Dreer's Reliable FLOWER SEEDS 



Salvia splendens— 5car/e* Sage ® 



The Scarlet Sage is an indispensable bedding plant. Its fine 

 qualities and unusually rich color make it the most effective 

 material to bring color into the summer and fall garden. Suited 

 for beds, borders, or as individual specimens. Start the seed 

 indoors or in the hotbed early and set out when the weather has 

 become settled. 



3853 Dreer's America 



Undoubtedly the earliest, freest, and most continuous 

 bloomer of all Scarlet Sages, and what is still more im- 

 portant, the most uniform in habit of growth. The bushy 

 plants do not grow over 15 inches high, with the spikes 

 of briUiant scarlet fiowers placed well above the plant, 

 making a total height of about 2 feet. The importance of 

 this uniformity will be appreciated by those who use Scarlet 

 Sagefor beds or borders. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c; i oz. S1.50. 



3851 Splendens (Scarlet Sage). Beautiful bright scarlet flower 

 spikes. 3 feet. Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 40c; j oz. 60c. 



3854 Blaze of Fire (New). Gardeners who realize the tremen- 

 dous value of brilliant pure red for garden display will find in 

 this outstanding novelty a most desirable subject. Blaze of Fire 

 develops into neat well-rounded dwarf bushes covered with 

 flowers of the most briUiant and vivid scarlet imaginable. 

 Ideal for bedding. Pkt. 30c; 5 pkts. $1.25. 



3855 Bonfire (Clara Bedman). Lovely round bushes, 2 feet high 

 and as wide. Has brilliant scarlet flower spikes that stand clear 

 above the dark green fohage. A very effective variety. Pkt. 

 15c; special pkt. 50c; I oz. 75c. 



Mealy cup Salvia lH 



3843 Parinacea. 11 Often 

 grown as an annual. Sown in 

 May it will bloom from July 

 until frost. Showy light blue 

 flowers. 3 ft. Requires thorough 

 winter protection. Pkt. 15c; 

 special pkt. 50c; J oz. 75c. 



3845 Farinacea, Blue Bed- 

 der. Up) A more compact form 

 than the above and therefore 

 more desirable for bedding. The 

 flowers are a deeper blue and 

 they are borne on elegant long 

 spikes. Splendid for garden dis- 

 play and for cutting. Hardy 

 with protection. Pkt. 20c; 

 special pkt. 75c. 



Salvia farinacea 

 Blue Bedder 



Blue Salvia 



3841 Azurea grandi- 

 flora. iD A hardy per- 

 ennial of outstanding 

 beauty growing 3 feet tall. 

 Produces very showy flow- 

 er spikes set with large ■ 

 lipped blooms of a beauti- 

 ful sky blue color, similar 

 to that of Belladonna 

 Delphinium. Blooms dur- 

 ing August and September. 

 Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 75c. 



3849 Fastens (Blue Sage). \tf] 

 A splendid Salvia for the 

 border or the greenhouse. 

 Has extra large flowers of 

 :a magnificent ultramarine 

 blue color. 2 feet high. 

 It is a tender perennial. 

 Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 75c. 



Salvia azurea grandiflora 



Salpiglossis— Painfe^r Tongue, Velvet Flower ® 



This is one of the very finest annuals. Succeeds in any good 

 soil and in a sunny position. The plants grow from 24 to 30 inches 

 high and produce from mid-summer until frost attractive Gloxinia- 

 like blossoms in a very large and unusual range of colors. They are 

 splendid for cutting. Seed may be started indoors or in a hotbed 

 about the end of March, or sown outdoors when danger of frost is 

 passed and the ground is in good condition. The plants should be 

 set about 12 inches apart. They reach the height of perfection 

 where summers are not excessively hot. 



Salpiglossis, Improved Large-flowering 



Improved Large-Flowering Salpiglossis 

 3821 Crimson. 3827 Rose and Gold. 



3823 Primrose. 3828 Scarlet and Gold. 



3825 Purple and Gold. 3829 White and Gold. 



Any of the above: Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 40c; J oz. 60c. 



^ 1DQTH nnnivERSRiY offer ^ 



Salpiglossis Collections 

 4940 One pkt. each of the above 6 sorts, value 60c, for 40c. 

 4942 One special pkt. of the 6 sorts, value $2.40, for $2.00. 



3830 Finest Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c; i oz. 50c; oz. $1.50. 



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