HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Papaver nudicaule A 
Iceland Poppy 
Of neat habit forming a tuft of bright green Fern-like foliage 
from which spring throughout the entire season a profusion of 
slender leafless stems one foot high, each graced with a charming 
cup-shaped flower. We can supply these in Yellow, Orange, 
White or Mixed. 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
Papaver orientale—Oriental Poppy © 
These are the rezal representatives of this popular genus, 
growing 3 to 3} feet high and far surpassing in splendor of bloom 
all the annual and biennial kinds and for a gorgeous display of rich 
and brilliant coloring nothing equals them during their period of 
flowering in May and June. We offer the following distinct 
varieties: 
Beauty of Livermore. Crimson with dark blotch. 
Jeannie Mawson. Beautiful large flowers of soft rose. 
May Sadler. Salmon-pink with black markings. 
Mrs. Perry. Salmon-rose. 
Olympia. A double flowering variety introduced several 
years ago, the earliest to come into bloom, vigorous habit 
but of compact growth. It produces more flowers than any 
other variety. In color a brilliant rich flame scarlet over- 
laid with glistening golden salmon; 2 to 23 feet high. 
Perry’s White Oriental Poppy 
Perry’s White. Fine satiny white with a crimson-maroon 
blotch at the base of each petal. 
Royal Scarlet. A large flower of rich orange-red color. 
Wurttembergia. One of the finest rich orange-red varieties. 
Any of the above: 30c each; 
$2.75 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
The set of 8 Oriental Poppies $2.00. 
Choice Mixed Oriental Poppies. Grown from a select strain. 
20c each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 
Pentstemon-— Beard Tongue 
Most useful showy perennials either for the border or rockery. 
They bloom profusely throughout the summer months. 
Barbatus, Pink Beauty. Long spikes of bright clean shell 
pink flowers on stately spikes 2 to 3 feet long. 
—Torreyi. Spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers; height 3 to 4 feet. 
Digitalis. Large spikes of long, purple-white flowers with purple 
throats; 2 to 3 feet. 
Heterophyllus. Large azure blue flowers. 
Pubescens. Bright rosy purple; 1} feet. 
Any of the above: 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
2 feet. 
Plant Peonies with the eyes placed 2 inches below the soil surface 
Dreer’s Fragrant Peonies 
Albert Crousse. A tall, late, very large rosy white, flecked with 
crimson. Of bomb shape. Fragrant. Splendid for cutting. 
Avalanche. Tall, blooming during midseason. Very large, well 
formed creamy white blooms of splendid formation. 
Baroness Schroeder. A tall, midseason Peony of rose type. 
Has large globular, flesh white flowers passing to milky white. 
Duchesse de Nemours. Of medium height. Early. Has 
white guard petals and sulphur yellow center. Very beautiful. 
Edulis Superba. Tall and early. Beautiful clear light pink 
with silvery reflex. Fine for Memorial Day. 
Felix Crousse. Medium height blooming during midseason. 
Brilliant ruby red flowers of typical bomb shape. 
Festiva Maxima. Grows tall and blooms early. 
type flowers with crimson markings in the center. 
Germaine Bigot. A tall, midseason Peony with large, flat, 
pale lilac-rose blooms flecked crimson. 
Karl Rosefield. Tall, blooming during midseason. 
semi-rose type flowers of a striking crimson color. 
Louis Van Houtte. Of dwarf growth and late blooming. 
Rich deep crimson flowers developing silvery tips. 
Meissonier. Grows tall and blooms late. Has brilliant purple- 
red guard petals and deep crimson center. 
Mme. Auguste Dessert. Of tall growth and late blooming. 
Beautiful large rose-pink flowers flecked with crimson. 
Mme. Ducel. A dwarf, midseason bloomer of bomb type. 
Bright silvery pink shaded salmon with silver reflex. 
Mme. Emile Galle. Of medium growth, midseason bloomer. 
Large, cup-shaped, double, shell pink with lavender tips. 
Mons. Jules Elie. Medium height. Midseason. A peerless 
lilac-rose with silvery reflex. Very large and handsome. 
Any of the above: 50c each; $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 
One strong root each of these 15 sorts for $7.00. 
White, rose 
Globular 
Double Peonies in Mixture 
Double Pink Double White 
Double Red Double All Colors Mixed 
Any of the above: 35c each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 
Old-Fashioned Double Red Peony 
Paeonia officinalis rubra 
This is the oldest and still one of the most popular of all 
Blooms early and most profusely, supplying the 
Peonies. 
gardener with glorious deep crimson blooms of excellent size. 
60c each; $6.00 per doz. 
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