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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



CANNA. 



Highly ornamental plants, producing a rich effect by their 

 la;rge, broad and massive foliage, terminated by racemes of 

 crimson, orange, or scarlet flowers. Soak the seed 12 hours in 

 hot water before planting; sow in sandy loam or peat, and 

 place in a hot-bed ; when up to the second leaf, pot off singly 

 and keep under glass until the proper season for planting out. 



PER PKT. 



5402 Crozy's Liargre-floTveriiig Dwarf French, 

 Finest Mixed. Comprising all the newest and 

 most beautiful varieties. Per oz. $1.00 10 



5406 — Madame Crozy. Flowers of the largest size, 

 of a dazzling crimson scarlet bordered with golden yel- 

 low ; verj' free-flowering 10 



— Paul Marquant. Flowers of the largest size, 

 of a bright salmon scarlet 15 



— Captain Suzzoni. Large, yellow, spotted, 

 with cinnamon red 15 



— Clioice 3Iixed. Old varieties. Per oz. 40 cts. . 5 



5407 

 5408 



5400 



Candytuft, Tom Thlmb. 



CANDYTUFT. 



Universally known and cultivated, and^considered indispen- 

 sable for cutting. All the varieties look best in beds or masses. 

 Seed sov^n in autumn produces flowers early in spring; when 

 sown in April flower from July to September, and some of the 

 sorts till frost comes. All the varieties are hardy and easy to 

 cultivate. Single plants transplanted look well and bloom 

 profusely. Hardy annuals, 1 foot high. per pkt. 



5380 Candj^uft, Empress. A complete mass of pure 

 white flowers, in a p)-ramid of bloom. Per oz. .50 cts. .10 



5386 — Carmine, 5 cts. 5385 — Crimson 5 



5381 — White Frag-rant. Per oz. 25 cts 5 



5382— " Kocket. Per oz. 25 cts ■ 5 



•5390 — Mixed Colors. Per oz. 25 cts 5 



5383 — Tom Thiunb,W^hite. 6 inches 5 



5387 — Dwarf Hybrids, Mixed. 6 inches 10 



(For hardy Candytufts, see Iberis, page 59.) 



CEDROXELI.A. 



5435 Cedronella Cana. a hardy perennial plant, with 

 fragrant foliage and long spikes of purplish flowers, re- 

 maining in bloom a long time ; 2 feet 5 



CENTROSE>IA GRANDIFLORA 

 VIRGIISICA. 



5468 A perfectly hardy perennial vine of rare beauty, which 

 blooms in July from seed sown in April, and bears in 

 great profusion inverted pea-shaped flowers ranging in 

 color from a rosy violet to a reddish-pui-ple, with a 

 broad, feathery white marking through the centre, the 

 buds and back of the flowers being pure white 10 



CERASTIIM. 



f^Snow in Summer.) 

 5472 Cerastiiim Tomentosum. A very pretty dwarf 

 white-leaved edging plant bearing .imall white flowers.. 5 



CEEOME TGiant Spider Plant). 



5-581 Cleome Pung'ens. Singular-looking rose-colored 

 flowers ; the stamens look like spiders' legs, and pre- 

 sent a very attractive appearance ; half-hardy annual ; 

 8 feet 5 



Caknation, Double Pekpetval. 



CARNATION. 



Carnations are generrd favorites for their delicious fra- 

 grance and richness of colors. They are indispensable, both for 

 greenhouse culture in winter and for the garden in summer. 



PER PKT. 



5425 Carnation, Finest German. Mixed colors; 

 saved from extra fine double named flowers 20 



5426 — Perpetnal, or Tree. Choicest mixed colors; 

 fine for winter flowering 35 



5430 — Fine Double, Mixed. The hardiest and best 



varieties for garden culture 10 



5423 — Early Flowerinjf Double Vienna 10 



5424 — Riviera Market. A splendid strain of per- 

 petual Carnations, producing 85 per cent, of double 

 flowers, in many beautiful colors, including a large 

 percentage of yellow grounds 2.5 



5429 — Collection or 12 finest varieties $1.00 



5428 — Marguerite. This beautiful new race of Car- 

 nations has attracted the admiration of all who have 

 grown it. Its rapid devel- 

 opment, flowering as it does 

 four months after sowing 

 the seed, its profusion of 

 bloom, variety of beautiful 

 colors and delicious per- 

 fume will insure its popu- 

 larity in all gardens where 

 cut flowers are in demand. 



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Carnation-, Marguerite. 



