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DREER’S SUPERB HOLLYHOCKS 
Stately, majestic, hardy plants, from 6 to 8 feet high, which are a necessary part of every 
old-fashioned garden, and should also find a place interspersed with shrubbery, as clumps 
on the lawn or in the mixed border, where their colossal spikes of bloom produce bold and 
showy effects, which cannot be secured with any other flowering plant. 
The Hollyhock requires a deeply dug, well-drained soil, enriched with 
thoroughly decayed manure, and should be liberally supplied with water 
during dry weather. A slight protection throughout the winter will be 
beneficial. An occasional spraying with Bordeaux mixture, which should 
be applied early in the growing season, usually prevents the disease, which 
is prevalent in some localities. We offer the best Double, Fringed and 
Single sorts as under: 
Double White Double Yellow Double Maroon 
Double Rose Double Red Double ixed 
Newport Pink. A charming variety, for which we were awarded a 
certificate of merit by the Royal Horticultural Society of London. It 
is of strong, vigorous habit, producing colossal spikes of very double 
pure pink flowers, a shade that is eagerly sought for in all classes of 
plants. 
Allegheny. Mammoth flowers, wonderfully formed of loosely arranged 
fringed petals. The colors vary from the palest shrimp-pink to deep 
red. Mixed colors. 
Single. Many prefer the single-flowering Hollyhocks. They are usually 
of freer growth than the doubles, and present a very handsome appear- 
ance when covered with their artistic blossoms; We can supply in mixed 
colors only, 
Price, Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
HIBISCUS (Mallow) 
A desirable border plant, succeeding in any sunny position, but doing 
best in a damp place; grows 3 to 5 feet high, with large foliage and large, 
showy flowers of delicate coloring, produced during the entire summer. 
Mallow Marvels. A robust type of upright habit, producing an abund- 
ance of flowers of enormous size in all the richest shades of crimson, 
pink and white; mixed colors. 
Moscheutos (Swamp Rose Mallow). Flowers 6 inches in diameter ; 
of a light rosy-red color, with darker eye. 
— ‘*Crimson Eye.’’ Flowers of immense size, of the purest white, 
with a large spot of deep velvety crimson in the centre. 
Price, Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
New GIANT-FLOWERING 
MARSHMALLOW 
Newrort Pink HottyHock 
New Giant-flowering 
Marshmallows or Hibiscus 
A wonderfully improved form of our greatly ad- 
mired native Marshmallow or Rosemallow, in which 
not only the colors have been greatly intensified, but 
in which flowers of enormous size, frequently 10 to: 
12 inches in diameter, have been developed. These 
plants can be highly recommended for all kinds of 
plantings. They appear to be equally at home in all) 
positions, having the same vigor in dry and wet ground 
and are perfectly hardy. They grow from 5 to 8 feet 
high, and are very floriferous, blooming from early in July 
until late in September. We offer three distinct colors—Red, 
Pink and White—in strong two-year-old roots, 35 cts. each; 
$3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. One each of the three colors. 
for $1.00. 
We can supply seeds of many of the Hardy Perennials. 
See Flower Seeds, pages 51 to 116. 
