HENRY A. DREER, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
Tithonia speciosa ® 
Golden Flower of the Incas, Mexican Sunflower 
4313 Early Flowering ( New). Large orange-vermilion flowers 
on plants 6 feet high. Blooms in the fall and of particular value 
as it will flower 10 days earlier than the type. Exceptionally 
fine for cutting. Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 60c. 
Torenia—Blue Wing Flower, Wishbone Flower ® 
4322 Fournieri. A very fine annual, splendid for vases, hang- 
ing baskets, borders, etc. Covered the entire season with a 
mass of blooms. Sky blue, with three spots of dark blue, and 
bright yellow center. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 75c. 
* Tritoma 
Red-Hot Poker, Flame Flower, Torch Lily 
4330 New Early Hybrids Mixed. A remarkable new con- 
tinuous-flowering Tritoma easy to grow from seed. Many 
plants will flower the first year if seed is sown early. Excellent 
bright colors. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 50c. 
* Trollius—Globeflower f2] © 
4332 Caucasicus, Orange Globe. A rare variety with large 
orange blooms which are fine for cutting. Revels in a moist 
soil. The seeds germinate slowly. Blooms during May and 
June. 18 inches high. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 
Tunica—Tunicflower A 
4335 Sax#&aga. A neat, tufted, hardy plant growing but a 
few inches high. It bears throughout the entire season numerous 
elegant small pink blooms on slender wire-like stems. Especially 
fine in the rock garden. Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 30c. 
Ursinia—Jewel of the Veldt ® 
4337 Anethoides. A native from South Africa, easily grown 
from seed. Lovely daisy-like flowers borne on long stems. 
Rich orange-yellow ray petals with a jet black circle. Blooms 
during the summer and fall. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 60c. 
Valeriana—Valerian 5? © 
4340 Rubra, Mixed. 
flowers. Splendid for garden display and bouquets. 
feet high. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 25c. 
Venidium— Monarch of the Veldt © 
4343 Fastuosum. Bears numerous rich orange-colored daisy- 
like blooms with purple-black blotch at the base of each petal. 
The foliage is a wooly gray. Plant in a sunny position, 2 to 
3 feet high. Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 75c. 
4344— Hybrids Mixed. This new strain includes a wide range of 
beautiful new pastel shades including cream, lemon, buff, light 
orange, and also white with each petal showing a distinct dark 
blotch at the base. Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 75c. 
Showy large corymbs of red or white 
Grows 2 
New Giant Verbena 
New Giant-Flowering Verbena 
Magnificent large well-rounded blooms arranged in truly colossal 
flower heads. Blooms freely and continuously throughout the 
summer and fall. 
4357 Appleblossom (New). Lovely large white blooms shaded 
cameo pink at the edges. Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 75c. 
4351 Crimson Glow (New). An excellent bright crimson vari- 
ety that gives a magnificent display in the garden. Pkt. 20c; 
special pkt. 75c. 
4352 Cerise Queen. Soft salmon-cerise—a color quite new in 
Verbenas. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 60c. 
4353 Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. A most remarkable strain 
with plants that range from rose-pink to deep rose making it the 
brightest Verbena ever produced. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 60c. 
4358 Lavender Glory. A lovely, sweetly fragrant Verbena 
with large pure lavender blooms. Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 60c. 
4363 Spectrum Red. A dazzling color —intense bright spectrum 
red without any eye. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 60c. 
4369 Collection of Giant Verbenas. One packet 
each of the above 6 varieties, value $1.05, for 75e. 
4360 Dreer’s Giant-Flowering Mixed. A marvelous mix- 
ture of all colors. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 50c; } oz. 75c. 
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Color and Succession of Bloom in the Flower Border (Ortloff). 
Dreer’s Verbenas 5: i « 
Verbenas are great favorites for beds, borders, and for cutting. 
They also are splendid for rock garden planting. For early blooms 
start the seed indoors during February or March and transplant to 
flowering quarters during May. Sown outdoors in May the plants 
will begin blooming in July. Excepting the Venosa varieties all 
Verbenas listed here‘are annuals. 
Large-Flowering Verbenas (Grandiflora) 
This older type which has blooms of quite good size is still very 
popular with many gardeners. Pkt Special 
4362 Etna. Geranium red with small whiteeye..$0 15 $0 S50 
4354 Luminosa. Magnificent coral-pink...... 15 50 
4356 Royale. Royal blue with yellow eye...... 15 50 
4364 Salmon-Pink. Salmon with whiteeye... 15 60 
4355 White. Lovely paper white blooms....... 15 50 
4359 Collection of Large-Flowering Verbenas. 
One packet each of the above five, value 75c, for 50c. 
Dwarf Compact Verbenas © A 
4345 Fireball. A dwarf compact variety growing only 6 inches 
high. The plants are literally smothered with bright scarlet 
blooms. For beds, pots, borders, and rock garden. Pkt. 20c; 
special pkt. 75c. 
4346 Violet Bouquet. Covered with a mass of bright violet 
blooms. Very showy. Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 75c. 
4348 Dwarf Compact Mixed. This includes a wide range of 
lovely colors. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 50c. 
New Upright Verbenas ® 
4350 Royal Bouquet. Graceful upright plants 15 to 18 inches 
high, carrying a fine display of showy flower trusses in many 
different colors. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 60c. 
Various Verbenas 
4365 Erinoides (Moss Verbena). @ A A lovely annual variety 
with lace-like foliage and purplish blue and white flowers borne 
profusely from July until frost. Splendid for the rock garden. 
Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 40c; } oz. 60c. 
4367 Venosa (Hardy Garden Verbena). [HP] A Grows one foot high 
and carries bright purplish heliotrope flowers from early summer 
until late fall. Perfectly hardy. Splendid for beds, borders, 
rock garden, etc. Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 40c. 
4368 — lilacina (New). HP) A Resembles the preceding but the 
blooms are a delicate shade of lavender-blue. Perfectly hardy. 
Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 60c. 
$2.50 per copy, postpaid. 
