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“HENRY A DREER: PHILADELPHIA: PA: 
FS HARDY DERENNIAL PLANTS: |[ 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove). 
The Foxgloves, old-fashioned, dignified and stately, are wholesome com- 
pany in any garden. The stiong flowerstalks—frequently 4 to 6 feet high— 
rising from rich and luxuriant masses of leaves, always give an appearance 
of strength to the hardy border, and during their period of flowering domi- 
nate the whole garden. 
Gloxinizflora (Gloxinia-flowered). A beautiful strain of finely spotted 
varieties. We offer them in separate shades, also mixed, viz.: White, 
Purple, Lilac, Rose or Mixed, 
Ambigua, or Grandiflora. Showy flowers of pale yellow-veined brown. 
Price, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. One each of the 5 
colors, 65 cts. 
DORONICUM (Leopard’s Bane). 
One of the most effective very early spring-flowering perennials, growing 
about 2 feet high and beginning to bloom early in April, or, if placed in pots 
in the fall, they can readily be forced into flower during the winter months 
in the conservatory or window garden. They succeed everywhere, and are 
worthy of a place in any garden. 
Caucasicum. Bright yellow flowers 2 inches in diameter. 
Clusii. Rich yellow; 22 to 8 inches across, 
Excelsum. Large orange-yellow ; 84 inches across. 
25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. Set of 8 varieties for 65 cts, 
DRABA (Whitlow Grass). 
Androsacea. A pretty dwarf-growing rock-plant, producing white flowers 
early in spring. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
ECHINOPS (Globe Thistle). 
Interesting and showy thistle-like plants with globular heads of flowers. 
which can be dried and remain attractive for a long time. 
Banaticus. Metallic-blue flowers, 2 to 8 feet high. 
Ritro. Flowers deep metallic-blue, 3 feet high. 
Ruthenicus. Flower heads glancous-blue, 4 feet high. 
20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. One each of the three sorts for 50 cts. 
EOMECON (Eastern Poppy). 
Chionantha. An interesting plant, growing about 2 feet high, with pure 
white poppy-like flowers 2 inches across, flowering in spring. 26 cts. each, 
EPILOBIUM (willow Herb). 
Strong-growing perennial, 4 to 5 feet high, especially adapted for low 
wet ground, flowering during the greater part of the summer. 
Angustifolium. Purplish rose. 
Hirsutum. Pale pink. 
— Album. Pure white. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
EPIMEDIUM (Barren-wort, Bishop’s Hat). 
Dwarf-growing plants, with leathery foliage and panicles of lovely 
flowers; the foliage of all the varieties offered below assumes the most 
beautiful tints of color in autumn. 
Lilacea. Beautiful lilac. 
Muschianum. Rosy red. 
Niveum. Pure white. 
Sulphureum. Light yellow. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. Set of 4 sorts for 85 cts. 
ERIGERON (Flea Bane). 
Ceerulea Grandiflora. Large light blue, in bloom continuously ; 18 
inches. 
Glabellus. Large purplish-violet flowers; July to September; 15 inches. 
Glaucus. Glaucous foliage and large purple flowers in June; 1 foot. 
Speciosum. Large purplish-blue, with yellow centre; July to Septem- 
ber; 2 feet. 
Doronicum 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $1000 per 100) Sct of 4 sorts, 50 cts, 
DIGITALIs GLOXINIZFLORA (FOXGLOVE). 
We can supply seed of most of the Hardy Perennials. See Flower Seeds, pages 48 to 102. 
