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HENRY A. DREER. PHILADELPHIA— FLOWER SEEDS 





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1671 Dreer's Perfection. A universal favorite for decorating the green- 

 house or conservatory. This strain was grown for us by a celebrated 

 Scotch specialist, and is considered the finest in cultivation; flowers 

 beautifully spotted and blotched in exceedingly rich and varied colors 50 



CARNATIONS 



Carnations are general favorites for their delicious fragrance and richness 



of colors. They are indispensable, both for greenhouse culture in winter and 



for the garden in summer. 



1850 Hardy Border Double Mixed. A good hardy strain for outdoor 

 culture, flowering the second season, and producing a mass of flowers 

 in a great variety of colors. ^ oz., 30 cts 10 



1831 Chabaud's Everblooming. Raised by a famous French specialist. 

 Blooms in five months after being sown, and continues to flower in the 

 greatest profusion indefinitely. Mixed colors 25 



1820 Marguerite Mixed. A quick-flowering strain; double flowers in 



great variety of colors. |^ oz., 40 cts 5 



1830 Giant Marguerite Mixed. An improved large-flowering strain. 



J^ oz., 50 cts.[ 10 



CERASTIUM (Snow in Summer) 

 1911 TomentOSum. A very pretty dwarf, white-leaved edging plant, 



bearing small white flowers; hardy perennial 15 



CAMPANIII.AS OR BELLFEO^WERS 



Well known, beautiful hardy herbaceous perennials, bearing a great profusion 

 of attractive bell-shaped flowers; thriving best in light, rich soil. 



BEI.,L,IS (English Daisy) 



A favorite perennial, which will stand the winter if given the 

 protection of a little litter. In bloom from early spring until 

 well on in the summer. Easily raised from seed, which maybe 

 sown any time from spring till August. For best results, new 

 plants should be raised from seed each year. The following are 

 the finest double-flowering kinds, selected after careful test out 

 of over twenty sorts: per pkt. 

 1.591 Giant Rose. E^ich plant produces but a few flowers, 

 but these are of enormous size, almost as big as a good- 

 sized Aster 25 



1593 Giant Wliite. Same as the above except in color. . 25 



1594 Longfellow. Large, double-pink flowers 10 



1.596 Double Quilled. Double quilled flowers in mixture, 

 containing red, pink and white 25 



1596 Ranunculiflora Alba. A splendid type with densely 

 double pure white flowers, not very large, but very 

 free-flowering 15 



1.597 Ranunculiflora Rosea. Identical to the preceding except in 

 color, which is a bright rosy pink 15 



1598 The Bride, or Improved Snowball. A fine large double 

 free flowering pure white 



1600 Double Mixed. A fine mixture, containing all the colors 

 oz. , 50 cts 



1721 CATpaticSL {Carpathian Bare Bell). Free-flowering 

 hardy perennial, continuing in bloom the whole season; 

 color clear blue; grows 6 inches high; especially good 

 for edging. J^ oz. , 40 cts 10 



1720 — Alba. The wh^e-flowered form of the above. \ 



oz., 40 cts 10 



Medium ( Cantermtry Bells). See page 11. 



1724 PersicifoliaGrandiflora(Pertc74.Bei?s). Undoubt- 

 edly one of the finest of the hardy Bellflowers; grows 

 2 to 3 feet high, with large blue flowers 15 



— Alba, The white flowered Peach Bells 15 



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1728 PyT&miAaMs {The Chimney Bellflower). A beau- 

 tiful stately hardy plant, either for garden or pot cul- 

 ture; blue salver-shaped flowers; 4 to 6 feet. ^ oz., 

 50 cts 10 



1729 — Alba. Same as above, but with white flowers, 

 oz., 50 cts 



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BOCCONI A (Plume Poppy, or Tree Celandine) 



1611 Cordata. Effective, hardy perennial, for single specimens or 

 groups on lawns. Foliage glaucous green, bears freely spikes 2 

 to 3 feet long of cream-colored flowers; 5 feet; easily raised from 

 seed. \ oz. , 25 cts 



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BOLTONIA (False Chamomile) 



One of the showiest of our native hardy perennials, growing 4 to 6 feet 

 high, with daisy-like flowers in countless thousands from July to September; 

 very effective. 



1615 Asteroides. White 15 



1616 Latisquama. Pink, tinged with lilac 15 



Campanula Carpatica 



For complete list and Cultural Notes see our Garden Book for 1918 



