Directions to Customers 
Order Early—We suggest that you send us your order as early as convenient. 
Please keep a copy of the order with which to check the goods when received. 
Name and Address—Please remember to write on each order and letter your full 
name, Post Office, County, and State. Also give the street name and house 
number, or P. O. Box besides the nearest Express Office. 
Cash With Order—Remit by Post Office Money Order, Express Money Order, 
Drait, or Check. If you send cash, register your letter. We cannot be held 
responsible if these directions are not followed. If you request goods which 
are ‘Not Prepaid’’ to be shipped by Parcel Post please include in your remittance 
the cost of postage and special packing as explained below. We decline sending 
goods C. O. D. (Collect on Delivery). Prices subject to change without notice. 
Packing—No charge is made for boxes or packing on express or freight shipments 
nor for delivery to freight depot or express office in Philadelphia. The extra 
cost of “‘special packing”’ for parcel post shipments of plants and roots is included 
in the charges noted below. 
**‘Prepaid’’ and ‘‘Not Prepaid’? Shipments in the 
U. S. A. and Possessions 
(For Canada and Foreign, see below) 
Seeds Sent ‘‘Prepaid’’—All Vegetable Seeds, Flower Seeds, and Lawn Grass 
Mixtures are sent ‘‘Prepaid’’ to any Post Office in the United States or its 
possessions, or at our option by Express or Freight Prepaid. Customer bears 
the cost of transportation on all other articles quoted ‘‘Not Prepaid.” 
Plants, Roots, and Bulbs Forwarded ‘‘Not Prepaid’’—All Plants, Roots, 
and Bulbs are forwarded ‘‘Not Prepaid’’ by Express which means that the cus- 
tomer pays the cost of transportation. Goods that can be sent by Parcel Post 
as noted in the catalog will be mailed if you add to your remittance for postage 
and special packing: 
10% of their value, east of the Mississippi 
15% of their value, west of the Mississippi 
Minimum charge 10c 
We recommend to our customers to have their Plants, Roots, and Bulbs for- 
warded by Express as our experience shows that this method is usually the 
most satisfactory, except on small packages. 
Sundries—Sundries, except where quoted ‘‘Postpaid,’’ are sent either by express or 
freight the purchaser paying transportation charges. Shipments by express offer 
the safest and quickest method of transportation but they are also more expensive 
than freight. If undecided you may safely leave the method of transportation to 
our judgment, otherwise please state on your order whether they are wanted by 
express or freight. 
Local Delivery—There is no charge for delivery of goods in Philadelphia and 
immediate suburbs. 
Fast lines of Steamship connect Philadelphia with 
Baltimore, Boston, Jacksonville, Miami, and Savannah. This forms a con- 
venient, cheap, and safe method of transportation for heavy goods except during 
severely cold weather. 
Plants by Railroad Freig¢ht—Shrubs, Hedge Plants, and other dormant stock 
can be forwarded by fast freight even to distant points. 
Canadian Shipments 
Flower Seeds are sent ‘‘Prepaid.’’ The complicated regulations concerning the 
importation of Vegetable Seeds from the United States into Canada force us, 
much to our regret, to decline all orders of Vegetable Seeds to be sent into Canada. 
All other goods are sent ‘‘Not Prepaid’’ by Express or Freight purchaser paying 
all transportation charges as well as customs duties. Patrons who wish to pur- 
chase Plants or Bulbs must first secure a permit from the Department of Agri- 
culture, Ottawa. If mailable Plants, Roots, and Bulbs are wanted by Parcel 
Post add 20% of their value to your remittance to cover postage and special 
packing. Minimum charge 10c. Remittances from Canada must be made in 
U.S. funds. 
Foreign Shipments 
Foreign Customers will please remit in U.S. Funds. Flower Seeds and Vegetable 
Seeds quoted ‘‘Prepaid’’ (except Beans, Peas, and Corn) will be prepaid for 
regular postage but transit and surcharges as well as any costs for Consular 
invoices or clearance papers are to be included inthe remittance. All other goods 
are forwarded ‘‘Not Prepaid.’ If mailable Roots, Plants, and Bulbs are wanted 
by Parcel Post add 25% of their value to your remittance to cover postage and 
special packing. Minimum charge 10c. Customs duties cannot be prepaid. 
Time of Shipment—AlIl Seeds, Dormant Roots, Bulbs and Sundries are for- 
warded as soon after receipt of order as possible unless shipment at a later time 
is requested on the order sheet. Roses and all Hardy Plants for the garden 
Perennials, Shrubs, Hardy Vines, etc.) will be shipped at proper planting season 
unless otherwise specified on the order sheet. 
Safe Arrival of Packages—We guarantee safe arrival of all goods sent by express 
or mail to any point within the United States proper. If such packages are 
injured or lost we will replace them as soon as notified of the fact. Goods sent 
in any other way travel at purchasers’ risk. Claims for damages or errors must 
be made on receipt of goods. We cannot be held responsible for failure after 
delivery of goods in good condition. 
Non-Warranty 
We give no warranty, express or implied, as to description (including kind, variety, 
and name), quality, or productiveness of any of the seeds, bulbs, or plants we 
send out and will not in any way be responsible for the crop, and every order for 
articles purchased from this catalog will be accepted on these conditions only. 
Correspondence—Y our inquiries will have our prompt attention but we ask that 
all questions be stated clearly and briefly. Give them ona piece of paper separate 
from the order sheet and always add your full name and address to each. 
Henry A. Dreer, 1306 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
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Alphabetical Index 
Plants, 
Seeds Bulbs 
Aaron's Beard.......... 171 
Abela eee eee 147 
ADrOni are eee il 
Abutilon........ 11 
Abyssinian Banana. 44 
XConeee eae eee 145 
CHICA eer Ths Sak 129 
INGUTNONES Ss gsegcsse- 113 
Aconitum....... bee sc 120 
ACOTUS ie eee eee 108 
Acroclinium..... 12 
INGHINGIES | seco sbanodad 149 
Adam's Needle...67..... 138 
Adiantimeeee ee eee 169 
Adlumia........ 12 
Aegopodium............ 129 
Aethionema........ 120, 129 
African Daisy.13, 32 
2 Star Pink 3)_-:-- 104 
” Widletaae eee 171 
Agapanthus............ 167 
Agathea..2...... 12 
NEWS Soa OAaORROTOID 109 
Ageratum....12, 33..... 104 
Aglaonema:..-..:2..:.- 167 
Agrostemma..... 12 
Agrostis..... 36, 102 
AJ UE AN Sasori 120, 129 
Alkeblasnaweceeet eco 149 
Alfalianenearee 103 
Alkanet......-- 13. .120, 129 
Aliamand anne sree 167 
Allegheny Vine...12 
Almond, Flowering...... 145 
IN@ een eoeoca meas sus00 109 
PATO SiS eee eter e neat 106 
Altheae eee a eo omer 143 
Alum Root...... 38 
Alyssum....... 12. .120, 129 
Amaranth, Globe.36 
Amaranthus. ... . 13 
Amaryllis.......-.-..--- 113 
AuazOnilyseeee een 168 
American INAS Gan eqdsey 149 
WEN oo saboce 108 
Amethyst....... 19 
Ammobium...... 13 
Ampelopsis...... Sse 149 
PATTaCharis ieee 108 
Anagallis........ 13 
Anchusa....... 13. .120, roe 
Andromeda........-...- 
Anemone........- LS Serer 139 
INVES Jae ae on ho 84 
Annual Mallow. .39 
” Poinsettia. .33 
Anthemis........13..... 129 
An theri chime seis cnn 167 
Anthurium): <.32-..:-<-.- 167 
ATITIF ONO Nese ee er sere 106 
Antirrhinum. 3, 14, 34... .104 
Aponogeton....:.....-- 108 
Aquarium Plants: ....... 108 
AQ UatiCShae eee 107, 108 
Aquilegia....3, 15 120; 129 
INFAONS jonas og sh alsada- 130 
IO anaricer 2 soe bo dol 167 
JAD Diss ob Gooao odd 167 
AT CticuD alSyan oe © -)-teiel-)- 131 
Arctotis 
Pw GH Oma Au do 17 
Arenaria. . 130 
Argemone 5 G5 
Armeria......- 13. .120, aa 
Arrhenatherum 
Arrowhead. . . . 
Artemisia. ..... 
Artichoke..... 
Arundo....... 
Asclepias. . . 
Asparagus......- 70 
Asparagus Fern. .15. 
AS pIGistraaeeieeictietet-r tr 
Asplenium....... ~ 132 
JASpIGiUM ee eee ra 
Aster, Annual. 3, 4, 16-18. tod 
»~ ‘Cornflower .63..... 138 
» Hardy.18. 119, 121, 130 
” Stokes’..... 63a 138 
PASC Gaara etege eieke me etetetatane 122 
Aubrietia.......- 15..... 130 
Auricula. .15 
Avena..... -102 
SAWeNSS <fe rector 335.1247 132 
IN ANGE co asognpo nen 143, 167 
» ~~ ‘Eyvergreen........ 147 
Baby Blue Eyes. .46 
Baby's Breath. 36. .124, 133 
Bachelor'sButton.36..... 137 
Balloon Flower...48..... 136 
yine..... 19 
EIEN 6c585o00000 84 
IAIN 5 Goo 19 
” Apple....44 
ATES oa se 44 
” Sultan's. .39 
" Zanzibar. .39 
Baltie Ivy. 5 Sen 169 
Bamboo, Chinese. . . 145 
Banana, 
Abyssinian... .44 
Baptisia......... LO Sieaere 130 
IBanDernyen imac 143, 148 
y Evergreen. ..... 147 
Barberton Daisy........ 105 
BArleyereiae eet 103 
Barrenwort............. 132 
Basil, Sweet. .... 84 
Basket Flower 24 
Basket of Gold. . Paes 129 
Beans..... 70-73 
Beans, Bush..70, 71 
Hyacinth . 32 
» Lima. .72, 73 
2 MP Oleke nett 
ad ” Lima.73 
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Plants, 
Seeds Bulbs 
Beans, Running. .73 
” ’ Scarlet Runner. 59 
2 Shelia 73 
” Soja or Soy. 103 
Beard Tongue. ..48..... 135 
Beauty BELLY eee 143 
Bushee ee eee 144 
Bedding Plants..... 104-106 
| Beets........... 74 
Sugar...:: 1 
Begonias. . -19..104, 113, 114 
Bellflower... ..- or 21225 131 
” _Japanese...48..... 136 
BA Sos ogsscec Wass 131 
Beloperones =e eee 104 
Belvedereseen ee 39 : 
Ly NEUES Sse scocecs 143, 148 
IBergamoti eee nee < 
Berry Bearing Shrubs... . 
Bignonias sche eeeee 
Bird of Paradise Flower. .171 
Bird Seeds......102 
Bird’s Foot Trefoil...... 125 
Bishop’ MIBENTS Soha soul 132 
Weeder sesame 129 
iBittersweeta vee eeeiee 149 
Rae er Pree eee 150 
iBlackperriesse serene 142 
Black-Eyed Susan. 64 
Blanket Flower . 33. .123, 132 
Blazing Star... .40. 1125, 134 
Bleeding Heart.......... 132 
IO LIAM. a Sn 135 
” " of Scotland.21..... 131 
Blue Bell, California. 48 
Blue Bonnet... .. Doe eer 137 
” Texas.41 
2 Daisy 2202 12 
” WByed African 
Daisy....13 
2 INES os banbosd 132 
” Lace Flower.31 
” Lily of the Nile ....167 
” Lyme Grass. ...... 132 
” Meadow Sage..-..- 127 
BET OAC nts 58 
7a saWL ingFlow er.65 
IBN Gis esassoaces 24 
Bocconia......:. 
Boltonia........ 
Books, Horticultural 
BOLaAr ew eee 84 
Borecole. . . 
Boston Ivy 
Bougainvillea........... 168 
Boussingaultia.......... 114 
Boxwood ae 147, 148 
Brachycome..... 19 
Brazilian Golden Vine. . .106 
Bridal Wreath.-.......- 146 
BROCCO Geometers 75 
IBLOOM RA ee eee eet 169 
Broom Corn... .103 
Browallia........ 19 
Brussels Sprouts..75 
Buckwheat. .... 103 
Bud dlelaeee eee 143 
Bugle .120, 129 
Bugloss....... 13.120, 129 
Bulbs, Summer Flow.110—118 
Burning Bush........... 144 
Bush Beans. .70, 71 
” Eschscholtzia.38 
” Lima Beans. .72 
Buttercup, Trailing...... < 
Soe Flower .60 
Yar S655 485 
MAME ao sd 66 
BP AW COU emeeieeee ee 
BUXUS Siete settee 
Cabbage..... 76, 77 
Gabombaeeneiericistcisstaets 108 
Cacalia. . 
Cactus... ah 168 
Caladium . 
Calamintha 
Calceolaria 
Calendula 20 
California Blue Bell.48 
2 Poppy. .32 
“2 Privet.nensmiens 148 
2 Tree Poppy.... 4 
Gallaesece eee 114 
Callicarpas!) <2 hens 143 
Calliopsis. . . .20, 2 
GallinhOee-- same ee 131 
Gallien oe ae 148 
Galycanthus....:....... 143 
Camella iccncn cee 168 
Campanula..... 21. .122, 131 
Campion... ..42, 60..... 135 
Canary Bird Vine.22 
Canary Seed. . 
Candy tuft. 
i Hardy 
Cannas. i. ie 
Cantaloupe. . 
Canterbury Bells. a os 131 
Cape Forget-Me-Not.13 
” Hyacinth... 2.52.02 - 115 
» Jessamine. ........ 169 
” Marigold. ..32 
Caraway........ 84 
Cardinal Climber.22 
= Flower. 41. .125, 135 
Cardiospermum. . 19 
Cardoon........ 
Carnation. ..... 53° lan, LOL 
Carrot. ae 
Caryopteris. .. . 23..104, 122 
Castor Oil Bean. 57, 
Catalonian deeming Padaoe 170 
Catananche. . .23 
Catchfly........ GUY ante 137 
Cathedral Bells. . 26 
