Dreer's Reliable Flower Seeds 



On the following seven pages we give a most complete list of Seeds of the Best Hardy Perennials which are now so 

 deservedly popular. Sown this fall in a cold frame or protected corner of the garden, you can have, with little trouble, an 

 abundant supply of Columbines, Canterbury Bells, Foxgloves, Gaillardias, Hollyhocks, Larkspurs, Forget-me-nots, Daisies, 

 Sweet Williams, etc., etc., for flowering in 1916. Tlie list also includes a choice selection of other Flower Seeds for autumn 

 sowing, such as Cyclamens, Pansies, Primulas, etc. 



For full descriptions, illustrations and cultural notes, see our Garden Book for 1915. 



Anchusa. 



Per Pkt. 

 Italira Dropmore Variet.v. One of the finest hardy 

 plants of recent introduction, remarkable for Its free 

 and continuous llowering and the beautiful gentian- 

 blue color of its flowers: grows about five feet hlph, 

 and should be In every hard.v border. 2 pkts.. 25 cts. 15 



Anthemis. 



Aquilegia or Columbine. 



Achillea. 



Per Pkt. 



Ptarmica Fl. PI. "The Pearl" (Doable White Yarroic). 

 One of the best hardy perennials. Grows about two 

 feet high, and from .spring till frost Is covered with 

 heads of purest white double flowers 



Aconitum. 



Napellus (.Monk's Hood or Wolfbunc) . A hardy peren- 

 nial, producing spikes of blue and white flowers. 

 Well adapted for planting among shrubbery; 3 to 5 

 feet. Per H oz.. 35 cts 



25 



10 



Agrostemma. 



Coronaria (Mullein Pink). An attractive free-flowering 

 li:irdy perennial, producing bright crimson flower.>>: 

 foliage silvery gray. Per % oz., 15 cts 5 



Alyssum. 



Saxatile Compacfum (Basket of Gold). Showy hardy 

 perennial, golden-yellow flowers; excellent for rock 

 work or border; 1 foot. Per % °^- 30 cts 10 



Antirrhinum (Snapdragon). 



The Snapdragons are now largely grown for spring 

 flowers. Seed should be sown In early autumn. 

 Giant Varieties. Of tall growth with large individual 

 flowers. We can supply In colors as under: 



White 10 1 Pink 10 



Scarlet 10 Yellow 10 



Garnet 10 | Rose 10 



A packet each of the above 6 Giant Snapdragons. 50 cts. 



Giant Mixed. All colors. Per % oz., 25 cts 10 



Tall Mixed. Extra fine selection. Per % oz.. 20 cts... 5 



Half-dwarf Varieties. A splendid type, growing about 

 IS inches high; good spikes of large flowers. 



Daphne. .Soft blush-pink 10 



Defiance. Russet-red 10 



Golden Queen. Pure yellow 10 



Firebrand. Deep red 10 



Rose Queen. Rich rose 10 



Mont Blanc. Pure white 10 



A packet each of above 6 Half-dwarf sorts, 50 cts. 

 Half-dwarf Mixed .411 Colors. Per >4 oz., 25 cts... 10 



(64) 



Kelwayl (Hardy Marrjucritc). A most satisfactory 

 hardy pereniilal. bearing all summer daisy-like 

 golden-yellow blossoms; 2 feet. Per "4 oz., 26 cts... 10 



Aquilegia ( Columbine). 



Callfomira Hybrida. A splendid type, producing exqui- 

 site flowers, mostly in yellow and orange shades, all 

 with long spurs. Per M, oz., 50 cts 10 



Canadentsls. Scarlet and yellow. Per % oz., 30 cts.... 5 



CliryKantha (Golden Spurred). Bright golden-yellow: 3 



f.<l. Per 'i oz., 30 cts 10 



— .\lha (iniife Spurred). A beautiful pure white. Per 



'» oz.. .50 cts 10 



Cocrulea (Rocky Mountain Columbine). Violet-blue 



and white; 2 feet. Per % oz., 30 cts 10 



Coerulea Hybrida. Beautiful hybrids of the preceding, 

 bearing large, long-spurred flowers in a very great 

 variety of charming colors. Per % oz.. 50 cts 10 



Flabellata Nana Alba. Pure white, dwarf and compact, 



blue-green foliage. Per H oz.. 30 cts 10 



Haylodeensifi Delieatissima. .\ new delicate satin-rose 



colored type of the Rocky Mountain Columbine 25 



Nivea Grandiflora. A beautiful, large, free-flowering 



pure white. Per % oz., 25 cts 5 



Veitoh's Long-Spurred Hybrids. A beautiful strain. 



All colors. 2 pkts. for 25 cts 15- 



Single, all colors mixed. 2 feet. Per oz., 40 cts 5 



Double, all colors mixed. Per oz., 50 cts S 



Collection of 9 named sorts 75 



Arabis. 



Alpina (Hock Cress). Vnetiualled fo' rockeries or edg- 

 ings. The spreading tufts are covered with a sheet 

 of pure white flowers .n spring: 6 Inches. Per ]4 oz-. 

 25 CIS 5 



Armeria. 



Formosa (Sea Pink, Cushion Pink, or Thrift). A very 

 pretty edging plant, bearing rosy-pink flowers, hardy 

 perennial. Per ">« oz., 30 cts 1* 



Hardy Perennial Aster. 



Mixed (Michaelmas Dnisirs). Single fall-flowering 

 hardy herbaceous plants, thriving in any good garden 

 soil; 2 to 4 feet. 'A oz., 50 cts la 



Bellis Perennis (English Daisies). 



A favorite nearly hardy perennial plant, in bloom 

 from early spring until well on In the summer. 



Loniffellow. Large double pink flowers 10 



Ranunooliflora .4lba. A splendid type with densely 



double pure white flowers, vei^' free-flowering 15 



Rananruliflora Rosea. Identical to the preceding ex- 

 cept In color, which is a bright rosy pink 15 



Giant White. Each plant produces but a few flowers, 

 but these are of enormous size, almost as big as a 



good-sized Aster 25 



Giant Rose. .Same as the above except In color 25 



The Bride, or Improved Snowball. A fine large double 



free-flowering pure white 10 



Double Quilled. Densely double quilled flowers; mixed 



colors 20 



Double Mixed. A fine mixture, containing all the 



colors. H oz., 50 cts 10 



Bocconia. 



Cordata (Plume Poppy, or Tree Celandine). Effective, 

 hardy perennial, for single specimens or groups on 

 lawns. Foliage glaucous green: bears freely spikes 2 

 to 3 feet long of cream-colored flowers; 5 feet. Per 

 54 oz.. 15 cts 5 



Boltonia (False Chamomile). 



One of the showiest of our native hardy perennials, 

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

 countless thousands from July to September. 



Asteroides. White 10 



Lastisquama. Pink, tinged with lilac 10 



Calceolaria. 



Dreer's Perfection. A universal favorite for decorat- 

 ing the green house or conservatory. This strain was 

 grown for us by a celebrated Scotch specialist, and 

 is considered the finest In cultivation: flowers beauti- 

 fully spotted and blotched In exceedingly rich and 

 varied colors 50 



