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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



Centaurea Cyanus. Chrysanthemcm. 



CENTAUREA. 



Fine for beddinsr, vases, hanging-baskets and pots ; 

 also extensively used for margins. Sow the seed from 

 December to April ; half-hardy perennials. 



PER PKT 



5457 Gymnocarpa. Very graceful, fine cut, silvery- 

 gray foliage ; li feet. "Per 1,000 seeds, $1.00 15 



5454 Ca'iididissima. Splendid silvery, broad cut 

 leaves; 1 foot. Per 1,000 seeds, $1.00 15 



5456 Clementei. A robust, free-growing plant, with 

 crowns of silvery leaves, deeply fringed and cut; 

 lifeet 15 



5462 Cyanus {While Corn Flower) 5 



5463 Emperor William. Dwarf bright blue 5 



5460 Cyanus, Mixed (Blue Bottle, or Corn Flower). 

 In bloom all summer ; mixed colors ; li feet 5 



5461 Suaveolens. Fragrant, bright yellow 5 



CHAM/EPEUCE. 



{Ivory Thistle.) 



An elegant perennial Thistle, very ornamental for 

 garden decorations; the mid-rib and spines are ivory- 

 wliite and the leaves glossy green, shaded by a snowy 

 down ; 2 feet. 

 5475 Diacantha 10 



CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



(Paris Daisies, or Marguerites.) 

 Showy and effective garden favorites, extensively 

 grown for cut flowers. The hardy annuals are summer- 

 flowering border plants; good for pot culture, and quite 

 distinct from the autumn-flowering varieties. 



5484 Burridgeanum. Attractive single flowers, crim- 

 son, with white edge and inner white circle, fine for 

 cut flowers; 1 foot 5 



5485 Dunneti Flore Pleno. Double white 5 



5487 Aureura. Double yellow ; li feet 5 



5491 Inodorum Flore Pleno. A new variety, pro- 

 ducing fine large double white flowers ; an excellent 

 bouquet flower ; 20 inches 10 



5500 Choice Mixed. Double-flowering summer vari- 

 eties; 1 to 2 feet. Oz., 50 cts :.... 5 



5488 Frutescens Grandiflorum. A perennial species, 

 extensively used in the parks and gardens of Paris. 

 It is literally covered all summer with a profusion 

 of white star-like flowers with a yellow disc; 2 ft. ..15 



5495 Segetum Grandiflorum. Large blooms of a 

 bright sulphur-yellow color, measuring 2 to 2i 

 inches in diameter 15 



5480 Indicum Majus. Choice mixed large-flowering 

 double varieties; half-hardy perennial ; .3 feet 15 



5482 Indicum Nanum. Pompone or small flowering 

 varieties, half-hardy perennial; fine for florists' 

 flowers. Choice mixed ; very double ; 2 feet 15 



5493 Carinatnm," Eclipse." An exceedingly showy 

 variety, pure golden yellow, with a bright purplish- 

 scarlet ring or centre on the ray florets, the disc 

 being dark brown 10 



.5486 W.E. Gladstone. Brilliant crimson. A showy 

 flowei 10 



5481 Golden Feather. White, banded crimson, inner 

 ring canary yellow, maroon eye 10 



5483 The Sultan. Crimson maroon, golden yellow 

 centre •; -lO 



•5490 Japanese. A mixture of fine sorts, which should 

 produce manyshowy varieties 25 



Cineraria. Clarkia. 



CINERARIA. 



(Cape Asters.) 

 A favorite attractive free-flowering plant, blooming- 

 during the winter and spring months; perennials, but do 

 best treated as tender annuals. 



per PKT. 



5530 Hybrida, Tall, Mixed. Saved from extra choice 

 flowers and colors ; 2 feet 25 



5540 Dwarf, Mixed. Dwarf, compact, saved from 

 extra choice flowers and colors; 1 foot 25 



5520 Grandiflora Prize, Tall Mixed. This strain 

 is unsurpassed for beautiful colors and size of 

 flowers; selected frorn prize varieties; 2 feet 50 



5510 Grandiflora Prize, Dwarf Mixed. Same as 

 the above, except being of dwarf varieties ; 1 foot. ..50 



5550 Double Mixed. This is quite an acquisition to 

 our list of florists' flowers, which tor cutting can 

 hardly be surpass«d. All the rich and beautiful 

 colors of the single exist in this variety; 2 ft 50 



CINERARIA. 



(Dusty Miller.) 

 Fine for bedding, ribbon-beds, and margins; prized 

 for their beautiful downy silvery foliage; half-hardy 

 perennials ; 2 feet. 



5555 Maritima Candidissima. With large silver 

 foliage; clusters of yellow flowers. Per oz., $1.50.. 10 



5556 Acanthifolia. Silvery foliage, beautifully cut 

 like the Acanthus '. 10 



CLARKIA. 



An old favorite hardy annual plant, growing in any 

 garden soil, and producing freely its cheerful flowers early 

 in the season. Sow the seed early in the spring or in the 

 autumn ; li feet. 



5560 Single. Mixed colors 5 



5570 Double. Mixed colors 5 



CERASTIUM. 



(Snow in Summer.) 



A very pretty dwarf white-leaved edging plant bear- 

 ing small white flowers. 

 5472 Tomeutosum 15 



CLEOME. 



Singular-looking rose-colored flowers ; the stamens 

 look like spiders' legs, and present a very attractive ap- 

 pearance ; half-hardy annual ; 3 feet. 

 5581 Grandiflora 5 



CLEMATIS. 



Eapid-growing climbers, fine for arbors and verandas, 

 the small varieties flower in clusters, and are very fragrant ; 

 the large-flowering varieties are very handsome, and are 

 continually in bloom. Soak the seed in warm water tor 

 24 hours before sowing; hardy perennials; 15 feet. 

 5575 Flammula ( Virgin's Bower). Producing beau- 

 tiful clusters of small white fragrant flowers 10 



5577 Hybrida Grandiflora. Large-flowering, mixed. 20 



COB>EA. 



A climber of rapid growth, flowering the first season 

 if sown early in the house or hot-bed. In sowing, place 

 seeds edgewise and merely cover with light soil. 



5586 Scandens. Large, bell-shaped purple flowers.. ..10 



5587 Scandens Alba. Pure white 20 



