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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



Wallflower. 



Well-known deliriously fragrant half-hardy perennials ; blooming 

 early in the spring, with large conspicuous spikes of beautiful flowers ; 

 they should be protected in a cold frame in the winter, and planted out 

 in May ; are much prized for bouquets. peb pkt. 



6740 Wallflower, Single Mixed 5 



6730 — Finest Double Mixed 10 



'6739 Collection of Double Wallflower; 12 varieties $1.00 



6749 Collection of Single Wallflower ; 6 varieties .":.'." 50 



YUCCA (Adam's Needle.) 



A splendid plant with large clusters of creamy white tulip-like 

 flowers on tall stems ; hardy perennial, 3 feet. 

 6775 Yucca Fiiamentosa. White 5 



Zinnias. 



The double Zinnia is one of the most brilliant and showy of annuals, 

 and has long been a general favorite. The seed can be sown early in 

 the hot-bed and transplanted, or sown later in the open ground. 



Large Flowering Double Dwarf. 



6781 White 5 1 6794 Scarlet 5 



6/93 Orange 5 | 6795 Canary 5 



6797 Jacqueminot. Rich, deep velvetv crimson 10 



6800 Dwarf Double Mixed 5 



6789 Imported Collection of 6 dwaif double varieties 25 



6890 Tall Double. Tall varieties, mixed 5 



6796 Curled and Crested. A beautiful strain of this popular plant, 



the petals being twisted, curled and crested into the most 

 fantastic and graceful forms. The colors comprise all the beau- 

 tiful shades characteristic of the Zinnia 10 



6782 Haageana Fl. PI. (Mexican Zinnia). A splendid 

 double variety ; flowers deep orange, keeping its 

 color when dried as a winter flower 10 



6786 Tom Thumb, Double Mixed. Compact bushes, 



not over 12 inches high 10 



6784 Mammoth (Robusta Plenissima). Flowers large, 



Zinnia Elegans, Double. 



PEK PKT. 



perfectly formed, very double and of striking colors . 10- 

 6783 Double Pompone. Cone-shaped flowers ; mixed . 10 

 6791 Zebra. A very pretty strain of striped flowers. 

 As the colors vary on each plant, they present a 

 curious as weU as beautiful appearance 10 



Seeds of Water Lilies and Aquatics. 



Raising seedling plants of all kinds has a peculiar charm and fascination, 

 and a few remarks on the growing of Water Lilies from seed may be of service. 

 The soil should be precisely the same as is used for the vast majority of 

 flower seeds, that is, any good garden soil , nicely sifted , with a small addition 

 of sand. The Tender Nympbreas may be sown at any season, but early 

 Spring is the best time, as they germinate very readily. It is advisable to 

 sow the hardy sorts late in Autumn, the seed usually lying dormant through- 

 out the Winter and coming up in the Spring. Sow in pots, boxes or \ ans (the 

 latter is best), fill with soil to within half an inch of the top; sow the seed 

 thinly and cover lightly with sand and stand in water for two days until 

 the seed is thoroughly soaked, which will prevent any from floating when 

 the pots are submerged, which they should be in water at a temperature 

 as near 70° as can be maintained. Two or three inches of water over the 

 pots is sufficient depth. As soon as the seedlings make two or three leaves, 

 they should be transplanted into pote or pans ; as soon as floating leavt s 

 two or three inches in diameter are produced, pot singly into three-inch pots, 

 and when well rooted repot into four-inch pots, from which size they may 

 be planted into their Summer flowering quarters. In repotting into the four-inch size, a compost of one-half thoroughly 

 rotted cow manure and one-half good loam should be used. When planted into permanent quarters, the same compost 

 should be used, and the surface covered with clean sand. 



In sowing Nelumbium seed, it is necessary to cut a hole through the hard outer shell. If this is not done, it will 

 take a long time to come up. Use the same compost as in sowing others, but the seeds being large, they may be plant* d 

 singly in three-inch pots, or three seeds in a four-inch pot. As they grow very readily, do not sow before the middle of 

 March, and repot after making the second leaf. 



Victoria seed requires a temperature of 85° to 90°. The seedlings should be potted off singly as soon as the first 

 leaf appears, and again in the course of two weeks. In the case with all seedlings, keep them growing steadily along 

 until planted in permanent quarters. If at any time the seedlings appear at a stand still, wash out and repot into new 

 soil. Aquatics are all gross feeders, and if at any time a plant shows signs of turning yellow, it is proof that the soil 

 is exhausted and needs renewing. 



Full descriptions of the various sorts offered below 

 ning with page 96. per pkt. 

 Eurayle Ferox. 20 cte. each ; 82.00 per doz. 

 Nelumbium Album Grandiflorum 25 



— Kermesinum 25 



— Luteum 15 



— Roseum 25 



— Speciosum 15 



Nymphsea Ccerulea 15 



— Dentata 15 



— Gigantea 50 



— Gracilis 15 



— Lotus 15 



will be found on the pages devoted to Aquatics, begin- 



PF.R PKT. 



Nymphsea Odorata ... 15 



Caroliniana 15 



— — Rosea 15 



— O'Marana 25 



— Scutifolia 15 



— Tuberosa Rosea 25 



— Zanzibarensis 15 



Azurea 15 



Rosea 15 



Victoria Regia. 30 cts. each ; S3. 00 per doz. 



— Randii. 30 cts. each ; $3.00 per doz. 



