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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



cosnos. 



Cosmos. 



Beautiful Autumn-blooming plants. The flowers are borne profusely on long stems 



and present a charming appearance when the -plants are in full 



bloom. Should be sown in Spring, in the open ground, when 



danger of frost is past, or the seed may be started under cover 



and afterwards transplanted. It is of the easiest culture, 



planted about 18 inches apart in rows or in masses in 



beds. 'When the plants are about a foot high, the tops 



should be pinched out to induce a bushy growth, and 



this should be continued until the middle of July, when 



they should have formed nice bushy plants, 3 feet high 



by the same in diameter. They produce thousands of 



beautiful flowers in pure white, pink, and crimson shades, 



furnishing an abundance of cut blooms for Autumn 



decoration when other flowers are scarce. (See cut). 



5648 Dwarf Early Flowering "Dawn." This 

 new variety comes into full flower in [lily, and 

 continues a mass of bloom until cut down by severe frost, making 

 their successful cultivation possible in the most northerly States 

 and Canada ; it is of dwarf, compact growth, growing only 4.1 feet 

 high, while the old variety growing alongside towers up nearly 7 

 feet, a victim to the first strong wind. The flowers are fully as 

 large as in the old type ; the color is a beau- 

 tiful white, relieved by a delicate tint of rose 

 at the base of the petals. It originated in 

 the garden of one of our customers in northern 

 New York. Per pkt. 15 cts. ; 2 pkts. for 

 25 cts. 



CYCLAMEN. 



Charming plants, with beautiful foliage and rich-colored, 

 fragrant flowers ; universal favorites for Winter and Spring 

 blooming. The Giganteum varieties 

 have large leaves and stout flower stalks, 

 throwing the flowers well above the 

 foliage. Seed may be sown any time 

 during the Autumn or Spring in shallow 

 boxes (2 inches deep) at a temperature 

 of 60°. As soon as the seedlings have 

 made two leaves, transplant into 2-inch 

 pots and place on shelf near the light, 

 but shaded from direct sunlight ; shift 

 into 3-inch size, and into larger as the 

 operation becomes necessary. 

 5667 Bush Hill Pioneer {New 

 Feathered Cyclamen'). This, 

 the first variety of its kind, is 

 undoubtedly destined to be the 

 forerunner of an entirely new 

 strain of this popular Winter and 

 Spring flowering plant. Flow- 

 ers white, of considerable sub- 

 stance, with a strikingly distinct 

 crest or feather upon the face of 

 each petal, adding enormously 

 to the lasting properties of the 

 flower. Per pkt. 50 cts. 

 Double=FIowering, A really 

 double-flowering Cyclamen, com- 

 ing quite true from seed ; the 

 flowers are produced with the 



same freedom and in the same beautiful colors as in the single-flowering sorts, 

 and they last much longer when cut, and when left on the plants continue 

 in good condition for over two months. Per pkt 35 



PKT. 



Persicum. Choice mixed 10 



— Giganteum. Pure White with carmine eye 35 



-• Album. Pure white ; superb 35 



Rubrum. Dark blood-red ; splendid 35 



5666 



Cyclamen Giganteum. 



Dwarf Early Flowering, Mixed 

 Colors. Identical in growth and 



early flowering qualities with 

 "Dawn," but containing all the 

 colors of the ordinary Cosmos, viz., 

 pure white, pink and crimson, 10 cts. 



Mammoth Perfection Cosmos. 



A magnificent strain, bearing flower? 

 of mammoth size and representing 

 the highest development in Cosmos to 

 date. Several of our customers brought 

 us flowers of this selection measuring 

 4 inches in diameter ; we offer it in 

 the following colors : 



Crimson 75 10 



Light Pink 75 10 



Pure White .... 75 10 



Mixed 60' 10 



Large Flowering, Mixed. 



The ordinary strain . . 50 5 



5670 

 5663 

 5657 

 5658 

 5664 

 5660 



Roseum. Delicate rose with deep crimson eye . . . 



Finest nixed. Saved from a superb collection. (See cut) 



CYPRESS VINE. (Ipomcea Quamoclit.) 



and 



One of the most popular vines, with very delicate fern-like foliage, 

 masses of beautiful small, star-shaped flowers. Sow in May ; 15 feet. 

 (See cut.) per pkt. 



5674 

 5676 

 5680 

 5677 



Scarlet. Per oz. 30 cts 



White. Per oz. 30 cts 



Mixed. White and scarlet. Per oz. 30 cts. . . . 



Scarlet Ivy=Leaved. A rapid-climbing variety, with deeply 



lobed, ivy-like leaves, and small, fiery, scarlet flowers. 



30 cts 



Per oz. 



Cypress Vine. 



