in Flower Seeds for 1938 



Salvia ® 



3854 Blaze of Fire 



The extra earliness of this new extra- 

 dwarf Salvia is a most desirable feature. 

 It is by far the earliest blooming and most 

 dwarf of all Scarlet Sages. Ideal for dwarf 

 beds and borders to brighten the garden 

 ■with vivid scarlet flowers. Pkt. 30c; 

 5 pkts. $1.25. 



Scabiosa, Rosette 



Large-Flowering Scabiosa ® 

 3885 Rosette 



Many years of careful selection and 

 painstaking care have resulted in this 

 beautiful large-flowered Scabiosa which 

 has giant blooms of a deep rose color at- 

 tractively suffused with salmon. Pkt. 15c; 

 special pkt. 60c. 



3887 Salmon Beauty 



The graceful form of the giant blooms 

 and their pure salmon color make this an 

 outstanding new variety for your garden. 

 Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 



Tahoka Daisy 



4261 Tahoka Daisy ® a 

 Machaeranthera tanacetifolia 



This lovely annual is only now receiv- 

 ing the attention it deserves. It is easy to 

 grow, forming showy compact bushes only 

 12 inches high and about 2 feet across. It 

 blooms during late summer and autumn 

 when the bushes are covered with lovely 

 daisy -hke blooms which have a marked 

 resemblance to a hardy fall-flowering per- 

 ennial Aster. They are a lovely light lav- 

 ender-blue color. The foliage is of graceful 

 Fern-like form. Splendid for the border 

 and rockeries. Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 75c. 



New Giant -Flowering Verbenas ® 



In Many Wonderful Colors 



There are few gardens which do not include Verbenas on account of their wealth of 

 showy blooms. When choosing the new Giant-Flowering varieties the gardener will be 

 sure of an extra colorful display of giant-flowered trusses. 



4351 Appleblossom. Lovely cameo 

 pink flower trusses of largest size. Pkt. 

 20c; special pkt. 75c. 



4353 Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. 



Very rich and colorful rose-pink shades. 

 Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 75c. 

 4355 Cerise Queen. Picturesque large 

 flower trusses of an appeahng salmon- 

 cerise. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 7Sc. 



4357 Crimson Glow. The first rich 

 crimson giant Verbena — a pure and in- 

 tense color. Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 75c. 



4361 Lavender Glory. Lavender with 

 creamy white eye. An | unusual color 

 combination. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 60c. 



4368 Spectrum Red. Intense red with- 

 out eye — a color full of fire and glory. 

 Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 60c. 



DREER'S 



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IOOTH nnnivERsnRY offer 



4982 Giant Verbena Collection 



The six varieties offered in this collection as described 

 above are so distinct and beautiful that we are sure many 

 gardeners wish to have every one represented in their 

 gardens. Purchased separately these would cost $1.05 but 

 our special offer is 70c. 



Now You Can Be Sure! 



Dreer's Flower Seed packets for 1938 

 have been completely redesigned and re- 

 written. With but few exceptions, they 

 show a picture of the seedlings of each par- 

 ticular species. Gardeners everywhere are 

 bound to value their Dreer seed packets 

 just for this extra feature. No longer does 

 one need to be in doubt as to whether the 

 seedlings in the row are weeds or not. 

 The little drawing will definitely eliminate 

 the possibility of wrong identification. 



A=Suited to Rock Garden; (§)= Suited to Semi-Shade; 

 #= Suited to Shade; *=May be sown in late Fall; §= Climbing Plants 



