Dreer*s Reliable Flower Seeds 



Achillea, Ptarmica "The Pearl.' 



ACHILLEA. 



(Milfoil, or Yarrow.) 



1021 F»tarmica "The Pearl." One 



of the best liardy white perennials. 

 (Irows about 2 feet high, and from 

 spring till frost is covered with 

 heads of purest white double flow- 

 ers. Easily grown from seed. 25 

 cts. per packet. 



FOR SUMMER SOWING 



On the following pages we give a list of Seeds of the Best Hardy Peren- 

 nials which are now so deservedly popular. With little trouble you can have 

 an abundant supply of Columbines, Canterbury Bells, Foxgloves, Gaillardias, 

 Hollyhocks, Larkspurs, Forget-me-nots, Daisies, Sweet Williams, etc., etc., 

 for flowering in li)U>. The list also includes a choice selection of other 

 Flower Seeds for summer sowing, such as Cinerarias, Cyclamens, Pansies, 

 Primulas, etc. Hardy perennials are easily grown from seed. In many cases 

 they are a little slower than annuals, but with intelligent care they are success- 

 fully raised, and from seed is au excellent way to get up a big stock of peren- 

 nials. Most professionals make summer sowings in a cold frame shaded with 

 a lath frame or shaded glass sash, but the amateur may have more success and 

 less bother growing hardy perennials from seeds sown in the open ground than 

 in any other way. Prepare a bed in a nice, sheltered spot in the garden, 

 preferably not very sunny; let the surface of the bed be rai.sed four or 



five inches above the general level, 

 and the soil be a mellow, free, fine 

 earth on the surface. Draw shallow 

 rows across the surface of the bed, 

 three to four inches apart, and here 

 sow the seed, keeping the varieties of 

 one kind or nature as much together 

 as practical; cover the seeds thinly, 

 press the whole surface gently, water 

 moderately, then dust a little fine, 

 loose soil over all. If the weather 

 is sunny or windy, shade with papers 

 or a few branches, but remove these 

 in the evening. When the seedlings 

 come up thin them out to stiffen those 

 that are left, and when they are two 

 to three inches high, they are fit for 

 transplanting into permanent quarters. 



Ar.ROSTBMMA CoRnsA I'l A, 



ACO^ITl'M iMonk-B Hood, or WoIPs Bane). Prr Pkt, 



1031 Napellus. A hardy perennial, growing in any good garden >oil, producing 

 long spikes of curiously shaped blue and white flowers. Well adapted for 

 planting among shrubbery or iu shady corners of the garden; 3 to r> feet, 



i oz. , 35 cts 10 



AGROSXEiH^I A (Rose of Heaven. Mullein Pink). 

 1090 Coronaria. .\n attractive free-Howering hardy perennial of easy culture, 

 producing glowing crimson flowers like a single pink and silvery white 

 foliage; fine for cutting; 2 feet. ] oz., 1-' cts 5 



ALYSSlTm ,Mad Wort). 

 1104 Saxatile Compactum ("Basket of (;()ld"). Showy golden-yellow 



flowers; hardy perennial; excellent for rock work; 1 foot. ] oz., 30 cts. . . 10 



ANCHrSA (Alkanet). 

 1138 Italica Dropmore Variety. One of the best hardy perennials, and be- 

 coming more popular eacli season, grows about 5 feet high, and bears in 

 abundance all summer flowers of the richest gentian-blue. } oz,, .50 cts.; 

 2 pkts., 25 cts , 15 



ANE>IONE (Windflower), 



A very pleasing perennial, producing large flowers; few plants compare with them 

 in beauty; fine for bouquets. Sow outdoors in spring or early summer, keeping 

 .shaded till the plants appear. 



1140 Coronaria, Mixed Colors (Poppy Anemone) 5 



1146 St. Brigid. A beautiful selection of the above; our seed comes from a 

 famous Irish grower, and comprises semi-double and double flowers in a 

 wonderful array of colors 15 



Anchusa Italica, Dropmorb Varihtt. 



For complete list and cultural notes see our Oarden Book for i9i5. 



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