Dreer's Reliable FLOWER SEEDS 



Dia.nthus - The Beautiful Pinks 



The annual Pinks are flowers of great beauty. They embrace a great variety of forms and come in a 

 remarkably wide range of beautiful and rich colors and color combinations. The annual varieties may be 

 sown outdoors after danger of frost is past but if sown later they may be treated like biennials if given slight 

 protection. They grow about a foot in height. 



Dianthus Marvelous 



Dianthus Heddewigi fl. pi. 



Dianthus Chinensis fl. pi. 



Single Annual Pinks ® 



There are many beautiful varieties among the single annual 

 Pinks and their display value in the garden is not exceeded by any 

 other annual. Our list of varieties includes the best, and we are 

 sure you will find them very lovely. They are large flowered with 

 blooms measuring 2 to 3 inches in diameter. 



2301 Crimson Belle. Elegant large blooms of well rounded 

 form. The cnlor is a rich velvety crimson — a shade which.gives 

 good color contrast with lighter shades. Pkt. 10c; \ oz. 30c. 



2302 Eastern Queen. A very lovely single annual Pink with 

 showy large blooms. Exhibits a beautiful marbled effect of rose 

 and mauve upon a lighter background. Pkt. 10c; j oz. 25c. 



2320 Nobilis Mixed {Royal Pinks). These are indeed royal in 

 their splendor and size. The blooms are extra large. They in- 

 clude a wide and beautiful range of colors starting with white and 

 running through all shades to deepest red. Pkt. 10c; J oz. 25c. 



2310 Heddewigi Mixed {Single Japan Pink). Excellent for 

 garden display or for cut flowers. Its large single blooms will 

 always make a splendid impression. Pkt. 10c; j oz. 25c. 



2321 Princess Pinks {Punctatus). A very novel variety with 

 attractively fringed flower petals. They are mottled, flaked, 

 spotted, and striped in the greatest diversity of colors, no two 

 plants producing flowers which are exactly alike. You will find 

 them very attractive. and interesting. Pkt. 10c; \ oz. 40c. 



2316 Marvelous {Oriental Beauty). This is a very artistic strain 

 of single annual Dianthus. Its large flowers range from pure 

 white to deep purplish.red. The flower petals are deeply lami- 

 nated and cut into fine strips of thread-like fringes. It is an ex- 

 cellent cut flower. Pkt. 10c; | oz. 25c. 



2324 Salmon Queen.. Well formed, nicely fringed flowers of a 

 brilliant salmon changing to a salmon-rose after they have passed 

 their prime. The seeds of this variety are white or yellowish 

 white, while those of other pinks are dark in color. Pkt. 10c; 

 \ oz. 40c 



2325 Vesuvius. This makes a very attractive bed or border as 

 the brilliant Geranium red blooms sparkle and glisten in the sun- 

 light. It is also fine as a cut flower. Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 30c; 

 \ oz. 50c. 



2329 Collection of Brilliant Single Dianthus 



One packet each of 6 fine sorts, value 60c, for 50c. 



Double Annual Pinks ® 



2250 Chinensis fl. pi. Mixed {China or India Pink). Very 

 double flowers of many bright colors. They are borne in showy 

 large clusters on strong upright growmg plants. Blooms freely 

 throughout the summer. Pkt. 10c; j oz. 25c. 



2254> Diadematus fl. pi. Mixed {Double Diadem Pink). Large 

 double blooms in lints of lilac, crimson, purple, etc., with fringed 

 white edges Pkt. 10c; J oz. 30c. 



2256 Fireball. Double rich fire red blooms. Often planted to- 

 gether with Snowball for good contrast. Pkt. 10c; J oz. 40c. 



2260 Hedde-wigia. pi. Mixed {Double Japan Pink). A colorful 

 mixture in,clufling everything from the most delicate rose to the 

 richast velvety crimson imaginable. Pkt. 10c; j oz. 25c. 



2272 Lucifer. Elegantly fringed double blooms measuring 2 

 inchestin diameter. Their color is a dazzling geranium red of 

 great«intensity. A universal favorite. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 40c; 

 I oz. 60c. 



2276 Mourning Cloak {White Frill). Deepest velvety crimson 

 margined with white. Always greatly admired for its unusual 

 color contrast. Very double. Pkt. 10c; 5 oz. 40c. 



2277 Pink Beauty. A lovely double variety of Pinks with 

 elegantly fringed petals. The color is a clear and most attractive 

 pure pink. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 40c; J oz. 60c. 



2281 Salmon King. A very popular variety with large double 

 salmon-rose blooms. Very showy. Pkt. 15c; i oz. 50c. 



2282 Snowball. Lovely double balls of purest white. Splendid 

 for cutting or for bedding. Pkt. 10c; i oz. 40c. 



2285 Violet Queen. An unusual shade of rich violet, different 

 from any of the others. Pkt. 15c; j oz. 50c. 



2289 Collection of Double Annual Pinks. 



One packet each of 6 showy double sorts, value 60c, for 50c. 



Dianthus hybridus— 5tvee* Wivelsfield ® A 



2331 This hardy Dianthus which blooms as freely as the Sweet 

 William comes in a wide range of beautiful colors, with reds, 

 pinks, and crimsons predominating. Started indoors in February 

 it will bloom from June until October. Sown outdoors in April 

 it will flower during the late summer and fall. Sown in late 

 summer or autumn it will bloom the following spring if protected 

 during the winter. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 40c; 1 oz. 60c. 



For Dianthus barbatus, see Sweet William^ P^f ^ ^? 



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