116 
fy) RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS |] 
DREER’S CHOICE ZINNIAS (YOUTH AND OLD a 
The Zinnia is one of the most brilliant, showy and satistactory of annuals, and has long been a general favorite. The seed 
can be sown early in the hotbed or light window and transplanted, or sown later in the open ground. They come into flower 
early in the summer and keep on blooming until hard frost. The varieties offered below are the most important kinds, but the 
sorts offered on page 115 should not be overlooked. 
DREER’S IMPROVED LARGE-FLOWERING 
DREER’S SPECIAL STRAIN OF 
GIANT DOUBLE 
ZINNIAS 
A special strain of this grand old favorite 
free and continuous flowering annual, which 
produces flowers of colossal size, specimens 
measuring from 5 to 6 inches across being 
not unusual. Plants are of extremely robust 
habit, attaining a height of about 3 feet and 
bearing on long strong stems numerous semi- 
globular, mostly very double flowers, all of 
the largest size, making them of great value 
in large beds, borders, etc.; grown under 
favorable conditions they remain in bloom 
from early summer to late autumn. 
We offer six of the most wanted colors, 
separately, as well asa splendid mixture of 
DWARF DOUBLE 
This we consider the best Zinnia for general use, forming 
bushy, compact plants not over 2 feet high, and bearing large 
perfect double flowers. PER PER 
oz. PKT. 
444] Canary. Clear yellow........-. sae ee 25 5 
4442 Flesh=-pink. Delicate shade............. 2. = 5 
4444 Orange. Rich golden orange............ 25 5 
4445 Dark Scarlet. Very rich............... 25 Sy) 
4446 Salmon Rose. A great favorite.... ..... 30 §©10 
4447 Bright Scarlet. Bright and fiery........ 25 5 
4457-"White.~-Pure:-whites = s2. sae ce eee 25 5 
4459 Collection of a packet each of the above 7 
sorts, 30 cts. 
4466 Finest Mixed. All colors of the improved 
Large-flowering dwarf. Per + oz., 20 cts.; 0z., 
HONctIS 9a Se os eS ee EP eo 5 
4440 Curled and Crested. The petals of this beautiful 
strain are twisted, curled and crested into the most 
fantastic and graceful forms. The colors comprise all 
the brilliant shades characteristic of the Zinnia. (Illus- 
trated on page 115.) }0z., 2d cts.......... ...-. 10 
4470 Double Fringed Mixed. A new type, which has 
much to recommend it. The petals of the perfectly 
formed double flowers are more or less deeply cut or 
fringed, giving them a rather more graceful appear- 
ance than the usual form. The plants are of compact 
habit, about 80 inches high, and have all the free-flow- 
ering merits of the family. The mixture contains 
all the colors usual to Zinnias............--..++--. 10 
many colors, as under: PER PKT. 
4511 Giant Golden-yellow ..... 15 
4512 Giant Scarlet.............. 15 
4513 Giant White............... 15 
4514 Giant Flesh=color ......... 15 
4515 Giant Sulphur-yellow...... 15 
4516 Giant Crimson...........- 15 
4519 Collection of a packet each of 
the above 6 colors.........--. 75 
4520 Giant Mixed. All colors. Per 
4 0z., AO cts.;0z., $1.25....... 15 A Borper oF DreeER’s IMpRovED DwARF DousBLE ZINNIAS 
Do not overlook the Zinnias offered on page 115 
q 
