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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



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Upper Flower — Pyrethrum Uliginosum Stellata 

 Lower Flower — Pyrethrum Uliginosum 



PHYSALIS. 



(Chinese Lantern Plant.) 



Francheti. An ornamental variety of the Winter Cherry, 

 fonning dense bushes, about 2 feel high, producing freely its 

 bright orange-scarlet lantern-like fruits; highly interesting. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



PHYSOSTEGIA. 



(False Dragon-Head.) 



One of the most beautiful of our midsummer flowering per- 

 ennials, forming dense bushes 4 to 6 feet high, bearing spikes 

 of delicate tubular flowers not unlike a gigantic heather. 

 Virginica. Bright but soft pink. 



— alba. Pure white; very fine. 



— Speciosa. Very delicate pink. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



HARDY GARDEN PINKS. 



(Dianthus Pluniarius.) 



Old favorites, bearing their sweet, clove-scented flowers in the 

 greatest profusion during May and June. They are indispen- 

 sable for the edge of the hardy border and for cutting; 1 foot. 

 We can supply 12 distinct varieties. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per 

 doz. 



Pyrethrum Uliginosum Stellata. 



(Starry Giant Daisy.) 



A variety which originated in our Nursery. It is a greatly 

 improved form of the Giant Daisy, and, like its parent, has 

 flowers of glistening white, but fully one-half larger, with long, 

 narrow petals, forming a much more graceful and refined flower. 

 The best and most useful Daisy for cutting during August and 

 September. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Salvia Uliginosa 



RHEXIA. 



^Meado^v Beauty.) 



Virginica. A handsome dwarf plant, 9 inches, flowering the 



greater part of the summer, with numerous bright rosy-purple 



blossoms, and long, protruding golden anthers; grand for 



massing in a moist, sunny spot. 15 cts. each; .fl.SO per doz. 



RUDBECKIA. 



(Cone-flower.) 



Indispensable plants for the hardy border; grow and thrive 

 anywhere, giving a wealth of bloom, which are well suited for 

 cutting. 



Maxima. A rare and attractive variety, growing 5 feet high, 

 with large glaucous green leaves and bright yellow flowers 5 

 to 6 inches across, with a cone 2 inches high; flowers contin- 

 uously from June to September. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Nitida, "Autumn Sun." An attractive single-flowering 

 variety, growing 5 to 6 feet high with long, broad petals of 

 bright primrose-yellow. August to October. 15 cts. each; 

 $1.50 per <loz. 



SAEVIA. 



(Meadow Sage). 



Azurea. A Rocky Mountain species; grows 3 to 4 feet high, 

 producing during August and September pretty sky-blue 

 flowers in the greatest profusion. 



Uliginosa. A new variety, in general babit similar to .Azurea 

 but of stronger growth, each plant forming a bushy specimen 

 from 5 to 6 feet high, and wonderfully free-flowering, bloom- 

 ing continuously from June until stopped by severe frost. The 

 flowers are a pretty Cornflower-blue with a white throat, and 

 are produced in branched .'^j ikes, frequently 6 inches long. 

 25 cts. each; f2.50 per doz. 



