HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— FLOWER SEEDS 



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Sweet Rocket (Ilesperis). 



Per pkt. 



Old-fashioned hardy garden plant, also known as Dame's 

 Rocket and Dame's Violet; grows 2 to 3 feet high and bears 

 showy white, lilac and purple fragrant flowers. Mixed 

 colors. Fer oz., 30 cts. 5 



Tritoma. 



Hybrida (Red-Hot PoUer. Flame Flower or Torch Lilii) Saved 

 from our own collection, which is undoubtedly the finest in 

 this country 



Tunica. 



Saxifraga. A neat, tufted hardy perennial plant, growing but 

 a few inches high and bearing throughout the entire season 

 numerous elegant pink flowers. Will thrive anywhere, but 

 is especially adapted for the rockery or margin of the hardy 

 border 



SWEET WILLIAM 



Schizanthus (Butterfly or Fringe Flower). 



This 's one of the airiest and daintest flowers imaginable, they 

 make admirable pot plants for the house, and are charming for 

 window boxes in winter. For this purpose sow in the autumn. 



Per pkt. 

 Dwarf Large-flowered. Compact pyramidal plants a foot 

 high, literally covered with large, beautiful orchid-like 

 flowers in a bewildering range of color. Ji oz., 50 cts. ... 15 

 AVisetonensis. Largely used as a pot plant for the house or 

 conservatory. It is remarkably free-flowering, and presents 

 a beautiful appearance with its myriads of blooms, the 

 ground color of which is white, dotted with delicate rose. 

 A very shy seeder 25 



Smilax (Myrsiphyllum Asparagoides). 



In many respects the Smilax is the most useful, and it is 

 certainly one of the most graceful climbers which adorns 

 the greenhouse or conservatory ; for bouquets and floral 

 decorations it is indispensable. Per }i oz., 25 cts 10 



Statice (Sea Lavender). 



Splendid hardy perennials, either for the border or rockery, 

 producing all summer panicles of minute flowers, which can 

 be dried and used for winter bouquets. Mixed varieties 10 



Stokesia (Corn-flower Aster). 



Cyanea. This beautiful hardy perennial grows about 24 

 inches high, bearing handsome lavender-blue corn-flower- 

 like blossoms from July to frost. Per Ji oz., 30cts. ... 10 



—Alba. A new pure white variety. Per H oz., 30 cts 10 



Sweet William (London Tufts). 



Well-known free-flowering hardy perennials, producing a splen- 

 did effect in beds and borders with their rich and varied flowers. 



We offer the best and most distinct single-flowering sorts, viz : 



Per pkt. Per pkt. 



White 5 



Crimson 5 



Scarlet 5 



A package of each of the above six colors, 25 cts 



Single Mixed. All colors. Per oz., 40 cts 



Newport Pink. A distinct new shade being a bright sal- 

 mony-rose or watermelon pink, very effective. 5 pkts.. $1.00 



Scarlet Beauty. A splendid companion to the variety above, 

 color intense rich deep scarlet, an unusual shade 



liolborn Glory. Of extra large size and fine coloring. Per 

 'A oz., 25 cts 



Double Mixed. Per % oz , 30 cts. ... 



Qiant Double. Producing immense umbels of full double- 

 flowers; colors exceedingly varied. Per 'A oz., 50 cts. . . . 



Velvety Black Maroon 

 Red, on white ground . . 

 Violet, on white ground . 



25 

 25 



25 



Mixed. 



Valeriana (Valerian). 

 Showy corymbs of red or white flowers 



Violas, or Tufted Pansies. 



While the Pansy proper is essentially a spring flower, the 

 Violas here offered flower throughout the entire season. 



Admirabilis. Blotched in rich colors like Pansies 15 



Papilio {Butterfly Violet). An exceedingly lovely violet-lilac. 10 



Lutea splendens. Rich golden yellow 10 



Blue Perfection. Deep blue 10 



White Perfection. A fine white 10 



Mixed. A splendid mixture. Per Ji oz., 50 cts 10 



Veronica. 



Spicata {Speedwell). An elegant hardy perennial border 

 plant, growing about 18 inches high, bearing all summer, 

 long spikes of bright blue flowers 10 



Wallflower. 



Well-known deliciously fragrant, perennials; blooming early in 

 spring, with spikes of beautiful flowers. They should be planted 

 in a sheltered position or protected in a cold frame in the winter 

 and planted out in April. Per pkt. 



Goliath. A splendid single variety, flowers of a rich shining 



red, with a black velvety sheen 10 



Single Mixed. All colors. Per J4 oz., 15 cts 5 



Double Finest Mixed 10 



Imported Collection of Double Wallflowers; 6 calors .... 50 

 Imported Collection of Single Wallflowers; 6 colors .... 40 



Collections of Old-fashioned Hardy Perennials. 



We put up collections of twelve of the best and most popular 

 sorts. A packet of each, our selection, for 50 cts. 



SWEET ROCKET 



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



