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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



PORTULACA. 



One of our finest hardy annual plants, of easy culture, thriving best in a 

 rather rich, light loam, or sandy soil, and luxuriating in an exposed, sunny 

 situation; the flowers are of the richest colors, and produced throughout the 

 summer in great profusion; fine for massing in beds, edgings, or rock- work; 

 6 inches. per pkt. 



6400 Single Mixed Colors. Per oz. 40 cts — 5 



6410 Double Mixed. Flowers perfectly double, of the most bril- 

 liant scarlet, crimson, white, yellow, etc 10 



6409 Imported Collection of 8 double varieties 75 



PRIMULA. 



\ -JG* J Pma — n \7" (Fringed Chinese Primrose.) 



« -SBOlfc This charming and beautiful flowering plant is indispensable for winter or . 



spring decorations in the home or conservatory. It is one of our most im- 

 portant winter blooming pot plants. The seed we offer is of the highest 

 -*k Jrc<(Mt\ merit and has as usual been 



V"\Wil(> \ / W^\ saved from the best strains of 



C^&> %' ' 'wk\^J^ English and Continental growth 



^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^S^P '^V 1 ,, 9) Wr\ Sow in March, April or May. 



-/ i/^^^^^fc ^> f -" Will'/- / '-WM LARGE FLOWERING 



<rfP ^X^Afl V ^^"^^m^^'^W) SINGLE-FRINGED 



Double Portulaca. /"^^^^^^jiJ^^^^^S^B VARIETIES. 



DOUBLE-FRINGED CHINESE C^^^^^S^^^^^^P^t 6417 White 25 



PRIMROSE. y^ ^tf^^ ■■£» W " 5 A " )a Magnifica. 



The following double fringed Chinese l|v \,j4^\ z/jffl!g HiBBsi^ll^HBllB' ^ ^ e nnest P ure white. 



Primroses are very fine and can be highly <±i mr ^^^JjfUl uBlC -~~~? ^ISm ) with bright yellow eye, 



recommended. ^iwM' ^M^l >W^J^ i>T\0^ beautifully fringed. . . 50 



V^t^^ll y y'fWA 6441 Chiswick ' Red. 



6428 Alba. Double white 50 \J^Smr\ j%^J^m. \ Large brilliant scarlet. 50 



6450 Double Mixed. All colors.. 50 ^"W^s^ %H- 6427 Willianis' Su- 



6449 Collection 6 double flower- wtpi^ ^Rfc perb, Mixed. This 



in g ^1-25 -i(CfeJ^<?io ^& strain of English Prim- 



HADrkV DDiMDnacc e(P^^*^Ve*«u» ^&L u ' a contains the finest 



HARDY FKIMKOi'ts. JtvJ^Z&M wffi'Praf&X \^\. . - f ■ l i -n 



. These are among the best of the early d^^cSfc SlSf^ll? JyL %N 6442 Princess Louise. 

 spring blooming plants. With a slight 4£^^&&£&-=%%&& ¥ ih Splendid white, large 

 protection they will stand the winter, but ^Br^MBB-SESSfZ^/^ aSt c^ flowers, of rr od sub- 

 do better if protected by a cold frame. ^ETliltP ^^NW^ ^^tof^ T^^ stance ' with" peculiar 



6433 Primula Cortusoides jd^^^B^^SS E^^^ W ^ metallic lustre 50 



Amoena. A charming variety ^^^L^s^^^^^S^^^^^^^^ t ''" i '"" 1 P u n <' t a t a El e- 



bearing dark crimson flowers with ^^~^^^mI^^r^m^^^Sii^^~~^ gantissima. Crim- 



6435 Primrose, Dean's Hardy ^^l^isfc^^^SKSj^S^Js 4 *-* 6422 ? , e r , m e s * n a 



Hybrids. These verj beat ^^^^F^^^V' ^V^^V Splendens. Cnm- 



ful hardy plants are similar in Jf^^^^^^^t'i'i ^>W^P^T* V T <VN ^ son, yellow eye 50 



growth to the common yellow WrW'd^^t^r^^t^^T^^I 1 '^^ 6424 Holborn Blue. 



Primrose, but produce myriads of fl^^^^^^'^^^^^^f^- 1 Ins variety require; 



color 25 ^^=0^T* Vm^S*/" 'v^^^V \^ cessful culture than the 



6432 Primula Japonica {Japan- #-JS^^^Wa^5^ W 6440 Fenitoa vc'd,"" 



ese Primrose). Bright and showy v ^^'^^S -M>^ Finest Mixed 50 



flowers, borne in whorls on stems ^fH^^^g^S^- 6430 Finest Mixed .... 25 



6 to '.! inches long; mixed colors. - ---■ ^«=^ r ~ - - ^iiMJE Bp^g-s - — 



The seed we offer has been pro- ^ ~ ,. _ " " »&£> 



,,-., T *n Chinese Primula. S^i^X 



cured direct from Japan 10 ~. />3^?V*^% 



6415 — Veris. [English Cowslip). Flowers of different colors, yellow, ' 1^^1|-^^^^& 



brown, and yellow edged, etc.; very fragrant; 6 inches 5 "^**^?SE^^i^i«r^53 J. 



6431 — Vulgaris. The common yellow English Primrose; flowers fragrant .^EK^otJW^^ >^% 



,ui' 1 of a light canary yellow 10 wS83^S^^^-^5m^^ tjjS^jjS^s 



Si e also Ann, ula and Polyanthus. 1 ^^^Sk^W^^^^^Sfi^' '%> 



GREENHOUSE VARIETIES. \ f^^f^ff)^^ 



The following varieties are of the easiest culture in greenhouse or light win- ^wf^Vr^l I ImwWl / 



dow of dwelling house, flowering abundantly and continuously with the minimum ^fc?^\S| \>\ rl- ]pl [ 



6423 - Obconica. \ profuse bl ning Primrose, bearing on long stems ^^tejH^UuS^»^^§S^i 



heads containing 10 to 15 flowers. It thrives in a cool house and will acA^AIPr'Sifc^^^'^^N^ 



grow in favor with those desiring plants that will grow easily. The ~-^- j^SsM^^S^-'^B^eS^v'^^ 



flowers are pure white, shading occasionally to lilac, and have the Hue "^ Wrraj jjB •^^^KaTyji^t. 



Primrose fragrance. It is in all respects a lovely flower, in bloom con- -S^^a^ a^^f^^^lJ^M^^X^- 



6434 Primida Floribunda. Hiis th< prettiest and best of the '--jftP Tr^^3*^~jjfyffr~ r ^^^"^i 

 Primroses, and is of the same general character and type as P. Obconica, "HX=Bi J^f*t^^5/ti^W^t tk^^fe^?\i".0^1 

 differing only in color of the flower, which is a lovely shade of prim- >- -- '- ivi^^% , ^^?^^ , *C^^w^-^ — 

 rose yellow. Very fragrant and free blooming; will thrive under win- ~" ^^^IvSjJ^iS^-^^-t^^-^-" "" 

 dow cultivation 25 Primula Obco^aT 5 '"*" ?= 



