Dreer's Reliable FLOWER SEEDS 



Dreer's Incomparable SWEET PEAS 



Lathyrus odorata (a) 



Sweet Peas take their place among the most popular of all our annual garden plants. 

 They are easy to grow sown early in the spring. One ounce will plant 15 feet of row. 



Summer-Flowering 

 Orchid Sweet Peas 

 for Garden Planting 



We have selected 15 varieties which 

 have proved the most advanced and most 

 beautiful of all Sweet Peas. You can rely 

 upon these for vigor, size of flower, and 

 purity of color. 



4113 Avalanche. A glistening white 



with extra-large, well formed blooms. 

 4121 Chinese Blue. The finest of the 



rich deep blue shades — clear and pure. 

 4129 Magnet. Elegant well-formed 



sprays of warm cream pink. 

 4133 Mayfair. Bewitching pure shell 



pink blooms arranged in elegant sprays. 

 4139 Mrs. A. Searles. Rich pink 



merging into an Oriental red shade. 

 4143 Olympia. There is no finer rich 



purple Summer-Flowering Sweet Pea. 

 4147 Pinkie. The finest of the large 



number of rose-pink varieties. 

 4151 Pirate Gold. Glorious rich orange 



blooms that glisten like gold. 

 4155 Power scourt. At the top as the 



finest of all lavenders. 

 4159 Rubicund. Brilliant crimson- 

 scarlet taking first place in this color. 

 4161 Sextet Queen. Carries as many 



as six white blooms to a spray. 

 4165 Smiles. An exquisite tone of 



shrimp pink shaded with salmon. 

 4169 The Admiral. An impressive 



navy blue of unusual richness. 

 4173 Welcome. Elegant large flower 



sprays of dazzling scarlet. 

 4177 What Joy. An exquisitely finished 



bloom of rich cream. 



A ny of the above: 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; i lb. 75c. 



^ Orchid Sweet Pea Collections'^ 

 4972 One packet each of the 15 Sum- 

 mer-Flowering Sweet Peas described 

 above, value $1.50, for $1.00 



4974 One ounce each of the same 15, 

 ^ value $3.75, for $3.00^ 



4180 Sweet Peas in Mixture 



A well-balanced blend of the Summer- 

 Flowering type including not only the 15 

 described above but many others to in- 

 crease the color range. You are bound to 

 be highly pleased with this mixture. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; \ lb. 60c; lb. $2.00. 



4200 Orchid Flowered 

 Ruffled Mixed 



A carefully composed blend including 

 all the best colors belonging to the ruffled 

 type Sweet Peas. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 

 i lb. 60c; lb. $2.00. 



Early-Flowering 

 Orchid Sweet Peas 



For the Greenhouse and 

 Early Outdoor Blooming 



The early or winter-flowering Sweet 

 Peas are of prime importance for growing 

 in the greenhouse during the winter but 

 they also are valuable outdoors in Southern 

 states and for early spring blooming in 

 our Northern climate. Summer-Flowering 

 kinds are not suited to greenhouse growing. 



4041 American Beauty. Crimson-rose. 



4045 Blue Bird. Violet-blue. 



4049 Grenadier. Magnificent dazzling 



scarlet. Pkt. 15c; oz. 75c. 

 4053 Harmony. The finest lavender. 

 4057 Josie. Most beautiful rose-pink. 

 4061 Lady Gay. Soft shrimp pink. 

 4065 Maroon Prince. Rich maroon. 

 4069 Mrs. Herbert Hoover. Clear 



blue. 

 4075 Red Bird. Brilliant crimson-red. 

 4081 Shirley Temple. Soft rose-pink. 

 4087 Valencia. A sunproof orange. 

 4093 White Harmony. The best white. 

 Any of the above, except Grenadier: 

 Pkt. 15c; oz. 60c; i lb. $2.00. 



Collection of 12 Choice 

 Early Flowering Sweet Peas 

 4964 One packet each of 

 the 12 varieties described 

 above, value $1.80, for*l«35 

 4966 One ounce each of 

 the same 12 Early Sweet 

 Peas, value $7.35, for $5.50 

 4100 Dreer's Early-Flowering Or- 

 chid Sweet Peas in Mixture. A 

 very special and complete blend. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; i lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00. 



4210 Cupid Bedding Mixed. A 



dwarf compact growing summer-flower- 

 ing type 6 inches high. Used for bedding 

 and borders. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 

 i lb. 60c. 



Sweet William m 



Dianthus barbatus 



Attractive free-flowering hardy plants 

 for beds and borders. 18 inches high, 

 blooming profusely during the summer. 

 4221 Single Diadem. Showy crimson 



flowers with large white eye in center. 



Pkt. 10c; I oz. 25c; J oz. 40c. 

 4223 Scarlet Beauty. Rich deep scar- 

 let. Pkt. 10c; special 25c; } oz. 40c. 

 4225 Newport Pink. Beautiful salmony 



rose. Very effective. Pkt. 10c; special 



pkt. 25c; J oz. 40c. 

 4227 Single Velvety Black Maroon. 



Unusual. Pkt. 10c; \ oz. 25c; .} oz. 40c. 



4229 Single Pure White. Very showy. 

 Pkt. 10c; I oz. 25c; \ oz. 40c. 



4978 Sweet William Collection 



One packet each of the above five 

 showy varieties, value 50c, for 40C. 



4230 Single Mixed. Contains all colors. 

 Pkt. 10c; i oz. 20c; oz. 60c. 



4236 Holborn Glory, Mixed. Very 

 impressive flowers with large eyes. 

 Many colors. Pkt. 10c; \ oz. 25c; 

 oz. 75c. 



4240 Double Mixed. Very colorful. 

 Pkt. 10c; } oz. 30c; oz. $1.00. 



4246 Midget Double Mixed. A Com- 

 pact plants 4 inches high. All colors. 

 Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 50c; j oz. 75c. 





Sweet William, Midget Single 



4250 Midget Single Mixed. A Very 

 showy dwarf compact plants 6 inches 

 high completely covered with flowers 

 coming in many beautiful colors. 

 Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 60c; i oz. $1.00. 



Hybrid 

 Sweet William (hpI ® 



2243 Latif olius atrococcineus fl.pl. 



This combines the free-blooming habit 

 of annual Pinks with the hardiness of 

 Sweet William. Velvety crimson-scar- 

 let blooms. Pkt. 10c; \ oz. 40c. 



2244 Latifolius, Double Mixed. 

 Many fine colors. Pkt. 10c; j oz. 40c. 



Sweet Wivelsfield ® 



2246 Hybrid Dianthus. This new 

 Dianthus resembles a large-flowering 

 Sweet William but includes a greater 

 variety of colors. 12 inches tall bloom- 

 ing from July to October. Pkt. 10c; 

 special pkt. 30c; \ oz. 50c. 



Inoculate Sweet Pea seed with "Nitragin" before sowing. 15c postpaid 



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