HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA—HARDY PERENNIALS 
Polemonium. 
Jacob’s Ladder. 
Useful border plants about 12 inches high, succeeding best in a 
partially-shaded position, deep green finely cut foliage and spikes 
of showy flowers. 
Reptans. Of graceful growth; showy blue flowers in May and June. 
Richardsonii. Sky-blue flowers, with golden anthers; June to July. 
—Alba. A white-flowered form of the above. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Pyrethrum. 
Hybridum, Single. In choicest mixture. 15cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Uliginosum Stellata. A variety which originated in our Nursery. 
It is a greatly improved form of the Giant Daisy, and, like its 
parent, has flowers of glistening white, but fully one-half larger, 
with long, narrow petals, forming a much more graceful and 
refined flower. The best and most useful Daisy for cutting during 
August and September. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz, 
Rudbeckia. 
Cone=flower. 
Indispensable plants for the hardy border; grow and thrive any- 
where, giving a wealth of bloom, which are well suited for cutting. 
Maxima. Arare and attractive variety, growing 5 feet high, with 
large glaucous green leaves and bright yellow flowers 5 to 6inches 
across, with a cone 2 inches high; flowers continuously from 
June to September. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 
Nitida “‘Autumn Sun.’’ An attractive single flowering variety, 
growing 5 to 6 feet high with long, broad petals of bright prim- 
rose yellow, August to October. 
** Rays of Gold.’’ A refined form of the popular ‘‘ Golden Glow,” 
the flowers having narrower petals, which are so arranged as to 
form a perfect globe. 
Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 
Salvia. 
Meadow Sage. 
Azurea. A Rocky Mountain species, grows 2 to 3 feet high, pro- 
ducing during August and September pretty sky-blue flowers in 
the greatest profusion. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Scabiosa Japonica. 
Lavender-blue flowers 2 to 2% inches across ; very floriferous, in 
bloom July to September. 25 cents each; $2.50 per doz. 
Sedum. 
Spectabilis ‘‘ Brilliant.’’ Originated with us asa sport from the 
variety atropurpurea, and by far the richest-colored yet intro- 
duced, being a bright shade of amaranth-red or dark crimson. 
25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 
Spectabilis Atropurpurea ( (Brilliant Stone-crop). One of the pret- 
tiest erect-growing species, attaining a height of 18 inches, with 
broad light green foliage and immense heads of handsome showy 
rosy-crimson flowers ; indispensable as a late fall-blooming plant. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Stokesia. 
The Cornflower, or Stokes’ Aster. 
Cyanea. Amostcharmingand beautiful native plant. Grows from 
18 to 24 inches high, bearing freely from early in June until Octo- 
ber, its handsome lavender-blue Cornflower-like blossoms, which 
measure from 4 to 5 inches across. It is of the easiest culture, 
succeeding in any open, sunny position, and is desirable asa 
single plant in the hardy border, or in masses or beds of any size. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Cyanea alba. Identical to the blue variety above in every way | 
except color, which is pure white. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 
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TROLLIUS OR GLOBE FLOWERS 
Trollius. 
Globe Flower. 
Desirable free-flowering plants, producing their giant Buttercup- 
like blossoms on stems 2to 2% feet high from May until August; 
succeed admirably in the border in a half-shady position in well- 
drained, preferably light soil. 
Asiaticus Flore Crocea. Dark orange, of beautiful form. 
Europzus. Large, bright yellow, globular flowers, 2 inches in 
diameter. 
Fire Globe. Large bright orange-red flowers. 
Japonicus ‘*‘ Excelsior.’’ Very deep orange flowers. 
Caucasicus ‘‘Orange Globe.’’ A rare variety, with large, deep 
orange-colored flowers. 
Price, any of the above, 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 
The following are recent introductions, and are great improve- 
ments over the older sorts : 
Goldquelle. Golden-yellow. 
Orange-yellow. 
Helios. Pure yellow; very free-flowering. 
Leuchtkugel. One of the finest, deep orange red. 
Lichtball. Extra large globular orange-yellow flowers. 
Salamander. Soft orange-colored flowers of fine form. 
Price, any of the above, 35 cts. each ; $3.50 per doz. 
Collection of one each of 11 sorts, $2.50. 
Tunica. 
Saxifraga. A pretty tufted plant with light pink flowers, produced 
all summer; useful either for the rockery or the border. 25 cts. 
each ; $2.50 per doz. 
Valeriana. 
Officinalis (Hardy Garden Heliotrope). Produces showy rose-pink 
heads of flowers during June and July, with strong heliotrope 
odor. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Veronica. 
Speedwell. 
Amethystina. Amethyst-blue flowers in July and August; 2 feet. 
Incana. Bright silvery foliage, with spikes of amethyst-blue flow- 
ers; July and August; 1 foot. 
Mantina, Long spikes of blue flowers from July to September; 
eet. 
Spicata. An elegant border plant, growing about 1% feet high, 
producing long spikes of bright blue flowers. 
Pp uice: Long spikes of white flowers in July and August; 3 to 
eet. 
15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
