DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



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Petunia. 



Petunia, Dreer's Single Fringed. 



We have long been celebrated for our magnifi- 

 cent strains of double and single Petunias, which 

 we endeavor to improve from year to year by 

 careful hybridization and selection, and believe 

 our strain this season is finer than ever. 



For out-door decorations, or house culture, few 

 plants are equal to tins class. They commence 

 flowering early, and continue a mass of bloom 

 throughout the whole season, until killed by 

 frost ; easily cultivated, requiring a rich soil and 

 a sunny situation. Of late years, the single- 

 striped, mottled, and doubled varieties have been 

 greatly improved. The strains we ; offer, of our 

 own growing, we can safely say, without contra- 

 diction, are the best that can be procured either 

 in this country or Europe. 



DOUBLE VARIETIES. 



Note. — It is well known that the double Petunia 

 grown from seed produces but a smrdl percentage of 

 double flowers ; the balance in single flov:ers of the 

 same rich shade. The weaker seedlings should be 

 carefully selected, as these always produce double 

 flowers. perpkt. 



6284 Dreer's Double Large Flowering. 



Beautiful varieties in finest mixture . . 25 

 6280 Dreer's Double Large Flowering 

 Fringed. Saved from our own unrivaled 

 collection ; will produce a large percentage 

 of double flowers of the largest fringed 

 varieties in bright colors and tints ... 50 

 6309 Imported Collection of Double 

 Fringed, 12 varieties $1.25 



SINGLE VARIETIES. 



6275 

 6274 



6300 



6310 



PER PKT. 



6290 Dreer's Single Large Flowering Fringed. 



A choice selection ; the flowers are of very large 



size and beautiful shape, deep throated, and of 



varied and brilliant colors, and beautifully fringed. 25 

 6285 Giants of California. Flowers very large, in great 



variety of colors and markings, with broad, deep 



yellow throats, veined 25 



6276 Ruffled Giants. This new race is the result of 



years of careful hybridizing and selection by one of 



the foremost Petunia specialists. The flowers are 



of extraordinary size and substance, with very deep 



throat, and distinguished from the large flowering 



fringed section by the deeper fringing and fluting, 



giving the appearance as if artificially ruffled. The 



colors are not surpassed by any other strain, rang- 

 ing from the deepest plum purple to the purest 



PLATYCODON. 



(Wahlenbergia.) 



Hardy perennials, producing very showy flowers during the whole season. 

 They form large clumps, and are excellent for planting among shrubbery, per pkt. 



6360 Platycodon, Mixed. Blue and white 10 



6361 — riariesi. Large, open, bell-shaped flowers of a rich violet blue, beautiful. 10 

 6357 — Japonicus (Double Japanese Bell Flower). This new variety is a valu- 

 able addition to the list of hardy plants, of stronger and bushier growth 

 than the well-known Platycodon Grandiflorum, wonderfully free-flower- 

 ing, every branch being covered with large glossy deep-blue flowers, which 

 average 2h inches across. The inner petals alternate with the outer ones, 



giving the flower the appearance of a twelve- 

 pointed blue star. This should find a place in 

 every collection of hardy herbaceous plants. 

 (See cut ) 15 



POLYANTHUS. 



(Primula Elatior.) 



Showy, early spring, free-flowering plants, fine for 

 either pot or out-door culture ; hardy perennials ; 

 9 inches. per pkt. 



6362 Polyanthus, English. The best single, all 

 colors mixed 10 



6363 — Duplex. Double hbse-in-hose, beautiful 

 colors mixed (see cut) 25 



6364 — Gold Laced. Verv showv and attractive . 20 



per pkt. 

 white, with all the intermediate shades, which 

 combined with the ruffling make the flowers truly 

 superb 25 



6286 Clematis-Flowered. A distinct form of this 

 popular flower, the rich purple-blue of one of the 

 varieties bearing a striking resemblance to the Clem- 

 atis Jackmanii. Dark and light blue mixed ... 25 

 Dwarf Inimitable. Star Petunia, compact grow- 

 ing variety, flowers cherry-red with a white centre . 10 

 Pure White. Desirable for cemetery beds, or 



where large masses of white are wanted" 10 



Striped and Blotched, Mixed. All colors. Per 



oz., $1.00 10 



Fine nixed. Per oz., 75 cts 5 



6299 Imported Collection of Petunia, Large-Flow- 

 ering Single, 12 varieties $1-00 



Polyanthus Duplex. 



New Double Japanese Bell Flower. 



