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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



CANNA. 



Highly ornamental plants, producing a rich effect by their 

 large, broad and massive foliage, terminated by racemes of 

 crimson, orange, or scarlet flowers. Soak the seed 12 hours in 

 hot water before planting; sow in sandy loam or peat, and 

 place in a hot-bed ; when up to the second leaf, pot off singly 

 and keep under glass until the proper season for planting out. 



PER PKT. 



5402 Crozy's Large-flowering Dwarf, French, 

 Finest Mixed. Comprising all the newest and 

 most beautiful varieties. Per oz. $1.00 10 



5-106 — Madame Crozy. Flowers of the largest size, 

 of a dazzling crimson scarlet bordered with golden yel- 

 low ; very free-flowering 10 



5407 — Paul Marquant. Flowers of the largest size, 

 of a bright salmon scarlet 15 



5408 — Captain Snzzoni. Large, yellow, spotted, 

 with cinnamon red 15 



5400 — Choice Mixed. Old varieties. Per oz. 40 cts. . 5 



CALLIOPSIS. 



Showy, and beautiful, free-flowering, hardy annuals. 

 5358 Calliopsis, Golden Wave. (See cut.) A 

 very showy sort with bright, golden yellow flowers ... 5 



5355 — Drummondi. Large, yellow, crimson 5 



5357 — Nigra Speciosa. Rich, velvety crimson 5 



5360 — Mixed. All the choice kinds. Per oz. 40 cts. . 5 



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Candytuft, Tom Thumb. 



CANDYTUFT. 



Universally known and cultivated, and considered indispen- 

 sable for cutting. All the varieties look best in beds or masses. 

 Seed sown in autumn produces flowers early in sprina ; when 

 sown in April flower from July to September, and some of the 

 sorts till frost comes. All the varieties are hardy and easy to 

 cultivate. Single plants transplanted look well and bloom pro- 

 fusely. Hardy annuals. 1 foot high. PER PKT 



5380 Candytuft, Empress. A complete mass of pure 

 white flowers, in a pyramid of bloom. Per oz. 50 cts. .10 



5386 — Carmine 5 cts. 5385 — Crimson 5 



5381 — White Fragrant. Per oz. 25 cts 5 



5382— " Rocket. Per oz. 25 cts 5 



5390 — Mixed Colors. Per oz. 25 cts 5 



5383 — Tom Thumb, White. 6 inches 5 



5387 — Dwarf Hybrids, Mixed. 6 inches 10 



[For hardy Candytufts, see lien's, page 59.) 



CARNATION. 



Carnations are general favorites for their delicious fragrance 

 and richness of colors. They are indispensable, both for green- 

 house culture in winter and for the garden in summer. 



5425 Carnation, Finest German. Mixed colors; 

 saved from extra fine double named flowers 20 



5426 — Remontant, or Tree {Double Perpetual). 

 Mixed colors; from choicest double named flowers. . .35 



5430 — Fine Double, Mixed. The hardiest and 



best varieties for garden culture 10 



5423 — Early Flowering Double Vienna 10 



5424 — Riviera Market. A splendid strain of per- 

 petual Carnations, producing 85 per cent, of double 

 flowers, in many beautiful colors, including a large per- 

 centage of yellow grounds 25 



5429 — Collection of 12 finest varieties §1.00 



5428 — Marguerite. This beautiful new race of Car- 

 nation has attracted the admiration of all who have 

 grown it. Its rapid devel- 

 . opment.floweringasit does 



lis* four months after sowing 



the seed, its profusion of 

 bloom, variety of beautiful 

 colors and delicious per- 

 fume will insure its popu- 

 Ih IgfPkimS^&jSL larity in all gardens where 

 "rW^JwIv^ cut flowers are in demand. 



Joz. $1.00 10 



mm 

 mm 



Carnation, Marguerite. 



