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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



Dianthus or Pinks. 



A magnificent genus, embracing some of the most popular flowers in 

 cultivation, producing a great variety of brilliant colors and profusion 

 of bloom. The Chinese and Japanese varieties bloom the first season, 

 the same as hardy annuals ; height 1 foot- 



DOUBLE ANNUAL VARIETIES. PEKPKI 



5720 Dianthus Chinensis Fl. PI. (China or Indian Pink). Double 

 mixed. Per oz. 30 cts 5 



5730 — Heddewigi Fl. PI. (Double Japan Pink). Double mixed. 

 Colors varying from the richest velvety crimson to the most 

 delicate rose ; individual flowers very large. Per oz. CO cts. . 5 



5735 — Heddewigi Albus Fl. PI. (Snowball). Double white, fringed 

 flowers ; verv tine 10 



5740 — Heddewigi Diadematus Fl. PI. (Double Diadem Japan 

 Pink). Beautiful double flowers ; mixed of various tints of lilac, 

 crimson, purple, to very dark purple ; with the outer edges 

 fringed and nearly white. Per oz. 75 cts 5 



5722 — Imperialis Fl. PI. (Double Imperial Pink). Double, varie- 

 gated, mixed colors 5 



5728 — !. acini at us Fl. PI. (Double- Fringed Japan Pink). Large, 

 double, showy flowers, with fringed edges and beautifully striped; 

 mixed, various colors 5 



5724 — Hourning Cloak ( White Frill). Bich, blackish velvety crim- 

 son, margined with pure white, making a unique contrast ... 10 



5723 — Fireball (Nanus Atrosanguineus Fl. PL). A dwarf variety 

 producing globular, double, dark, blood-red flowers; extra 

 fine 5 



Imported Collection of 

 China and Japan Pinks ; 

 12 double varieties ... 50 



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Dianthus, Double Diadem. 



5731 



5732 



5733 



573V 



SINGLE ANNUAL 

 VARIETIES. 



All of the single sorts have large 

 flowers, 2 inches and over in di- 

 ameter ; then- many and brilliant 

 colors make them very desirable 

 for beds or borders. per pkt. 



5734 Dianthus Heddewigi. 

 Finest selected single- 

 flowered, mixed Oz. 50 



cts 5 



— Laciniatus. A beau- 

 tiful fringed variety ; va- 

 rious colors 5 



'•Eastern Queen." 

 Beautifully marbled ; the 

 broad bands of rich mauve upon the paler surface of the petals 



are very striking and pretty 5 



" Crimson Belle," as its name implies, is a rich crimson color, 

 flowers of a very large size and substance, evenly and finely 



fringed 5 



Laciniatus, " Salmon Queen." This new variety is a beau- 

 tiful acquisition. Its flowers are of a distinct and perfectly 

 new tint in this class ; being of the most brilliant salmon color 

 imaginable, changing into a salmony rose when fading. That 

 this variety is distinct from all others is easily proved by the 

 seeds, which are white or yellowish white, while those of all 

 other annual Pinks are dark-brown or black. The flowers are 

 well formed and nicely fringed ; the plants attain a height of 

 10 to 12 inches. In our trial grounds the past summer, they 

 ■were the subject of many flattering comments .10 



HARDY PERENNIAL VARIETIES. 



These hardy varieties are well adapted for beds and borders, i lelight- 

 fully sweet-scented ; should be in every garden where cut flowers are 

 wanted. 



l'E< PKT. 



5725 Dianthus Plumarius (Pheasant-eye), A beautiful, single 

 hardy pink, with fringe-edged white flowers, with a dark 

 centre 5 



5727 — Plumarius Fl. PI. Double and semi-double varieties in 

 beautiful colors (See cut.) 10 



5726 Albus Fl. PI. Double, pure white, very fine .... 25 



5736 New Perpetual. Very beautiful, sweet-scented, double, 



semi-double and single flowers in great diversity of color ... 25 



5742 —Garden, or Clove-scented Pinks {J/ortensis }'arielies). 

 Beautiful double mixed colors 10 



Dianthus, Double Fringed. 



Carnation Pinks. 

 See Carnations, 

 page 63. 



Dianthus Plumarius Fl. PI. 



