Dreer's Autumn Catalogue, 1896. 



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<XJ ]^ onsuch , P eerless, (^ halice=cupped, or §tar ^arcissus. [>0 



Stella 



Barrii Conspicuus. 



This class comprises some of the most beautiful and graceful 



forms of the genus. 



Barrii CoilSpicUUS. Perianth sulphur ; broad spreading 

 cup; magnificently illuminated with scarlet ; a most distinct 

 and beautiful sort; the admiration of everyone, and should 

 be in every collection. (See cut.) 15 cts. each, §1.50 per doz. 



InCOmparabiliS Cynosure. Large primrose perianth ; 

 cup yellow ; conspicuously stained with orange-scarlet ; re- 

 markably showy ; a fine sort for cutting. 3 for 8 cts., 25 cts. 

 per doz., $1.75 per 100. 



InCOmparabiliS Figaro. Perianth lemon yellow ; cup 

 large, spreading and stained orange-scarlet; a birge and 

 well-formed flower. 3 for 10 cts., 30 cts. per doz., $2.00 per 

 100. 



Incomparabilis Princess Mary. Perianth creamy 

 white, broad and well imbricated ; cup suffused orange ; 

 large, much expanded, and perfectly smooth; an uncommonly 

 fine flower. 20 cts. each, §2.00 per doz. 



Sir Watkin. "Giant Chalice Flower" or "Big Welsh- 

 man;" a gigantic flower, the largest in this section; perianth 

 sulphur yellow ; cup slightly deeper in color and tinged with 

 orange; fine for pot culture. 20 cts. each, $200 per doz. 



Stella. One of the first to bloom ; flowers star-shaped ; pure 

 white with yellow cup; large, wonderfully free blooming and 

 one of the very best for general decoration or for cutting. 

 (See cut.) 3 for 10 cts., 25 cts. per doz., §1.50 per 100. 



The Poet's Narcissus. 



General favorites, deliciously scented and very beautiful. 



I Biflorus. Pure white perianth, with soft yellow crown, 2 to 3 

 flowers on each stalk; late flowering; very sweetly scented. 3 for 

 8 cts., 20 cts. per doz., §1.00 per 100. 

 Burbiclg"ei. Pure white flowers, cup edged, with rich cinnabar-red ; 

 earliest to bloom; much prized for cutting. 3 for 8 cts., 20 cts. per 

 doz., §1.00 per 100. 

 PoetiCUS. (Pheasant's Eye or Poet's Narcissus.) Flowers large, snow- 

 white, with beautiful cup suffused wilh bright orange-red; blooms in May, 

 very fragrant. 15 cts. per doz., 75 cts. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. 

 PoetiCUS OrnatllS. The most perfect form of the Poet's Narcissus. It 

 is more symmetri- 

 cal than the old 

 P o e ticus and 

 blooms a month 



earlier 



3 for J 



; flowers large, pure white, cup margined with scarlet. (See cut.) 

 1 cts., 20 cts. per doz., §1.25 per 100. 



Collections of Narcissus. 



1 each of the 23 SingleVarieties offered on pages 10-12, §1.75, free by mail. 



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6 " " " " " " " " " 800 \ at purchas- 



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12 .30 free by mail. 



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...Special Isow Offer of... 



Mixed Single Narcissus. 



These are suitable for naturalizing in grass or for garden decoration, 

 and are just the thing to plant in masses for cutting. The mixture in- 

 cludes many fine sorts. 20 cts. per doz., §1.00 per 100, §8.00 per 1000. 



Add 10 cts. per doz. to price of Narcissus if wanted by mail; single 

 bulbs mailed free. 



Narcissus Poeticus Ornatits. 



6 sold at dozen rates, 35 at 100 rates, 350 at lOOO rates, if of one variety. 



