Dreer*s Reliable Flower Seeds 



On the following six pages we give a most complete list of Seeds of the Best Hardy Perennials which are now so 

 deservedly popular. Sown any time through the summer in a cold frame or shady corner of the garden, you can have, with little 

 trouble, an abundant supply of Columbines, Canterbury Bells, Foxgloves, Gaillardias, Hollyhocks, Larkspurs, Forget-me-nots, 

 Daisies, Sweet Williams, etc., etc., for flowering in 1 909. The list also includes a choice selection of other Flower Seeds 

 for summer sowing, such as Cinerarias, Cyclamens, Pansies, Primulas, etc. 



AQUILEGIA (COLUMBINE) 



Per Pkt. 



ACANTHUS. MolMs hatiioWas (Bear's Breech). Handsome 

 and interesting hardy plants, witii fine foliage and curious 

 flowers in August and September. Grows from 2 to 4 feet high, 

 according to soil and location. Valuable alike for planting as 

 single specimens, in groups or in border '. . . . 10 



ACHILLEA. Ptarmica FI. PI. "The Pearl." (Double 

 White Yarrow). One of the best hardy white perennials in 

 the list. Grows about 2 feet high, and from spring till frost is 

 covered with .heads of purest white double|flowers. Per -^s 

 oz., sects 15 



ACONITUiVl. Napellus (Monk's Hood or Wolfsbane). A 

 hardy perennial, producing long spikes of curiously-shaped 

 blue and white flowers. Well adapted for planting among 

 shrubbery or in shady corners of the garden ; 3 to 5 feet. Per 

 K oz., 25 cts 5 



ADONIS. Vernalis (Ox-eye). A hardy perennial, bearing 

 large bright-yellow flowers in early spring; i foot. PerJ^oz., 

 20 cts. 10 



AQROSTEMMA. Coronaria (Mullein Pink). An attractive 

 free-flowering hardy perennial of easy culture, producing 

 bright crimson flowers on long, slender stems ; foliage silvery 

 gray. Per % oz., 15 cts 5 



ALYSSUM. S&M.a.\:\UZomX)act\xm(BasketofGold). Showy, 

 hardy perennial golden-yellow flowers ; excellent for rock 



work or border ; i foot. Per K oz., 25 cts 5 



Saxatile Luteum. A new pale yellow variety. 2 pkts., 

 25 cts 15 



ANTHEMIS. Kelwayi (Hardy Marguerite). A most satis- 

 factory hardy perennial, bearing all summer daisy-like 

 golden-yellow blossoms ; 2 feet. Per ^ oz., 25 cts 10 



15 



Per Pkt. 

 ANEMONE. Coronaria, Mixed Colors (Poppy Anemone, or 



Windjlower) '. c 



St. Brigid. A beautiful selection of the above, comprising 

 semi-double and double flowers in a wonderful array of 

 colors 



ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon). The Snapdragons are un- 

 doubtedly one of the best cut flowers, and are now largely 

 grown for spring flowers. Seed should be sown from mid'- 

 summer till early fall. 



Qiant. White, Scarlet, Garnet, Yellow, Pink, Striped and 



Mixed, each . . 



A packet each of the 6 above colors, 30 cts. 



Oueen of the North. Large white flowers. Per J^ oz., 25cts. 



flalf=Dwarf Mixed. Large variety of colors ; 18 inches. Per 

 Ji oz., 20 cts 



Tall Mixed. Extra fine selection. Per ^ oz., 25 cts 



AQUILEGIA, or COLUMBINE. Californica Hybrida. A 



splendid type, producing exquisite flowers, mostly in yellow 

 and orange shades, all with long spurs. Per % oz., 60 cts. 



Canadensis. Scarlet and yellow, one of the brightest. Per 

 5^ oz., 25 cts . • 



Chrysantha (Golde7i Spurred). Bright golden-yellow; 3 

 feet. Per V4 oz,, 40 cts 



— Alba( White Spurred). A beautiful pure white. Per 5^^02.50 c. 



Ccerulea (Rocky Mountain Columbine). Violet-blue and 

 white; 2 feet. Per ^g oz., 50 cts. ... 



Coerulea Hybrida. Beautitul hybrids of the preceding, bear- 

 ing large, long-spurred flowers in a very great variety of 

 charming colors. Per 54^ oz., 50 cts 



Plabellata Nana Alba. Pure white, dwarf and compact, 

 blue-green foliage. Per };( oz., 40 cts. . . 



Qlandulosa. Lovely shade of light blue and pure white . . 



Haylodgensis Delicatissima. A new delicate satin rose 

 colored type of the Rocky Mountain Columbine .... 



Helens. This new hybrid is of strong, robust growth, bear- 

 ing numerous flowers of a lovely shade of blue and pure white 



Nivea Qrandiflora. A beautifijl, large, free-flowering pure 

 white. Per }4' oz,, i.scts. . . '. 



Rose Queen. A lovely new rose-colored variety 



Single, all colors mixed, 2 feet. Per oz., 30 cts 



Double, all colors mixed. Per oz., 30 cts 



ARABIS. M^Xna. (Rock Cress). Unequalled for rockeries or 

 edgings ; withstands the drought and is always neat. The 

 spreading tufts are covered with a sheet of pure white 

 flowers in early spring; 6 inches. Per 3^ oz., 25 cts 



ARMERIA. Formosa (Sea Pink, Cushion Pitik, or Thrift). 

 A very pretty edging plant, bearing large tufts of rosy-pink 

 flowers; hardy perennial. Per J^ oz., 25 cts 



ASTILBE. Davidii. A new hardy perennial, deep violet-rose 

 flowers on stems 6 feet high .... 



ASPARAGUS. Plumosus Nanus. This graceful climber has 

 foliage finer than that of the most delicate fern, and will last 

 for weeks after being cut. It is an excellent house plant, 

 succeeding under almost any condition. 100 seeds, $1.00. . 

 Sprengeri ( Emerald Feather). One of the best plants to grow 

 in suspended baskets, for greenhouse or for outdoors in the 

 summer. 100 seeds, 50 cts ' . 



ASPERULA. Oiorata (Sweet Woodruff). An old-fashioned 

 favorite, grown for its fragrant leaves and stems ; best 

 grown in semi-shaded positions, where it can remain undis- 

 turbed ; flowers white. Per }^ oz., 25 cts 



ASTER. Perennial Mixed (Starworts, or Michaelmas Dai- 

 sies). Single-flowering, hardy herbaceous plants, thriving 

 in any good garden soil. Per J^ oz., 50 cts 



BAPTISIA. K\xstTa\\5 (False Indigo). A beautiful hardy per- 

 ennial herbaceous plant, producing pea-shaped flowers on 

 spikes 6 inches long.. Bright blue; 2% ieet. Per J^ oz., iscts. 



BELLIS (English Daisy). A favorite nearly hardy perennial 

 plant, in bloom from early spring until well on in the summer. 



Giant Rose. The largest flowering of all, color bright rose. 



The Bride. A fine new very double free flowering pure white. 



Longfellow. Large douole pink flowers 



Snowball. A large and very double pure while Daisy . . . 



Giant Red. Beautiful and densely double red flowers . . . 



Double Mixed. All colors; of the finest quality. Per ^ 

 oz., 40 cts. 



BOCCONIAi Japonica (Plume Poppy, or Tree Celandine). 

 Efiective, hardy perennial, for single specimens or groups 

 on lawns. Foliage glaucous green, bears freely spikes 2 to 

 3 feet long of cream-colored flowers ; 5 feet. Per ^ oz., 15 cts. 



BOLTONIA. (False Chamomile) . One of the showiest of our 

 native hardy perennials, growing 4 to 6 feet high, with daisy- 

 like flowers in countless thousands from July to September ; 

 very effective. 



Asteroides. White 



Latisquama. Pink tinged with lilac 



BROWALLIA. Speciosa Major (Amethyst). A beautiful, 

 brilliant ultramarine blue, especially valuable as a pot plant 

 for winter and early spring flowering 



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