Dreer’s Reliable FLOWER SEEDS 
Annual Scabiosa ® 
Mourning Bride, Sweet Scabious, Pincushion Flower 
a: $ A universal favorite because it is easy 
2 5 to grow and blooms profusely from 
midsummer until frost. The beautiful 
and richly colored blooms are carried 
on long, slender stems. The plants stand 
2% to 3 feet tall. Most effective for gar- 
den display and unexcelled for cutting. 
3873 Azure Fairy. Clear lavender- 
blue flowers of exceptional beauty. 
3875 Blue Cockade. Rich blue. 
3876 Cattleya. A lovely orchid shade. 
3877 Fire King. Attractive bright red. 
3874 Imperial Blue Moon. High- 
crowned deep lavender blue flowers 
with wavy petals. 
3879 King of the Blacks. Black- 
purple with white pin points. 
Be ic’ eS Pia c 3881 Loveliness. Salmon-rose. 
Large-Flowering Scabiosa Mixed 3883 Peachblossom. A fine pink. 
3885 Rosette. Deep rose suffused with 
© salmon. Very large and beautiful. 
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Scabiosa 3887 Salmon Beauty. Pure salmon. 
Collections 3889 Shasta. Very large pure white. 
These contain Blue Cockade, Any of the above: 
Cattleya, Fire King, King of the Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 35c; %4 oz. 5@c. 
Bas Bovelincs: | pescado: 3890 Large-Flowering Mixed. This 
SIO A oo a sta. mixture contains all colors in a good 
4948 One pkt. each of balance. Pkt. 15¢; %4 oz. 40c; 
these 8, value $1.20, for 85¢ oz. $1.25. 
4950 One large pkt. 3892 New Giant-Flowering Mixed. 
each of the same A splendid new strain of the annual 
8, value $2.80, for $2.00 Scabiosa with blooms of extra-large 
BY size in many beautiful colors. 
Pkt. 20c; %4 oz. 50c; oz. $1.50. 
Perennial Scabiosa |=! 
The Hardy Scabiosa are long lived, free blooming perennials 
excellent for border planting or for cutting. They do best in a 
well-drained soil with an exposure to full sun and bloom pro- 
fusely from June to September. 
3893 Caucasica perfecta (Blue Bon- 
net ). Large well-roundedsoftlavender- 
blue flowers from June to September. 
3 ft. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 60c. 
3895 Caucasica, Giant Hybrids (Jsaac 
House Strain). Vigorous plants with 
giant blooms ranging from light to 
darkest blue. Also lilac and mauve. 
June to September; 2 ft. Pkt. 25c; 
large pkt. 75c. 
3894 Caucasica alba. Like the pre- 
ceding but has showy white flowers. 
Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 60c. 
3897 Columbaria, Pink. Extra-large 
well-formed long-stemmed blooms of 
soft pink color. 2 ft. Pkt. 15c; large 
Dreer's pkt. 60c. 
Flower Seeds 3896 Columbaria Lavender. Large 
ere Sent elegant blooms carried on fine long 
stems and well displayed above the 
PREPAID foliage. 2 ft. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 60c. 
D> Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. 
Scabiosa caucasica, Giant Hybrids 
Shasta Daisy, Alaska 
Shasta Daisy [=! 
White Marguerites 
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum 
1949 Alaska. Very early, blooming 
from August on. Has magnificent 
daisy-like flowers seldom less than 
5 inches across. 3 ft. Pkt. 15c; large 
pkt. 40c; %4 oz. 60c. 
1951 Conqueror. The very large flowers 
are of a pure white and are borne on 
long, sturdy stems. 2% to 3 feet. 
Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 40c; 1% oz. 60c. 
1952 Diener’s Giant Double White. 
Magnificent large blooms measur- 
ing about 5 in. in diameter. They are 
pure white and fully double resem- 
bling a giant aster with their long 
loosely arranged flower petals. The 
blooms are carried on long. stiff 
stems which makes them valuable 
for cutting. Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c. 
Silene—Campion, Catchfly ® 
3927 Armeria (Sweet William Catch- 
fly) A lovely slender annual bearing 
all during the summer showy bright 
rose blooms on plants 1 ft. tall. Pkt. 
10c; % oz. 25c; oz. 75c. 
Solanum [7] 
Christmas Cherry 
3937 Cleveland Red. A greatly im- 
proved form with small oval leaves | 
and globular bright scarlet berries. | 
1 ft. Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c. 
Sunflower—Helianthus © 
2575 Gerbera-Toned Mixed. Sturdy 
well-branched plants growing 4 to 
5 feet tall and bearing from mid- 
summer until fall great masses of 
3-inch flowers in pastel shades of 
coral-pink, rose, apricot, and red. 
Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c. 
2577 Cucumerifolius, Stella. Well- 
branched 3-ft. plants with large yel- | 
low ray petals encircling a small 
dark brown center. Excellent for 
cutting. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. 
2582 Double Sun Gold. Large, densely | 
double, brilliant golden yellow flowers | 
inches across. 3 to 5 feet. Pkt. 10c; | 
4 oz. 25c; % oz. 40c; oz. 75c. 
2585 Red Hybrids. The nearest ap- | 
proach to red. Very unusual and 
artistic. Grows 4 to 6 feet tall. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; oz. 75c. 
