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HENEY A. DREER, Philadelplua, Pa. 



TYPES OF OUR ROYAL EXHIBITION PANSIES 



Per Pkt. 

 MYOSOTIS (Forget=Me=Not). Neat and beautiful little 

 plants, succeeding best in a semi-shady, moist situation. 



Alpestris Coerulea. Bright blue. Per J^ oz., 25 cts 



— Eliza Fonrobert ( Robusia grandiflora). Large flowering ; 



bright blue. Per J^ oz., 30 cts 



— Victoria. Of bushy habit, bearing large umbels of bright 



azure-blue flowers. Per y% oz., 25 cts 



— Royal Blue. This beautiful variety belongs to the upright 

 section; flowers of larger size and a deeper blue than any 



other ; unexcelled for pot culture ' 



Dissitiflora. Compact habit, profuse bloomer ; exquisite 



blue; an attracti\e spring bedding plant 



Palustris. The true-blue Forget-Me-Not. Per Ya oz,. 30 cts. 

 — Semperflorens. A charming Forget-Me-Nct, continuing 

 in bloom from early spring until autumn ; blue. Per J^ oz,, 30c. 

 MUSA. ^nsit^(Abyssiyiian Banana). A splendid plant for 

 the open air in summer, producing a most striking effect 

 when planted singly or in groups. The seeds germinate 

 easily if planted in summer, and the plants can be then car- 

 ried over in the house till the following summer 



CENOTHERA, Mixed {Evenins: Primrose). Charming, mostly 

 low-growing hardy perennial plants, with large and showy 



flowers of yellow, white, etc 



PANSIES. Dreer's Royal Exhibition. Our finest mixture. 



Unexcelled for size, coloring and texture. Special packet 



of about 2000 seeds, 51.00; 5000 seeds, $2.00 ; regular packet 



Dreer's Premium Mixture. Seed saved from first-class 



flowers only. J^oz.,75cts 



Mme. Perret. A new French strain ; flowers of large size ; 



specially rich in red shades. Yz oz., 75 cts 



Masterpiece. A remarkable type, each petal being conspicu- 

 ously curled or waved ; mixed colors. 54 oz., 75 cts. . . . 

 Cassier's Giant. A mixture of the finest blotched varieties. 

 Giant Parisian. Of large size and containing a great many 

 fancy colors and color combinations. Per J^ oz,, 75 cts. . . 



English Finest Mixed. Per ^i oz., 50 cts 



Good Mixed. All colors. Per '% oz., 25 cts 



GIANT TRIMARDEAU PANSIES. The largest flowering of 

 all ; of strong, robust growth and well adapted to the trying 

 conditions of our climate. 



Black 10 I Yellow, with dark eye . . 



Striped 10 Emperor William. Blue 



■White, with dark eye . . 10 | Fire King. Brown and gold 



Finest Mixed. A splendid range of colors. Per ;-( oz.,5octs. 



A packet each of the above six Giant Pansies 



PANSIES IN SEPARATE COLORS. 



Adonis. Soft lavender-blue ... 



Andromeda. Apple-blossom pink, suffused rosy-lilac - . 



Cardinal. The nearest approach to a bright red 



Emperor Franz Joseph. Pure white, with five large violet- 

 blue blotches 



Emperor William. Brilliant ultramarine blue 



Faust (King of the Blacks). Almost black 



Golden Yellow, with dark eye 



Kaiser Frederick. Velvety brown, edged red and yellow . 



Lord Beaconsfield. Deep purple-violet, shading to white on 

 the upper petals 



25 

 25 



50 



PANSIES— Continued. Per Pkt. 



Mahogany Colored. Rich and velvety 10 



Mauve Queen. A new, distinct, delicate mauve variety; 



three lower petals blotched carmine 20 



Peacock. Upper petals beautiful blue, lower petals a deep 



claret, with white margins 10 



Psyche. Five velvety-violet blotches, relieved by a broad 



margin of white; exquisite 15 



Sno'w (^aeen (Candidissima). Satiny white 10 



White. With dark eye 10 



Yellow Gem. Pure yellow 10 



Collection. 6 varieties, 40 cts. Collection, 12 varieties 75 

 PENTSTEMON (Beard Tongue). Highly useful and attractive 



hardy perennials, and much used in the hardy border. 



Barbatus Torryii. Brilliant coral red 10 



Digitalis. White flowers, with purple throat 10 



Pubescens. Spikes of bright rosy-purple flowers 10 



Pulchellus hybridus. Varying from rosy-white and cha- 

 mois to purple and violet with pure white or veined throats 15 



Sensation. A splendid strain of gentianoides hybrids; fine 

 spikes of gloxinia-like flowers, in a fine range of colors ... 15 



Mixed. A great variety of kinds and colors 5 



PHYSOSTEQIA Virginica {False Dragon Head)^ One of the 

 prettiest hardy perennials, forming dense bushes 3 to 4 feet 

 high, and bearing freely during the summer months spikes 

 of delicate tubular flowers not unlike a gigantic heather . . 10 

 PLATYCODON (Chinese Bell Flower). One of the best hardy 

 perennials, producing flowers the whole season. 



Grandiflorum. Large steel-blue flowers. 25 cts. per J^ oz. . 5 



— Album. Pure white variety. 25 cts. per K oz 5 



Mariesi. Rich violet blue ; plant dwarf and compact. 25 cts. 

 per 14 oz 5 



Japonicus Fl. PI. {Double Japanese Bell Flower). Wonder- 

 fully free flowering, bearing large, double, glossy, deep-blue 



flowers ■ 10 



POPPIES. Hardy Perennial Sorts. 



Bracteatum. Very large orange-scariet flowers. Per J^ 

 oz., 20 cts . . 5 



Iceland ( P. Is'udicaule). Of graceful, neat habit, with bright- 

 green fern-like foliage, formed in tufts, from which issue 

 slender stalks about 12 inches in height, bearing flowers in 

 endless profusion. 



— Bright Yellow .... ic 1 Orange Scarlet 10 



—Pure White 10 I Double Scarlet 10 



—Finest Milled. All colors. Per ^ oz., 25 cts. . ... 10 



— New Hybrid. The latest development in this lovely species, 

 varying in color from sulphur-yellow to salmony-rose ... 15 



Orlentale {The Large Oriental Poppy). A charming sum- 

 mer-flowering hardy plant, producing numerous leafy stems 

 about 2 ''2 feet high, with large orange-scarlet flowers, having 

 a conspicuous black blotch on each petal ; exceedingly 

 showy. Per \i oz., 25 cts . . 10 



— Hybrids. Beautiful new hybrids of the Oriental Poppy, 

 producing flowers of immense size, 6 inches and over in 

 diameter, and of many novel colors, such as salmon, pink, 

 cherry, etc. Per % oz., 40 cts _• . 15 



— Mammoth. A new variety, bearing immense glowing 

 scarlet flowers 20 



