Sundries—Sundries, except where quoted ‘‘Postpaid,” 
Flower Seeds and Bulbs are sent “‘Prepaid.”’ 
Directions to Customers 
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, 
Draft, 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 pleaseincludein 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 chargeis 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 and Bulbs Sent ‘‘Prepaid’’—All Vegetable Seeds, Flower Seeds, Bulbs, 
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. Custo- 
mer bears the cost of transportation on all other articles. 
Plants and Roots Forwarded ‘‘Not Prepaid’’—All Plants and Roots are for- 
warded ‘‘Not Prepaid’”’ by Express which means that the customer pays the cost 
of transportation. Plants and Roots that can be sent by Parcel Post as noted 
in phe 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 2 Mississippl 
Minimum charge 10c 
We recommend to our customers to have their Plants and Roots forwarded 
by Express as our experience shows that this method is usually the most satis- 
factory, except on small packages. 
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. 
Shipment by Steamboat—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 Freight—Shrubs, Hedge Plants, and other dormant stock 
can be forwarded by fast freight even to distant points. 
Canadian Shipments 
The complicated regulations concern- 
ing 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. Allother goods are sent ‘ ‘Not Prepaid”’ by Express or Freight purchaser 
paying all transportation charges as well as customs duties. Recent legislation 
prohibits the importation into Canada of practically all kinds of nursery stock, 
plants, bulbs, corms, tubers, dormant roots, rhizomes, including Gladiolus, 
Cannas, Dahlias, Peonies, Roses, etc. Remittances from Canada must be 
made in U.S. funds. 
Foreign Shipments 
Foreign Customers will please remit in U. S. Funds. 
Seeds and Bulbs quoted “‘Prepaid’’ (except Beans, Peas, and Corn) will be pre- 
paid for regular postage but transit and surcharges as well as any costs for Con- 
sular invoices or clearance papers are to be included in the remittance. All other 
Flower Seeds, Vegetable 
goods are forwarded ‘‘Not Prepaid.’’ If mailable Roots and Plants 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—All 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. 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. 
The Dreer Guarantee 
We guarantee the quality and vitality of Dreer’s Seeds, Bulbs, and Plants purchased 
from this catalog at the prices quoted. If after planting them properly and under 
suitable conditions they fail to give satisfaction we shall cheerfully replace them 
at the proper planting time at one-half the original purchase price but you must 
notify us as soon as the deficiency becomes apparent. Because success depends 
upon experience, cultural practice, and climatic and soil conditions Henry A. 
Dreer, Inc., shall in no case be liable for more than the amount actually paid for 
the seeds, bulbs, and plants. 
Henry A. Dreer, Inc., 1306 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Telephones—Bell: Poplar 7585—Keystone: Race 7629 

Alphabetical Index 


A Plants, 
Seeds Bulbs 
Abeliay ci. eimescracre ee 96 
Abronia......... 14 
VACA CIA Ne rerkcn Mortar 98 
EMO eg a oBeoDDMO Oecd 97 
Achillea. eine actin 81 
Aconitum....... 1422 81 
PA\COQUS Seinen 112 
Acroclinium..... 14 
PActinidiane neon 94 
Adam’s Needle...51..... 92 
African Daisy .17, 28 
Ageratum. ..4,5,14..... 110 
Agrostemma..... 14 
Agrostis......... 74, 
ZINE pen a tinmieoe cre OGD 81 
PAkebia Was 1 Rae ate ace 94 
All America 
Selections of 
Flower Seeds 
The winners in the 1942 
All America Selections of 
Flower Seeds are pictured 
and seseribed on pages 1 
and 2. Those comprising 
the 1941 and 1940 awards 
appear on pages 3 and 4. 
All of these have been 
chosen by a group of 
horticultural experts as 
the finest new flower 
varieties. 

Alyssum . 5,15 
Amaranth, Globe.29 
Amaranthus. .... 15 
Amaryllis.............. 75 
ee AVY As Segietos oe 94 
Ampelopsis...... Neo hc 94 
Anacharis........ 
Anchusa). 2 -.-2: 15 ote ee 81 
INVES Ste ood én 62 
Annual Mallow. .31 
” Poinsettia. .28 
Anthemis. . 15 8 
Antirrhinum.4,6,16..... 110 
Aquarium Plants 112 
Aquatics........... Ceo 
Aquilegia. 




Arctotis. 
Arenaria 
Argemoni 
Armeria.. . 
Arrowhead. 
Artemisia terrace cei 
Artichoke....... 54 
ASclepias insane 81 
Asparagus....... 93 
Aster, Annual.4, 5 18; 19, 20 
Cornflower . 47. 91 
VER EAC yes soe tee 81, 82 
” Stokes’ CY faa 91 
AStiI bene ise neces 82 
Aubrietia........ 17 
Auricula........ 17 
Autumn Daffodil........ 77 
Autumn “paphne ted Asheis 91 
Avens.. ARR Oa: 87 
INANE Gadganhebocdacgon 96 
All Flower Seeds 
offered in 
Dreer’s 
Garden Book 
are sent 
POSTPAID 

SINCE 1838 
PHILADELPHIA 
B Plants, 
Seeds Bulbs 
Baby Blue Te 38 
Baby Primrose. ..45 
Baby’s Breath. ..29..... 87 
Bachelor’sButton.29 
Baileya.......6,20 
Balloon Flower...39..... 90 
Balmeee eee 62 
Balsam . -20 
Ue ata) at: Nees oon 20 
Baptislageenmecien 20 
Barberrye eee 95 
Barberton Daisy. .......110 
Bartonia........ 20 
Basil, Sweet... ..62 
Basket Flower. . .23 
Basket of Gold...15..... 81 
Beans. _54, 55, 56 
Beans, Bush. 54, 55 

Hyacinth. ..28 
» Tima... .55,56 
56 
J, ” Lima. .56 
” Running. ..56 
” Scarlet Runner.46 
” Shell.......56 
Beard Tongue. 
Beauty Berry. 

ush. 
Bedding Plants 
Beets 
” Sugar......56 
Begonias........ 
Beliflower....... 22.. 
» Japanese.......... 90 
Beloperone ey). eee 110 
Belvedere’... ... 31 
Berberisih-eiie cect. iene 95 
Bergamotemen eee 89 
Bignonlaeecere eee 94 
Bird Seeds......125 
Bishop's Hat............ 87 
Bittersweetiey.. ... S222. 94 
DESH V.eLELeene ne on vasirs 94 
Blackberries... .. 
Black-Eyed Susan Vine. 49 
Blanket Flower. .28..... 87 
Blazing Star. .20,32..... 89 
Bleed ine IEG soe ec eo 2 
Blueberr- 2 
Blue Bell, California. 39 | . 
Blue Bells 
” of Scotland. 22 
Blue Bonnet..... 46 
Cups. . .39 
” Eyed African 
Daisy 17 
” Lace Flower.27 
» Areadory pace Seat 91 
7 Wink Flower . 49 
Borage. . : 62 
Borecole........64 

All Bulbs 
offered in 
Dreer’s 
Garden Book 
are sent 
PREPAID 

IB OXWOOGEi siya teins 95 
Boysenberry. ) cess on: 93 
Brachycome.....21 
Brazilian Golden Vine. 
Bridal Wreath 



| Broccoli...... 
| Brussels Sprout 
Buddleia . 
Bugle. . 
| Bugloss. ... - SpAly oc 5n5 81 
Bulbs, Summer 
Flowering - .....75-80 
Bush Arbutus........... 96 
» Beans...54,55 
” schscholtzia. 31 
» Lima Beans.55 
Butterfly Flower . 46 
SHrUDE eee eet 96 
DISC <noccdaeuos 81 
IBUXUSP erections 95 

