ENRTADREER -PHIIADELPHIAM- 



RELIABLf FLOWER SEEDS 



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Pentstemon {Bedid I'oiu/uc). 



Highly useful and attractive hardy perennials,, and much 

 used in the hardy border. 



Per Put. 



Barbatus Torreyi. Brilliant coral-red 10 



Mixed. A great variety of kinds and colors 5 



Phlox. 



Hardy Perennial. Our collection of these is the most 

 extensive in the world. Seed should be sown as soon 

 as ripe. Order now and we will send as soon as har- 

 vested, which is usually early in October. Supplied 

 in mixed colors on y. ^4 oz., oO cis 10 



Physostegia. 



Virginica (False Drarion Head). One of the prettiest 

 hardy perennials, forming dense bushes 3 to 4 feet 

 high and bearing freely during the summer months 

 spikes of delicate pink tubular flowers, not unlike a 

 gigantic heather 10 



Platycodon {Cliinese Bell Flower). 



One of the best hardy perennials, producing flowers 

 throughout the entire season. 

 Grandiflorum. Large steel-blue flowers. Per li oz., 



25 cts 5 



— .\lbuni. Pure white variety. Per U oz.. 25 cts 5 



Mariesi. Rich violet-blue; compact. Per H oz., 25 cts, 5 



Japonirns Fl. PI. {Double Japanese Bell Flower). Large, 



double, glossy, deep-blue flowers. 2 pkts., 25 cts..., 15 



Hardy Poppies (Papaver). 



Bra4*teatiiin. Very large orange-scarlet. Per ^4 oz., 



20 cts 5 



Iceland (P. Nxtdicaule) . Of graceful, neat habit, with 

 bright green fern-like foliage, formed in tufts, bear- 

 ing flowers in endless profusion: 1 foot. 



— Bright Tellow 10 



— Orange Scarlet 10 



— Pure Whit* 10 



— Finest Slixed. All colors. Per 14 oz., 25 cts 10 



— New Hybrid. The latest development in this lovely 

 species, varying in color from sulphur-yellow to 



salmony-rose 15 



Orientate IThe Lnrrje Oriental Poppy). A charming 

 summer-flowering hardy plant, about 2H feet high, 

 with large orange-scarlet flowers, having a conspic- 

 uous black blotch on each petal; exceedingly showy. 



Per 14 oz.. 25 cts 10 



Orientale Hybrids. TVe offer four of the best and most 

 distinct sorts. Seedlings are liable to vary In color. 



Mammoth. Glowing scarlet 15 



— — Princess Victoria Louise. Salmon-pink 13 



^ — Psyche. Delicate rosy blush 15 



Trilby. Brilliant red In 



A packet each of the 4 sorts. 50 cts. 

 —Hybrids. Mixed. Beautiful new hybrids of the 

 Oriental Poppy, producing flowers of immense size, 6 

 inches and over in diameter, and of many novel col- 

 ors, such as salmon, pink, cherrv. etc. Per Vt, oz., 

 50 cts 15 



Polyanthus (FriuiuJit Elntior). 



Showy, hardy, early spring free-flowering plants. 

 Invincible Giant. The largest and finest strain in cul- 

 tivation, containing a fine range of colors from 



purest white to richest crimson. 5 pkts., $1.00 25 



Gold Laced. Very showy and attractive 15 



English. All colors mixed. Per % oz., 30 cts 10 



Primula (Primroses). 



Chinese Fringed Varieties. 



Alba Magniflca. The finest pure white 25 



Covent Garden Red. Large rosy red 25 



Covent Garden White. A fine, very free white 25 



Rosy Mom. Beautiful delicate pink 50 



Holbom Blue. Unique shade 50 



Stellata. A very prettv form with large hearts of star- 

 shaped flowers of various colors; splendid for decora- 

 tive purposes 25 



Dreer's Choicest Mixed. This mixture contains nothing 

 but the finest sorts, and cannot fail to give entire 

 satisfaction 25 



Various Primroses. 



The following varieties are of the easiest culture in green- 

 house or light window of dwelling house, flowering abun- 

 dantly and continuously with little care. 



Obconica Grandiflora. Mixed. All co.Iors 10 



Obconica Gigantea. Finest Mixed, All colors 20 



Malacoides. A splendid house plant; sprays of deli- 

 cate lilac flowers 25 



— Alba. A new white sort 25 



Forbesi (Baby Primrose). Beautiful rosv lilac flowers., 25 



Kewensis. A new bright yellow variety; a fine house 



plant 25 



Hardy Primroses. 



These are among the earliest spring-blooming plants. 



With a slight protection they will stand the winter, but do 



better if protected by a cold frame. 



Anricnla. Choicest mixed 15 



Japonica (Japanese Primrose). Bright and showy 

 flowers, borne in whorls on stems 6 to 9 inches long. 

 Mixed colors 15 



Vulgaris (English Primrose) . Flowers fragrant, canary- 

 yellow. Per % oz., 50 cts 10 



Orientai- Poppy. 



Per Pkt. 

 Pueraria. 



Thunbergiana (KuAzu \\yxe). A hardy vine of rapid 



growth. Per % oz.. 25 cts 10 



Pyrethrum. 



Hj'bridum, Large, daisy-like flowers, ranging in color 



from light pink to deep red. Per >4 oz., 50 cts 10 



— Grandiflorum. This new large-flowering form pro- 

 duces blooms in all the variations of color between 

 light rose and deep carmine. Per ^4 oz., 75 cts.... 15 



Hybridum Fl. PI. Large-flowering double; seed saved 



from a celebrated collection; inixed colors; 1% feet.. 25 



IJliginosum Stellata (Fttarry Giant Daisy). A fine 

 hardy perennial, grows 3 to 4 feet high, and from 

 July to September is hidden beneath the multitude 

 of large white flowers, 2 pkts., 25 cts : 15 



Rosmarinus (Posemary). 



Ofiicinalis. Old favorite aromatic herb. Per V4, oz , 



15 cts 5 



Rudbeckia (Cone Moirer). 



Newmani. One of the finest of a\itumn-flowering 

 perennials. Bright orange-yellow petals, surround- 

 ing a lar^e black cone IS 



Purpurea (Giant Purple Cone Florer) . Showy, red- 

 dish-purple flowers, about 4 inches across; a remark- 

 ably large cone-shaped centre of bro\\'n 10 



Salvia. 



.4zurea Grandiflora. A hardy perennial variety, pro- 

 ducing during August and September spikes of 

 pretty sky-blue flowers in great profusion; 2 to 3 feet 10 



Fliginosa. In general habit similar to the above but 

 of stronger growth, each plant forming a bushy 

 .specimen from 5 to 6 feet high; wonderfully free- 

 flowering, blooming continuously from June until 

 frost. The flowers are a pretty corn-flower blue with 

 a white throat, produced in branched spikes about 

 six inches long 25 



Scabiosa. 



Caucasica (Blue Botinet). One of the handsomest of 

 hardy perennials, especially valuable for cutting, the 

 bloom lasting a long time in water; lilac-blue; 3 feet 10 



•Taponica. A hardv sort from Japan; lavender-blue... 10 



Schizanthus {Buttcrflu or Frbuje Flower). 



This is one of the airiest and daintiest flowers imaginable, 



they make admirable pot plants for the house, and ar© 



charming for wiitdow boxes in ^^■inter. 



Dwarf Large-flowered. Compact pvramidal plants, lit- 

 erally covered with large, beautiful orchid-like flow- 

 ers in a bewildering ranee of color. >4 oz., 40 cts. . 



TtHsetonensis. Largely used as a pot plant for the 

 house or conservatory. It is remarkably free- 

 flowering, and presents a b°aiitiful appearance with 

 its myriads of blooms, the ground color of which is 

 white, dotted with delicate rose, A very shy seeder 



Smilax (Mjirsiiihnlhnn Aspnragoides). 



In many respects the Smilax is the most useful, and 

 it is certainly one of the most graceful climbers 

 which adorns the greenhouse or conservatory; for 

 bouquets and floral decorations it is indispensable. 

 Per }4 0Z-. 25 cts 



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