Dreer's Reliable 



FLOWER SEEDS 



Dreer's Incomparable Sweet Peas 



Lathyrns odorata ® 

 Sweet Peas take their place among the most popular of all our annual garden plants. 

 They are easy to grow, sown early in the spring. One ounce will plant 15 feet of row. 



Summer-Flowering 

 Orchid Sweet Peas 

 for Garden Planting 



We have selected 12 varieties which 

 have proved the most advanced and most 

 beautiful of all Sweet Peas. You can rely 

 upon these for vigor, size of flower, and 

 purity of color to provide a glorious show. 

 4119 Chieftain. Satiny mauve. 

 4121 Chinese Blue. Rich deep blue. 

 4125 Gigantic. Black-seeded white. 

 4131 Master Cream. Extra-large cream 



flowers. Black-seeded. 

 4133 Mayfair. Shell pink. 

 4147 Pinkie. Large rose-pink. 

 4157 Robustum. Apricot-pink. 

 4159 Rubicund. Crimson-scarlet. 

 4165 Smiles. Salmon shrimp pink. 

 4167 Sweet Lavender. Soft lavender. 

 4169 The Admiral. Navy blue. 

 4173 Welcome. Dazzling scarlet. 

 A ny of the above: 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; | lb. 75c. 



Early-Flowering 



Orchid Sweet Peas 



For the Greenhouse and 

 Early Outdoor Blooming 



The early or winter-flowering Sweet 

 Peas are of prime importance for growing 

 in the greenhouse during the winter but 

 they also are valuable outdoors in Southern 

 states and for early spring blooming in 

 our Northern climate. Summer-Flowering 

 kinds are not suited to greenhouse growing. 

 4045 Blue Bird. Violet-blue. 



4047 Bridesmaid. Silvery pink. 



4048 Daphne. Soft salmon-pink. 

 4053 Harmony. Lovely lavender. 

 4055 Hope. Black-seeded white. 

 4064 Mariner. Clear marine blue. 

 4067 Mars. Oxblood crimson. 



4069 Mrs. Herbert Hoover. A par- 

 ticularly attractive rich blue color. 

 4081 Shirley Temple. Soft rose-pink. 

 4083 Sunray. Creamy cerise. 



4086 Triumph. Lilac-mauve. 



4087 Valencia. Sunproof orange. 



A ny of the above: 

 Pkt. 15c; oz. 60c; \ lb. S2.00. 



Collection of 12 Choice 

 Early Flowering Sweet Peas 



4964 One packet each of 

 the 12 varieties described 

 above, value Si. 80, for$l»35 



4966 One ounce each of 

 the same 12 Early Sweet 

 Peas, value S7.20, for $5.50 , 



Orchid Sweet Pea Collections'*- 

 4972 One packet each of the 12 Sum- 

 mer-Flowering Sweet Peas described 

 above, value $1.20, for.. 90c. 



4974 One ounce each of the same 12, 

 ^ value S3. 00, for $2.25, 



4180 Sweet Peas in Mixture 



A well-balanced blend of the Summer- 

 Flowering type including not only the 12 

 described above but many others to in- 

 crease the color range. You are bound to 

 be highly pleased with this mixture. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; i lb. 60c; lb. S2.00. 



Ruffled Orchid- Flowered 



The ruffled type of Sweet Peas has been 



acclaimed as the most perfect and loveliest 



of all. 



4184 Bonnie Ruffles. Creamy salmon- 

 pink flowers with ruffled petals. 



4188 Burpee Blue. Deep blue. 



4192 Crimson. A brilliant color. 



4194 Exquisite. Salmon-cerise. 



4196 Heyday. Amber rose-pink. 



4198 White. Snow white. 

 A ny of the above: 

 Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; } lb. Si. 00. 



Collections of Ruffled 

 Orchid Sweet Peas 



4100 Dreer's Early-Flowering Or- 

 chid Sweet Peas in Mixture. A 

 very special and complete blend. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; } lb. SI. 00; lb. S3. 00. 



4210 Cupid Bedding Mixed. A 



dwarf, compact growing summer-flower- 

 ing type 6 inches tall. Used for bedding 

 and borders. Contains many fine colors. 

 Pkt, 10c; oz. 25c; ', lb. 60c 



4975 One packet each of 

 the 6 varieties, value 

 90c, for 



4976 One ounce each 

 of the same 6, value 

 S2.40, for 



70c. 



$1.80^ 



4200 



Ruffled Mixed 



A carefully composed blend including all 

 the best colors belonging to the ruffled type 

 of Sweet Peas. Very outstanding. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 1 lb. 60c; lb. §2.00. 



Strawberries 



from Seed f|] 



4038 Baron Solemacher. This 



unique runnerless extra-early Straw- 

 berry is easily grown from seed. 

 Will bear the first season luscious 

 berries of moderate size with a 

 delicious flavor and aroma. An out- 

 standing novelty that may be grown 

 right in the flower garden. Pkt. 25c; 

 3 pkts. 65c; 5 pkts. SI. 00. 



Sweet William, Midget Single 



Sweet William IH 



Dianthus barbatus 



Attractive free-flowering hardy plants 

 for beds and borders. 18 inches tall, 

 blooming profusely during the summer. 



4222 Dark Crimson. A most unusual 

 but pretty shade that provides good 

 contrast. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 25c. 



4223 Scarlet Beauty. Single deep scar- 

 let. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 30c; \ oz. 50c. 



4225 Newport Pink. Beautiful salmony 

 rose. Very effective single flowers. 

 Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 40c. 



4229 Giant Pure White. Single white 

 Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 40c. 



4230 SingleMixed. Contains all colors. 

 Pkt. 10c; i oz. 20c; oz. 60c. 



4236 Holborn Glory, Mixed. Very 

 impressive single flowers with large eyes. 

 Many colors. Pkt. 10c; J oz. 25c; 

 oz. 75c. 



4240 Double Mixed. Very colorful. 

 Pkt. 10c; J oz. 30c; oz. Si. 00. 



4250 Midget Single Mixed. A Very 

 showy dwarf compact plants 6 inches 

 tall completely covered with flowers 

 coming in many beautiful colors. 

 Pkt. 20c; large pkt. 75c; i oz. SI. 50. 



Hybrid Annual 

 Sweet William m • 



2243 Latifolius atrococcineus fl.pl. 



This combines the free-blooming habit 

 of annual Pinks with the hardiness of 

 Sweet William. Velvety crimson-scar- 

 let. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 30c; i oz. 50c. 



Sweet Wivelsfield ® 



2246 Hybrid Dianthus. This new 

 Dianthus resembles a large-flowering 

 Sweet William but includes a greater 

 variety of colors. 12 inches tall bloom- 

 ing from July to October. Pkt. 10c; 

 large pkt. 30c; \ oz. 50c. 



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Inoculate Sweet Pea seed with "Nitragin" before sowing. 15c postpaid 



