Dreer^s Reliable Flower Seeds 



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

 deservedly popular. Sown any time through the summer in a cold frame or shady corner of the garden, you can have, with little 

 trouble, an abundant supply of Columbines, Canterbury Bells, Foxgloves, Gaillardias, Hollyhocks, Larkspurs, Forget-me-nots, 

 Daises, etc., etc., for flowering in 1907. The list also includes a choice selection of other Flower Seeos lor summer sowing, 

 including Cinerarias, Cyclamens, Pansies, Primulas, etc. 



Per pkt. 

 ACANTHUS, riollis Latifolius {Bear's Breech). Handsome and interesting hardy 

 plants with fine foliage and curious flowers in August and September. Grows from 

 2 to 4 feet high, according to soil and location. Valuable alike for planting as single 



specimens, in groups or in border 10 



ACHILLEA. Ptarmica Fl. PI. "The Pearl." {Double White Yarrow.) One of 

 the best hardy white perennials in the list. Grows about 2 feet high, and from 



spring till frost is covered with heads of purest white double flowers 



ACONITUM. Napellus { Monk's Hood, or Wolfsbane's. A hardy perennial, producing 

 long spikes of curiously-shaped blue and white flowers. Well adapted for planting 

 among shrubbery or in shady corners of the garden ; 3 to 5 feet. Per oz., 75 cts. . . 5 



ADONIS. Vernalis {Ox-eye's. A hardy perennial, bearing large bright-yellow 



fiowers in early spring ; i foot. Per oz.. 50 cts lo 



AGROSTEMMA. Coronaria {Mullein Pink.) An attractive free-fiowering hardy 

 perennial of easy culture, producing bright crimson fiowers on long, slender stems ; 



foliage silvery gray. Per oz., 30 cts. s 



ALYSSUn. Saxatiie Compactura {Basket of Gold). Showy, hardy perennial. 



golden-yellow flowers; excellent for rock work or border; i foot. Per oz. ,5octs. . 5 



Saxatiie Luteum. A new pale yellow variety 15 



ANEnONE. CoTonarXa, T\'\xeA Colors i^Poppy .rlnemone. or JVindJlo-wer) 5 



St. Brigid. A beautiful selection of the above, comprising semi-double and double 



flowers in a wonderful array of colors 15 



ANTHEniS. Tinctoria K&\-way'\ (Hardy Marguerite). A most satisfactory hardy 



perennial, bearing all summer daisy-like golden-yellow blossoms; 2 feet 10 



ANTIRRHINUn (Snapdragon). The Snapdragons are undoubtedly one of the best 

 cut flowers, and are now largely grown for spring flowers. Seed should be sown 

 fiom mid-summer till early fall. 



Giant. White, Scarlet, Garnet, Yellow, Pink, Striped and Mixed, each 10 



Queen ol the North. Large white flowers 10 



Tom Thumb nixed. Large variety of colors. Per oz. 60 cts 5 



Tall nixed. Extra fine selection. Per oz., 40 cts 5 



AQUILEGIA (COHJMBINE) 



AQUILEGIA, or COLUMBINE. Californica Hybrida 



splendid type, producing exquisite flowers, mostly in yellow 

 and orange shades, all with long spurs. Per }i oz., 60 cts. . 



Canadensis. Scarletandyellow.oneofthebrightest. Oz.,75c. 



Chrysantha (Golden Spurred). Bright golden-yellow; 3 

 feet. Per J^ oz.. sects 



— Alba( White Spurred). A beautiful pure white. Per K oz.. 60c. 



Coerulea (Rocky Mountain Columbine). Violet-blue and 

 white; 2 feet. Per J/s oz., 50 cts 



Coerulea Hybrida. Beautiful hybrids of the preceding, bear- 

 ing large, long spurred flowers in a very great variety of 

 charming colors. Per J{ oz., 60 cts 



Flabellata Nana Alba. Pure white, dwarf and compact, 

 blue-green foliage 



Glandulosa. Lovely shade of light blue and pure white; 2 

 feet. Per J'loz., 75 cts. .... 



Haylodgensis Delicatissima. A new delicate satin rose 

 colored type of the Rocky Mountain Columbine 



Helenas. This new hybrid is of strong, robust growth, bear- 

 ing numerous flowers of a lovely shade of blue and pure white 



Nivea Grandiflora. A beautiful, large, free-flowering pure 

 white. Per pz., 40 cts 



Single, all colors mixed, 2 feet. Per oz., 30 cts 



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



ARABIS. W^'\na. { Rock Cress\. Unequalled for rockeries or 



10 edgings ; withstands the drought and is always neat. The 



5 spreading tufts are covered with a sheet of pure white flowers 



in early spring; 6 inches. Per oz., 7s cts 



5 ARnERIA. Formosa (Sea Pink. Cushion Pink, or Thrift). 

 10 A very pretty edging plant, bearing large tufts of rosy-pink 



flowers ; hardy perennial. Per J^ oz., 25 cts 



10 ASTILBE. Davidii. Anew hardy perennial, deep violet rose 



flowers on stems 6 feet hijrh 



ASPARAGUS. Plumosus Nanus. This graceful climberhas 



10 foliage finerthan that of the most delicate fern, and will last 



for weeks after being cut. It is an excellent house plant, 



10 succeeding under almost any conditions. 100 seeds, Ji. 00 . 



Sprengeri I Emerald Feather). One of the best plants togrow 



15 in suspended baskets, for greenhouse or for outdoors in the 



summer. The fronds frequentlj' grow 4 feet long, and are 



20 now considerdd indispensable in all fine decorations. 100 



seeds, so cts. - 



25 ASPERULA. 0&OTa.\.2L.(Sweet Woodruffs. An old-fashioned 



favorite, grown for its fragrant leaves and stems; best 



5 grown in semi-shaded positions, where it can remain undis- 



5 turbed; flowers white. Per oz., 75 cts 



ASTER. Perennial Mixed (Stai-ujorts, or Michaelmas Daisies). 

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

 garden soil. Per J^ oz.,50 cts 



BAPTISIA. Australis {False Indigo.) A beautiful hardy perennial 

 herbaceous plant, producing pea-shaped flowers on spikes 5 inches 

 long. Bright blue ; 2ji feet. Per oz., 30 cts ... 



BELLIS (English Daisy). A favorite nearly hardy perennial plant, in 

 bloom from early spring until well on in the summer. 



Giant Rose. The largest flowering of all, color bright rose . . . . 



The Bride. A fine new very double free-flowering pure white . . . 



Longfellow. Large double pink flowers 



Snowball. A large and very double pure white Daisy 



Giant Red. Beautiful and densely double flowers; different fine red 

 tints 



Delicata. \'ery double rosy-white flowers, with bright purplish-red 

 centres 



Double Mixed. All colors ; of the finest quality. Per Ys oz., 75 cts. . 



BOCCONIA. Japonica <■ Plume Poppy, or Tree-Celandine). Effective, 



hardy perennial, for single specimens or groups on lawns. Foliage 



glaucous green, bears freely spikes 2 to 3 feet long of cream-colored 



flowers; 5 feet. Per oz., 50 cts 



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

 hardy perennials, growing 4 to 6 feet high, with daisy-like flowers 

 in countless thousands from July to September ; very effective. 



Asteroides. White 



Latisquama. Pink tinged with lilac 



BROWALLIA. Speciosa Major {Amethyst) . A beautiful, brilliant 

 ultramarine blue, especially valuable as a pot plant for winter and 

 early spring flowering 



BUDDLEYA. Variabilis. A beautiful hardy-flowering shrub-like 

 plant, 4 to 5 feet high, with gracefully arching branches, terminated 

 by long racemes of rosy-lilac blossoms v.ith an orange spot in the 

 centre 



Per pkt. 



BELLIS (ENGLISH DAISY) 



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