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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



Legion d'Honxeur. 



MARIGOLD. 



The African and French Marigolds are old favorite, 

 free-flowering annuals of easy culture ; both are extremely 

 effective. The former have uniformly 

 large yellow or orange-colored flowers 



and are well adapted 



for large beds or 



mixed borders; the 



latter are dwarfer in 



growth, -with beauti- 

 fully striped flowers, 



and better suited for 



bedding purposes or 



for pot culture; they 



succeed best in a light 



soil with full exposure 



to the sun; half- 



{S^ hardy annuals. See 



7',^ also Calendula and 



Tasretes. 



AFRICAN VARIETIES. 



PER PKT. 



6061 Pride of the Garden. Immense flowers, densely 

 double. Color, golden yellow. A feature of this variety 

 is the compact, dwarf habit of the plant, which forms 

 dense bushes 15 to 18 inches high 10 



6058 El Dorado. Flowers very large, imbricated and 



extremely double. Colors in all shades of yellow. . . .10 



6062 Gold Nugget. Dwarf dense growth and immense 

 double flowers, of a peculiar shade of golden yellow ... 10 



6060 Large African. Tall, double, orange, brown and 

 yellow, mixed; 2 feet. (See cut.) Per oz. 40 cts 5 



6069 Imported Collection of Double African, 6 



varieties 25 



Large African Marigold. 



FRENCH VARIETIES. 



PER PKT. 



6057 Gold Striped. Very double dwarf, deep brownish 



red, striped golden yellow 10 



6070 Dwarf French. Fine colors, mixed; very double; 

 1 foot. Per oz. 50 cts 5 



6056 Legion d'honneur {"Little Brownie"). A 

 single-flowering Marigold, forming compact bushes 6 

 inches high. Begins flowering extremely early, com- 

 mencing in June. The flowers are golden yellow, 

 marked with a large spot of crimson velvet. (See cut.) .10 



6059 Imported Collection of Double French Mari- 

 golds, 6 varieties 25 



MARVEL OF PERU. 



The well-known " Four O'Clocks." A handsome, free- 

 flowering garden favorite ; half-hardy perennial ; blooming the 

 first season from seed. 



6080 Marvel of Peru Mixed. Beautiful colors; 2 



feet. Per oz. 15 cts 5 



MATRICARIA. 



Free-flowering hardy plants, succeeding in any garden-soil ; 

 a fine bedding plant or for pot- 

 cuhure ; blooms until frost; 

 hardv annual ; 18 inches. 

 5833 Matricaria Ca- 

 pensis alha ple- 



11 a (Double White 

 Feverfew). Handsome 

 double white flowers. 10 



Marvel of Peru. 



MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. 



Dwarf trailing plants of great beauty, blooming the whole 

 summer, thriving best in a dry, loamy, or sandy soil, requiring 

 a warm, sunny situation ; half hardy annuals; 6 inches. 



6092 Meseiiibryaiitheinuiii Crystallinum (he 



Plant). Flowers while; prized for its singular icy 

 foliage. Per oz. 50 cts 5 



6093 — Tricolor ( Wax Plant). Various colors 5 



6094 — Cordifolium Yariegatum. A half-hardy 



perennial trailing variety, with handsome variegated 

 foliage, and bright rosy-colored flowers 10 



MIMUEXJS. 



( Monkey Flower.) 

 Showy, profuse flowering plants, comprising numerous varie- 

 ties, with white, sulphur, and yellow grounds, spotted with 

 crimson, scarlet and pink, fine for greenhouse, or moist, shady 

 situations; half-hardy perennials; blooming the first year from 

 seed if sown early; 1 foot. 



6111 Mimulus TigrillUS. Fine mixed spotted varieties. 5 

 6113 — MoSehatUS (Musk Plant). Fine for hanging- 

 baskets, etc.; small yellow flowers, fragrant foliage. . . 5 



MINA. 



6115 Lobata. Half-hardy Mexican climbing annual. The 

 buds are, at first, of a vivid red, but turn to orange 

 yellow immediately before they open, and when fully 

 expanded the flowers are of a creamy white shade. 

 They are freely produced from the base to I he summit 

 of the plant, -which attains a height of from 18 to 20 feet, 

 and constitutes a strikingly beautiful object. Seed should 

 be sown in January or February 10 



5968 Sailglliliea. A beautiful and rapid-growing climber; 

 much finer than the Mina Lobata and as certain to 

 flower, producing innumerable brilliant blood-red 

 flowers; decidedly one of the best climbers recently 

 introduced 10 



