HENRY A. DREER, 
Iberis sempervirens 
Iberis fr] A © 
Hardy Candytuft 
The Hardy Candytufts are showy plants, 
doing best in a well-drained soil that does 
not lack lime. 
2824 Gibraltarica hybrida. Lovely 
large white flowers shading to a beautiful 
lilac color. Blooms profusely during the 
spring and early summer. 12 inches 
high. Perfectly hardy. Pkt. 10c; 
x 0z. 40c. 
2825 Sempervirens. Showy white 
blooms arranged in large heads covering 
the plants during the spring. Very de- 
pendable, perfectly hardy, and long- 
lived. 1 foot. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 50c. 
For Annual Iberis, see Candytuft page 22 
Impatiens 
Impatiens ® © 
Sultan’s or Zanzibar Balsam 
Few flowers are as easy to grow as this 
popular annual plant which is splendid for 
creating a showy display of blooms in the 
semi-shade. Also easy to flower during the 
winter and spring in the house. 
2842 Sultani. Lovely large blooms of a 
brilliant rosy scarlet borne profusely on 
much-branched, well-rounded plants. 
18 inches high. Pkt.20c; special pkt. 75c. 
2845 Holsti Hybrids. This includes 
many fine colors ranging from pure 
white through shades of pink and salmon 
to rich scarlet. 18 inches. Pkt. 20c; 
special pkt. 75c. 
The Dreer collections of flower seeds 
are composed of our regular liberal- 
sized packets containing the same 
high quality seed as offered throughout 
the Dreer Garden Book. Note the 
splendid values of these ready-made 
collections. 
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Key to the Symbols 
@ =Annual 
=Biennial 
= Half-Hardy Perennial 
= Hardy Perennial 
= Tender Perennial 
§$= Climbing Plants 
A=Suited to Rock Garden. 
These plants also are splendid 
for dwarf beds and borders. 
@=Suited to Semi - Shade. 
Most of these also do well in a 
sunny exposure, particularly in 
sections where summers are not 
too warm. 
@=Suited to Shade. Few flow- 
ering plants grow well in dense 
shade but those marked with 
this symbol will be found to 
give satisfaction provided they 
receive the indirect light from 
the sky above. 
+=Seeds marked with a * are 
recommended for late fall 
sowing outdoors in an open 
seed frame. They will germi- 
nate the following spring. 
Incarvillea variabilis 
Incarvillea © & 
2848 Delavayi (Hardy Gloxinia). [HP] @ 
An interesting and showy plant for the 
hardy border requiring good protection 
where winters are cold. “The large 
Gloxinia-like rose-colored blooms are 
borne freely during June and July on 
stems 15-18 inches long. Pkt. 25c; 
special pkt. 75c. 
2849 Variabilis. @ A lovely annual 
growing 18 inches high. Produces an 
abundance of showy, tubular flowers in a 
wide range of lovely and delicate shades 
including cream, pink, salmon, rose, etc. 
Easy to grow. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 
60c. 
Ionopsidium @ 6 A 
Diamond Flower 
2850 Acaule. An old-time favorite which 
again is becoming very popular for use in 
rockeries. It is a lovely miniature plant 
of robust growth covered with dainty 
pale lilac flowers. Fine for damp, shady 
places. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 75c. 
2976 Sunset. 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
Kochia—Standing Cypress 
Kochia ® 
Standing Cypress, Belvedere 
2911 Improved Trichophylla(Childsi) 
Sown in spring where it is to bloomit soon 
forms cypress-like plants of a bright 
green color. Grows 3 feet tall and turns 
a beautiful deep red in the fall. An ex- 
cellent summer hedge. Pkt. 10c; # oz. 
25c; oz. 40c. 
Lantana A 
A most desirable half-hardy perennial, 
greenhouse, or bedding plant bearing a 
great profusion of showy Verbena-like 
flower heads in white, rose, orange, scarlet, 
and other colors. 2-3 feet. Seed is slow to 
germinate. 
2920 Finest Mixed. 
Includes many 
colors. Early. 2 feet high. Pkt. 10c; 
¢ oz. 25c. 
2919 Dwarf Large-Flowering Mixed. 
Of neat, compact growth. Blooms freely. 
Pkt. 10c; } oz. 30c. 
Lathyrus fp © § 
Hardy Sweet Pea 
A showy, free-flowering, hardy climber 
for covering old stumps, fences, etc. Blooms 
continuously from midsummer until frost. 
5-6 feet. 
2954 Latifolius, White Pearl. Beau- 
tiful, large, pure white flowers. 
2955 — Pink Beauty. Fine rose-pink 
flower clusters. 
2956 — Red (Spflendens). Always ad- 
mired for its rich color. 
Any of the above: 
Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 25c; } oz. 40c. 
2960 Mixed Colors. This includes all 
colors available. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 25c; 
oz. 75c. 
Lavatera ® © 
Annual Mallow 
A showy annual easy to grow and very 
free blooming. 3 to 4 feet. 
2975 Splendens alba. Beautiful, large, 
mallow-like white flowers with satiny 
finish. Pkt. 10c; $ oz. 25c. 
A very charming and 
showy variety with elegant large blooms 
of a satiny rosy carmine. Pkt. 10c; 
+ oz. 25c. 
39 American Rock Gardens (Hamblin). $1.25 per copy, Saetpaid 
