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DREER'S FLOWER SEEDS FOR SUMMER AND AUTUMN SOWING 



Potentilla (Cinquifoii) 



Charming hardy perennial plants for the border, with brilliant single or double 

 flowers, mostly in orange, red and crimson tones, that are produced in profusion 

 from June to August; succeeds in any soil; 18 inches. per pkt. 



3775 Double Hybrids. Mixed colors. Special pkt., 75 cts $0 25 



3776 Single Hybrids. j\Iany colors. I oz., 50 cts. .- 15 



Primula (Primrose) 



The charming and beautiful Chinese Fringed Primrose and'Obconica varieties 

 are indispensable for winter or spring decorations in the home or conservatory. 

 They are one of the most important winter blooming pot plants. 



Dreer's "Peerless" Chinese Primroses 



PER PKT. 



3784 Peerless Blue (True Blue) $0 50 



3785 - White (Brook's White). Pure white 35 



3787 - Pink (Pink Beauty). Soft pink 35 



3783 — Scarlet (Chiswick Red Imp.). Rich scarlet 35 



3786 — Crimson (Crimson King). Rich luminous crimson 35 



3789 Collection of a packet each of the 5 sorts, SI. 50. 



3790 Peerless Mixed. This mixture contains nothing but the finest 

 fringed large-flowering sorts and cannot fail to give entire satisfaction. 

 Special pkt., $1.00 25 



3791 Giant Flowering Mixed. This magnificent strain is quite dis- 

 tinct, being of more robust growth and producing immense trusses 

 of extra large, finely fringed flowers in many new and novel colors; 

 as a pot plant for the house or conservatory this is unequalled. 

 Special pkt., $1.50 35 



Primula Obconica 



These are of the easiest culture in greenhouse or light window of dwelling 

 house. They will not germinate well in any compost containing peat or leaf 

 mould. To develop the colors to the highest degree grow in heavy soU, and at a 

 temperature as near 60 degrees as possible. speci.\l pkt. per pkt. 

 3809 Obconica Gigantea Appleblossom. 



Soft pink $1 



3811 Kermesina. Rich crimson 1 



3812 Rosea. Pure rose color 1 



3813 Salmon Queen. Beautiful salmon. . 1 



3815 Mixed Colors 1 



3820 — Grandiflora Mixed Colors 



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Fasbender. Flowers of the largest 

 size, of a deep glowing red 1 75 50 



3822 Rhine Pearl. A very striking variety, 



flowers very large, of a dark salmon-carmine. . 1 75 . 50 



3823 Mueller and Mohnstein. Shades 



of crimson and rose 1 50 50 



Various Primroses 



3824 Kewensis. Pleasing bright yellow flowers borne on 

 long stems. It is delightfully fragrant and stands 

 well as a house plant. Special pkt., $1.25 25 



3826 Malacoides (Improved Baby Primrose). A fine house 

 plant, flower delicate lilac. Special pkt., 75 cts 15 



3827 — Princess Mary ( NcvS). Plants of exceptional vigor, 

 fl.owers often measure one inch across, and are of a 

 deep rose-pink color with light yellow eye. Special 

 pkt., $1.50 50 



3828 — Rosea Superba. A beautiful bright rose. Special 

 pkt., 75 cts 15 



3829 — Snow Queen (New). A vast improvement on 

 Malacoides Alba, the flowers being much larger and of 



the purest white. Special pkt., $1.00 25 



Hardy Prinnroses 



1500 Auricula. A well-known favorite of great beauty; 6 

 inches. Excellent for rock gardens. Special pkt., 75 

 cts 25 



3825 Japonica (Japanese Primrose). Bright and showy 

 flowers; borne in whorls on stems 6 to 9 inches long; 

 mixed colors. Splendid for the rockery. Special pkt., 



75 cts 15 



3830 Vulgaris {English Primrose). Canary yellow, fra- 

 grant. Very showy in the rock garden. \ oz., 75 cts. 20 



Pueraria (Japanese Kudzu Vine) 

 3835 Thunbergiana. It will grow 8 to 10 feet the first 

 year from seed, the foliage is large, and covers well; it 

 bears small racemes of rosy-purple, pea-shaped blos- 

 soms towards the close of August. A splendid subject 

 for covering permanently, verandas, dead trees, etc 

 oz., 50 cts 10 



Pyrethrum Hvbridum 



Pyrethrum (Persian Daisy) 



This grand hardy perennial will thrive in any good garden soil 

 where there is good drainage and full exposure to the sun. 



PER PKT. 



3844 Hybridum Single, Roseum. Bright rose color. 

 Special pkt., 50 cts $0 15 



3846 Hybridum Single Mixed. Large Daisy-like flow- 

 ers, ranging in color from white to deep red, with bright 

 yellow centres; blooms in May and June, and again in 

 the fall; and is one of the most graceful and long lasting 



cut flowers. Per } oz., 50 cts 10 



3847 Hybridum Grandiflorum Mixed. A large flower- 

 ing form of the above; mixed colors. \ oz., 75 cts. . . IS 



3845 Hybridum Fl. PI. Mixed. Seed saved from the 

 finest double flowers, onlj' a small percentage can be 

 expected to come double the first year; mixed colors; 



Ij feet Special pkt., 75 cts 25 



Rosmarinus (Rosemary) 



3895 Officinalis. An old favorite, delightfully fragrant, 

 flowers hght blue, grows about 2 feet high, should be 

 planted in a warm dry situation, and given a little 

 protection, j oz., 25 cts 10 



Rudbeckia (Cone-flower) 



3902' Newmani. One of the finest of autumn-flowering 

 perennials. Bright orange-yellow petals surrounding 

 a large black cone. Special pkt., 40 cts IS 



3903 Purpurea (Giant Purple Cone-flower). A most inter- 

 esting hardy perennial, producing all summer large, 

 showy reddish-purple flowers, about 4 inches across. 

 I oz., 50 cts 10 



Saponaria 



3939 Ocymoides. Very showy hardy perennial rock 

 plant, producing during the summer months masses of 

 small, bright rose flowers; 9 inches, j oz., 25 cts. ... 10 



Sidalcea 



3979 Rosy Gem. Bright rose colored mallow-like flowers 



on stems 3 feet tall. July-August. Special pkt., 60 cts. 15 



Special Catalogue of Wild Flower Seeds sent on request 



