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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



CARNATION. 



1 - -%*2_ 

 Carnation, Double Perpetual. 



Carnations are general favorites for their delicious fragrance and rich- 

 ness of colors. They are indispensable, both for greenhouse culture in 

 winter and for the garden in summer. 



PER PKT. 



5423 Early Flowering- Vienna. Double mixed colors 10 



5425 Finest Mixed. Saved from extra fine double named flowers. 20 

 5430 Fine Double Mixed. The best for garden culture 10 



5426 Perpetual, or Tree. Choicest mixed colors; fine for 

 winter flowering 35 



5427 Chabaud'S Perpetual. Raised by a famous French 

 specialist. I blooms in seven months after being sown and 

 continues to flower in the greatest profusion indefinitely. In 

 view of its earliness, hardiness, robust growth, variety in color and 

 abundance of bearing, it is likely to supersede all other varieties. 50 



5424 Riviera Market. A splendid strain of perpetual Carna- 

 tions, producing 85 per cent, of double flowers, in many beautiful 

 colors, including a large percentage of yellow grounds 25 



5429 Imported Collection of 12 finest varieties 81-00 



5427 " " of 6 " " ..." 50 



5425 Marguerite. Shown in colors on front cover of this cata- 

 logue — description and prices of separate colors on inside of 

 front cover. Finest mixed colors. J oz. §1.00 10 



5439 Collection of 6 colors. Marguerite Carnations 75 



Celosia, 

 or Cockscomb 



Free blooming annuals, growing best in 

 rather light soil, not too rich, producing 

 ornamental comb-shaped flowers; make 

 grand border plants and are attractive for pots. 



CRIST ATA or CRESTED VARIETIES. 



PER PKT. 



5440 Variegata. Variegated with crimson, orange, green, shaded 

 and striped ; of the most brilliant hues ; 3 feet 5 



5441 Queen of tlie Dwarfs. This we consider the finest of 

 the dwarf-growing Cockscombs. The plants grow only eight 

 inches high, with beautiful dark rose-colored combs, measuring 

 under good cultivation two feet across 10 



5442 Glasgow Prize. Immense showy dark crimson combs. .10 



5443 Empress. Combs of colossal proportions, they have been 

 grown measuring 45 inches from tip to tip; rich crimson. . . .10 



5450 Dwarf, Mixed. Fine dwarf varieties. Per oz. 75 cts . . 5 

 5449 Imported Collection of 6 Dwarf Cockscombs 30 



FEATHERED VARIETIES. 



These are of the same easy culture as the Cristata sorts. 

 Make fine plants for large beds or groups, and the plumes or flowers 

 can be cut and dried for winter bouquets, which should be done when 

 in full bloom and before they fade. 



5444 Thompson's Superb. This variety has attracted general 

 attention in the public gardens of Paris. Pyramidal in growth, 

 attaining a height of a little more than two feet, and produces 

 beautiful large spikes of the most brilliant crimson. In sunlight 

 the rich color of the flower spikes is beautifully contrasted with 

 the bronze-colored foliage. (See cut.) 10 



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Celosia, Thompson's Superb Feathered. 



PER PKT. 



5447 Golden Plume. Pyramidal habit. Flowers 

 bright golden yellow ; 3 feet 10 



5445 Plumosa Superba. A beautiful feathered 

 variety; mixed colors; 3 feet 1G 



CENTAUREA. 



Centaurea Cyanus, Double. 



(White-Leaved, " Dusty Miller.") 



Fine for bedding, vases, hanging-baskets and pots; also extensively used for 

 margins. Sow the seed from December to April ; half-hardy perennials. 



PER PKT. 



5457 Gymnocarpa. Fine cut silver-gray foliage; 11 feet. Per 1.000 



seeds 50 cts 10 



5454 Candidissima. Silvery white, leaves broadly cut. Per 1,000 seeds 

 75 cts 10 



CENTAUREA CYANUS. 



(Ragged Sailor, Corn Flower, or Blue Bottle.) 

 A favorite annual ; does well everywhere. Largely used as a cut flower. 



5403 Blue (Kaiser Bhimc) 5 



5462 White 5 



5460 Mixed. \\ feet 5 



5404 New Double Flowered. (See cut.) 10 



5405 Dwarf Victoria. A charming miniature form, rarely exceeding 8 

 inches in height, the plants forming very pretty globular bushes, which 

 are profusely covered with dark blue flowers 10 





