HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



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HYPERICUM (St.JohnVwort) 



iVloserianum. A most desirable border plant, of free and graceful 

 habit, producing long, slender, much- branched stems, leafy to the 

 base and all drooping towards the ends, apparently from the weight 

 of the flowers and buds, although the flowers face so none of their 

 beauty is lost. It is marvellously free- flowering, of large size, mea- 

 suring from 2 to 2J inches in diameter; in color a rich golden-yellow, 

 which is rendered still more effective by the numerous yellow stamens 

 and crimson anthers, and blooms continuously the entire season; 2 

 feet. (See illustration.) Stron;.^ plants, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 

 doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



IjBCRIS (Hardy Candytuft) 



Sempervirens. Most desirable dwarf plants (8 to 10 inches) with 

 evergreen foliage, which is completely hidden with dense heads of 

 white flowers early in the spring. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; 

 $15.00 per 100. 



1L,AVANDXJL,A (Lavender) 



Vera. This is the true Sweet Lavender; grows about 18 inches high; 

 delightfully fragrant blue flowers in July and August. 20 cts. each; 

 $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



LOBEI^IAS 



Handsome border plants, thriving in any ordinary garden soil, but 



preferring a moist, deep loam, where they will not suffer from drought. 



Few plants are more effective at their season of bloom, which extends 



from early in August till late in September. 



Cardinalis {Cardinal Flower). Rich, fiery cardinal flowers; strong 

 plants, often producing 10 to 18 spikes, 24 to 30 inches long. 



Syphilitica Hybrida ( Great Lobelia). A choice selection 

 of our native Lobelia, producing large spikes of flowers vary- 

 ing from blue to pure white; July to September; 2 to 3 feet. 

 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



Hypericum Moserianum 



THREE JAPANESE I.YCH1HIS 



These attract much attention in our trial grounds during spring 

 and early summer by their large, showy flowers, which are fully 

 \\ inches in diameter, and produced very freely on plants 8 to 

 12 inches high. 



Qrandiflora. Large fringed apricot-colored flowers. 

 Qrandiflora alba. Pure white. 

 Senno. Brilliant crimson. 



50 cts. each. One each of the three sorts for $1.25. 



LYCHNIS (Campion) 



All of the Lychnis are of the easiest culture, thriving in any 

 soil, and this in addition to their brightness, has brought them 

 jnto high favor with lovers of hardy plants. Perhaps no class 

 of plants has more common or popular names, of which the fol- 

 lowing is but a partial list: Campion, Jerusalem Cross, Lamp 

 Flower, Maltese Cross, Ragged Robin, etc. 

 Arkwrighti. A cross between L. Haageana and Chalce- 



donica, growing 2j feet high, with very large circular flowers 



varying in color through crimson, scarlet, orange, salmon and 



intermediate shades; in bloom all summer. 50 cts. each; 



$5.00 per doz. 

 Chalcedonica. A most desirable plant, heads of brilliant 



orange-scarjet in June and July; grows 2 to 3 feet high. 

 Chalcedonica alba. A white-flowered form of above. 

 Flos Cuculi. Small, light pink flowers produced profusely 



from May to August. 12 to 18 inches. 

 Haageana. Brilliant orange-scarlet flowers in May and June; 



12 inches. 

 Viscaria, Double Red. Forms a dense tuft of evergreen 



foliage, and in June sends up spikes of handsome, double, 



deep red, fragrant flowers; 1 foot. 

 Price, except where noted, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; 



$12.00 per 100. 



Set of 6 varieties for $1.25. 



I.YSIIIIACHIA 



Ciliata {Fringed Loose-strife). Yellow flowers in July. 2 

 feet. 



Clethroides {Loose-strife). A fine hardy variety about 2 

 feet high, with long, dense, recurved spikes of pure white 

 flowers from July to September, 



Fortunei. A neat variety, growing about 18 inches high, 

 with dense, upright spikes of white flowers in August. 



Nummularia {Creeping, Jenny, or Money-wort). Valu- 

 able for planting under trees or shrubs where grass will not 

 grow, where it quickly forms a dense carpet. 



Punctata. Yellow flowers during July and August. 2 to 3 

 feet. 

 Price, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



I.YTHRUM 



Roseum Superbum {Rose Loose-strife). A strong-grow- 

 ing plant, 3 to 4 feet high, thriving in almost any position, 

 producing large spikes of rose colored flowers from July to 

 September. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Roseum, Perry's Variety. A splendid improvement with 

 much larger flowers and longer spikes than the type, and of a 

 glistening cherry-red color. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



MONARD (Bergamot) 



Showy plants growing from 2 to 3 feet high, succeeding in any 

 soil or position, with aromatic foliage, and producing their bright 

 flowers during July and August. 



Didyma Cambridge Scarlet ( Oswego Tea). Brilliant 

 crimson-scarlet. 



— Rosea {Bee Balm). A pretty rose-colored form. 



— Salmonea. Salmon-rose color, very distinct. 



— Violacea. Bright amaranth-red. 



Fistuiosa Alba ( Wild Berganiot). A white-flowered variety^ 



20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



The set of 5 varieties, 85 cts. 



