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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— FLOWER SEEDS 



Shasta Daisy Alaska. 



HARHY' PEREXNIAI. ASTER. 



PI'K PKT. 



1400 Mixed {Michaelmas Daisies). Single fall-flowering 

 hardy herbaceous plants, thriving in any good garden 

 soil; 2 to 4 feet. \ oz., 50 cts 10 



CALCEOLARIA. 



PER PKT. 



1671 Dreer's Perfection. .\ universal favorite for 

 decorating the greenhouse or conservatory. This 

 strain was grown for us by a celebrated Scotch 

 specialist, and is considered the finest in cultiva- 

 tion; flowers beautifully spotted and blotched in 

 exceedingly rich and varied colors 50 



CARNATION. 



Carnations are general favorites for their delicious fra- 

 grance and richness of colors. They are indispensable, 

 both for greenhouse culture in winter and for the garden 

 in summer. 



18.")0 Hardy Border Double Hixed. A good 

 hardy strain for ouidoor culture, flowering the 

 second season, and producing a mass of flowers 



in a great variety of colors. \ oz., 50 cts 10 



1831 Cliabaud's Everblooining. Raised by a 

 famous French specialist. Blooms in five months 

 after being sown, and continues to flower in the 

 greatest profusion indetinitely. Mixed colors. . 25 

 1820 Marguerite Mixed. A quick-flowering strain; 

 doul)le flowers in great variety of colors. \ oz., 



30 cts 5 



An improved large- 



1830 Qiant Marguerite Mixed. 



flowering strain. \ oz., 50 cts 



10 



BEEEIS (English Daisy). 

 A favorite perennial, which will stand the winter if given the 

 protection of a little litter. In bloom from early spring until 

 well on in the summer. Easily raised frona seed which may be 

 sown any time from spring till August. For best results, new 

 plants should be raised from seed each year. The following 

 are the finest double-flowering kinds, selected after careful test 

 out of over twenty sorts: 



1501 Longfellow. Large double pink flowers 10 



15'.)3 Ranunculiflora Alba. A splendid type with densely double 



pure white flowers, not very large, but very free-flowering ... 15 



1594 Ranunculiflora Rosea. Identical to the preceding ex- 

 cept in color, which is a bright rosy pink 15 



1595 Giant White. Each plant produces but a few flowers, but 

 these are of enormous size, almost as big as a good-sized 

 Aster 2o 



1596 Oiant Rose. .Same as the above, except in color 25 



1597 The Bride, or Improved Snowball. A fine, large, double 

 free-flowerin!», jiure while.. . . 



1598 Double Quilled. Double quilled flowers in mixture, con- 

 taining, red, pink and white 



1600 Double Mixed. A fine mixture, containing all the color.«. 

 \ oz., 50 ct^ 



BOCCONIA fPlume Poppy, or Tree Celandine). 



1011 Cordata. Effective, hardy perennial, for single specimens or 

 groups on lawns. Foliage glaucous green, bears freely spikes 

 2 to 3 fert long of cream-colored flowers; 5 feet; easily raised 

 from seed. } oz., 15 cts 5 



BOETONI A fFaUe Chamomile). 



One of the showiest of our native hardy perennials, growing 4 to 

 6 feet high, with daisy-like flowers in countless thousands from 

 July to September; verv effective. 



1615 Asteroides. White 10 



1616 Latisquama. Pink, tinged with lilac 10 



CER ASTIUm (Snow in Summer). 



1911 Tomentosum. A very pretty dwarf, white-leaved edging 



plant, bearing small white flowers; hardy perennial 15 



CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



(Shasta and Moonpenny Daisies.) 



1948 Shasta Daisy Alaska. .\ splendid hardy perennial 

 variety, with flowers rarely less than .5 inches across, of 

 the purest glistening wliite, borne on long, strong 

 stems; a beautiful cut flower. 5 pkts. , $1.00 25 



1950 Shasta Daisy, Mixed. Saved from a large number 

 of extra choice hybrids, and certain to produce varie- 

 ties of great merit. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



1946 Maximum King Edward VII {Moonpenny 

 Jjitisi/). Considered the finest of all, with flowers of 

 extraordinary size, purest white, perfect form, exceed- 

 ingly free-flowering. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



Bellis Perbnnis — Double Daisy. 



For complete list and Cultural Notes see our Garden Book for IQ'S- 



