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DREER'S 



"BEST DOZEN" 



HARDY PHLOXES. 



We are growing this season half a million plants of Hardy 

 Phloxes in over one hundred varieties, and while all of the sort;, 

 offered are well worth glowing, we realize that the average ama 

 teur only wishes a limited number of sorts, but wants these tc 

 be the best. It is to meet this want that we offer below wha'. 

 we consider to be the best dozen standard sorts, each one of 

 which is a strong grower, with immense panicles of large indi 

 dividual blooms, pure in color and strictly first-class in every 

 way: 



Antonin Mercie. Light ground color, one-half of each peta. 



sufl'usfd bluish-lilac. 

 Bacchante. Tyrian rose with crimson-carmine eye. 

 Bridesmaid. Pure white, with large crimson-carmine eye 

 Geo. A. Strohlein. Bright .scarlet, with crimson-red eye. / 



large flower; color does not bleach in the sun. 



Menry Murger. White, with crimson-carmine centre; < 

 beautiful variety. 



rime. Paul Dutrie. Delicate lilac-rose in shade like a sof 

 pink Orchid; flowers very large, borne in immense panicles. 



Mrs. Jenkins. The best white for massing; immense panicles 

 early and free bloomer. 



Pantheon. Uniform bright carmine-rose throughout; ver- 

 ertVctive. 



R. P. Struthers. Bright rosy-carmine, with claret-red eye 

 Selma. A pretty, delicate, soft pale rose, with distinct red eye 

 Siebold. An improvement on the popular scarlet "Coqueh 



cot," l)rit;hter in color and a stronger grower. 

 Von Hochberg, The ideal crimson-purple, the richest ot 't 



color. 

 Price, 20 cIs. each; $2.00 per doz. ; $15.00 per 100. On^ 

 each of the "Best Dozen" for $2.00. 



GENERAL COLLECTION OF HARDY PHLOX. 



\lbion. .\ strong, vigorous grower, producing very large 

 panicles of pure white flowers, with a faint red eye. 



\glae Adanson. Inimense flowers, snow-white with red eye. 



Beranger. Ground color while, delicately suffused with rosy- 

 pink and distinct amaranth red eye. 



Belie Alliance. White, with pure red eye. 



Clara Benz. Lovely carmine-rose, with deeper eye. 



Colibrl. White, with crimson-carmine centre; very late. 



Consul H. Trost. Pure red, with bright French-purple eye. 



Champs Elysee. A bright rosy-magenta, verv effective. 



Coquelicot. A tine pure scarlet, with crimson eye. 



Caran d'Ache. Geranium-red, with old rose shadings and 



white eye. 

 De Miribel. White, suffused with rosy-scarlet; crimson eve. 

 Diadem. A fine dwarf, pure white. 

 Danton. Scarlet, with pure red eye. 

 Edmond Rostand. Reddish-violet, shading brighter towards 



the centre of petals; huge white star-shaped centre. 

 Eugene Danzenvillier. Lilac, shading white at the edges. 

 Eclaireur. Ikilliant rosy-magenta, with large lighter halo. 

 Frau Dora Umgeller. Very rich, deep rosy-red. 

 Fruhlicht. Bright salmon-pink with white shadings. 

 Qruppenkonigin. Delicate pale rose-mauve, claret-red eye. 

 Seneral Giovaninelli. Bright tyrian-rose; red eye. 



General van Heutsz. Brilliant salmon-red with white centre 

 Hermine. The dwarfest variety, 10 inches in height, pur- 



white (lowers of good size; early; une(|ualled for bordering 

 Helena Vacaresco. A free large-flowering, dwarf white 

 H. O. Wijers. Pure white, with crimson-carmine eye. 

 Henry Marcel. Pure red, with bright salmon shading, 

 Henry Royer. Tyrian-rose with lighter shadings; dwar.. 

 Jeanne d'Arc. A good late-flowering pure white. 

 Louis Blanc. Redclish-violel, with purple shadings. 

 La Vague. Pure mauve, with aniline-red eye. 

 Le A\ahdi. Deep reddish-violet, with deeper eye. 

 Louise Abbema. Very large dwarf, pure white. 

 Le Prophete, Bright violet-rose, bright rose eye. 

 Mozart. Ground color white, suffused with .salmon, red eye 

 Obergartner Wittig. Bright magenta, with crimson -cartnin< 



eve; large flowers and truss; the best of its type. 

 Prof. VIrchow. Bright carmine, overlaid with orange-scarlet 

 Prosper Henry. Large compact truss of pure white, with 



bright crimson-carmine centre; dwarf. 

 Pacha. Deep pink, suffused with red; carmine eye. 

 Sunshine. Aniline-red, with crimson eye aiid light halo. 

 Sarabande. Reddish-violet, with lighter shadings. 

 Von Lassburg. Purest white, individual flowers very large. 

 Vesuvius. Pure red, with bright purple eye; a dazzling color. 



Price. Any of the varieties in the General Collection, 15 cts. each; $1 50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Complete Collection of 65 varieties, including all varieties offered on pages 231 and 232, for $10.00. 



The finest of the Newer Phloxes are offered on page 231. 



