Dreer's Reliable Flower Seeds 



FOR SUMMER SOWING 



On the following 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 Bells, Foxgloves, Gaillardias, Hollyhocks, Larkspurs 

 Forget-me-nots, Daisies, Sweet Williams, etc., etc., for flowering iftx 1919. The list also includes a choice selection of other 

 Flower Seeds for summer sowing, such as Cinerarias, Cyclamens; Pansies, 

 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 pro- 

 fessionals make summer sowings in a cold frame shaded with a lath frame or 

 shaded glass sash, but the amateur may have more success and less bother grow- 

 ing hardy perennials from seed sown in the open ground than in any other way' 

 Prepare a bed in a nice, sheltered spot in the garden, preferably not very sunny; 

 let the surface of the bed be raised four or five inches above the general level, ' 

 and the soil be a mellow, free, fine earth on the surface. Draw shallow rows 

 across the surface of the bed, three to four inches apart, and here sow the seed, 

 keeping the varieties of one kind or nature as much together as practical; cover 

 the seeds thinly, press the whole surface gently, Water moderately, 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 stiffen those that are left, and 

 when they are two to three inches 

 high, they are fit for transplanting 

 into permanent quarters. 



ACHII.I.EA 



(Milfoil or Yarrow) 



PER PKT. 



Ptarmica "The Pearl." 



One of the best liardy white 

 perennials. Grows about 

 two feet high, and from 

 spring till frost is covered 

 with heads of purest white 

 double flowers. A grand 

 plant for cemetery decora- 

 Easily grown from 



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tion. 

 seed. 



AGROSTEMMA 



(Rose of Heaven, Mullein Pink) 



1090 Coronaria. An attractive 

 free-flowering hardyperen- 

 nial of easy culture, pro- 

 ducing glowing crimson 

 flowers like a single pink 

 and silvery white foliage; 

 fine for cutting; 2 feet. |- 

 oz., 20 cts 5 



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1104 



Anchusa Italica, Dkopmore Vaijiety 



1146 



Agrcstemma Coronaria 

 AI.YSSUM (Mad Wort) 



PER PKT. 



Saxatile Compactum {Basket of 

 Gold). Showy golden-yellow flowers; 

 hardy perennial; excellent for rock work; 

 1 foot; 1 oz., 30 cts 10 



ANCHUSA (Alkanet) 



1138 Italica Dropmore Variety. One of 



the best hardy perennials, and becoming 

 more popular each season, grows 3 to 5 

 feet high, and bears in abundance flow- 

 ers of the richest gentian-blue during 

 May and June. ^ oz., 50 cts 15 



AXEMONE (Windflower) 



A very pleasing perennial, producing large flow- 

 ers; few plants compare with them in beauty; fine 

 for bouquets. Sow ouidoors in spring, keeping 

 shaded till the plants appear. 

 1140 Coronaria, Mixed Colors (Poppy 



Anemone) 10 



St. Brigid. A beautiful selection of the above; our seed 

 comes from a famous Irish grower and comprises semi-double 

 and double flowers in a wonderful array of colors 15 



Araeis Alpina 



A]VTHEi>IIS (Hardy Marguerite) 



1150 Kelwayi. A most satisfactory hardy perennial, bearing all 

 summer daisy-like golden-yellow blossoms; excellent for cutting; 

 2 ft '.... 15 



ARABIS (Rock Cress) 



1211 Alpina. A hardy perennial and one of the earliest and prettiest 

 spring flowers. The spreading tufts are covered with a sheet of 

 pure white flowers as soon as the snow disappears. Unequalled 

 for rockeries or edging; withstands the drought, and is always 

 neat; 6 inches, i oz.. 30 cts 10 



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For complete list and cultural notes see our Garden Book for i9i8 



