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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



AGERATUM. 



One of the leading plants for beds or borders, and very useful where 

 cut flowers are in demand ; in bloom the whole Summer ; also good for 

 Winter blooming ; annuals. PER PKT. 



5047 Blue Perfection. This is the darkest colored of all large 

 flowering Ageratums. Color deep amethyst-blue ; compact 



growth. ( See cut. ) 15 



5046 Cope's Pet. Lovely azure-blue ; 6 inches ; this is consid- 

 ered the best variety for edging 10 



5041 Mexicanum. Lavender blue ; \y 2 feet 5 



5042 Imperial Dwarf Blue ; 8 inches 5 



5043 Imperial Dwarf White ; 8 inches 5 



5044 Lasseauxi. Rose ; 15 inches 5 



5045 Conspicuum. White ; \}i feet , . 5 



AGROSTEMMA. 



(Rose of Heaven.) 



An attractive free -flowering hardy perennial of easy culture, produc- 

 ing bright colored flowers 'on long slender stems like a single pink ; 

 blooms the first season ; fine for cutting ; 1 to 2 feet. (See cut. ) 

 5050 Mixed Varieties 5 



AMPELOPSIS. 



(Miniature Virginia Creeper, Boston or Japanese Ivy.) 



A hardy perennial climber from [apan, with olive-green leaves, 

 which turn to scarlet in the Autumn. The best and most 

 popular climber for covering brick or stone walls. 

 5101 Veitchi. Per oz. 25 cts 5 



We can furnish plants of tese which will 

 be found offered on pige 149. 



Ageratum, Blue Perfection. 



Agrostemma. 



AMMOBIIM GRANDIFLORUM. 



5114 A pretty border annual much used as an everlasting 



flower for Winter bouquets ; pure white ...... 5 



ALYSSUM. 



Pretty little plants for beds, vases, baskets, edgings or rock-work ; blooming 

 profusely all Summer ; useful also for Winter-flowering. Very sweetly scented. 

 5082 Sweet Alyssum [A. Mariii- 



mum). Flowers white ; 9 inches. 



Per oz. 25 cts 5 



5086 Tom Thumb (Benthami Compac- 

 tuw). Of dwarf, compact, erect 

 growth ; excellent for edging ; white. 

 Per oz. 40 cts. . . ... 



5087 Little Gem. Of dwarf, compact 

 habit, 4 to 6 inches in height, each 

 plant covering a circle 15 to 30 inches 

 in diameter. It begins to bloom 

 when quite small, and the plants are 

 a solid mass of white from Spring till 

 late in Autumn. (See cut. ) Per oz. 

 50 cts 5 



5084 Saxatile Compactum. " Basket 

 of Gold." Showy golden-yellow 

 flowers ; hardy perennial, blooms the 

 first season ; excellent for rock-work ; 

 1 * ooi 5 Amaranthus Tricolor Splendens. 



AMARANTHUS. 



Showy annuals, with long racemes of curious-looking flowers and brilliant 

 foliage, very effective : n large beds. per pkt. 



5091 Caudatus {Love Lies Bleeding). Blood-red, drooping ; 3 feet. 5 

 Qor.doni, or Sunrise. Bronzy crimson foliage, shading off" to bril- 

 liant scarlet tufts of leaves on top of the stalk, the lower leaves 



having a scarlet band through the centre ; 3 feet 15 



Salicifolius {Fountain Plant). Of pyramidal, drooping habit, 



5094 



5097 



branching close to the ground 



Alyssum, Little Gem. 



5098 Tricolor {Joseph's Coat). Leaves red, yellow and green ; 3 feet. 



Per oz. 30 cts 5 



5093 Tricolor Splendens. An improvement on the old sort, of more 



brilliant coloring, a beautiful ornamental plant (See cut) 5 



ANEMONE. 



(Windflower) 



A very pleasing, hardy perennial ; easily gvown irom seed, producing 

 large flowers ; few plants can compare with them in beauty and brilliancy ; fine 

 for bouquets. PER PKT . 



5130 Coronaria, Mixed Colors. Double 5 



5125 Fulgens. Single scarlet 10 



5126 Japonica, " The Bride." Pure white ; flowering in late Summer 

 and Autumn ig 



Many beautiful varieties of Anemones will be found offered in our 



Plant Department. 



