HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— FLOWER SEEDS 



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POI.YANTHUS (Primula Elatior). 



Showy, early spring, free-flowering plants, fine for either pot or outdoor 

 culture; hardy perennials; 9 inches. 



PER PKT. 



3677 Invincible Giant. A magnificent strain of this spring-flow- 

 ering Primrose, representing the work of twenty-five years of 

 painstaking cross-breeding and selection by a Scotch specialist. 

 Of strong, sturdy habit, and bearing immense trusses of large 

 flowers on self-supporting stems 10 to IG inches in length. Un- 

 doubtedly the finest strain in cultivation, containing all colors 



from purest white to the richest crimson. 5 pkts. , §1.00 25 



3676 Qold'laced. Very showy and attractive 15 



3680 English. The best single; all colors mixed. J oz., 30 cts. . 10 



PRIMUI^A (Primrose). 



The charming and beautiful Chinese fringed Primroses and obconica 

 varieties are indispensable for winter or spring decorations in the home or 

 conservatory. . They are one of the most important winter blooming pot 

 ])lant5. The .seed we offer is of the highest merit, and has, as usual, been 

 saved from the best strains of English and Continental growth. Florists 

 and others report that they have never seen finer flowers than those pro- 

 duced from our seed. Can be sown at any time through the summer. 

 The hardy varieties offered are also deserving of wide cultivation. 



Fringed Chinese Primroses. 





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3782 Alba Magnifica. A magnificent pure white .... 25 



3783 Covent Garden Red. A fine rosy red 25 



3785 Covent Garden White. A very free-flowering 



pure white 25 



3787 Rosy Morn. Beautiful delicate pink 50 



3781 Holborn Blue. Unique shade 50 



3790 Stellata. A very pretty form with large heads of 

 star-shaped flowers of various colors; a splendid type 



for decorative purposes 25 



3800 Dreer's Choicest Mixed. This mixture contains 

 nothing but the finest fringed large-flowering sorts, 

 and cannot fail to give entire satisfaction 25 



Pkimula Obconica Grandiflora. 



Primula Obconica. 



LakoE FLOWERING CHINESE PkIMROSE. 



These are of the easiest culture in greenhouse or light window 

 of dwelling house, flowering abundantly and continuously with 

 little care. They icili not germinate well in any compost 

 containing peat or leaf mould. To develop the colors to 

 the highest degree, grow, in heavy soil, and at a temperature as 

 near 60 degrees as possible. The Grandiflora varieties are the 

 freest-flowering, but lack the very large individual blooms of 

 the newer Gigantea type. 



PER PKT. 



.3811 Obconica Gigantea Kermesina. Rich crimson 25 



3312 Rosea. Pure rose color . . 25 



3815 -Mixed. All colors 20 



3816 — Grandiflora Alba. Pure white 20 



3817 Kermesina. Bright crimson ::0 



3819 Appleblossom. Soft pink 20 



381 8 Rosea. Beautiful clear rose 20 



3820 Mixed. All colors 10 



3810 Crispa. A charminij variation, having the 



petals wavy or fluted; color a tender delicate rose. .. 25 



3823 ForbesI [Baby Primrose). This is the freest- 

 flowering primula we know of. The little plants 

 throw up tiny flower stalks when only a few weeks 

 old. These should be pinched off and the plants 

 kept growing until October, and frcm then on until 

 late in the spring they produce their sprays of beau- 

 tiful rosy-lilac flowers in profusion 25 



3824 Kewensis. This variety is most attractive, with 

 pleasing bright yellow flowers borne on long stems. 

 It is delightfully fragrant and stands well as a house 

 plant 25 



3826 Malacoides. A fine house plant, somewhat like 

 P. Forbesi, but larger in all its parts; flowers delicate 

 lilac 25 



3827 — Alba. A new white-flowering form 25 



Hardy Primroses. 



These are among the best of the early spring-blooming plants. 

 With a slight protection they will stand the winter but will do 

 better if protected by a cold frame. 



1500 Auricula. A well-known favorite of great beauty; 

 see<l saved from splendid choice mixed varieties; 6 

 inches 15 



3825 Japonica [Japanese Primrose). Bright and 

 showy flowers; borne in whorls on stems 6 to 9 

 inches long; mixed colors 15 



3830 Vulgaris (English l*rimrose). Canary-yellow, 



fragrant. \ oz., 50 Cts 10 



See also Cowslip and Polyanthus. 



For complete list and cultural notes see our Garden Book for 1915. 



