Dreer’s Reliable 
FLOWER SEEDS 
Sweet William —Dianthus barbatus © 
A well known, attractive, free-flowering hardy perennial, pro- 
ducing a splendid effect in beds and borders with its rich and 
varied flowers. It is much better to raise new vigorous young 
plants from seed every season than to divide the old plants. 
18 inches. 
4282 Newport Pink. This color is what florists call Water- 
melon pink or salmony rose. Strikingly brilliant and beautiful. 
The flowers are borne in massive heads on stems 18 inches high. 
Very effective for cutting or midseason mass bedding. Pkt. 10c; 
special pkt. 25c; ¢ oz. 40c. 
4281 Scarlet Beauty. A very effective rich deep scarlet 
with massive flower trusses. Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 25c; 1 0z. 40c. 
4283 Single Diadem. Showy crimson flowers with large white 
eye. Pkt. 10c; $ oz. 25c; 4 oz. 40c. 
4286 Single Velvety Maroon. This is a most unusual color. 
Pkt. 10c; $ oz. 25c; 4 oz. 40c. 
4288 Single Pure White. Pkt. 10c; + oz. 25c; 4 oz. 40c. 
4289 Sweet William Collection. One 
packet each of the above 5, value 50c, for 35c. 
4290 Single Mixed. Pkt. 10c; 4 0z. 20c; 0z. 60c. 
4297 Double Mixed. Pkt. 10c; + oz. 30c; oz. $1.00. 
4291 Holborn Glory Mixed. This strain is a large-flowered 
selection of the Auricula-eyed section, the most beautiful and 
admired of all Sweet Williams. The individual flowers and 
trusses are of extraordinary size, while the range of colors, all 
showing a clear white eye, issuperb. Pkt. 10c; 4+ 0z. 25c; oz. 75c. 
Sweet William, Midget Single 
4300 Midget Single Mixed (New). A A_ very showy, 
very low-growing and compact Sweet William in a beautiful 
range of colors. Only 6inches high. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 
4298 Midget Double Mixed. A A splendid new double- 
flowered form of the lovely new type. Very compact and 
exceptionally colorful. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 60c; + oz. $1.00. 
Hybrid Sweet Williams © 
Annual Sweet William 
2342 Latifolius atrococcineus fi. pl. (Everblooming Hybrid 
Sweet William). This is a cross between an annual Pink and 
Sweet William, combining the free and continuous-blooming 
qualities of the former with the hardiness of the latter. It is 
an intense velvety crimson-scarlet. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 40c. 
2343 Latifolius, Double Mixed. In addition to crimson this 
mixture contains purple, violet, and rose. Pkt. 10c; { oz. 40c. 
Sweet Wivelsfield © 
2331 Hybrid Dianthus. This new hardy annual Dianthus 
resembles a large-flowering Sweet William. Includes a greater 
variety of coloring, the predominating colors being reds, pinks, 
and crimsons. Makes an excellent flower for cutting. Grows 
about 12 inches in height and if started in heat in February or 
early March will bloom continuously from June until October; 
sown in the open ground in April or later it will flower late in the 
summer. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 25c. 
For other Dianthus, see pages 30 and 31. 
Tagetes signata pumila 
Tagetes—Miniature Marigold © A 
4301 Signata pumila. A dwarf compact annual Marigold of 
bushy growth with beautiful fern-like foliage and covered with 
bright golden yellow blooms. Grows 9 inches high and blooms 
all season long. Pkt. 10c; } 0z. 50c. 
4302 Signata pumila, Little Giant (New). A very neat, 
dwarf, really compact strain with dainty, single golden orange 
flowers. 6inches. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 40c; 4 oz. 60c. 
For other Tagetes, see Marigold pages 42 and 43. 
Thalictrum—Meadow Rue 
Showy tall perennials 77 FOE SAILS A 
with attractive foliage not fe es Poe eae 
unlike that of the Maiden 
Hair Fern but of larger | 
size. The flowers are 
borne freely during the 
summer. 
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4305 Aquilegifolium 
album. A beautiful 
variety with Columbine- 
like foliage and masses | 
of feathery white flow- 
ers in June and July. | 
Grows 3 feet high. | 
Pkt. 15c; special 
pkt. 75c. 
4304 — purpureum. 
Similar to the above 
but the flowers are 
bright rosy purple. Has 
the same type of grace- 
ful foliage. Pkt. 15c; 
special pkt. 50c. 
Thalictrum aquilegifolium 
4306 Dipterocarpum. Graceful sprays of flowers elegantly 
arranged on stems 4 feet high. Invaluable for cutting. The 
flowers are violet-mauve, brightened by a bunch of lemon yellow 
stamens and anthers. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 50c. 
*Thermopsis 7 
4308 Caroliniana. A tall-growing, showy, hardy perennial 
producing during June and July elegant long spikes set with 
lovely Lupine-like yellow blooms. 3 feet high. Fine for cutting. 
Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 60c. 
Thunbergia—Black-Eyed Susan © § 
4310 Mixed Colors. A beautiful, rapid growing, annual climber 
preferring a warm, sunny situation. Used extensively in hanging- 
baskets, vases, low fences, etc. Very pretty flowers in buff, 
white, orange, etc., many of them with dark eyes; 4 feet. Pkt. 
10c; 4 oz. 25c. 
Thymus—Thyme A 
4317 Serpyllum (Wild Thyme). A dwarf, perennial herb with 
fragrant foliage. Of creeping habit and unexcelled for rock 
gardens and between stepping stones in a sunny position. Bears 
an abundance of purple flowers during the summer. Pkt. 15c; 
special pkt. 75c. 
An index to the Botanical and the Popular Names is given in the back of the book 
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