DREER'S FLOWER SEEDS FOR SUMMER AND AUTUMN SOWING 



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Hardy Perennial Phlox (p. oecussata) 



PER PKT. 



3641 Hardy herbaceous perennials. The seed we send out 

 has been saved from an unrivalled collection, and is 

 supplied in mixture only, j oz., 75 cts $0 15 



PhySaliS (Chinese Lantern Plant) 



3646 Francheti. An ornamental plant, forming dense 

 bushes about 2 feet high, producing freely its bright 

 orange-scarlet lantern-like fruits, which can be cut and 

 dried for winter bouquets. I oz., 40 cts 10 



PhySOStegia (False Dragon Head) 



3651 Virginica. One of the prettiest hardy perennials. 

 It forms dense bushes, 3 to 4 feet high, bearing freely 

 during the summer months spikes of delicate pink 

 tubular flowers not unlike a gigantic heather, i oz., 



50 cts 10 



3652 — Alba. A pretty white-flowered form. I oz., 50 cts. 10 



Platycodon 



(Balloon Flower, or Japanese Bellflower) 



One of the best hardy perennials, producing very showy flowers 

 during the whole season. They form large clumps and are excellent 

 for planting in permanent borders or among shrubbery; easily 

 raised from seed. per pkt. 



3663 Grandiflorum Blue. Large steel blue flowers. 



1 oz., 50 cts $0 10 



3664 — Album. Pure white variety, i oz., 50 cts 10 



3662 Mariesi. Large, open bell-shaped flowers of a rich 



violet-blue; plant dwarf and compact. Special pkt., 



60 cts 15 



PolemOnium (Jacob's Ladder) 



3671 Coeruleum. Popular hardy perennial, with bell- 

 shaped bluish-purple fljwers nearly 1 inch across; 2 

 feet; May to July. J oz., 25 cts 10 



Polyanthus (Prlmula Elatior) 



Showy, early spring, free-flowering hardy primroses, fine for 

 either pot or outdoor culture. per pkt. 



3677 Invincible Giant. A magnificent strain of this 

 perfectly hardy and easily grown spring-flowering 

 Primrose, representing the work of years of painstaking 

 cross-breeding and selection. Of strong, sturdy habit, 

 and bearing immense trusses of large flowers on self- 

 supporting stems 10 to 12 inches in length. Unques- 

 tionably the finest strain in cultivation, containing all 

 colors from purest white to the richest crimson. 

 Special pkt., 75 cts $0 25 



3678 Giant Munstead Strain. Same general charac- 

 teristics as the Invincible Giant excepting colors, which 



are white and yellow. Special pkt., 75 cts 25 



3680 English Mixed. A fine grade. Special pkt., 60 cts. 15 



Iceland Poppies (Papaver Nudlcaule) 



They are of graceful neat habit, with bright green fern-like 

 foliage, formed in tufts, from which issue slender stalks about 15 

 inches high, bearing their brilliant flowers in endless profusion; most 

 useful for cutting, for which purpose pick when in bud, and, if 

 the seed pods are picked off, continue in flower the entire season. 

 They remain evergreen throughout the winter, coming into bloom 

 early the following spring. 



3731 Coonara Pink. Our grower by very careful selection and 

 rogueing has practically eliminated all colors excepting pink. 

 25 cts. per pkt.; Special pkt., 75 cts. 



3732 El Monte. A recent California introduction, large flowers 

 of deep tangerine orange; strong wiry stems, making an 

 excellent cut flower. Pkt., 25 cts.; Special pkt., 75 cts. 



3737 Gibson's New Orange. A splendid improvement on 

 the old type Iceland Poppy. The stem is easily six inches 

 longer and much stifier, making it more valuable for cutting. 

 The bloom is much larger, 4 to 5 inches across. A recom- 

 mendable variety in every respect. Pkt., 25 cts.; Special 

 pkt., 75 cts. 



Special Offer: A packet each of the above three newer Iceland 

 Poppies for 60 cts. 



New Hybrid Iceland Poppy 



Iceland Poppies (Continued) 



per pkt. 



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3733 Bright Yellow, i oz., 50 cts 



3734 Pure White, i oz., 50 cts 



3736 Orange Scarlet, i oz., 50 cts 



3740 Finest Mixed. J oz., 40 cts 



3738 New Hybrid Iceland Mixed. The latest develop- 

 ment in this lovely species, varying in color from 

 sulphur yellow through different shades of orange to 

 chamois and salmony-rose, some of which are very 

 striking. J oz., 75 cts 



Oriental Poppies 



(Papaver Orientate) 



Oriental Poppies can be sown any time during the summer and 

 early autumn. When this fall growth starts is the time they 

 should be transplanted to their permanent flowering quarters. 

 It is well to mark the places they are planted with stakes to 

 insure the roots against disturbance during their annual resting 

 period. per pkt. 



3741 Orientale (The Large Oriental Poppy). A charming 

 summer-flowering hardy plant, producing numerous 

 leafy stems about 3 feet high, with large orange scarlet 

 flowers; having a conspicuous black blotch on each 

 petal, exceedingly showy. J oz., 40 cts $0 10 



— Dawn. A beautiful flesh color. Special pkt., 75 cts. 15 



— Oriflamme. A gorgeous orange-scarlet; very 

 large. Special pkt., 60 cts 



— Princess Victoria. A beautiful salmony-pink. 

 Special pkt., 60 cts 



— Mahoney. Dark crimson maroon shaded ma- 

 hogany. Special pkt., 75 cts 



— Perry's White. Fine satiny white with a crimson 

 maroon blotch at base of each petal. Special pkt., 

 $1.50 



3749 Collection. A packet each of the above 6 varieties. . 



3750 Oriental Mixed Hybrids. Saved from a large 

 number of named sorts, embracing all of the colors. 



i oz. 50 cts 15 



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3745 



3746 



A complete list of Spring Flowering Bulbs will be offered in our Autumn Catalogue 



