HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— FLOWER SEEDS 



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GYPSOPHII.A (Baby's Breath) 



PER PKT. 



Pretty free-flowering elegant plants, succeeding in any garden soil. 

 Their misty white panicks of bloom are largely used for mixing with other 

 cut flowers. 

 2691 Elegans alba grandiflora. This is an improved large- flowering 



pure white form of the annual Baby's Breath, of free, easy giowth. 



Can be sown any time through the summer and a crop of flowers 



picked iu a few weeks' time (See cut. ) Per oz., 25 cts 5 



2690 Elegans Delicate Pink. A pretty blush pink form of the 



above and equally as valuable for cutting. Per oz., 30 cts 5 



2694 Paniculata. White misty flowers, fine for bouquets; one of the 

 favorite hardy perennials. J oz., 25 cts 5 



2695 Paniculata FI. PI. The new double-flowering Baby's Breath, 

 and one of the finest hardy plants either for cutting or the hardy 

 border. 3 pkts. for 50 cts 20 



HElrENIUM (Sneeze Wort) 



Strong growing hardy perennials, succeeding in any soil and useful in 

 the hardy border, giving an enormous crop of flowers in late summer. 

 2711 Autumnale Superbum. Golden yellow flowers; 5 to 6 feet. 10 



2713 Riverton Qem. Flowers opening old gold, changing as they 

 mature to wallflower red; 3 feet. 2 pkts., 25 cts.. . . 15 



2714 Riverton Beauty. Rich lemon-yellow, with a 

 large purplish-black cone. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



Gypsophila Elegans Alea GRANDiFLORa. 



HKUCHCR A (Coral Belb or Alum Root) 



2761 Sanguinea. One of the finest hardy perennials. 

 The flowers are of a rich, bright coral-red color; the 

 leaves light green and slightly hairy, excellent for 

 cutting 25 



New Giant-Flowering 

 Marshmallow 



HEt,IOPSIS (Orange Sunflower) 



PER pkt: 



2731 Pitcheriana. A desirable hardy herbaceous plant, 

 growing from 3 to 4 feet high, beginning to flower 

 early in the season, and continuing the entire summer. 

 The flowers are of a beautiful deep golden-yellow 

 color, about 2 inches in diameter, of very thick texture 

 and very graceful for cutting. J oz. , 30 cts 10 



2732 Scabra Zinniaeflora. A new double-flowering form, 

 bearing golden-yellow Zinnia-like flowers. In addition to being 

 a very showy plant in the hardy border, it is one of the best 

 perennials for cutting. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



HIBISCUS (Marshmallow) 



Showy ornamental perennial plants for mixed beds or 

 shrubbery borders, having large-sized, beautifully colored 

 flowers. 



2772 Crimson Eye. Flowers of the largest size, pure 

 white, with a large spot of velvety-crimson in the 

 centre iq 



2773 Giant Yellow, or Golden Bowl. 



Flowers from 6 to 9 inches in diameter; of 

 a rich, deep-cream, with a velvety maroon 

 centre 10 



2774 Moscheutos. Rosy-pink flowers 10 



New Giant-Flowering- 



Marshmallow^S 



(Hibiscus) 



2775 A wonderfully improved form of our greatly 

 admired native Marshmallow, or Rosemallow, 

 in which flowers of enormous size, frequently 

 10 to 12 inches in diameter, have been devel- 



■ oped. The colorings have also been greatly 

 intensified, comprising rich dark red, soft mal- 

 low pink and pure white; the plants grow from 5 to 8 

 feet high and are very floriferous, blooming from early 

 in July until late in autumn; can be recommended for 

 plantings of all kinds, and are perfectly hardy. The 

 seed we offer has been saved from our own plants, and 

 if sown early will produce plants that will flower the 

 first year. 10 cts. per pkt. ; 30 cts. per J oz. 



HONESTY (Moonwort. Satin Rower) per pkt. 



2801 Hardy biennials, admired for its silvery seed pouches, which are used for house orna- 

 ments, as they present a beautiful and rather curious appearance; 2 feet, j oz., 25 cts. 5 



For Complete list and Cultural Notes see our Garden Book for 191 8 



