Dreer’s Reliable FLOWER SEEDS 
Hollyhock—Althaea rosea [HP] © 
One of the most majestic of hardy plants, 5 to 7 feet high, and a clump or line 
in any garden gives an effect not attainable with any other plant. For planting 
among shrubbery or forming a background for other flowers, it is without equal. 
Seed sown any time before midsummer will produce fine plants for flowering next 
year. Hollyhock Rust may be prevented by spraying with Nursery Volck, Qua-sul, 
or Bordeaux, see page 195. 
Double Varieties 
The seed offered under this heading has been saved from the finest double 
flowers and is sure to produce strong plants with beautiful double blooms. 
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2788 Collection. One packet each of the above 6 colors. 50c. 
2790 Extra Choice Double Mixed. Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 40c; } oz. 60c. 
2800 Single Mixed. Lovely large colorful | 2791 Newport Pink. A magnifi- | 
blooms closely arranged on stately spikes cent Hollyhock, awarded a 
6 feet tall or more. Easy to grow and Certificate of Merit by the | 
very showy. Pkt. 10c; }0z. 25c; oz. 75c. Royal Horticultural Society of | 
England, an unusual honor. It 
exquisite shade, and flowers 
always are very double. Pkt. 
15c; special pkt. 50c; $ oz. 75c. 
2789 Orange Prince (New). Strik- 
ingly beautiful, double flowers 
of a brilliant orange shade; 
Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 60c; 
x 0z. $1.00. 
2810 Triumph (New). A beauti- 
ful and distinct new strain of 
double Hollyhock, of distinct 
branching habit and growing 
4 to 5 feet high. It comes into 
bloom fully 10 days earlier than 
the regular type of Hollyhock. 
The blooms are not only double 
but the individual petals are 
attractively waved and fringed 
giving the flowers a bright, 
showy, and attractive appear- 
ance. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 60c. 
2792 Imperator (New). A most 
interesting new variety with 
gorgeous mammoth blooms 
measuring 53 to 6% inches in 
diameter. The wide outer 
petals are elegantly frilled and 
«deeply fringed, whereas the 
center petals form a very 
double rosette so that the 
flower greatly resembles a huge 
crested Begonia. There are 
many choice color combina- 
tions such as cerise-salmon with 
cream center, delicate pink 
with yellow, and many others. 
Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 60c; 
Hollyhock Imperator + oz. $1.00. 
Iberis—Hardy Candytuft BP] A © 
2824 Gibraltarica hybrida. Lovely large 
white flowers shading to lilac. Blooms 
during the spring, is perfectly hardy, and 
grows 12 inches high. A great favorite. 
Pkt. 10c; } oz. 50c. 
2825 Sempervirens. Showy white blooms 
covering the plants in spring. 1 foot. 
Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 60c. 
For Annual Iberis see Candytuft page 20 
is the finest pure pink, an | 
Ice Plant ®A 
Mesembryanthemum 
The Mesembryanthemums are a very large class 
of plants including many different forms. These 
annual varieties are all most attractive. The 
variety Crystallinum is grown for its attractive 
foliage but the other two have large colorful 
blooms which give a splendid display in the 
garden. 
2831 Crystallinum (Jce Plant). This deserves 
the name Ice Plant more than most others 
because the leaves look as if frosted with ice. 
The flowers are rather small and incon- 
spicuous. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25c. 
3139 Crinifolium (Livingstone Daisy). A beau- 
tiful and easily grown annual of spreading 
habit covered with large, daisy-like flowers 
in a wonderful range of bright and varied 
colors, Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 
3140 Tricolor (Dew Plant). Charming daisy- 
like blooms combining crimson, pink, and 
white into an attractive large flower that 
gives a colorful display. A fine subject for 
banks and the rock garden. Pkt. 15c; 
special pkt. 50c. 
Impatiens 
Impatiens ® © 
Sultan’s or Zanzibar Balsam 
Few flowers are as easy to grow as this tropical 
African plant which is splendid for garden display 
in the semi-shade and may be had in bloom in the 
house throughout the summer and winter. 
2842 Sultani. Lovely large blooms of a bril- 
liant rosy scarlet. Grows 18 inches high and 
makes a well rounded, much branched plant. 
Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 
2845 Holstii, Hybrids. Includes many fine 
colors ranging from pure white to rich 
scarlet. 18 in. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 
Incarvillea —Hardy Gloxinia P| @ 
2848 Delavayi. An interesting and showy plant 
for the hardy border but requires protection 
where winters are cold. The large, Gloxinia- 
like, rose colored flowers are borne during 
June and July on stems 15 to 18 inches long. 
Does well in sun or shade. Pkt. 25c; 
special pkt. 75c. 
Ionopsidium 
Diamond Flower—@ ®@ 
Acaule. An old time favorite which again 
is becoming very popular for use in rockeries. 
Itis alovely miniature plant of rapid growth 
covered with dainty pale lilac flowers. 
Prefers a damp shady situation. Pkt. 15c; 
special pkt. 60c. 
A+Suited to the Rock Garden; @-=Suited to the Semi-Shade; @=Suited to Full Shade 88 
