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HENRY A. DREEE, PhiladelpMa, Pa. 



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DELPHINIUM GOLD ME1>AL HYBRIDS 



Per Pkt. 

 CYCLAMHN. Persicum. Choicest mixed; easier to grow 

 than the Giants, but not so large. Per 100 seeds, 60 cts. . . 



Giant Pure White. Per loc seeds, $1.00 



— White, with carmine eye. Per 100 seeds, $1.00 



— Dark Blood^red. Per 100 seeds, $1,00 .... 



— Delicate Rose, with deep crimson eye. Per 100 seeds, $1.00 



— Salmon. Anewcolor. Per 100 seeSs, $1.00 



— Finest Mixed. Saved from a superb collection. Per 100 

 seeds, $1.00 



Wonder of Wandsbek. A new giant flowering variety, with 

 flowers of various shades of rose suffused with salmon, which 

 adds a brightness heretofore unknown in this splendid win- 

 ter blooming plant. 3 pkts. for $1.00 



Butterfly. In this new type the edges of the flowers are 

 beautifully fringed or waved. For house or conservatory 

 decoration they are of surpassing beauty. Mixed colors . . 



Double=flowering. A really double-flowering Cyclamen, 

 coming quite true from seed ; the flowers are produced with 

 the same freedom and in the same beautiful colors as in the 

 single-flowering sorts . . 35 



DKLPHINIUM or Hardy Perennial Larkspur. One of our 



most showy and useful hardy perennial plants, possessing 

 almost every requisite for the adornment of the garden, pro- 

 ducing splendid spikes of flowers in profusion throughout 

 the summer 



Gold Medal Hybrids. This, we believe, is the finest strain of 

 Delphiniums in existence. The original stock came from 

 England, many of the plants being worth Sio.oo each. It 

 has been grown for several years in this country, and has 

 been awarded the highest honors wherever exhibited. The 

 plants are of strong, vigorous habit, with immense spikes 

 from 2 to 3 feet long of large flowers, mostly in fine shades 

 of light bfue. 5 pkts. for $1,00 25 



Formosum. Spikes of rich blue flowers, with white center. 

 Per li oz., 25 cts ... 5 



— Ccelestinum. An exquisite celestial-blue variety. Per 

 Yi oz., 50 CIS 15 



Elatum {Bee Larkspur). Rich blue of various shades, with 

 black centers, grows 3 to 5 feet high, according to soil and 

 location. 10 



— Ccelestinum. Sky blue with dark center, very effective . 15 



Chinense. A distinct and neat variety, growing about 18 

 inches high, with fine feathery foliage, and producing freely 

 panicles of large blossoms of bright gentian blue. Per jj 

 oz., 20 cts 5 



— Album. The while-flowered form of the preceding. Per 

 % oz., 20 cts .... 5 



Nudicaule. Dwarf, compact growth, with spikes of bright 

 scarlet flowers 10 



Cashmerianum. A beautiful dark blue, blossoms in corymbs 

 of 6 or more . ■ ■ . 15 



Zaiil. A lovely shade of sulphur-yellow 10 



Qrandif lorum Fl. PI. Finest double mixed , in great variety 

 of charming colors. Per X oz-. S^cts 15 



Hybridum, Fine Mixed. Single varieties. Oz., 40 cts. . . 5 



P.er Pkt. 

 DIANTHUS (Hardy Garden Pinks). These varieties are well 

 adapted for beds and borders ; delightful, refreshing, spicy 

 odor ; should be in every garden where cut flowers are 

 wanted. 



Plumarius (Pheasant-eye Pink). Beautiful single flowers. 

 Per oz., 40 cts 5 



Plumarius Fl. PI. {Double Hardy Garden Pinks). ^ Double 

 and semi-double varieties in beautiful colors. Per j^ oz. ,50 c. lo 



Double Dwarf Erfurt. This new strain is of compact growth 

 and early flowering. They possess the spicy clove fragrance 

 of the old-fashioned pink, and have a much richer variety of 

 coloring. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



Semperflorens (Everbloomtng Hardy Garden Pinks). Very 

 beautiful, sweet-scented, double, semi-double, single flowers 

 in great diversity of color 25 



Latifolius Fl. PI. {Hybrid Sweet William). A hybrid be- 

 tween the China Pink and Sweet William, the brilliant 

 (lowers are quite double, borne in large heads, blooming 

 throughout the summer, mi.xed colors 10 



Latifolius Atrococcineus Fl. PI. A brilliant crimson scar- 

 let variety that is very effective in any positiqn, and one of 

 the best perennials in the list. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



DIGITALIS (Foxglove). Handsome and highly ornamental 

 hardy plants of stately growth, succeeding under almost all 

 conditions, and with but little attention will give a wealth of 

 flowers during June and July. They are now used exten- 

 sively with good effect for naturalizing in shrubberies, the 

 edge of woods and other half-shaded places ; 3 to 5 feet. 



Gloxinisflora. This is a fine strain of the ordinary Fox- 

 glove, D. purpurea, with handsome Gloxinia-like flowers on 

 long spikes. We offer the following colors, also mixed : 



White. Per ^oz, 20 cts ... 10 



Rose. Per J^ oz., 20 cts. . . 

 Purple. Per '% oz., 2c cts. 



Lilac. Per ^ oz., 20 cts. 



A packet eacii of the above four colors, 30 cts. 



Gloxinisflora Finest Mixed. Contains all the finest spot- 

 ted sorts. Per 5-X oz., 15 cts 



Maculata Superba. An extra choice strain of beautifully 

 spotted sorts. Per J^ oz., 25 cts 



Grandiflora. Light yellow. Per J:^ oz., 20 cts 



Monstrosa {Mammoth Foxglove). Long spikes, surmounted 

 by one enormous flower ; very odd ; all colors mixed. Per 

 Yi oz., 30 cts 



ECHINOPS, Sphsrocephalus (Globe Thistle). A striking, 

 hardy perennial plant, easily raised from seed ; grows 4 feet 

 high, with globular heads of pale-blue flowers in July and 

 August ; excellent for the back of the hardy border 



Ruthenicus. Steel-blue ; fine for cutting 



ERYNGIUM, Amethystlnum (Sea Holly). Handsome orna- 

 mental hardy plants, grow-ing 2 to 3 feet high, with finely-cut 

 spiny foliage and beautiful thistle-like heads of amethystine- 

 blue ; fine for winter bouquets 



EUPATORIUM (Thorough^wort). Strong-growing, hardy 

 perennials, well suited for naturalizing, all of the sorts 

 offered below deserve a place in every hardy border; they 

 thrive in any kind of soil and in almost any position. 



Ageratoldes. A very useful variety. 'growing 3 to 4 feet high, 

 with dense heads of minute white flowers from August until 

 October 



Ccelestinum. One of the best blue perennials, 18 to 24 inches 

 high, and bears from August till frost an abundance of clear, 

 lavender-blue, flossy flowers ; splendid for cutting 



GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower). These are among the 

 showiest and most effective hardy perennial plants and 

 should find a place in every hardy border. They begin 

 flowering in June, continuing a mass of bloom until frost. 



Kermesina Splendens. 



vellow border . . . . 



Center rich crimson, narrow canary- 



Sulphurea Oculata. Pale sulphur, bright maroon eye . . . 



Grandiflora Compacta. New compact variety, bearing its 

 long-stemmed rich-and varied flowers well above the foliage 



Grandiflora Superba. Our own saving. Splendid mixed 

 varieties. Per J4 oz., 20 cts 



GEUM, Atrosanguineum Fl. PI. Beautiful hardy perennial, 

 bearing profusely large, showy crimson flowers all through 

 the summer. . . . 



GNAPHALIUM, Leontopodium (Edelweiss^. Pure white. 

 Principally found on the Alps of Switzerland 



GOLDEN ROD (Solidago Canadensis). The well-known 

 golden-yellow favorite, hardy perennial ; 2 to 5 feet. Per 

 Yi oz., 15 cts ... 



GREVILLEA, Robusta (Silk Oak). A very beautiful and 

 graceful decorative plant with fern-like foliage; excellent 

 for table decoration ; easily raised from seeds, producing 

 good-sized plants in a short time. Per i< oz., 25 cts. . . . 



