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RELIABLE~FLOW[R SEEDS 



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DREER'S MAMMOTH VERBENAS 



We have been carefully selecting and improving this fine strain 

 of Verbenas for j ears, and can recommend it as the very best pro- 

 curable. The trusses and individual flowers are of 

 the largest size, of brilliant colors, free-blooming and 

 of vigorous hal)it. For best and quickest results seed 

 should be sown early in the house or hotbed, and 

 transplanted to flowering quarters in May. If sown 

 outdoors in May, it blooms from the end of July on. 

 Verbenas are better grown from seed than from cut- 

 tings, being more vigorous and not liable to disease. 

 We offer the following colors: 



4351 Pink.... 



4352 Purple.. 



PER PKT. 

 10 



10 



4354 Striped. 



4355 White.. 



4356 Blue.... 



PER PKT. 



10 



10 



4353 Scarlet 



. . . . 10 



10 



4359 Collection of above 6 colors. . 



4360 Dreer's Mammoth Alixed. 



all the colors. J oz., 50 cts. ; o 



50 



Containing 

 z., $1.50.. 10 



VARIOUS VERBENAS 



4361 Hybrida, Fine Mixed. A splendid mixture, 

 flowers not quite so large as our Mammoth Strain. 



^ oz. , 30 cts 5 



4357 Lucifer. A new deep cardinal-scarlet variety of 

 Mammoth Verbenas. See Special ties pages 52 to 62 25 

 Lemon Verbena {Aloysia Citriodora). Every garden should have a few 

 plants of this fragrant favorite. Its pale green delightfully scented foliage 



goes well with any flower 15 



Erinoides {Moss Verbena). This lovely variety produces a mass of moss- 

 like foliage, spreading over the ground like a carpet, above which are borne 

 heads of purplish-blue and white blossoms in lavish profusion; comes into 

 flower in June and continues until frost. For beds, baskets or rockeries it is 



highly desirable 10 



Venosa {Hardy Garden Verbena). This variety is largely used for 

 bedding purposes. It is a strong, thrifty grower about 1 foot high, and cov- 

 ered from early summer until late fall with its bright purplish-heliotrope 

 flowers. J oz., 30 cts , 5 



Dheer's Mammoth Verbena 



VALERIANA (Valerian) per pi 



4340 Rubra, Mixed. Showy, hardy border plants; pro- 

 ducing large corymbs of red or white flowers; fine for 



bouquets; mixed; 2 feet. \ oz., 25 cts. 



10 



VINCA (MadagascarPeriwinkle.or Old Maid) 



Ornamental free-blooming plants and one of the most satisfac- 

 tory flowering bedding plants we have. It is best to start the 

 seed early indoors or in a hotbed, but they begin blooming in 

 August from seed sown out of doors in IMaV, or as soon as the 

 ground is warm, continuing until frost; or they may be potted 

 and kept in bloom through the winter; a fine cut flower, every 

 bud opening when placed in water. 2 feet. (See cut. ) 



4381 Rosea. Ro^e, dark eye 10 



438:1 — Alba. White, crimson eye 10 



4383 — Alba Pura. Pure white "..'. 10 



4390 —Mixed. All the colors. J oz., 50 cts. !!!! 10 



VISCARIA 



Very free-blooming annuals, closely allied to the Lychnis, 

 they form compact plants about a foot high, and are covered from 

 early summer till fall with their bright flowers, shaped some- 

 what like a single Pink, borne on long, slender stems; it is best 

 to sow them where l!;ey are to bloom, thinning out to pre- 

 vent overcrowding. 



4412 Cardinalis. Brilliant cardinal cr'mson; very bright. 10 



4413 Mixed. Containing about six different colors 5 



VlNCAS 



High-Grade Sweet Peas are one of our Specialties. See pages 110 and 111 



