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DREER'S CHOICE GARDEN CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



These are universally popular for outdoor bedding, and considering their many good qualities, there is no cause for surprise to see 

 them cultivated so extensively. They produce a lavish profusion of blooms, giving color, life and beauty to the garden just at a time 

 when other plants haVe been destroyed by frost and are looking their worst. Frost does not materially affect the flowering, and it fre- 

 quently happens that an armful of flowers can be cut late in November. They are reasonably hardy if planted in a well-drained position, 

 with a covering of leaves or loose litter during the winter, or may be carried over with perfect safety in a cold frame. 



The various collections offered below and on page 176, have been selected from hundreds of varieties that we have tested, and repre- 

 sent the very best in their respective class and color. 



Aster-flowered Sorts 



Anna L. Moran. Striking rich flame scarlet and bronze 



Capt. R. H. Cook. Clear deep rose. 



Lilian Doty. Large, strong growing, 

 incurved soft pink. 



Miramar A fine bronze. 



Mrs. F. H. Bergen. Light pink. 



Murillo. Very superior old-rose. 



Philadelphia. Fine clear rose. 



Red Doty. Red-flowered form of Lilian 

 Doty. 



Savina. Light blush pink. 



Sidney Mitchell. Attractive orange- 

 yellow. 



White Doty. Pure white globular 

 flowers. 



William Sobey. Very free yellow. 



Price. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $15.00 per 100. Set of 12 varieties for 

 $2.50. 



Button-shaped or 

 Pompon Sorts 



Varieties that produce a great profusion 

 of small flowers seldom over an inch in 

 diameter and of very regular, almost 

 globular form-, 



Baby. Clear bright yellow. 

 Bright Eyes. Blush white, before full 



development, the centre is orange which 



suggested the name. 

 Iva. Very small deep bronze. 

 Little Dot. Rich mahogany crimson. 

 Metzi. Early, yellow with red centre. 

 Model of Perfection. A vigorous 



growing free-flowering white. 

 Nio. Shell-pink shading to white. 

 Rhoda. Fine rosy pink. 

 Rodell. Dwarf, good yellow. 

 Rose Travena. A good, deep rose. 

 Ruth. Claret red. 

 White Midget. Pure white. 

 Price. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. Set of 



for $2.50. 



Pompon Chrysanthemums 



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Early-flowering Sorts 



A selection of early-flowering varieties embracing a full range 

 of colors, which in the latitude of Philadelphia can be depended 

 upon to perfect their flowers before Octo- 

 ber 15th. 



Belle Mauve. Blush pink. 

 Chrysolora. A fine large early yellow. 

 Fee Parisianne. Large, deep old rose. 

 Helios. Chestnut brown. 

 Idolf. A pretty shade of salmon-pink. 



La Garonne. Unique and attractive 

 rose and buff. 



Marie Dupont. Very free-flowering, 

 large pure white. 



Mrs. H. Harrison. Medium-sized blush 

 pink, very free. 



Petite Louise. Large rose-pink. 



Provence. Pale pink. 



Tints of Gold. An attractive golden 

 J bronze. 



TJvalda. Large pure white. 



Price. 25 cts. each; $2.50- per doz.; 



$15.00 per 100. The set of 12 varieties 



for $2 .50. 



Old-fashioned 

 \ JLarge-flowered Sorts 



A selection of five of the hardiest large- 

 flowering Chrysanthemums, all of them 

 varieties adapted for permanent planting in 

 shrubbery and herbaceous borders. 

 Angelo. A beautiful light pink. 

 Comoleta. Yellow. 

 Lucifer. Rich ox-blood-red. 



Oconto. Pure white. " 



Zelia. A fine orange bronze. 



Price. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. Set of 5 

 sorts for $1.05. 



Hardy Chrysanthemums (Shasta Daisy, etc.) 



Arcticum (The Arctic Daisy). Among fall-flowering perennials 

 this is a perfect gem. It forms an attractive rosette-like clump of 

 pretty dark green foliage, and in September multitudes of flower 

 stems appear, terminated by pure white flowers from 2 to 2\ 

 inches in diameter. These begin to develop during the last week 

 in September, and continue in good condition throughout 

 October, and frequently into November. 



Price. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Shasta Daisy ' 'Alaska. ' ' A decided improvement on the origi- 

 nal; with blooms 4| to 5 inches across, of pure glistening white. 

 Very free-flowering and in bloom all summer and fall. Illus- 

 trated on page 174. 



Glory of Wayside . The earliest to flower, coming into bloom in 

 May with pure glistening white flowers, which are produced in 

 great profusion on symmetrical compact plants from 12 to 15 

 inches high. 



$15.00 per 100. Set of 3 sorts for 65 cts. 



Single-flowering sorts. We offer a splendid collection of this artistic type on page 176 



