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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



Job s i tAKs. Bkiza. 



GOLDEN FEATHER. (See Pyrethrum.) 

 GRASSES, ORNAMENTAL. 



These form a beautiful and attractive addition to the 

 Flower Garden ; their graceful forms give a pleasing relief 

 to the brilliancy of their showy companions. When care- 

 fully dried, they are useful in making up winter bou- 

 quets, etc. 



Cut when in full bloom, tie in small bunches and 

 hang up in a dry, dark place, with heads down. They are 

 nearly all annuals ; those which are perennials should be 

 marked, so they will not be destroyed as weeds. Sow in 

 May, and transplant or thin them out so as to give sulKcient 

 space for each to grow. 



PER PKT. 



5060 AGROSTI.S, Mixed. Exceedingly beautiful, 

 feathery and graceful ; of dwarf growth ; hardy an- 

 nuals: 1 foot 5 



5167 ARL'NDO DONAX VARIEGATA (New Zea- 

 land Pampas Grass). A variety similar to the 

 Pampas, with long, graceful, drooping leaves, and 

 silvery plumes, on stems 10 feet high ; fine for 

 specimens on lawns or for massing in clumps ; hardy 

 perennial 15 



5245 AVENA STERILIS [Animated Oats). Pretty, 

 large, drooping spikes, on slender stems; hardy 



annual; 2J feet. Per oz., 60 cts 5 



BRIZA {Rattlesnake, or Quaking Grass). A beau- 

 tiful variety, in great demand for ornamental work and 



grass bouquets ; hardy annual ; 1 foot. 



5311 Conipacta. Erect, compact, with elegant rattles.. 5 



5313 Maxima. Large racemes of beautiful rattles. 

 Per oz., 60 cts 5 



5316 BROMUS BRIZ.EFORMIS. A graceful va- 

 riety, with droopins panicles resembling the Briza 

 Maxima, and in great demand for florists' use; 

 hardy perennial, flowering the first season; 1 foot. 

 Per oz., 60 cts 5 



5447 CHLORIS TRUNCATA. Fine silvery plumes; 

 elegant for bedding in groups ; hardv annual ; 2 ft.. 5 



5591 COIX EACHRYM^ (Job's Tears). AVith 

 broad, corn-like leaves, and hard, shining, pearly 

 seeds, resembling tears; half-hardy annual ; 2 feet. 

 Per oz., 30 cts 5 



5780 ERAGROSTIS (Love Grass), Mixed. Exceed- 

 inelv prettv and ornamental ; hardv annual ; 2 ft... 5 



5782 ERIANTHUS RAVENNA. " Hardy peren- 

 nial, exquisite white plumes resembling the Pam- 

 pas Grass. Fine for lawns if planted in clumps. 

 Flowers the first season if sown very early in tiie 



greenhouse or hot-bed ; 10 feet 10 



EULALIA. Hardy perennial, long narrow leaves, 



elegantly recurved flower-spikes of a light violet color, not 



unlike a curled ostrich feather. 



5802 Japonica. Striped white and green 10 



5803 Zebrina. Leaves light green, mottled and striped, 



transverselv ligtit vellow 10 



GYTiERiVM (Pampas Grass). Half-hardy peren- 

 nial, blooms the second season from seed ; will stand out 

 over winter, if protected with straw, or lay down and cover 

 with earth ; the most noble grass in cultivation ; producing 

 beautiful plumes on stems from 6 to 10 feet high. 



6913 Argentenm. Splendid white silvery plumes 10 



P914 Argentenm Foliis Variegatis. Variegated 

 foliage; beautiful large silvery plumes 15 



Pampas. 



EuLALiA Zebrina. 



GRASSES — Continued. pek pkt. 



5955 HORDEUM JUBATUM (Squirrel Tail). Very 

 handsome light purple plumes; hardv annual ; 3 ft. 5 



5988 L.AGURUS O VATLS (Hare's Tail). Beautiful 

 small white heads or spikes of bloom, excellent for 

 bouquets; hardy annual; 1 foot 5 



6586 STIPA PENiVATA (Feather Grass). Hardy per- 

 ennial, beautiful delicate, white, feathery bloom ; 

 flowering the second season from seed. The seed 

 is slow to vegetate ; 2 feet. Per oz., $1.00 10 



5919 Collection of Grasses, containing one package of 

 each of the above varieties $1.00 



GREENHOUSE AND STOVE PLANTS. 



6599 Collection containing 25 choice varieties S2.00 



GEUM. 



Beautiful hardy perennials, bearing profusely large 

 showy flowers all through the summer ; an elegant flower 

 for bouquets. 

 5854 Atrococcinenm. Scarlet, single and double, 



mixed 10 



GYPSOPHILA. 



Pretty, free-flowering, elegant plants for rock-work, 

 baskets, edgings, and borders ; succeeding in any garden 

 soil. 



5915 Mnralis. Trailing, pretty pink blossoms; suit- 

 able for small beds, etc. ; hardy annual ; 6 inches... 5 



5916 Paniculata. White flowers, beautiful for bou- 

 quets, imparting a light, airy appearance; hardy 

 perennial; 2 feet 5 



Heliotrope. 



Gypsophila. 



HELLEBOROUS NIGER. 



(Christmas Rose.) 

 5943 Mixed. W^inter blooming 10 



HELIOTROPE. 



A half-hardy perennial, flowering during the whole 

 season; its delightful perfume makes it a most desirable 

 bouquet flower; a splendid bedding plant, or can be 

 trained as a greenhouse climber. Seed sown in the spring 

 will make fine plants for summer blooming. 



5940 Mixed .T 10 



5939 Collection of six sorts 40 



