DREER'S. 



Reliable Flower Seeds. 



(For Flower Seed Novelties see colored pages I. to VIII.) 

 Our list has again been carefully revised and all inferior varieties discarded. For the convenience of our customers and to 

 facilitate the filling of orders, we use a system of numbering. In ordering it is only necessary to give the number of pnckets 

 wanted and the corresponding number in the Catalogue, viz. : — 1 pkt. 5010, 25 cts., 3 pkts. 5031, 15 cts., means one packet 

 Abutilon, mixed, 25 cts. ; 3 packets Adonis Flos, 15 cts. 



IVe offer the following inducements to purchasers of Flower and Vegetable Seeds in packets only when cash accompanies the 

 order : For remittance of $1.00 select Seeds in packets to value of SI. 20; $2.00, §2.40; §3.00, §3.75; §4 00, §5. 00; $500, £6 25. 



DREER'S 



Pictorial Collections 



of 



Choice Flower Seeds. 



These very attractive col- 

 lections are composed of the 

 best known and most popular 

 flower seeds, that will pro- 

 duce in succession a fine dis- 

 play of flowers from early 

 summer until frost. The 

 packets are beautifully illus- 

 trated with a chromo-litho- 

 graphed portrait of the flower 

 true to nature. 



No. 1. Collection of 12 choice Flower Seed (our selection) 



" 2. • " "18 " " " " " 



" 3. " "24 " " " " " 



" 4. " "30 " " " " " 



Imported. Collections of Asters, Balsams, Dianthus, Hollyhock, Larkspur, Marigold, Phlox, Nastunium, &c. 

 be found offered under their respective heads. 



ABRONIA. 



Pretty trailing annuals, producing clusters of sweet scented, 

 Verbena-like flowers, especially fragrant towards evening, last- 

 ing in bloom a long time; effective in beds, rock-work, or 

 hanging-baskets; peel off the husk before sowing the seed. 

 Height, 12 inches. 



PER PKT. 



5003 Arenaria. A beautiful yellow variety 10 



5006 Umbellata. Rosy lilac, with a white eye (see cut) 5 



ABUTILON. 



(Chinese Bell-Flower, or Flowering Maple.) 



Greenhouse shrubs of strong growth and easy cultivation, free- 

 flowering, with various-colored, beautiful drooping bell-shaped 

 flowers. Sown any time before April, in a temperature of 60 

 degrees, they will produce fine flowering plants the first season. 

 5010 Fine Mixed. Of choice varieties and colors; 2 to 

 4 feet 25 



ACACIA. 



Elegant greenhouse shrubs, having fine ornamental foliage, 

 and beautiful racemes of various shades of yellow globular 

 flowers. Soak the seed in warm water before sowing. 

 5013 Mixed. Fine varieties ; 6 to 10 feet 10 



ACROCLINIDM. 



(See Fverlasting Flowers, page 55.) 



...§ .50 

 .75 

 ... 100 

 ... 1.25 

 &c, will 



ACONITUJI. 



(Monk's Hood, or Wolfsbane.) 



A hardy perennial, growing in any good garden soil, produc- 

 ing long spikes of curiously shaped flowers. (See cut). 



PER PKT. 



5017 NapellllS. Blue and white ; 3 feet 5 



ACHILLEA PTARMICA PLENA. 



5019 A very free-blooming, hardy perennial plant, of branch- 

 ing habit. Useful for cut-flowers or for planting in 

 cemeteries. Pure white double. 18 inches 15 



ADLCJIIA CIRRHOSA. 



(Mountain-Fringe, or Allegheny Vine.) 

 5033 An attractive and beautiful hardy biennial climber, 

 flowering the first season, clusters of small rosy-lilac 

 flowers and pale green feathery foliage ; 15 feet. (See 

 cut) 10 



ADONIS. 



5031 Flos Adonis. Also known as Pheasant's Eye. 

 Showy, hardy annuals of easy culture, with pretty fine- 

 cut foliage, and lasting a long time in bloom; dark 

 crimson flowers, with a lighter centre ; 1 foot. (See cut) 5 



ACHIMENES. 



5001 Elegant and free-flowering tuberous-rooted greenhouse 

 plants, combining great beauty with richness and 

 brilliancy of color. Choice varieties, mixed 50 



Abronia Umbellata. 



(40) 



ACONITUM. 



ADLL'MIA. 



