped flowers ; effective plants for pot culture or the border 



Doublo, Mixed. AH the double Media varieties; 2I/ feet 



CANDYTUFT (Iberis). Gibraltarica Hybrida. White, shading to lilac 



Sempervirens. A profuse while blooming hardy perennial, coming m flower 



early in the spring ; much used for rockeries, etc 



CARNATION. Fine Double Mixed. The best for garden culture 



Finesi; Double Mixed, Saved from extra fine flowers 



Chabaud's Everblooming;. Raised by a famous French specialist. Blooms 

 in five months after being sown, and continues to flower in the greatest profusion 



indefinitely ; mixed colors 



Marguerite. A quick-flowering type, fine double flowers ; mixed colors 



Giant Marg-uerite. An improved form of the above 



CASSIA. Marjlandica {American Senna). A desirable hardy perennial, large 



panicles of pL-a-shaped yellow blossoms in July and August 



CERASTIITM (Snow in Summer). Tomeutosum, A very pretty hardy 



dwarf, while-leaved edging plant ; small white flowers 



CHRYSANTHEMUM. Frutescens Grandifloruni {Paris Daisy, or Mar- 



s^uerite). White, yellow eye 



Comtesse de Chambord ( Yellozv Paris Daisy). Similar to the above except 



in color, which is a beautiful clear yellow 



Inodorum Plenissimum. Double snow-white, very free-flowering and fine 



for cutting 



Maximum ** Triumph" {Mootipenny Daisy). Blossoms of the purest white, 

 with yellow centres, and borne on long, strong stems, lasting a long time when 



cut; perfectlly hardy 



«*Shasta Daisy." The finest of all the Moonpenny Daisies; flowers very 

 large and perfect. Our stock of this comes direct from the originator, Mr. Luther 



Burbank, the famous California hybridizer 



CINERARIA. Our strains are justly celebrated for all good qualities, our Prize 

 Dwarf and Tall being especially noted for size, coloring and texture. ^ 



Dreer's Prize Dwarf. 



Tall 



Dreer*s Choice Dwan'il 25 j Dreer's Choice Tall 



Stellata {Star Cineraria), See page 48. 



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