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DREER'S MID-SUMMER LIST. 





Primula Sinensis Fimbriata. 



(FRINGED CHINESE PRIMROSE.) 



These charming and beautiful plants are indispensable 

 for winter and spring decoration iu the greenhouse or con- 

 servatory. Our seed is as usual from the finest collections 

 in Europe. 



Per pkt. 



6417 Single Wliite Fringed. 25 



6418 Single Red Fringed 25 



6421 Punctata Elegantlssinia. Crimson, spotted 50 



6422 Kermeslna Splendens. Crimson, yellow eye 50 

 6425 Alba Mag-nifica. The finest pure white, with 



bright yellow eye, beautifully fringed 50 



6424 Holborn Blue. A unique color, requires 



more heat than the other varieties 50 



6440 Fern-Leaved, Finest Mixed 50 



6427 \\ illianis' Superb, Mixed. This strain of 

 English Primula contains the finest varieties colors 50 



6430 Dreer's Choicest 31ixed. A grand strain 



containing only the finest varieties 25 



Double Chinese Primrose. 



6428 Alba. Double white 50 



6450 Double Mixed. All colors 50 



The following varieties are of the easiest culture in green- 

 house or light window of dwelling house, flowering abund- 

 antly and coDstinuously with the minimum of care. 



6423 Primula Obconica. A profuse blooming 

 Primrose, bearing on long stems heads containing 

 10 to 15 flowers. It thrives iu a cool house and 

 vrill grow in favor with those desiring plants that 

 will grow easily. The flowers are pure white, 

 shading to lilac, and have the true Primrose 

 fragrance. 15 



6434 Primula Floribimda. This is of the same 

 gener.nl character as P. Obconica, difleriug only 

 in color of the flower, which is a lovely shade of 

 primrose yellow. Very fragrant and free blooming 25 



Hardy Primroses. 



These are among the best of the early spring blooming 



plants. With a slight protection they wiU stand the winter. 



but do better if protected by a cold frame. 



Per pkt. 



6432 Primula Japonica. Bright and showy 

 flowers, borne in whorls on steins 6 to 9 inches 

 long ; mixed colors 10 



6415 Primula Teris {English CousUps). Flowers of 



different colors, very fragrant 5 



6431 Primula Vulgaris (Yellou- English Primrose). 

 The common hardy English variety ; flowers fra- 

 grant and of light canary color 10 



6435 Primi-ose, Dean's Xew Hardy Hybrids. 

 These very beautiful hardy plants are similar in 

 growth to the common yellow primrose, but pro- 

 duce myriads of flowers in the richest shades. ... 25 



Stocks. 



6612 Intermediate, or Autxuunal Flowering 



Stock. Very beautiful mixed 10 



6611 Bronipton, or Winter Stock. Half- 

 hardy bieunial ; beautiful double flowers 10 



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Sweet William. 



Sweet "William. 



A well-known attractive free-floweriug plaut, producing 

 a splendid efl'ect in beds and shrubbery with their rich and 

 varied flowers ; hardy perennial. 

 6625 Sweet William Auricula FloAvered. 



Beautiful sinjile varieties, all colors. Oz. 50 cts. 10 



6640 — Single 3Iixed. Per oz. 40 cts 5 



6630 — Double 3Iixed. Per oz. $1.00 10 



Valeriana. 



6690 Very showy border plants, growing iu any garden 

 soil, doing well iu the shade ; fine for bouquets ; 

 red and white mixed ; 2 feet 5 



Violet.— Viola Odorata. 



Well-known fragrant early spriug blooming plants for 

 edgings, groups, or borders ; thriving best iu the summer 

 iu a shady situation, iu a rich, deep soil ; extensively used 

 bv florists lor forcing for cut flowers. 



Per pkt. 



6725 Blue. Sweet-scented 10 



6728 The Czar. Large flowering ; blue 10 



6726 White. Verv fragrant ; free-floweriug 10 



6727 3Iixed. Blue and white 10 



Wallfloiver. 



AVell-knowu deliciously fragraut plauts blooming early iu 

 the spring, with large conspicuous spikes of beautiful 

 flowei-s ; they should be protected in a cold frame in the 

 winter, and planted out in Mav ; much prized for bouquets. 



6740 Wallflower Single 3Iixed 5 



6730 " Finest Double 3Iixed 10 



