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HENRY A. DREER. Philadelphia, Pa. 



DELPHINIUMS OR HARDY LARKSPURS 



Per Pkt. 



DELPHINIUM or Hardy Perennial Larkspur. One of our 



most showy and useful hardy perennial plants, possessing 

 almost every requisite for the adornment of the garden, 

 producing splendid spikes of flowers in profusion through- 

 out the summer. 

 Burbank's Hybrids. Mr. Burbank says this is the finest 

 strain in existence. What we have seen were really grand. 



Many fine shades of blue. 5 pkts., $i.oo 25 



Gold Medal Hybrids. This is one of the finest strains of 

 Delphiniums. 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 blue 15 



Alfred Henderson. Oxford blue, white eye 15 



Belladonna Clear Turquoise blue 25 



Duke of Connaught. Sky blue, white center 15 



Geneva. Light blue, fine spikes 15 



King of Delphiniums. Immense spikes of rich, deep blue, 



with large white eye 15 



Mme. Violet Qeslin. Blue, plum and lilac 15 



Sir Geo. Newnes. Gentian blue, plum center shading to 



white 13 



Thos. Baines. Sky blue, veined rose, black center 15 



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



Per '4 oz., 25 cts 5 



— Coelestinum. An exquisite skj-blue variety. Per J4 o^-- 



50 cts . 15 



Elacum (life Larkspur). Rich blue of various shades, with 



black centers, grows 3 to 5 feet high lo 



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



Chinense. A pretty variety, growing about iS inches high, 

 with fine feathery foliage, and producing freely panicles of 



bright gentian-blue flowers. Per i4 oz-. 20 cts 5 



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



'4 oz.. 20 cts 5 



Nudicaule. Dwarf, compact growth, with spikes of bright 



scarlet flowers 10 



Cashmerianum. A beautiful dark blue, blossoms in corymbs. 15 

 Zalil (Si'/fi/iumiiii). A lovely shade of sulphur-yellow . . . 10 



Grandiflorum Fl. PI. Finest double mixed, in great variety 



o( charming colors. Per ^4 oz , so cts 15 



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. 



DIANTHUS— Continued. 



Per Pkt. 

 Beautiful single flowers. 



Plumarius {Pheasant-eye Pink) 

 Per oz., 40 cts 



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

 and semi-double varieties in beautiful colors. Per Y^ oz.,5oc. 



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 



Seraperflorens (Everblooming Hardy Garden Pinks). Very 

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

 in great diversity of color. . ... ... .... 



Latifolius Fl. PI. (Hybrid Sweet IVilHam). A hybrid be- 

 tween the China Pink and Sweet William, the brilliant 

 flowers are quite double, borne in large heads, blooming 

 throughout the summer, mixed colors. Per H oz., 50 cts. . 



Latifolius Atrococcineus Fl. PI. A brilliant crimson scar- 

 let variety that is very ettective in any position, and one of 

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



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 duiing 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., 25 cts 



Rose. Per }^ oz., 25 cts 



Purple. Per K oz., 25 cts 



Lilac. Per K oz., 25 cts 



.\ packet each of the above four colors, 30 cts. 



Gloxiniceflora Finest Mixed. Contains all the finest spot- 

 ted sorts. Per J{ oz., 15 cts 



Maculata Superba. An extra choice strain of beautifully 

 spotted sorts. Per % oz,, 25 cts 



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



Monstrosa (Mammoth Foxglove). Long spikes, surmounted 

 by one enormous flower; mixed colors. Per X °^-< 5° cts. . 



ECHINOPS, Sphaerocephalus (Globe Thistle). A striking, 

 hardy perennial plant; 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, Amethystinum (Sea Holly). Handsome orna- 

 mental hardy plants, growing 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 ; they thrive in any 

 kind of soil and in almost any position. 



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

 with dense heads of minute white flowers from August until 

 October 



Coelestinum. One of the best blue perennials, iS 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. Center rich crimson, narrow canary- 

 yellow border 



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 Jj oz., 20 cts 



GERANIUM Sanguineum {Crane's Bill). A desirable hardy 

 trailing plant, bright crimson flowers all summer 



GEUM, Atrosanguineum Fl. PI. Beautiful, hardy perennial, 

 bearing profusely showy crimson flowers all through the 

 summer 



GNAPHALIUM, Leontopodlum (Edekveiss). Pure white. 

 Principally found on the .Alps of Switzerland 



GOLDEN ROD (Solidago Canadensis!. The well-known 

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

 K oz., 15 cts 



QYPSOPHILA. Pan\c\i\ata {Baby's Breath). While flowers, 

 fine for bouquets; one of the favorite hardy perennials; 2 



feet. Per X oz , 15 cts 



Acutifolia. A strong-growing, hardy perennial sort, 3 to 4 

 feet high, with large panicles of small white flowers in July. 



HELENIUM (Sneeze- Wort). Strong-growing, hardy peien- 

 nials, succeeding in any kind of soil, giving an enormous 

 crop of floweis in the late summer. 



Autumnale Superbum. Large headsof golden-yellow flow- 

 ers ; 5 to I) feel 



Grandicephalum Striatum. Individual flowers 1 h inches 

 across, borne in large heads ; color deep orange, irregularly 

 streaked with crimson ; 3 feet 



Riverton Gem. A new variety that originated with us, in 

 color a rich wallflower-red. 2 pkts. for 25 cts 



Riverton Beauty. Another new variety, rich lemon yellow 

 with purplish back centre 



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For complete list and cultural notes see our Garden Book for 1909 



