DREER'S 



"Gold Medal' 



COLLECTION OF 



01d=fashioned 



Hardy Flowers. 



AMONG the most prominent and effective of the Old-fashioned Hardy Flowers displayed by us at the Pan-American Exposi- 

 tion, and for which we were awarded a Gold Medal, the varieties shown in the colored plate on the opposite page, and 

 described below, are such that should find a place in every garden. They combine, not only as large a range of color as it is 

 possible in twelve varieties, but their period of flowering, beginning early in May with the Bleeding Heart and Globe Flower, 

 extends through every day in the growing season, until late in the autumn, when such late-flowering subjects as the Japanese 

 Wind-flower and the Gaillardia are cut by severe freezing weather. Of the latter we have frequently cut good flowers in the open 

 air as late as November 20ch. Besides this continuous display in the garden, care has been taken to select only such varieties 

 that will prove valuable for cutting, and each one will be found useful in furnishing material for house decoration during its 

 season of flowering. 3 



Japanese Wind=fl0wer [Anemone, Queen Charlotte). One 

 of the tineit of this class. The plant is of strong, vigorous 

 growth, attains a height of 24 to 30 inches, and commences 

 to flower early in August, continuing to bloom until Novem- 

 ber. The flowers, which are semi-double, frequently measure 

 four inches across, and are of that pleasing, silvery-pink color 

 of the La France Rose, a color rarely found in hardy peren- 

 nials. For Jul! list of Japanese Anemones see page 163. 



Coreopsis Lanceolata Grandiflora. Another gem among 

 hardy plants. It was brought to popular notice some twelve 

 years ago, and has grown in favor every season. We have, 

 since its introduction, sold over one hundred and fifty thou- 

 sand of this plant, and have yet to hear of the first person 

 ■who has not been pleased with it. It begins to flower early 

 in June, its main crop of flowers coming during the latter 

 part of that month, but continues in bloom more or less 

 throughout the season. The flowers, which are of a golden 

 yellow, are of a graceful form and invaluable for cutting 

 purposes. This plant will take care of itself, and succeed in 

 any position. 



riOOnpenny Daisy [Chrysanthemum Maximu)n Triumph). 

 A free-growing plant, not exceeding 2^ feet in height, form- 

 ing bushy plants, which continue in full bloom from early in 

 July until late in October. The flowers are Daisy or Mar- 

 guerite-like, 3 inches and over in diameter, pure white, with 

 a golden centre ; they are of great substance, and last a week 

 or more when cut ; a plant that is deservedly becoming a 

 general favorite. For other varieties of this plant see page 

 16S. 



Larkspur [Delphinium Formosum'). The hardy Delphini- 

 ums, or Larkspurs, are too well known to require elaborate 

 description. The variety here oflFered is most popular. It 

 produces spikes of flowers 3 to 4 feet high, which are of a 

 deep blue, with white eye. It blooms during the latter part 

 of June and early in July, and, if the flowers are removed as 

 soon as finished, it will induce the plants to continue in 

 bloom the greater part of the summer. For other varieties 

 of Delphinium see page 169. 



Bleeding Heart [Diefytra SpsctabiHs). Known to almost 

 everybody, and its long racemes of graceful heart-shaped 

 pink flowers appeal to us now the same as they did in our 

 childhood. 



Qlobe Flower ( TrolUus Europaus). A giant Buttercup in 

 appearance. The plant grows from 2 to 2t feet high, and 

 produces large, bright yellow globular flowers, 2 inches in 

 diameter, from May until August. 



Gaillardia Grandiflora. One of the showiest and most 

 etfeciive hardy plants; beginning to flower in June, thev con- 

 tinue one mass of bloom the entire season ; they will thrive 

 in almost any soil or position, but respond freely to liberal 

 feeding. The flowers are of gorgeous coloring and very 

 large, from 2i to 3j inches in diameter, and are produced on 

 long stems. The centre is dark red-brown, while the petals 

 are variously marked with rings of brilliant scnrlet-crimson, 

 orange and vermilion, and often a combination of all these 

 colors in one flower. It is excellent for cutting. 



Ragged Robin {Lychnis Viscaria). During the season of 

 flowering this is one of the showiest and brightest flowers in the 

 collection. It forms a dense tuft of evergreen foliage, and 

 during the month of June sends up numerous spikes of hand- 

 some double red flowers, which are of exquisite fragrance, 

 and remains in perfection from five to six weeks. 



Japanese Bellf lower {Platycodon Grandiflora). A plant 

 that is closely allied to the Campanula or Canterbury BelL 

 Of neat upright habit, growing about li feet high, and bear- 

 ing continuously from June to October cupped star-shaped 

 flowers, over 2 inches in diameter, of a beautiful shade of blue. 



Rudbeckia "Golden Glow." Without question this is 

 one of the best hardy plants yet introduced. It is of fine 

 habit and vigorous growth, attaining a height of from 4 to 6 

 feet, and begins to flower early in the season, continuing 

 until late in the fall. The flowers are produced in enormous 

 quantities on long stems, and resemble a fine double golden- 

 yellow cactus dahlia; as a cut flower for vases, etc., it has 

 no equal. 



Purple Coneflower [Rudbeckia Purpurea'). Entirely dis- 

 tinct from all other perennials in the peculiar formation, as 

 well as the color of the flowers, which are of large size, 

 about 4 inches across, showy, of a peculiar reddish-purple 

 with a remarkably large cone-shaped centre of brown, thickly 

 set with golden tips in spiral lines. It is of easy culture, 

 succeeding in any soil; forms bushy plants from 2 to 3 feet 

 high, and is always in bloom from July to October. 



Speedwell ( Veronica Longifolia Subsessilis). Blue flowers 

 are always sought after among perennial plants, and there 

 are comparatively few of them. Among these this variety 

 of Speedwell is especially noticed on account of its long 

 spikes of blue flowers. To appreciate the full beauty of this 

 plant, it must be seen while growing. It forms a compact 

 bush about 2 feet high, which is studded with spikes of 

 flowers about a foot long from July to October. 



"DT3TnT^ 1 "'^''y °'^ '^^ above varieties 15 cts. each ; $l.-50 per dozen. Collection of one each of the 12 varieties for $1.50. 

 irXuX«j£jO I Two collections, 2-1 plants in all, for §2.75, or four collections, 48 plants in all, for $5.00. 

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