DREER'S GARDEN BOOK 



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vr 1928 



ANNIVERSARY EDITION 



The House of Dreer and Its Relation to Gardening in America 



In 1838, the Founder of this establishment 

 started, in a modest way, to provide Seeds, 

 Plants, and Bulbs o? a quality sought especi- 

 ally by garden connoisseurs. Then, as now, 

 the exacting gardener appreciated the differ- 

 ence in the strains, the blood so to say, in even 

 one of the same variety. That high ideal — to 

 provide only the best strains which each race 

 affords— whether vegetables or flowers, from 

 seeds or bulbs — is, after 90 years, still the 

 governing motive in the conduct of the Dreer 

 establishment. 



Today, the House of Dreer supplies a wider 

 choice of garden materials than that offered 

 by most horticultural establishments. It 

 enjoys the patronage and good will of the 

 most unique group of garden enthusiasts on 

 earth— people who know what they want, and 

 where to get it. By the thousands they de- 

 pend upon Draer quality Seeds, Bulbs, and 

 Plants for their gardens of pleasure and 

 plenty. 



With a "seasoned" organization of skilled 

 fellow workers backed by resources, facilities, 

 and modern equipment second to none, we 

 endeavor to merit the continuous patronage 

 of our legions of loyal customers. We also 

 invite orders, small or large, from those as 

 yet not familiar with the scope and character 

 of Dreer Service in Seeds, Bulbs, Plants and 

 Garden Accessories. 



While we are organized and prepared to give 

 the same prompt service to which our patrons 

 are accustomed, we call special attention to 

 the conditions which are peculiar to the Seed, 

 Plant and Bulb business, in that the great 

 bulk of the season's business is crowded into 

 a comparatively few weeks' time in the spring 

 of the year. Under these conditions it will 

 greatly aid in preventing undue congestion if 

 our customers will send in and take delivery 

 of their orders as early in the season as 

 possible. 



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The New "Dreer Building,' 1300 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia. Pa. 



We call your special attention to the notes regarding the ordering and forwarding of Plants on page 119. 

 The offerings of the various Departments will be found in this book in the following order : 



Pages 



Vegetable Seeds 3 to 45 



Grass Seed 46 to 48 



Lawn Grass 46 to 47 



Farm Seed 49 to 50 



Flower Seeds 52 to 118 



Roses 120 to 136 



Gladiolus 137 to 139 



Dahlias 140 to 154 



Garden and Greenhouse Plants 155 to 167 



Pages 



Hardy Perennials 168 to 1 97 



Water Lilies and Aquatics 198 to 200 



Small Fruits 201 to 2C2 



Hardy Climbers 203 to 206 



Hedge Plants 2C6 



Shrubs 207 to 21 1 



Vegetable Plants and Roots 212 



Tools and Sundries 213 to 224 



FOR COMPLETE INDEX SEE PAGES 2 AND 3 



The full worth of their money to all is the broad principle in which we always deal, and we refer to 

 our reputation as evidence that we live up to the precept 



