eSTAaUSHEO 1838 



MeOWKMtATEB 1892. 



Seventy =fourth Annual Edition 



OF 



Dreer's Garden Book. 



"THE NEW KIND OF CATALOGUE." 



For seventy-four years we have been supplying the most critical private and professional gardeners in the United States 

 i«th their requirements in Seeds, Plants an ". Bulbs, and the steady growth in the number of our customers and the amount of 

 'business done is evidence that our efforts to supp ; only reliable goods are appreciated. 



The season of 1911 was a most unusual and trying one, and owing to the excessive heat and drought in the seed-growing 

 iistricts all over the world, good seed stocks are this year scarcer than we can remember, and in consequence prices on reliable 

 ^ades are somewhat higher than usual, and, owing to the shortness of the crop, we advise our customers to order their supplies as 

 tarly as convenient. 



We take this opportunity of thanking our many customers for their generous patronage in the past, and to assure them that 

 ve will continue to do all in our power to merit a continuance of their confidence. Our organization and equipment are such that 

 srders can be executed rapidly, and we aim to give every order, no matter how small or how large, prompt and careful attention. 



The offe>ings of the various departments will be found in this book as follows : 



Vegetable Seeds. 



This Department offers a complete 

 ine of tne most approved new and 

 rtandard sorts. The newer varieties 

 ire offered on pages 5 to 10, while 

 he General Li.st will be found on 

 .ages 11 to 46. 



Grass and Field 

 Seeds. 



Extraordinary care is taken to sup- 

 ply only the very finest quality of these. 

 3ur various laT^n and other mixtures 

 »f grasses are made up from thoroughly 

 ested formulas, and will be found 

 insurpassed See pages 47 to 54. 



Flower Seeds. 



No pains or expense are spared 

 « secure only the finest strains in 

 ;very instance, and the majority of 

 he commercial florists in the United 

 States, the most critical buyers, now 

 depend on us for their supplies in this 

 ine. Novelties and Specialties for 

 ins season are offered on pages 58 to 

 58, while the General List is given 

 in page5. f>9 to 1 26. 



fools and Sundries. 



You wiil find all the essential mis- 

 ;el!aneou< articles wanted in the gar- 

 •en listed on pages 275 to 288. We 

 .ilso offer on the inside of the back 

 over a list of the best books on Hor- 

 Iculturai and kindred subjects. 



Plant Department. 



We have the most modern and best 

 equipped general plant Nurseries in 

 the world to-day. We have recently 

 added a new Nursery of 120 acres 

 and erected twenty-two additional 

 greenhouses, covering about 100,000 

 square feet of ground. This part of 

 our business is divided into several 

 departments, each under competent 

 heads, including : 



Garden and Greenhouse 

 Plants. New and rare varieties are 

 offered on pages 128 to 132. Gen- 

 eral List on pages 133 to 173. 



Roses. These are one of our lead- 

 ing specialties, and all the latest ai 

 well as the old favorite varieties are 

 offered in strong two-year-old plants 

 that will give immediate results. See 

 pages 174 to 193. 



Hardy Perennial Plants. Wc 



have the largest and most complete 

 stock of these in this country. The 

 most recent introductions are offered 

 on pages 196 to 202. The Genera' 

 List on pages 203 to 243. 



Choice Hardy Shrubs. See 



pages 244 to 255. 



Hardy Climbers. Sv-r pages 

 256 to 261. 



Select Small Fruit 



262 and 263. 



ft, •<■(. page.: 



Our Offices and Seed Store, 

 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. 



Water Lilies, Aquatic** and 

 Aquarium Plants. See ;>aaes 26< 

 to 274. 



HENRY A. DREER, 714 chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



