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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



ASTILBE ArFNDSI 



Fall-floiiveriiig Hardy Asters. 



(Michaelmas Dsosies, or Starvrorts.) 



These are among the showiest of our late-flowering hardy 

 plants, giving a wea'th of bloom during September and October, 

 a season when most other hardy flowers are past. We offer a 

 choice selection of twelve varieties. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per 

 doz. 



BLETIA. 



Hyacinthina. A terrestial Orchid from China, with grass-lilie foliage 

 and terminal racemes of showy rosy-pink flowers; grows about a foot 

 high and succeeds best in a damp, shady position; requires the protec- 

 tion of a cold frame in winter. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 



Alba. A beautiful white-flowered form of the above. 50 cts. each; 



$5.00 per doz. 



CAMPANULAS OR BEI.I.FI.OWERS. 



Urosseki. Dark blue flowers all summer; 2 feet. 20 cts. each; $2.00 



per doz. 

 Medium {Cauierhury Bells). Blue, rose, white or mixed colors; 3 feet. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 

 — Calycanthema {Cup and Saucer Canterbury Bells). Blue, rose, 



white or mixed colors. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 

 Trachelium ( Coventry Bells). Purple flowers; June and July; 3 feet. 



20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 



CARYOPTERIS. 



Mastacanthus {Blue Spiroea). A handsome Hardy Perennial; grows 

 about 3 feet high and produces rich lavender-blue flowers in great pro- 

 fusion the whole length of its branches. Blooming continuously from 

 early in September until cut by frost. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; 

 $12.00 per 100. 



CER ASTIUM {Snow in Summer). 



TomentOSUm. A desirable low-growing plant with silvery foliage and 

 white flowers in June, suitable for the rockery, or for carpeting dry, 

 sunny spots. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Arcticum {The Arctic Daisy). Forms an attractive rosette-like 

 clump of pretty dark green foliage, and pure white flowers 

 from 2 to 2^ inches in diameter during the last week in 

 September and continue in good condition throughout October 

 and frequently into November ; 15 inches. 20 cts. each; 

 $2.00 per doz. 

 Shasta Daisy " AIasl<a." Blooms 4^ to 5 inches across, of 

 pure glistening white. Very free-flowering and in bloom all 

 summer and fall. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



DWARF AI.PINE ASTERS. 



AlpinuS. Indispensable for the rockery or edge of hardy borders; grows 6 to 10 

 inches high and bears large showy bluish- purple flowers in May and June. 



— Albus. Identical to the above, but with pure white flowers. 



Sub=COeruleus. Forms a dense tuft of leaves, from which issue many leafless 

 stems 12 inches high, bearing in June and July massive bluish- violet flowers 3 

 inches in diameter. 



Price, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. Set of 3 sorts, 50 cts. 



ASTIEBE. 



The varieties offered below are stately, hardy plants, and succeed best in rather 



heavy soil and where they will not suffer for lack of moisture. 



Davidi. An important hardy plant. Its 5 to 6 feet high stems, which rise from a 

 tuft of pretty dark-green foliage, are crowned with feathery plumes of deep rose- 

 violet flowers during June and July. 



Grandis. A grand species and a fine companion to A. Davidi, being ot similar 

 habit of growth, the panicles of white flowers frequently 2 to 2J feet long; the 

 foliage is much divided and attractive. 



Either of the above, 25 cts. each: $2.50 per doz. 



astii.be arendsi. 



This new type is the result of crossing A. Davidi with A. Japonica compacta, 

 astilboides and Thunbergi. The plants are of very vigorous growth, 2i to 3J feet 

 high, producing many-branched feathered heads of flowers in June and July. They 

 prefer a half-shady, moist position in any ordinary garden soil. (See cut.) 

 Ceres. Delicate, light rose-colored flowers with peculiar silvery sheen. 

 Pink Pearl. Bright, silvery pink. 



Venus. Similar to Ceres, but of bright, deep violet-rose color, 

 Vesta. Very graceful plumes of light lilac-rose. 



Price. Any of the above, 35 cts. each. One each of the 4 sorts for $1.25. 

 Choice Mixed Arendsl Seedlings, 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 



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