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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— FLOWER SEEDS 



GAIL,L,ARDIA (Blanket Flower) 



The following are among the showiest and most effective hardy per- 

 ennial plants, and should find a place in every hardy border. They 

 thrive in almost any position or soil, require little or no protection and 

 take care of themselves. Fine for cutting. per pkt. 



2502 Qrandiflora Compacta. A compact variety, forming bushy 

 plants 12 to 15 inches high, and bearing its long- stemmed flow- 

 ers well above the foliage. In coloring the flowers are as rich 



and varied as those of the tall growing sort 15 



2510 Qrandiflora Superb Mixed. Our own saving; splendid 

 combinations of crimson and gold in great variety; 2 feet. J 

 oz., 30 cts. 10 



GEUM; (Avens) 



2541 Atrosanguineum FI, PI. Beautiful hardy peren- 

 nial, bearing profusely large, showy double dark-crimson 

 flowers all through the summer; an elegant flower for 

 bouquets, J oz., 40 cts 10 



2542 Mrs. Bradshaw. Large double brilliant orange 

 scarlet; in flower throughout the entire summer 15 



G01L,DC]\ ROD (Solidago Canadensis) 



2601 The well-known golden-yellow favorite; hardy per- 

 ennial; 2 to 5 feet 10 



GYSOPHItrA (Baby's Breath) 



Pretty free-flowering elegant plants, succeeding in any garden soil. Their 

 misty panicles of bloom are largely used for mixing with other cut flowers. 

 2691 Elegans alba grandiflora. This is an improved, large-flower- 

 ing pure white form of the annual Baby's Breath, of free, easy 

 growth. Can be sown at any time through the summer 

 and a crop of flowers picked in a few weeks' time. Per 

 oz., 25 cts 5 



2690 Elegans Delicate Pink. A pretty blush pink 

 form of the above and equally as valuable for cutting. 

 Per oz., 30 cts 5 



2694 Paniculata. White misty flowers, fine for bouquets; 

 one of the favorite hardy perennials. J oz., 25 cts. .. 5 



2695 Paniculata Fl. PI. The new double-flowering 

 Baby's Breath, and one of ihe finest hardy plants 

 either for cutting or the hardy border. 3 pkts. for 

 50 cts 



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Gaillardia Grandiflora 



GRETII^IvEA (Silk Oak) 



FEU FKT. 



2681 Robusta. A very beautiful and graceful decorative 

 plant with fern-like foliage; excellent for table decora- 

 tion; {easily raised from seed, producing good sized 

 plants in a short time; hardy in Florida and California, 

 where it is popular as an ornamental tree 10 



HELENIUM (Sneeze Wort) 



11 Autumnale Superbum. Strong growing hardy 



perennial, succeeding in any soil, and useful in the 



hardy border, giving an enormous crop of golden-yellow 



flowers in late summer; 5 to 6 feet 



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HEI.IANTHEMUM (Rock, or Sun Rose) 

 2/17 riutabile. Exceedingly pretty low growing evergreen plants, 

 forming broad clumps, and which during their flowering season, 

 July to September, are quite hidden by a mass of bloom; well 

 adapted for the front of the border, the rockery, or a dry, sunny 

 bank. Choice mixed varieties 



HELIANTHUS (Hardy Perennial Sunflowers) 



2/10 Mixed. Contains the finest single-flowering hardy perennial 

 As subjects for the hardy border as well as for cutting they 



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HELrlOPSIS (Orange Sunflower) 



2731 Pitcheriana. A desirable hardy herbaceous plant, growing from 

 3 to 4 feet high, beginning to flower early in the season, and con- 

 tinuing the entire summer. The flowers are of a beautiful deep 

 golden-yellow color about 2 inches in diameter; of very thick tex- 

 ture and very graceful for cutting 10 



2732 Scabra Zinniseflora. A new double flowering form bearing 

 golden-yellow Zinnia-like flowers. In addition to being a very 

 showy plant in the hardy border, it is one of the best perennial 

 plants for cutting. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



For Complete List and Cultural Notes see our Garden Book for 1921 



