HENRY A. DREER, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Glorious COSIIIOS 



® 



Beautiful summer and autumn blooming plants of easiest culture. They produce 

 masses of artistic flowers, furnishing an abundance of cut blooms for summer and autumn 

 decoration. They prefer a rather light soil, not too rich nor too poor. Pinch the young 

 plants when a foot tall to induce abundant branching. 



Early Double Cosmos 



These make wonderful cut flowers 

 though only about 60<^> of the plants come 

 double from the seeds. Elegant rounded 

 bushes bearing showy, long stemmed 

 blooms of attractive double form. 3 ft. 



2026 Carnelia. Rich rosy crimson. 



2027 Peachblossom. Deep rosy pink. 



2028 Whirlwind. Pure white. 

 Any of these three: 



Pkt. 20c; large pkt. 60c. 



Early Colossal Cosmos 



Early Colossal or 

 Midsummer Giant 



A very quick-growing strain with large 

 showy well-rounded flowers. Can be de- 

 pended upon to bloom freely even in the 

 most northerly states. 3 to 4 ft. tall. 



2033 Early Crimson ") Any of these: 



2034 Early Pink > Pkt. 10c; 



2035 Early Pure White. J \ oz. 25c. 



203$ Early Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c; 

 \ oz. 20c; oz. 60c. 



Magnificent New Cosmos 

 Extra-Early Sensation 



The earliest of all Cosmos blooming 

 several weeks ahead of any other. Has 

 truly marvelous blooms of exceptional 

 size and artistic well-rounded form. A 

 most outstanding new type. 3 to 4 ft. 



2037 Crimson. A most appealing vivid 

 color. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 50c. 



2038 Pinkie. The rose-pink blooms 

 always are greatly admired. Pkt. 10c; 

 large pkt. 40c. 



2039 Purity. Large, broad, pure white 

 petals, small yellow center. Pkt. 10c; 

 large pkt. 40c. 



2040 Sensation, Mixed. The three 

 colors. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 30c; J oz. 50c. 



4806 Collection of 

 Early Double Cosmos 



One packet each of these 3 

 , lovely colors, value 60c, for 45C. 



2030 Early Double Mixed. Pkt. 15c; 



large pkt. 50c; J oz. 75c. 

 2032 Late Double Mixed. Pkt. 15c; 



large pkt. 50c; J oz. 75c. 



Autumn Giant 



Wherever the seasons are long enough 

 these Autumn Giants or Lady Lenox will 

 produce a magnificent display of truly 

 giant-size flowers during the late autumn. 

 The blooms measure 3| inches across. 

 5 to 6 ft. 



2041 Giant Crimson. . . .") Any Color: 



2042 Giant Pink > Pkt. 10c; 



2043 Giant White ) \ oz. 25c. 



2045 Autumn Giant Mixed. Pkt. 10c; 



\ oz. 20c; oz. 60c. 



2049 Early Orange Flare 



Few new flowers ever have become 

 popular so quickly as this truly outstand- 

 ing brilliant orange-colored Cosmos. It 

 has proved a profuse bloomer from July 

 until frost. 4 ft. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 25c; 

 i oz. 50c. 



Cynoglossum 



Chinese Forget-Me-Not ® 

 A very showy and exceedingly free- 

 flowering annual of easiest culture. Pro- 

 duces a great profusion of showy Forget- 

 Me-Not-like blooms throughout the spring 

 and summer. 



Cynoglossum amabile 



2103 Firmament. A Bronze Medal winner 

 in the 1939 All America Selections. Com- 

 pact bushy plants 18 inches tall covered 

 with lovely rich blue flowers. Pkt. 15c; 

 large pkt. 50c. 



2107 Amabile, Blue. Showy sprays set 

 with beautiful fragrant blooms of an in- 

 tensely rich blue color. 18 to 24 inches tall. 

 Pkt. 10c; i oz. 25c; oz. 75c. 



2108 — Fairy Blue. This new variety has 

 exceedingly pretty blooms of a bright 

 Cambridge blue color. It makes a mag- 

 nificent display for many months. 2 ft. 

 tall. Pkt. 10c; J oz. 30c. 



2109 — Pink. Similar to the preceding but 

 bearing a profusion of dainty rich deep 

 pink blooms. Pkt. 10c; J oz. 40c. 



4724 Dreer's Ten 

 Best Annuals 



Candytuft, Giant Hyacinth Flwd. 

 Dianthus Heddewigi, Double Mixed 

 Gaillardia, Double-flwg. Mixed 

 Hunnemannia fumariaefolia 

 Larkspur, Giant Imperial Mixed 

 Petunia, Dreer's Peerless Mixed 

 Phlox Drummondi grandiflora, Mixed 

 Salpiglossis, Mixed 

 Verbena, Giant Mixed 

 Zinnia, Giant Double Mixed 

 One packet each of the 

 ten varieties, value $1.10, for OOC 



4726 Ten Annuals 

 for Cutting 



Antirrhinum, Mixed 

 Aster, Single Mixed 

 Calliopsis tinctoria splendens 

 Centaurea, Ultra-Double Mixed 

 Cosmos, Early Colossal Mixed 

 Gaillardia, Double Mixed 

 Helianthus, New Miniature Mixed 

 Marigold, African Double Mixed 

 Scabiosa, Mixed 

 Zinnia, Lilliput, Mixed 

 One packet each of the ten 

 varieties listed, value $1.00, for 75C 



4938 Six Choice 

 Rock Garden Annuals 



Cheiranthus Allioni 

 Gypsophila muralis 

 Leptosiphon, French Hybrids 

 Linaria maroccana. Excelsior Hybrids 

 Portulaca, Single Mixed 

 Verbena erinoides 

 One packet each of the 

 six varieties, value 60c, for 45C 



4896 Twelve 



"Extra-Choice" 



Hardy Perennials 



Aquilegia, Long-Spurred Mixed 



Coreopsis, Double Sunburst 



Delphinium, De Lux'e Hybrids Mixed 



Dianthus plumarius Double 



Digitalis, Giant Shirley 



Gaillardia grandiflora superba 



Gypsophila paniculata 



Hollyhock, Newport Pink 



Lupinus, Regal Hybrids 



Papaver orientale 



Pyrethrum hybridum grandiflorum 



Sweet William, Newport Pink 

 One packet each of the 

 12 varieties, value SI. 70, for Jpl.oO 



4898 Twelve Perennials 

 for the Rock Garden 



Alyssum saxatile compactum 

 Aquilegia canadensis 

 Aubrietia, Mixed 

 Campanula carpatica, Blue 

 Cerastium tomentosum 

 Delphinium, Blue Butterfly 

 Dianthus caesius 

 Gypsophila repens 

 Ileliantliemum mutahile 

 Iberis gibraltarica hybrida 

 Saponaria ocymoides 

 Tunica saxifraga 



One packet each of these 



12 gems, value $1.40, for $1.00 



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