DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 



FOR SUMMER SOWING 



On the following ten pages we give a list of Seeds of the Best Hardy Perennials which are now so deservedly popular. 

 With little trouble you can have an abundant supply of Columbines, Canterbury 15ells, Foxgloves, Gaillardias, Hollyhocks, Lark- 

 spurs, Forget-me-nots, Daisies, Sweet Williams, etc., etc., for riowering in 1914. The list also includes a choice selection bf 

 other Flower Seeds for summer sowing such as Cinerarias, Cyclamens, I'ansies, Primulas, etc. Hardy perennials are easily grown 

 from seed. In many cases they are a little slower than annuals, but with intelligent care they are successfully raised and from seed 

 is an excellent way to get up a big stock of perennials. Most professionals make summer sowings in a cold frame shaded with a 



lath frame or sash, but the amateur may have more success and 

 less bother growing hardy perennials from seeds sown in the 

 Of en ground than in any other way. Prepare a bed in a nice, 

 sheltered spot in the garden, prefeially not very sunny; let the 

 surface of the bed be raised four or five iinhes above the gen- 

 eral level, and the soil be a mellow, free, fine earth on the sur- 

 face. Draw shallow rows across the sui face of the bed, three 

 to four inches apart, and here sow the seed, keeping the varie- 

 ties of one kind or nature as much together as practicable; cover 

 the seeds thinly, press the whole surface gently, wattr moder- 

 ately, then dust a little fine loose soil over all. If the weather 

 is sunny or windy, shade with papers or a few branches, but 

 remove these in the evening. When the seedlings come up 

 thin them out to slitTen those that are left, and whm they are 

 two to three inches high, they are fit for transplanting into 

 permanent quarters. 



A COLD FRAME WITH L\TH SHADE, A GOOD PLACE TO 

 GER.MIN VTIi SEEDS INTHE SUMMER 



Achillea. Perpkt 



Ptarmica FL PI. "Tho Pearl" iDonblrWUitc Yarrow^ One of the best 

 hardy perennials. Orows about two feet hicrh. and from spring till frost 

 is covered with headi of purest wliite double flowers 



Aconitum. * 



Napellus (Monk's Hci! or Wolf banc . A hardy perennial, producinc lone 

 s;)iUes of blue and white flowers. Well adapted for plantinii in shady 



corners; 3 to 5 feet. Per '/* oz., 25 cts 



Agrostemma ( Rose of Heaven Mullein Pink) 



Coronarla. An attractive free-flowerintr hardy perennial, producing britfht 

 crimson flowers; foliaere silvery eray. Per '/< oz., 15 cts 



25 



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Alyssum. 



Saxatlle Compactum (Basket of Goldt. Showy, hardy perennial, golden- 

 yellow flowers; excellent for rock work or border; 1 foot. Per 'Aoz., 25 cts. 



Anchusa. 



Italica Oropmore Variety. 



One of the finest hardy 

 plants of recent introduc- 

 tion, remarkable for its free 

 and continuous flowering 

 and the beautiful irentian- 

 blue color of its flowers; 

 grows about five feet high 

 and should be in every hardy 

 border. 2 pkts., 25 cts . . . 



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Anemone ( Windflower). Perpkt. 



A very pleasing perennial, producing large flowers; few plants compare with 

 them in beauty; fine for bouquets. 



Coronarla, Mixed Colors 5 



St. Brigld. A beautiful selection of the above, comprising semi-double and double 



flowers in a wonderful array of colors 



Antirrhinum (Snapdragon). 

 The Snapdragons are undoubtedly one of the best cut flowers; and are now largely 

 grown. For winter and spring flowering, seed should be sown from mid-summer till 

 early fall. 



QIant Varieties Of tall growth with large individual flowers on long spikes; we can 

 supplv in colors as under: 



Per pkt. 



Qiant White 10 Giant Yellow 



Scarlet 10 " Pink 



Garnet 10 " Striped 



A packet each of above 6 Giant Snapdragons., 50 cts. 



Giant Mixed. All colors. Per '/4 oz.. 25 cts 



Half-dwarf Varieties. .\ splendid type growing about IS inches high; good spikes of 

 large flowers. We offer the following splendid sorts: 



Per pkt. 

 Daphne. Soft blush-pink .... 10 Firebrand. Deep red . . 



Defiance. Russet-red 10 Rose Queen. Rich rose 



Golden Queen. Pure yellow . . 10 Mont Blanc. Pure white 



A packet each of above 6 Half-dwarf sorts, 50 cts. 



Half-dwarf Mixed. All colors. Per '/4 oz., 25 cts 



Tail Mixed. Extra fine selection. Per 'A oz., 20 cts 



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For complete list and cultural notes see our Garden Book for 1913 



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