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HENRY A. IREER, Philadelphia, Pa. 



TYPES OF OUR ROYAL EXHIBITION PANSIES 



Per Pkt. 

 MONARDA Didymarosea (Bee Balm). Free, strong growing, 



hardy plant, flowers bright rose 15 



MUSA. Ensete (Abyssinian 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 25 



CENOTHERA. 'N\\xeA(Eveninfc Pyimyose^. Charming, mostly 

 low growing hardy perennial plants, with large and showy 

 flowers of yellow, white, etc 10 



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

 Unexcelled for size, coloring and texture. Special packet 

 of about 2000 seeds, Si. 00 ; 5000 seeds, 52,00 ; regular packet 50 



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



flowers only. }sOZ.,75cts 25 



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

 specially rich in red shades. !4oz.,75cts 25 



Masterpiece. A remarkable type, each petal being conspicu- 

 ously curled or waved ; mixed colors. y% oz., 75 cts 25 



Cassier's Giant. A mixture of the finest blotched varieties . 25 



Giant Parisian. Of large size and containing a great many 

 fancy colors and color combinations. Per "^ oz., 75 cts. . . 15 



English Finest Mixed. Per "^ oz., 50 cts 10 



Good Alixed. All colors. Per 54' oz., 25 cts 5 



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 . 10 



Striped 10 1 Emperor William. Blue 10 



White. With dark eye . . 10 | Fire King. Brown and gold 10 



Finest Mixed. A splendid range of colors. Per J^ oz.50 cts. 10 



A package each of the above si.x Giant Pansies 50 



PANSIES IN SEPARATE COLORS. 



Adonis. Soft lavender-blue 10 



Andromeda. Apple-blossom pink, suffused rosy lilac ... 20 



Cardinal. The nearest approach to a bright red 10 



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

 blue blotches 20 



Emperor William. Brilliant ultramarine blue 10 



Vaust (k'i7ig of the Blacks). Almost black 10 



Golden Yellow. With dark eye 10 



Kaiser Frederick. Velvety brown, edged red and yellow 10 

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



the upper petals .' 10 



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 



Snov/ (^aeen (Candidissima). Satiny white 10 



White. With dark eye 10 



Yellow Gem. Pure yellow 10 



Collection. 6 varieties (our selection) 40 



Collection. 12 varieties (our selection) 75 



Per Pkt. 



PENTSTEMON (Beard Tongue) . Highly useful and attractive 

 hardy perennials, and much used in the hardy border. 



Barbatus Torryii. Brilliant coral red 



Digitalis. White flowers, with purple throat 



Pubescens. Spikes of bright rosy-purple flowers 



Pulchellus hy bridus- Varying from rosy-white and chamois 

 to purple and violet with pure white or veined throats . . . 



Sensation. A splendid strain oi gentianoides hybrids: fine 

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



Mixed. A great variety of kinds and colors 



PHLOX (Hardy Perennial). Our collection of these is the 

 most extensive in the ^vorld. Seed should be sown as soon 

 as ripe in late September. Order now and we will send as 



soon as ripe. Mixed colors 



PHYSOSTEGIA 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 



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

 perennials, producing flowers the whole season. 



Grandiflorum. Large steel-blue flowers. Per \i oz. 25 cts. 



— Album. Pure white variety. Per 5^ oz., 25 cts 



Mariesi. Rich violet blue ; plant dwarf and compact. Per |^ 

 oz., 25 cts 



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

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

 flowers * 



POPPIES. Hardy Perennial Sorts. 



Bracteatum. \'ery large orange-scarlet flowers. Per J^ oz., 

 20 cts. . . .... 



Iceland (P. Xiidicaule) . 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 .... 10 I Orange Scarlet 



—Pure White 10 | Double Scarlet 



^Finest Mixed. All colors. Per "^ oz., 25 cts 



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

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



Orientale ( 7V;(f 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 'X oz., 25 cts 



— Hybrids. Beautiful new hybrids of the Oriental Poppy, 

 producing flowers of immense size, 6 inches and over m 

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

 cherry, etc. Per 5iozM'4ocls 



— Alammoth. A new variety, bearing immense glowing 

 scarlet flowers 



POLYANTHUS (Primula Elatior). Showy, hardy, early 

 spring, free-flowering plants, tine for either pot or outdoor 

 culture. 



English. All colors mixe<l. Per ', o^-. 5° cts 



Gold Laced. \'ery showy and attractive 



POLYGONUM COMPACTUM (A'not^veed)). A fine hardy 

 perennial, 15 inches high, covered during the autumn with 

 foamy white flowers 



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



