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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



DELPHlNIUfl. 



(Perennial Larkspur.) 

 One of our most showy and useful plants, possessing almost ever)' requisite 

 for the adornment of the garden ; producing splendid spikes of flowers in 

 profusion throughout the summer. If sown early they bloom the first year 

 from seed ; hardy perennials. 



PER PKT. 



5705 Delphinium Formosum. Beautiful spikes of brilliant rich 

 blue flowers, with a white centre ; 2£ feet 5 



5706 — Jfudicaille. Dwarf, compact growth, with spikes of bright 

 scarlet flowers ; 18 inches 10 



5708 — Cashmeriaimm. A beautiful dark blue, blooms in corymbs 

 of 6 or more ; 15 inches 10 



5715 — Elatum Hybridllin. Bee Larkspur. Rich deep blue; very 



free blooming. (See cut.) 10 



5707 — Zalil. A lovely shade of sulphur yellow 10 



5718 — Grantliflorum Fl. PI. Finest double, mixed in great variety 



of charming colors 15 



5714 — Fine Mixed single varieties. Oz. 40 cts 5 



DOLICHOS. 



(See Hyacinth Bean, page 57.) 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA. 



(California Poppy.) 



Very attractive annuals for beds, edgings, or masses ; profuse flowering 

 fine cut foliage, in bloom from June till frost ; 1 foot. 



PER PKT. 



Delphinium Elatum. 



5788 Eschseholtzia Aurantiaca. Rich orange 5 



5796 — Mandarin. Inner side of the petals rich orange, the outer 



side brilliant scarlet 5 



5795 Eschseholtzia Rose Cardinal. A charming variety, producing 



freely beautiful large flowers, of intense carmine 5 



5800 Single Mixed. All colors. Per oz. 40 cts 5 



5790 Double Mixed. All colors - 5 



ERYTHRINA. 



(Coral Plant.) 



An ornamental half-hardy perennial shrub, fine for out-door summer decoration, 

 with beautiful foliage and superb spikes of scarlet pea-shaped flowers ; 5 feet. 

 5786 Erythrina Crista-Galli 15 



EUPATORIUM. 



A very pretty herbaceous hardy perennial plant, blooming the first season 

 from seed, producing clusters of snowy-white flowers ; fine for cutting and 

 bouquets ; 1J feet. 



5804 Eupatorium Fraseri 10 



EUPHORBIA. 



Strong growing annuals suitable for beds of tall growing plants or mixed bor- 

 ders ; the flowers are inconspicuous ; the foliage however is exceedingly ornamental. 



5806 Varieg'ata [Snow on the JSIountaui). Attractive foliage, veined and 

 margined with white ; 2 feet 5 



5807 — Heterophylla {Annual Poinsettia, Jlfexiean Fire Plant, Painted 

 Leaf). An annual resembling in habit and color the beautiful hot-house 

 Poinsettia. The plants grow two to three feet high, of branching bush- 

 like form, with smooth glossy green leaves, which about midsummer become 

 a beautiful orange scarlet, presenting a striking and brilliant appearance. .10 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA. 



FUCHSIA. 



A well-known plant of easy culture, for the house or shady situations in the garden ; the seed we offer is saved from the finest 

 single and double named varieties. (See cut.) 

 5835 Mixed 15 



FENZLIA. 



Cv^UffliM A small dwarf profuse flowering annual, adapted for small beds, rustic 



-^,&5=&He »^ work, vases, or pol culture, blooming all summer, and requires to be well V$tf* 



supplied with moisture; 3 inches. W^ 



•^sy^b^fY per pkt. •Yd 



-cvPSkSr '815 Fenzlia Dianthiflora. Rosy lilac, with crimson centre. . ..10 ^jJJ 



^ij»!S^ffl^3 FERNS. 



^?*JK&:Jf^H^ 1 &'/ These ornamental plants are ver) desirable for Wardian eases or fern- 



'^^■^ Wfo Q ^ eries ; thriving in a peaty, sandy soil, and moist, shady positions in the 



' YmWllff^'^r garden during the summer. The seed is, however, slow of germination, \ 4^t ^£ 



*■» ^\ and requires care and considerable patience before it makes its appearance. 



"USD Sow in the spring in shallow boxes, barely covering the seed with soil ; 



keep moist with a covering of fine moss, and in a temperature of 60 de- 



BOTft grees. (See cut.) ■£/' 



«M *-^^J*y\j$ 5S16 Adiantlim, Mixed. Maiden-hair varieties 15 W,'" 



^** 5830 Choice, Mixed, from a fine collection 15 



Fuchsias. 5819 Imported Collection of V2 varieties Sl-00 Fekns. 



