Annual ScobiOSO 



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Mourning Bride, Sweet Scabious, Pincushion Flower 



A universal favorite because it is easy 

 I grow and blooms profusely from 

 idsummer until frost. The beautiful 

 id richly colored blooms are carried 

 n long, slender stems. The plants stand 

 J^ to 3 feet tall. Most effective for gar- 

 en display and unexcelled for cutting. 



873 Aiure Fairy. Clear lavender- 

 blue flowers of exceptional beauty. 



875 Blue Cockade. Rich blue. 



876 Cattleya. A lovely orchid shade. 



877 Fire King. Attractive bright red. 



874 Imperial Blue Moon. High- 

 crowned deep lavender blue flowers 

 with wavy petals. 



879 King of the Blacks. Black- 

 purple with white pin points. 

 1881 Loveliness. Salmon-rose. 

 883 Peachblossom. A fine pink. 



885 Rosette. Deep rose suffused with 

 salmon. Very large and beautiful. 



1887 Salmon Beauty. Pure salmon. 

 (889 Shasta. Very large pure white. 



Any of the above: 



'kt. 10c; large pkt. 25c; %. oz. SOc. 



1890 Large-Flowering Mixed. This 



mixture contains all colors in a good 



balance. Pkt. 10c; }i oz. 35c; oz. 

 i $1.00. 

 1892 New Ciant-Flowering Mixed. 



A splendid new strain of the annual 



Scabiosa with blooms of extra-large 



size in many beautiful colors. 



Pkt. ISc; large pkt. 30c; 14 oz. 60c. 



Large-Flowering Scabiosa Mixed 



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Scabiosa 

 Collections 



These contain Blue Cockade, 

 Cattleya, Fire King, King of the 

 Blacks, Loveliness, Peachblos- 

 som, Rosette, and Shasta. 



4948 One pkt. each of 



these 8, value SOc, for 



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60c 



4950 One large pkt. 



each of the same ^.g C/^ 



^8, value $2.00, forH^LJ*^^ 



Perennial Scabiosa ^^^^ 



The Hardy Scabiosa are long lived, free blooming perennials 

 excellent for border planting or for cutting. They do best in a 

 well-drained limestone soil with exposure to full sun and bloom 

 profusely .from June to September. 



3893 Caucasica perfecta (Blue Bon- 

 net ) .LaTgeweW-roundedsoitlRvender- 

 blue flowers from June to September. 

 3 ft. Pkt. ISc; large pkt. SOc. 



3895 Caucasica, Giant Hybrids (Isaac 



Ho2cse Strain). Vigorous plants with 

 giant blooms ranging from light to 

 darkest blue. Also lilac and mauve. 

 June to September; 2 J/2 ft. Pkt. 2Sc; 

 large pkt. 60c. 



3894 Caucasica alba. Like the pre- 

 ceding but has showy white flowers. 

 2]A ft. tall. Pkt. ISc; large pkt. SOc. 



3897 Columbaria, Pink. E.xtra-large 

 well-formed long-stemmed blooms of 

 soft pink color. 2 ft. Pkt. ISc; large 

 pkt. 60c. 



3896 Columbaria Lavender. Large 

 elegant blooms carried on fine long 

 stems and well displayed above the 

 foliage. 2 ft. Pkt. ISc; large pkt. 60c. 



Scabiosa caucasica. Giant Hybrids 



Dreer's 



Flower Seeds 



are Sent 



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Shasta Daisy [^p] 



White Marguerites 

 Chrysanthemum leucanthemuni 



1949 Alaska. Very early, blooming 

 from August on. Has magnificent 

 daisy-like flowers seldom less than 

 S inches across. 3 ft. Pkt. ISc; large 

 pkt 3Sc; K oz. 60c. 



1951 Conqueror. The very large flowers 

 are of a pure white and are borne on 

 long, sturdy stems. 2^ to 3 feet. 

 Pkt. ISc; large pkt. 3Sc; H oz. 60c. 



1952 Diener's Giant Double White. 



Magnificent large blooms measur- 

 ing about S in. in diameter. They are 

 pure white and quite double resem- 

 bling a giant Aster with their long, 

 loosely arranged flower petals. The 

 blooms are carried on long stiff 

 stems which makes them valuable 

 for cutting. Pkt. 2Sc; large pkt. 7Sc. 



Silene — Campion, Catchfly ® 



3927 Armeria {Sweet William Catch- 

 fly) A lovely slender annual bearing 

 all during the summer showy bright 

 rose blooms on plants 1 ft. tall. Pkt. 

 10c; 14 oz. 2Sc; oz. 7Sc. 



Solanum ^'^^^ 



Christmas Cherry 



3937 Cleveland Red. A greatly im- 

 proved form with small oval leaves 

 and globular bright scarlet berries. 

 1 ft. Pkt. 2Sc; large pkt. 7Sc. 



Sunflower, Stella ' 



Sunflower — HeUanthus ® 



2575 Gerbera-Toned Mixed. Sturdy 

 well-branched plants growing 4 to 

 S feet tall and bearing from mid- 

 summer until fall great masses of 

 3-inch flowers in pastel shades of 

 coral-pink, rose, apricot, and red. 

 Pkt. 2Sc; large pkt. 7Sc. 



2577 Cucumerifolius, Stella. Well- 

 branched 3-ft. plants with large yel- 

 low ray petals encircling a small 

 dark brown center. Excellent for 

 cutting. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 2Sc. 



2582 Double Sun Gold. Large, densely 

 double, brilliant golden yellow flowers 

 like giant Chrysanthemums 6 to 8 

 inches across. 3 to S feet. Pkt. 10c; 

 %. oz. 2Sc; y^ oz. 40c; oz. 7Sc. 



2585 Red Hybrids. The nearest ap- 

 proach to red. Very unusual and 

 artistic. Grows 4 to 6 feet tall. 

 Pkt. 10c; K oz. 2Sc; oz. 7Sc. 



Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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