Established 1838. 



Incorporated 1892. 



S1XTY°F0URTH YEAR. 



DREER'S 



GARDEN * CALENDAR 



FOR 1902. 



To OUR Friends and Patrons : 



It is with pleasure that we present our Annual Catalogue for 1902> We have 

 endeavored to make it more attractive than ever, and with the addition of four col- 

 ored plates and an increased number of pages we believe you will say that it is the 

 handsomest and most reliable Catalogue of Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, etc. 



Sixty-four years ago the foundation of this business was laid, the watchword ever 

 being '• Quality," and it is on this, together with prompt service, that we have been 

 enabled to build up and hold our extensive business. Notwithstanding the fact that 

 we believe our stocks to be as good as can be obtained, we are constantly on the 

 alert for improvements, and our representatives make tours through Europe, visiting 

 the most noted specialists and hybridizers, thus securing new and valuable Seeds, 

 Plants and Bulbs. Our growing crops in this country are critically inspected and 

 carefully handled, so that they may l)e absolutely pure, and of best quality. 



We also make careful tests at our Experimental Grounds of all stocks of Vegetable 

 and Flower Seeds we sell, thus knowing absolutely the quality of the goods we send out. 



The increasing demand for our goods has enabled us to provide the best arrange- 

 ments for their production and handling. Coupled with this, the thorough manage- 

 ment of the several departments, together ^^i^h the assistance of able employees, 

 places us in a position to give prompt and efScient service to our many customers. 

 Our Philadelphia warehouse and salesroom are located at 714 Chestnut street, the 

 centre of the Imsiness district, within one square of the Post-office. In addition to 

 this, we are close to all the leading Railroad and Steamship Companies, and have 

 exceptional shipping facilities. Our salesroom, a view of which we give below, 

 occupies the first floor, which extends the entire length of building to Ionic street, 

 where we have ample space for loading our trucks and wagons, the rear part of first 

 floor I'eing devoted to the Shipping Department. The Flower Seed and Bulb 

 Department, a special feature of our bu>iness, is also located on the first floor. The 

 main offices and clerical department are located on the second floor; here corres- 

 pondence is attended to and orders recorded in books especially prepared for the 

 purpose, then they are sent to the order departments on the third and fourth floors, 

 where we have complete arrangements for their prompt execution. In addition we 

 also have provided in different parts of the building large spaces for the storage of 

 bulk seeds. This, together with ample slorage room in another building, enables us to 

 carry a large and complete stock of all the goods we handle during their respective 

 seasons. 



Our Plant Department is located at Riverton, K. J., and is connected by Tele- 

 phone with the Main Office in Philadelphia, and also communicated with by mes- 

 senger several times each working day. On the next page will be found some inter- 

 esting information concerning this department. 



We desire to call your attention on pages 4 and 5 to some of our exhibits at the 

 Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, N. Y., where we were awarded a number of 

 Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals. 



We are now- in position to promptly execute orders for goods mentioned in this 

 Catalogue, and hope to have the pleasure of supplying your wants. 



Very truly yours, Henry A. Drier. 



Exterior View, 714 Chestnut Stheet. 



VEGETABLE SEED 



DEPARTMENT. 



We offer in this Catalogue many stand- 

 ard varieties of vegetables, also a number 

 of special varieties on pages six to twelve, 

 . inclusive. All of these have been care- 

 fully tested at our Experimental Grounds 

 and found worthy of a place in our list. 



FLOWER SEED 



DEE A R TMEXT. 



We give close attention to this depart- 

 ment, which is probably the largest in 

 this country, both in variety offered and 

 ■ quantity of seed we sell. Our constant 

 aim is to procure the very best str.iins 

 obtainable, both of home and foreign 

 growth, and we spare no time or expense 

 with this object in view. 



MARKET GARDENERS. 



We issue a Special Catalogue for 

 Market Gardeners, and only send it to 

 those who make a business of trucking. 

 All who are thus engaged are entitled to 

 a copy, which will be sent free, provid- 

 ing the applicant when writing states 

 that he is a Market Gardener. 



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View of otn? Salesroom, 714 Chestnut Street. 



