DREER IHilAKLPHIA-PA- W REIIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 



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VSMCA (Madagascar Periwinkle, or Old Maid). 



Ornamental free-blooming plants, and one of the most satisfactory bedding plants we 

 have. They flower from seed the first season, continuing until frost; or they maybe 

 potted and kept in bloom through the winter; a fine cut flower ; 2 feet. 



PER PKT. I PER PKT. 



4381 Rosea. Rose, dark eye 10 4383 Alba Pura. Pure white 10 



4382 Alba. White, crimson eye 10 | 4390 Mixed. Per oz., 75 cts 5 



"VIOL,EX (Viola Odorata). 



4400 Well-known fragrant early spring blooming plants; thriving best in the summer 

 in a shady situation, in a rich, deep soil ; seed takes from 3 to 6 months to germ- 

 inate. Single blue and white mixed 10 



Double Violets do not seed. Plants will he found offered in Plant Depart7nent. 



YIOI.A CORNUTA PAPII.IO (Bultemy V.olet). 



4401 Splendid variety of the " Bedding Pansy." The color is an exceedingly 

 lovely violet lilac with small, dark eye. A group in flower looks like a mass of 



blue butterflies ; easily raised from seed 15 



WAI.I.FI.O^VKR. 



Well-known deliciously fragrant half- 

 hardy perennials; blooming early in 

 the spring, with large, conspicuous 

 spikes of beautiful flowers; they should 

 be protected in a cold frame in the 

 winter, and planted out in May; are 

 much prized for bouquets. 



I ^ PER PKT. 



4414 Goliath. A splendid new 

 single variety for forcing. The 

 plants are of dwarf, branch- 

 ing habit, rarely exceeding 12 

 inches in height, each stem 

 surmounted by 20 to 30 beau- 

 tiful fragrant flowers of a rich 

 shining red with a black vel- 

 vety sheen 25 



4420 Single Mixed 5 



4410 Double Finest Mixed... 10 

 4409 Collection of Double Wall- 

 flower ; 6 varieties 50 



4419 Collection of Single Wall- 

 flower ; 6 varieties 40 



Single AVallflower. 



XERANTHEMUM. 



PER PKT. 



ViNCA. 



Zinnia Dwarf Double, 



(Everlasting.) 



4430 Showy double free-flowering border annuals. 

 If the flowers are cut in the bud state they 

 may be dried and used for winter 

 bouquets; mixed colors 5 



ZINNIAS. 



(Youth and Old Age.) 

 The Double Zinnia is one of the 

 most brilliant and showy of annuals, 

 and has long been a general favorite. 

 The seed can be sown early in the hot- 

 bed and transplanted, or sown later in 

 the open ground. 

 4445 Double Dwarf White... 5 



4443 Orange 5 



4444 Scarlet 5 



4446 Salmon Rose 5 



4441 Canary 5 



4442 Jacqueminot. Rich, 



deep velvety-crimson 10 



4450 Mixed. Per oz., 40c. 5 



mported Collection of 6 dwarf double varieties 25 



Tall Double. Tall varieties, mixed. Per oz., 30 cts 5 



Curled and Crested. A beautiful strain of this popular plant, 

 the petals being twisted, curled and crested into the most fantastic 

 and graceful forms. The colors comprise all the beautiful shades 



characteristic of the Zinnia ; 10 



Double White Fringed. The fiist of a new class; the petals of 

 the perl'ect-shaped flowers are more or less deeply cut, a character- 

 istic never before seen in Zinnias 15 



Haageana Fl. PI. ( Mexican Zinnia'). A splendid double variety ; 

 flowers deep orange, keeping its color when dried as a winter flower 10 

 Tom Thumb, Double Mixed. Compact bushes, not over 12 



inches high 10 



riammoth {Robusta Plenissima). Flowers large, perfectly formed, 



very double and of striking colors 10 



Queen Victoria. A pure white variety of the above. The flowers 

 are perfectly doulile, of fine form, and measure about 4 inches across. 



This excellent variety comes true from seed. , , 15 



Double Pompone. Cone-shaped flowers; mixed 10 



Zebra. A very pretty strain of striped flowers. As the colors vary 

 on each plant, they present a curious as well as beautiful appear- 

 ance 10 



Single Mixed. For bedding these are very effective, and by some 

 are considered more desirable than the double-flowering sorts .... 5 

 For Novelties in Flower Seeds see pages 13 to 18. 



