Directions to Customers 



Name and Address — Please remember to write on each order and letter your full 

 name. Post Office, County, and State. Also give the street name and house 

 number, or P. O. Box besides the nearest Express Office. 



Cash With Order — Remit by Post Office Money Order, Express Money Order, 

 Draft, or Check. If you send cash, register your letter. We cannot be held 

 responsible if these directions are not followed. If you request goods which 

 are "Not Prepaid" to be shipped by Parcel Post please "'nclude in your remittance 

 the cost of postage and special packing as explained below. We decline sending 

 goods C. O. D. (Collect on Delivery). Prices subject to change without notice. 



Packing — No charge is made for boxes or packing on express or freight shipments 

 nor for delivery to freight depot or express office in Philadelphia. The extra 

 cost of "special packing" for parcel post shipments of plants and roots is included 

 in the charges noted below. 



"Prepaid" and "Not Prepaid" Shipments in the 

 U. S. A. and Possessions 



(For Canada and Foreign, see below) 



Seeds and Bulbs Sent "Prepaid" — All Vegetable Seeds, Flower Seeds, Bulbs, 

 and Lawn Grass Mixtures are sent "Prepaid" to any Post Office in the United 

 States or its possessions, or at our option by Express or Freight Prepaid. Custo- 

 mer bears the cost of transportation on all other articles. 



Plants and Roots Forwarded "Not Prepaid" — All Plants and Roots are for- 

 warded "Not Prepaid" by Express which means that the customer pays the cost 

 of transportation. Plants and Roots that can be sent by Parcel Post as noted 

 in the catalog will be mailed if you add to your remittance for postage and special 

 packing: 



10% of their value, east of the Mississippi 

 15% of their value, west of the Mississippi 

 Minimum charge 10c 

 We recommend to our customers to have their Plants and Roots forwarded 

 by Express as our experience shows that this method is usually the most satis- 

 factory, except on small packages. 

 Sundries — Sundries, except where quoted "Postpaid," are sent either by express or 

 freight the purchaser paying transportation charges. Shipments by express offer 

 the safest and quickest method of transportation but they are also more expensive 

 than freight. If undecided you may safely leave the method of transportation to 

 our judgment, otherwise please state on your order whether they are wanted by 

 express or freight. 



Local Delivery — There is no charge for delivery of goods in Philadelphia and 

 immediate suburbs. 



Shipment by Steamboat — Fast lines of Steamship connect Philadelphia with 

 Baltimore, Boston, Jacksonville, Miami, and Savannah. This forms a con- 

 venient, cheap, and safe method of transportation for heavy goods except during 

 severely cold weather. 



Plants by Railroad Freight — Shrubs, Hedge Plants, and other dormant stock 

 can be forwarded by fast freight even to distant points. 



Canadian Shipments 



Flower Seeds and Bulbs are sent "Prepaid." The complicated regulations concern- 

 ing the importation of Vegetable Seeds from the United States into Canada force 

 us, much to our regret, to decline all orders of Vegetable Seeds to be sent into 

 Canada. All other goods are sent "Not Prepaid" by Express or Freight purchaser 

 paying all transportation charges as well as customs duties. Recent legislation 

 prohibits the importation into Canada of practically all kinds of nursery stock, 

 plants, bulbs, corms, tubers, dormant roots, rhizomes, including Gladiolus, 

 Cannas, Dahlias, Peonies, Roses, etc. Remittances from Canada must be 

 made in U. S. funds. 



Foreign Shipments 



Foreign Customers will please remit in U. S. Funds. Flower Seeds, Vegetable 

 Seeds and Bulbs quoted "Prepaid" (except Beans, Peas, and Corn) will be pre- 

 paid for regular postage but transit and surcharges as well as any costs for Con- 

 sular invoices or clearance papers are to be included in the remittance. All other 

 goods are forwarded "Not Prepaid." If mailable Roots and Plants are wanted 

 by Parcel Post add 25% of their value to your remittance to cover postage and 

 special packing. Minimum charge 10c. Customs duties cannot be prepaid. 



Time of Shipment — All Seeds, Dormant Roots, Bulbs and Sundries are for- 

 warded as soon after receipt of order as possible unless shipment at a later time 

 is requested on the order sheet. Hardy Plants for the garden (Perennials, 

 Shrubs, Hardy Vines, etc.) will be shipped at proper planting season unless 

 otherwise specified on the order sheet. 



Safe Arrival of Packages — We guarantee safe arrival of all goods sent by express 

 or mail to any point within the United States proper. If such packages are 

 injured or lost we will replace them as soon as notified of the fact. Goods sent 

 i n any other way travel at purchasers' risk. Claims for damages or errors must 

 be made on receipt of goods. We cannot be held responsible for failure after 

 delivery of goods in good condition. 



The Dreer Guarantee 



We guarantee the quality and vitality of Dreer's Seeds, Bulbs, and Plants purchased 

 from this catalog at the prices quoted. If after planting them properly and under 

 suitable conditions they fail to give satisfaction we shall cheerfully replace them 

 at the proper planting time at one-half the original purchase price but you must 

 notify us as soon as the deficiency becomes apparent. Because success depends 

 upon experience, cultural practice, and climatic and soil conditions Henry A. 

 Dreer, Inc., shall in no case be liable for more than the amount actually paid for 

 the seeds, bulbs, and plants. 



Henry A. Dreer, Inc., 1306 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Telephones— Bell: Poplar 7585— Keystone : Race 7629 



Alphabetical Index 



SEEM 

 PLANTS i 



BULBS 



SINCE 1838 

 , PHILADELPHIA, 



A Plants, 



Seeds Bulbs 



Abella 96 



Abronia 12 



Acacia 98 



Acer 97 



Achillea ,12 81 



Aconitum 12 81 



Acorus 112 



Acroclinium 12 



Actinidia 94 



Adam's Needle. . .51 92 



African Daisy.15, 27 



Ageratum. . .3, 4, 12 110 



Agrostemma 13 



Agrostis 28 



Ajuga 81 



Akebia 94 



Alkanet 13 81 



All America 

 Selections of 



Flower Seeds 



The winners in the 1941 

 All America Selections ot 

 Flower Seeds are pictured 

 and described on page 2. 

 Those comprising the 

 1940 awards appear on 

 page 3. All of these have 

 been chosen by a group 

 of horticultural experts 

 as the finest new flower 

 varieties. 



Almond, Flowering 98 



Aloysia ill 



Althea 29 



Alum Root 30 



Alyssum 4, 13 81 



Amaranth . Globe . 28 



Amarantlms 13 



Amaryllis 75 



American Ivy 94 



" Lotus 112 



Amethyst 19 



Ampelopsis 13 94 



Anacharis 112 



Anagallis 13 



Anchusa 13 81 



Anemone 13 81 



Anise 62 



Annual Mallow. 31 

 " Poinsettia. .27 



Anthemis 13 .... 81 



Antirrhinum . 3, 5, 14 110 



Aquarium Plants. 112 



Aquatics 112 



Aquilegla 4, 15 81 



Arabis 81 



Arctotis 15 



Arenaria 81 



Argemone 15 



Armeria 15 81 



Arrowhead 112 



Artemisia 81 



Artichoke 54 



Asclepias 81 



AsDaragus 54 93 



Aster. Annual. 3. 4. 16-18 



" Cornflower. 47 91 



" Hardy 81,82 



" Stokes' 47. ... . 91 



Astllbe 82 



Aubrietia 15 



Auricula 15 



Autumn Daphne 91 



Avens 27 87 



Azalea 96 



All Flower Seeds 



offered in 



Dreer's 



Garden Book 



are sen! 

 POSTPAID 



B Plants, 



Seeds Bulbs 



Baby Blue Eyes. . 38 



Baby's Breath. . .29 87 



Bachelor'sButton.28 



Balloon Flower.. .39 90 



Balm 62 



Balsam 18 



" Pear 18 



" Sultan's.. . .30 



" Zanzibar. . .30 



Baptisia 18 



Barberry 95 



Barberton Daisy 110 



Basil, Sweet 62 



Basket Flower. . .22 



Basket of Gold ... 13 81 



Beans. . 54, 55, 56 

 Beans, Bush. 54. 55 



" Hyacinth. . .27 



" Lima 55 



" Pole 56 



" Lima. .56 



" Running. . .56 



" Scarlet Runner. 46 



" Shell 56 



Beard Tongue. . .39 89 



Beautv Berry 96 



" Bush 97 



Bedding Plants 110, 111 



Beets 57 



" Sugar 56 



Begonias 18. .75, 110 



Bellflower 20 82 



" Japanese 90 



Bellls 19 



Beloperone 110 



Belvedere 30 



Berberis 95 



Bergamot 89 



Bignonia 94 



Bishoo'sHat 87 



Bittersweet 94 



" Evergreen 94 



Blackberries 93 



Black-Eved Susan Vine.49 

 Blanket Flower. .28 .... 87 



Blazing Star 31 89 



Bleeding Heart 82 



Blue Bell, California.39 



Blue Bells 20 89 



" " of Scotland . 20 

 Blue Bonnet 91 



" Cups 3° Ill 



" Eyed African 

 Daisy. . . .15 



" Lace Flower.27 



" Meadow Sage 91 



" gage 91 



" Wing Flower . 49 



Boltonia 19 



Borage 62 



Borecole 64 



Boston Ivy 13 94 



Boxwood 95 



Boysenberry 93 



Brachycome 19 



Brazilian Golden Vine.. Ill 



Bridal Wreath 98 



Broccoli 57 



Browallia 19 



Brussels Sprouts.. 57 



Buddleia 96 



Bugle 81 



Bugloss 13 81 



Bulbs. Summer 



Flowering 75-80 



All Bulbs 



offered in 



Dreer's 



Garden Book 



are sent 



PREPAID 



Bush Arbutus 96 



" Beans 54, 55 



" Eschscholtzia . 30 

 " Lima Beans. 55 



Butterfly Flower.. 46 



" Shrub 96 



" Weed 81 



Buxus 95 



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