in Flower Seeds for 1937 
Dwarf Single Dahlia 
2177 Coltness Hybrids 
Gardeners now can grow Dahlias from 
seed as easily and as quickly as Zinnias by 
planting this splendid strain which will 
bloom within 4 months after planting. Of 
attractive, compact growth. Fine for 
bedding, bearing many beautifully colored 
single flowers which are also good for 
cutting. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 50c. 
2180 Unwin’s Dwarf Hybrids 
A graceful and charming early-flowering 
Dahlia of dwarf habit producing an 
abundance of lovely semi-double blooms in 
a wide range of showy and beautiful colors. 
Grows 2 feet in height. Blooms within 4 
months. Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 60c. 
Delphinium, Giant Pacific Hybrids 
The Most Beautiful 
Delphinium 
we have ever seen 
2210 Giant Pacific Hybrids 
Among the many wonderful strains of 
Delphinium these Pacific Hybrids stand 
out as the showiest and most glorious of 
them all. Under favorable conditions the 
plants will reach truly gigantic heights yet 
every flower spike is well formed and per- 
fect. The individual flowers are huge. 
They measure 24 to 3 inches in diameter. 
They are beautifully spaced on a well- 
balanced long spike. The stems are thin 
but strong and the colors represented have 
been chosen with extreme care. There are 
clear colors as well as pastel shades. It 
also has proved quite resistant to mildew. 
Pkt. 50c; special pkt. $1.50. 
New Hardy Gaillardia 
2504 Burgundy. A unique variety with 
glistening wine red flowers carried on 
elegant long stems. Of strong growth 
and free flowering. Grows 23 feet high. 
Blooms during the summer. Pkt. 25c; 
special pkt. 75c. 
2508 Tangerine. Large tangerine- 
orange colored blooms borne freely 
during the summer on compact plants. 
Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 50c; % oz. 75c. 
2505 The Dazzler. One of the finest 
hardy Gaillardias with extremely large 
well-formed blooms of intense maroon- 
red, strikingly tipped with brilliant 
golden yellow. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 50c. 
Gilia coronopifolia 
Texas Plume, Standing Cypress 
2553 A worthy old favorite which is en- 
tirely new to most gardeners. Grows 
2 to 4 feet tall carrying along a straight 
stout stem, showy long-tubed flowers of 
a brilliant orange-scarlet. Pkt. 15c; 
+ oz. 50c. 
Lilium —Lily fy 
2996 Philippinense formosanum, 
New Giant Pure White. Through 
careful selection the originator of this 
magnificent new strain has succeeded in 
securing a strain that bears extra-large 
flowers of a stainless pure white color. 
Like other strains this is easily raised 
from seed. Pkt. 30c; special pkt. 75c. 
Glorious New Marigolds © 
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Marigold, Collarette Crown of Gold 
3075 Collarette 
Crown of Gold 
This was awarded the Gold Medal as the 
most outstanding new flower in the 1937 
All American Selections. Grows 2 feet high 
and has foliage which is entirely odorless. 
An early and continuous bloomer for 
garden display and cutting. The bright 
golden orange blooms have a thick crown 
of small center petals surrounded by a 
collar of larger petals. Pkt. 25c; special 
pkt. 75c. 
3072 Chrysanthemum- 
Flowered Hybrids 
A strain comprising many new and 
distinct types of Marigold, varying in size 
of blooms from 2 to 4 inches in diameter. 
The great variation represented in the 
formation of the blooms is most interesting 
and beautiful. Some of them have quilled 
and incurved petals and resemble Chrys- 
anthemums. Others are of an imbricated 
type with 4 to 5 rows of flat outer petals 
and a cushion of quilled florets in the 
center. The colors also vary through all 
the shades of yellow and orange. Grows 
3 feet high and blooms most profusely. 
Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 60c. 
Tom Thumb, Golden Crown 
3108 Tom Thumb 
Golden Crown 
A lovely dwarf form of the highly 
prized Guinea Gold, only 10 inches tall 
covered with bright golden yellow flowers 
of typical Guinea Gold form. A most re- 
markable bedding or border Marigold. 
Pkt. 25c; 5 pkts. for $1.00. 
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Gigantea, Sunset Shades 
3073 Gigantea Sunset Shades 
Truly magnificent super-giant Mari- 
golds with blooms measuring from 5 to 74 
inches across including a mixture of many 
beautiful colors ranging from primrose to 
deep gold. Comes 60% double. Pkt. 25c; 
special pkt. 75c. 
Dreer’s Flower Seeds are the choice of the most successful gardeners 6 
