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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— FLOWER SEEDS 



CANTERBURY BEI.I.S. 



(Campanula Medium). 



The seeds may be sown any time during the early 

 summer, in finely perpared rich soil. As soon as 

 large enough to handle, the little plants should be 

 transplanted to the places where they are to bloom 

 the following summer. Some evergreen branches, 

 or a little straw or coarse hay, thrown over them 

 when the ground begins to freeze, makes all the 

 winter covering these plants require. In the spring 

 a little fine manure and some bone meal should be 

 dug about each plant. 

 Calycanthema (C»^) and Smicer Canterhury Bells). This is un- 

 questionably the finest type of this old-fashioned and much-prized 

 garden plant. They differ from the ordinary type in having an extra 

 large calyx, which is of the same color as the flower, giving the appearance 

 of a cup and saucer. They are effective either in the garden or grown in pots ' 

 for conservatory or table decoration. We offer them in separate colors as 

 well as in mixture, viz. : 



PER PKT- 



1736 Rose Pink. Delicate rosy-pink 15 



1735 Blue. A fine, clear shade 15 



1738 White. Pure White 15 



1740 Finest Mixed. All colors of the Cup and Saucer type. |^oz., 75cts. 10 

 Medium [Single Canterhury Bells). The old-fashioned sort, with beau- 

 tiful, large bell-shaped blossoms; we offer four distinct colors and mixed, as follows: 



PER PKT. 



10 



Dark Blue. 

 Light Blue. 



PER PKT [ 



. ... 10 



1746 Rose. 



10 



Campanula Medium 

 (Canterbury Bells) 



10 1 1747 White 



A packet each of the 4 colors, 30 cts. 



Single Mixed. All colors. } oz., 25 cts 5 



Double nixed. All the double-flowering medium varieties. \ oz. , 40 cts. . . 10 



CHKYSANTHBMIIM (Shasta and Moonpenny Daisies). 



1950 Shasta Daisy. A general mixture saved from a large number of extra choice 

 hybrids, and certain to produce a large number of varieties of great merit. 



2 pkts. , 25 cts 15 



Shasta Daisy Alaska. A splendid hardy perennial variety, with flowers rarely 

 less than 5 inches across, of the purest glistening white, with broad overlapping 

 petals, and borne on long strong stems; a beautiful cut flower, remaining in good 

 condition a week or more. 5 pkts , $1.00 25 



1946 Maximum King Edward VII {Moonpenny Daisy). Considered the finest 

 of all, with flowers of extraordinary size, purest white, perfect form, exceedingly 

 free-flowering. \ oz., 2b cts 



10 



CINERARIA. 



Beautiful flowering plants for the house or conservatory during the spring 

 months. 



Seed should be sown from May to September for succession. Where 

 only one sowing is made, July should be preferred. Cinerarias grow so 

 freely that the seedlings may go straight from the seed-pans to thumb-pots. 

 After transplanting, place in a cold frame facing north, if possible. When 

 the pots become full of roots, shift into larger ones till the flowering size is 

 reached. Our prize strain is justly celebrated for all good qualities, being 

 especially noted for size, coloring and texture. 



PER PKl . 



1963 Dreer's Prize Dwarf. Dwarf compact plants not over a foot 

 high with immense heads of large individual flowers in a great 

 range of beautiful colors. 35 



1964 Dreer's Prize Tall. Of taller growth than the above with 



flowers of extraordinary size 35 



Matador. The new large flowering scarlet, which adds con- 

 siderable life and brilliancy to a collection 50 



Stellata (Star Cineraria). A charming variety, with large 

 spreading panicles of starry flowers in the same variety of colors 

 as the ordinary Cineraria; the extreme grace and elegance of the 

 plant and flowers make them wonderfully effective for the decora- 

 tion of the house and conservatory, and especially so for church 

 decoration; also useful for cutting 25 



1961 



1966 



Shasta Daisy Alaska 



For complete list and cultural notes see our Garden Book for 1917 



