DREER'S SELECT 



HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. 



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THIS class of plants, familiarly known 

 as Old-fashioned Hardy Qar= 

 den Flowers, has come into public 

 favor again so rapidly as to astonish even 

 the most sanguine enthusiast of these 

 gems of the garden. Their popularity is 

 not at all surprising when we consider the 

 many varied and pleasant changes which 

 take place throughout the entire growing 

 season in a well-arranged hardy border, 

 in which every week, yes, almost every 

 day, brings forth something fresh and 

 new. Beginning in April, early-flower- 

 ing varieties open up their flowers often 

 before snow has entirely disappeared, and continuing 

 with constantly changing variety throughout the summer 

 until late in fall, when severe freezing weather only will 

 stop such persistent late bloomers as the Japanese Windflowers, 

 Pompone Chrysanthemums, Stokesias, etc., etc. 



Cultivation is of the simplest, beginning with any good garden soil 



for a foundation, which may be enriched with any good fertilizer, 



such as well decomposed cow manure or bone meal, deeply dug, 



well pulverized, in which the plants should be set as early in the 



season as possible, so as to enable them to become well rooted and established 



"' -... "■*■ " before hot, dry weather sets in, keeping the ground well stirred, and where it 



is not convenient to water the beds during hot, dry weather, a mulch of any 



loose material, which will keep the soil from baking, will be found very beneficial. Short grass, 



the rakings of the lawn after cutting, will be as good for this purpose as anything. 



A covering of manure should be applied in the fall ; this may be forked into the soil early in 

 spring, and, beyond this, little care need be given, the occasional staking of a plant, the cutting off 

 of decaying flowers, which will prolong the flowering season of many species, and the dividing and 

 replanting occasionally of such varieties that have become too large, being all that is needed. 



We are continually adding new, rare and desirable sorts to our list, which is admitted to be the 

 most complete and up-to-date collection in the country. 



DREER'S COLLECTIONS OE HARDY ELOWERS. 



For customers who are not acquainted with the different varieties we offer the following collections, 

 that, when once planted, will, with very little care, keep the garden gay with flowers from the time 

 frost leaves the ground until late in the autumn : 



12 distinct species, our selection $1 50 I 50 distinct species and varieties, our selection §5 00 



25 " " " " 2 75 | 100 " " " " " 9 00 



ACiENA. 



Microphylla. A neat evergreen plant, with a compact, cushion-like growth and 

 small, greenish flowers, which are furnished with showy, rosy-crimson spines; an 

 effective subject for the rockery. 15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz. 



ACANTHI'S (Bear's Breech). 



Handsome decorative plants with broad foliage and of stately effect, either for plant- 

 ing as single specimens on the lawn or in the border, or for grouping with other plants 

 for sub-tropical effect ; producing their 3 feet high spikes of curious flowers during 

 August and September. 

 .Mollis. Deeply-toothed heart-shaped leaves, 2 feet long by 1 foot wide ; flowers of a 



purplish rose color. 25 cts. each ; S2.50 per doz. 

 Mollis Latifolius. A variety of the above with larger, heavier foliage, more robust 



in every way; an interesting, handsome plant. 35 cts. each; §3.50 per doz. 



ACHILLEA (Milfoil, or Yarrow). 

 Ptarmica Fl. PI. "The Pearl." Flowers borne in the greatest profusion the 



entire summer on strong, erect stems, 2 feet high, of the purest white; as a summer 



cut-bloom it is of great value. (See cut.) 

 Filipendula {Noble Yarrow). A vigorous, showy species, with golden-yellow flow- 

 ers in dense flat corymbs; in July; height, 2 feet. 

 Millefolium Roseum (Rosy Milfoil). Finely cut deep green foliage; flowers pink 



in dense heads ; 18 inches high and flowers all summer. Well worth growing, both 



as a border plant and for cutting. 

 TomentOSa ( IVoolly Yarrcnu). Handsome cut foliage and bright yellow flowers in 



a multitude of flat heads during June ; height, about 12 inches. 

 Eupatorium [Fern-leaved Yarro-w). Neat, finely cut foliage and brilliant yellow 



heads of flowers 5 inches across, and lasting in full beauty from July to September; 



height, 4 to 5 feet. 



15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz. Set of 5 varieties for 65 cts. 



Achillea. " The Pearl.' 



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For New and Rare Hardy Perennial Plants see pages 99 to 104. 



