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DREER'S MID-SUMMER CATALOGUE. 



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CINERARIA — DREER'S PRIZE DWARF. 



CINERARIA. 



Seed should be sown from May to September for 

 succession. Where only one sowing is made July 

 should be preferred. 



Per pkt. 

 5510 Dreer's Prize Dwarf. Mixed 35 



5520 " " Tall. Mixed 35 



The above strains of Cineraria cannot be surpassed 

 either for size of flowers or beauty of color. Many 

 of the blooms measure 2\ inches in diameter, and 

 none will be smaller than a silver dollar. 



5540 Dwarf Choice. Mixed 25 



5530 Tall " " 25 



5550 Double Mixed. All the rich and beautiful col- 

 ors of the single sorts exist in this selection . . 50 



COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA. 



5356 One of very best hardy perennials grown, with 

 bright golden yellow flowers on long stems ; ex- 

 cellent for cutting ; flowering freely all summer 



CYCLAMEN. 



Charming plants with beautiful foliage and rich- 

 colored fragrant flowers, universal favorites for win- 

 ter and spring blooming. 



5670 Persicum, Choice Mixed *.. . . 10 



5660 " Giganteum. Mixed 25 



DELPHINIUM. 



One of our most showy and useful plants, possess- 

 ing almost everj- requisite for the adornment of the 

 garden ; producing splendid spikes of flowers in pro- 

 fusion throughout the summer ; hard}- perennials. 



5705 Formosum. Beautiful spikes of brilliant rich 

 blue flowers, with a white centre ; 2.} feet . . 5 



5706 Nudicaule. Bright scarlet flowers ; 18 inches . 10 

 5708 Cashmerianum. A beautiful dark blue ... 10 



5707 Zalil. A lovely shade of sulphur-yellow ... 10 

 5718 Grandiflorum Fl. PI. Finest double, mixed 15 

 5714 Fine Mixed single varieties. Oz. 40 cents . . 5 



DIANTHUS, Hardy Pinks. 



'>'■!') Pheasant Eye. {Plumdrius.) A beautiful 



single variety, with fringed flowers 5 



5727 Plumarius. (Double Scotch, or Paisley Pinks, i 



Double large flowering, of various colors, mixed 10 



CYCLAMEN PERSICCM GIGANTEUM. 



DIGITALIS, Fox=gIove. 



A handsome and highly ornamental, hardy peren- 

 nial plant, of statelv growth, fine for shrubberies ; 3 

 feet. 



Per pkt. 



5750 Gloxinaeflora. Beautiful colors mixed ... 5 



5751 MOnstrosa. Mammoth Foxglove. Mixed . 10 



HOLLYHOCKS. 



For planting in rows or groups on the lawn, or for 

 interspersing among the shrubbery, these are inval- 

 uable. We make a specialty of Hollyhocks, and the 

 seed we offer is saved from the very best double 

 flowers of pure and bright colors. Seed sown during 

 the summer make strong blooming plants for the fol- 

 lowing vear. 



5946 Double White. Per oz. 81.00 10 



5948 Double Yellow 10 



5956 Double Maroon 10 



5955 Double Sulphur 10 



5951 Double Bright Red 10 



5952 Double Bright Pink 10 



5950 Extra Choice Double, mixed, per oz. 81.00 . 10 



MYOSOTIS, Forget=me=not. 



Neat and beautiful little plants with star-like flow- 

 ers ; succeeding best in a shady, moist situation. 



6121 Myosotis Alpestris Ccerulea. Bright blue . 5 



6122 — Alpestris Alba. Pure white ; 6 inches . . 5 



6127 — Eliza Fonrobert. Large flowering, bright 

 blue ; remarkably fine and distinct 5 



6128 — Alpestris Victoria. Of bushy habit, bear- 

 ing large bright azure-blue flowers ; very fine 10 



6125 — Dissitiflora. Compact habit, profuse bloom- 

 er; exquisite blue; an attractive spring bedding 

 plant ; 6 inches 10 



6123 — Palustris. The true Forget-me-not ; beau- 

 tiful blue flowers ; 6 inches 10 



6126 — Palustris Semperflorens. A charming 

 dwarf Forget-me-not, continuing in bloom from 

 early spring until autumn ; blue ; 8 inches . . 10 



PLATYCODON, (Wahlenbergia.) 



Hardy perennials, producing very showy flowers 

 during the whole season. They form large clumps, 

 and are excellent for planting among shrubberv. 



6360 Platycodon, Mixed. Blue and white .' . . . 10 



6361 — Mariesi. Large, open, bell-shaped flowers 



of a rich violet blue, beautiful 10 



6357 — Japonicus. (Double Japanese Bell Flower) 15 



