Novelties and Specialties 


Rudbeckia, Autumn Tints 
Rudbeckia © 
3802 Autumn Tints 
These Hirta Hybrids represent a valu- 
able new strain enhancing the garden with 
glorious new bronzy autumn shades. 
The flowers are 4 inches across and have 
petals that stand out straight. The plants 
grow 3 to 3% feet tall and bloom all 
summer long. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 50c. 
261 Tahoka Daisy © 4 
Machaevanthera tanacetifoiia 
Graceful plants a foot tall clothed with 
feathery light green foliage and adorned 
by lovely Daisy-like blooms of the most 
appealing bright blue color with small 
yellow centers. Splendid for border and 
rockery. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 75c. 
Statice ® 
3952 Pastel Shades 
This new annual Statice will enhance 
your garden and give you plenty of flowers 
for cutting and as every gardener knows 
they are everlasting, highly valued for 
winter display. This new strain embraces 
a particularly wide range of pastel colors 
which are entirely new in this class. Pkt. 
15c; large pkt. 25c; } oz. 40c. 
Star of Texas 


Scabiosa, Rosette 
Three Charming 
Scabiosa © 
$885 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 attractively suffused 
with salmon. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 30c. 
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. 15c; 
large pkt. 40c; 3 oz. 60c. 
3874 Imperial Giants, Blue Moon. 
A superb flower composed of broad, 
heavy, wavy, deep lavender-blue petals. 
Vigorous plants 34 feet tall. Pkt. 15c; 
large pkt. 60c. 
Schizanthus ® 
3906 Excelsior Compactus Mixed 
Graceful, vigorous, bushy plants with 
beautiful bright green foliage completely 
hidden by extra-large well-rounded dainty 
blooms. The flowers are handsomely 
marked with contrasting colors on white, 
buff, brilliant rose, blue and purple ground. 
The plants grow about 16 inches high and 
bloom continuously all summer long. This 
choice strain is the finest yet to be offered. 
Pkt. 20c; large pkt. 75c. 
3941 
Star of Texas © 
Xanthisma Texanum 
New good annuals always are wel- 
come and the new Star of Texas cer- 
tainly should become very popular. 
It is a pretty annual withbright canary 
yellow blooms with lighter center. The 
single Daisy-like flowers have attrac- 
tive pointed petals. Grows 18 inches 
tall and does well in dry sunny places. 
Our strain of this supplied by us for the 
novelty tests at the New Jersey Agri- 
cultural Experiment Station, New 
Brunswick, N. J. was rated ‘‘Out- 
standing.’’ Pkt. 20c; large pkt. 75c. 

Sweet Peas 
New Spring Flowering 
This remarkable new class of Sweet Peas 
produces huge blossoms in several beauti- 
ful new colors carried on long, strong 
stems. They have along blooming season. 
4203 Blue. Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 40c; oz. 75c. 
4205 Lavender. A delightful shade. 
Pktgi5c; 4 oz. 40c; oz. 75c. 
4206 Clear Pink. Exquisite and re- 
freshing. Pkt. 25c; 4 oz. 65c; oz. $1.25. 
4207 Rose-Pink. For the admirer of 
tich colors. Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 40c; oz. 75¢. 
4208 White. As pure as freshly fallen 
snow. Pkt. 25c; 34 oz. 65c; oz. $1.25. 
New Giant-Flowering 
Verbena ® 

4351 Appleblossom. A stunning cameo 
pink. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 75c. 
4358 Floradale Beauty. Very rich 
and colorful pink shades. Pkt. 15c; 
large pkt. 60c. 
4355 Cerise Queen. Picturesque large 
flower trusses of an appealing salmon- 
cerise. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 60c. 
4361 Lavender Glory. Lavender with 
creamy white center. An unusual color 
combination. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 60c. 
4365 Royale. Brilliant trusses of royal 
purple. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 60c. 
4368 Spectrum Red. Intense glisten- 
ing red without eye—a color full of fire 
and glory. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 60c. 

[one Giant Verbena ~ ea 
One pkt. each of the above 
6 Verbenas, value 90c, for 70c 
4352 Brilliant (New) 
A giant Verbena with impressive rich 
deep flame rose blooms accentuated by a 
small white eye. Vigorous and profuse. 
Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 60c. 
4366 Spitfire (New) 
Mammoth flowers of deep scarlet-rose 
with just a trace of an eye in the center. 
The plants are of very vigorous habit with 
each stem of florets standing semi-erect. 
Pkt. 20c; large pkt. 75Sc. 

1(D. Dreer’s Flower Seeds represent the Best Strains available 

