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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— FLOWER SEEDS 



BELLIS PEHENNIS — DOUBLE DAISY 



BAPTISIA (False Indigo) Per pkt. 



1541 Australis. A beautiful hardy perennial herba 

 ceous plant, producing pea-shaped flowers ou 

 spikes 6 inches long. Bright blue; 2i feet ... ") 



BOCCONIA (Plume Poppy, or Tree Celandine) 

 1611 Cordata. Kflective, hardy perennial, for single 

 specimens or groups ou lawns. Foliage glaucous 

 green, bears freely spikes 2 to 3 feet long of 

 cream-colored flowers; 5 feet; easily raised from 

 seed. } oz., 1.5 eta 5 



BOLTONIA (False Chamomile) 

 One of the sliowiest of our native hardy perennials, 

 growing 4 to 6 feet high, with daisy-like flowers in count- 

 less thousands from July to September; very effective. 



1615 Asteroldes. White . 10 



1616 Latisquama. Pink, tinged with lilac 10 



CALCEOLARIA 

 1671 Dreer's Perfection. A universal favoritefor 

 decorating the greenhouse or conservatory. 

 This strain was grown for us by a celebrated 

 Scotch specialist and is considered the finest in 

 cultivation; flowers beautifully spotted and 

 blotched in exceedingly rich and varied colors 



CARNATION 



Carnations are general favorites for their delicious fra- 

 grance and richness of colors. They are indispensable, 

 both for greenhouse culture in winter and for the 

 garden in summer. 



1850 Hardy Border Double Mixed. A good 

 hardy strain for outdoor culture, flowering the 

 second season and producing a mass of flowers 

 in a great variety of colors i oz., 50 cts. . . 

 1831 Chabaud's Everbiooming. Raised by a 

 famous French specialist. Blooms in five 

 months after being sown, and continues to 

 flower in the greatest profusion indefinitely. 



Mixed colors . 



1820 Marguerite Mixed. A quick-flowering strain; 

 double flowers iu great variety of colors, i oz., 



30 cts. 



1830 Giant Marguerite Mixed. An improved 

 large-flowering strain. \ oz., 50 cts. 



BELLIS (English Daisy) 

 A favorite perennial, which will stand the winter if given the pro- 

 tection of a little litter. In bloom from early spring until well oa 

 in the summer. Easily raised from seed, which may be sown any- 

 time from spring till August. For best results, new plants should 

 be raised from seed each year. The following are the finest double 

 flowering kinds, selected after careful test out of over twenty sorts: 



Per pkt. 

 1591 Longfellow. Large double pink flowers. . ... 10 



1593 Ranunculiflora Alba. A splendid type with densely 

 double pure white flowers, not very large, but very free- 

 flowering .... 15- 



1594 Ranunculiflora Rosea. Identical to the preceding ex- 

 cept in color which is a bright rosy pink 15' 



1595 Giant White. Each plant produces but a few flowers, 

 but tluse are of enormous size, almost as big as a good- 

 sized Aster .... . . 25 



1596 Giant Rose. Same as the above except in color 25. 



1597 The Bride, or Improved Snowball. A fine large double 

 free-dowering pure white 10' 



15H8 Double Quilled. Double quilled flowers in mixture, 



cont;iiniiig red, pink and white . . . 20" 



16UU Double Mixed. A fine mixture, containing all the 



colors. J oz., 50 cts 10' 



CALLIRHOE 



1717 Involucrata [I'lipjn/ Mulloir). A showy, trailing, hardy 

 perennial, bearing continuously from early summer till 

 fall large, bright crimson saucer-shaped flowers; looks best 

 on the rockery, lint can be used in front of the hardy 

 border, i oz., 25 cts. 



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CERASTIUM (Snow in Summer) 

 1911 Tomentosum. A very pretty dwarf, white- 

 leaved etlging plant, bearing small white flowers; 

 hardy perennial 15 



CHRYSANTHEMUM (Shasta and Moonpenny Daisies) 



1948 Shasta Daisy Alaska. A splendid hardy peren- 

 nial variety, with flowers rarely less than 5 inches 

 across, of the purest glistening white, borne ou 

 long, strong stems; a beautiful cut flower. 5 

 pkts., };l.0() ... 25 



1950 Shasta Daisy, Mixed. Saved from a large num- 

 ber of extra choice hybrids, and certain to produce 

 varieties of great merit. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



1946 Maximum King Edward VII. [Mnonpenny 

 Diiixij) Considered the finest of all, with flowers 

 of extraordinary size, purest white, perfect form, 

 exceedingly free-flowering. 2 pkts. 25 cts. ... 15 



SHASTA DAISY ALASKA 



For complete list and cultural notes see our Garden Book for 1914 



