Dreer’s Reliable 
FLOWER SEEDS 
Dianthus = The Beautijul Pinks 
The annual Pinks are flowers of great beauty. They embrace a great variety of forms and come in a 
remarkably wide range of beautiful and rich colors and color combinations. 
The annual varieties may be 
sown outdoors after danger of frost is past but if sown later they may be treated like biennials if given slight 
protection. They grow about a foot in height. 
Dianthus Marvelous 
Single Annual Pinks © 
There are many beautiful varieties among the single annual 
Pinks and their display value in the garden is not exceeded by any 
other annual. Our list of varieties includes the best, and we are 
sure you will find them very lovely. They are large-flowered with 
blooms measuring 2 to 3 inches in diameter. 
2301 Crimson Belle. Elegant large blooms of well-rounded 
form. The color is a rich velvety crimson—a shade which gives 
good color contrast with lighter shades. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25c. 
2302 Eastern Queen. A very lovely single annual Pink with 
showy large blooms. Exhibits a beautiful marbled effect of rose 
and mauve upon a lighter background. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 25c. 
2320 Nobilis Mixed (Royal Pinks). These are indeed royal in 
their splendor and size. The blooms are extra large. They in- 
clude a wide and beautiful range of colors starting with white and 
running through all shades to deepest red. Pkt. 10c; 4 0z. 25c. 
2310 Heddewigi Mixed (Single Japan Pink). Excellent for 
garden display or for cut flowers. Its large single blooms will 
always make a splendid impression. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25c. 
2321 Princess Pinks (Punctatus). A very novel variety with 
attractively fringed flower petals. They are mottled, flaked, 
spotted, and striped in the greatest diversity of colors, no two 
plants producing flowers which are exactly alike. You will find 
them very attractive and interesting. Pkt. 10c; $ oz. 40c. 
2316 Marvelous (Oriental Beauty). This is a very artistic strain 
of single annual Dianthus. Its large flowers range from pure 
white to deep purplish red. The flower petals are deeply lami- 
nated and cut into fine strips of thread-like fringes. It is an ex- 
cellent cut flower. Pkt. 10c; + oz. 25c. 
2324 Salmon Queen. Well formed, nicely fringed flowers of a 
brilliant salmon changing to a salmon-rose after they have passed 
their prime. The seeds of this variety are white or yellowish 
white, while those of other pinks are dark in color. Pkt. 10c; 
4 oz. 30c. 
2325 Vesuvius. This makes a very attractive bed or border as 
the brilliant Geranium red blooms sparkle and glisten in the sun- 
light. Also fine for cutting. Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 30c; 3 oz. 50c. 
2329 Collection of Brilliant Single Dianthus 
One packet each of 6 fine sorts, our selection, value 60c, for 40c. 
Dianthus Heddewigi fl. pl. 
Dianthus chinensis fl. pl. 
Double Annual Pinks © 
2250 Chinensis fl. pl. Mixed (China or India Pink). Very 
double flowers of many bright colors. They are borne in showy 
large clusters on strong upright growing plants. Blooms freely 
throughout the summer. Pkt. 10c; + oz. 25c. 
2254 Diadematusfi. pl. Mixed (Double Diadem Pink). Large 
double blooms in tints of lilac, crimson, purple, etc., with fringed 
white edges. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c. 
2256 Fireball. Double rich fire red blooms. Often planted to- 
gether with Snowball for good contrast. Pkt. 10c; $ oz. 40c. 
2260 Heddewigi fl. pl. Mixed (Double Japan Pink). A colorful 
mixture including everything from the most delicate rose to the 
richest velvety crimson imaginable. Pkt. 10c; f oz. 25c. 
2272 Lucifer. Elegantly fringed double blooms measuring 2 
inches in diameter. Their color is a dazzling Geranium red of 
greatintensity. A universalfavorite. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 40c; 
i oz. 60c. 
2276 Mourning Cloak (White Frill). Deepest velvety crimson 
margined with white. Always greatly admired for its unusual 
color contrast. Very double. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 40c. 
2277 Pink Beauty. A lovely double variety of Pinks with 
elegantly fringed petals. The color is a clear and most attractive 
pure pink. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 40c; 4 oz. 60c. 
2281 Salmon King. A very popular variety with large double 
salmon-rose blooms. Very showy. Pkt. 10c; 4 0z. 50c. 
2282 Snowball. Lovely double balls of pure white. Splendid 
for cutting or for bedding. Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 30c; 5 oz. 50c. 
2285 Violet Queen. An unusual shade of rich violet, different 
from any of the others. Pkt. 15c; { oz. 50c. 
2289 Collection of Double Annual Pinks. 
One packet each of 6 showy double sorts, our selection, value 
60c, for 40c. 
Dianthus hybridus—Sweet Wivelsfield ® A 
2331 This hardy Dianthus which blooms as freely as the Sweet 
William comes in a wide range of beautiful colors with reds, 
pinks, and crimsons predominating. Started indoors in February 
it will bloom from June until October. Sown outdoors in April 
it will flower during the late summer and fall. Sown in late 
summer or autumn it will bloom the following spring if protected 
during the winter. Pkt. 10c; } 0z. 25c; oz. 75c. 
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- For Dianthus barbatus, see Sweet William, page 62 
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