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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



DREERS SUPERB HARDY PHLOXES 



We grow each season more than half a million 

 plants of Hardy Phloxes in over one hundred varie- 

 ties, and while all of the sorts are well worth grow- 

 ing, we realize that the average amatenr only wishes 

 a limited number of sorts, but wants these to be the 

 best. It is to meet this want that we offer below a 

 dozen extra fine aort«, each one of which is a strong 

 grower, with immense panicles of large individual 

 blooms, pure in color and strictly first class in every 

 way. 



Antonin Mercie. Light ground color, one-half of 



each petal suffused bluish lilac. 

 B. Comte. Brilliant rich French purple. • 

 Bridesmaid. Pure white, with large crimson- 

 carmine eye. 



Europa. A white variety, with a decided crimson- 

 carmine eye. 



Le Mahdi. Deep reddish violet with deeper eye. 



Mrs. Jenkins. The best white for massing; im- 

 mense panicles ; early and free bloomer. 



Prof. Virchow. Bright carmine, overlaid with 

 orange scarlet. 



Rheinlander. A most beautiful salmon-pink with 

 ilowers and trapses of immense size. The color 

 of the flower is intensified by a very decided deep 

 claret-red eye. 



Selma. A pretty, delicate, soft pale rose, with 

 distinct red eye. 



Von Goethe. Tyrian-rose suffused with carmine 

 lake, carmine eye. 



W. C. Egan. One of the largest flowered varieties 

 in our col lection, produced in i)anicles of immense 

 size. The color is a delicate lilao illuminated by 

 a large bright solferino-red eye. 



Widar. Liglit, reddish violet, with a very large 

 white centre, which intensifies the color. 



Price. Any of the above, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per 

 doz. One each of the 12 sorts for $2.00. 



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PHYSOSTHGIA 



PENTSTEMON (Beard Tongue) 

 Most useful showy perennials, either for the border or rockery. 



Digitalis. Large spikes of long, purple-white flowers, with purple 



throats, during June and July; 2 to 3 feet. 

 Heterophyllus. Large azure-blue flowers in summer; 2 feet. 

 Ovatus. Bright blue shaded bronzy-pnrple ; July to September; 2 



feet. 

 Pubescens. Bright rosy-purple; July and August; 1 J feet. 15 cts. 



each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



PHYSALIS (Chinese Lantern Plant) 



Francheti. An ornamental variety of the Winter Cherry, forming 

 dense bushes about 2 feet high, producing freely its bright orange- 

 scarlet lantern-like fruits; highly interesting. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per 

 doz. 



PHYSOSTEQIA (False Dragon-Head) 



One of the most beautiful of our midsummer flowering prennials, 

 forming dense bushes 3 to 5 feet high, bearing spikes of delicate tubu- 

 lar flowers not unlike a gigantic heather. 



Virginica. Bright but soft pink. 

 — alba. Pure white ; very fine. 

 — Speciosa. Very delicate pink. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. ; $10.00 per 100. 



HARDY GARDEN PINKS 



Old favorites, bearing their sweet, clove-scented flowers in the great- 

 est profusion during May and June. They are indispensable for the 

 edge of the hardy border and for cutting; 1 foot. We can supply 12 

 distinct varieties. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



