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RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



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Dreer's Mammoth Verbenas 



"Vinca. (Madagascar Periwinkle, or Old Maid) 



Ornamental free-blooming plants with bright green shiny 

 foliage and one of the most satisfactory and long-flowering 

 bedding plants we have. 12 to 18 inches. (See cut.) 



PER PKT. 



z., SO cts $0 10 



Dreer's Mamixioth Verbenas 



By careful selection the individual flowers of our strain now almost covers a 50 cent 

 piece. The trusses are of the largest size; of brilliant colors, free-blooming and of 

 vigorous habit. For best and quickest results seed should be sown early in the 

 house or hotbed, and transplanted to flowering quarters in May. If sown outdoors 

 in May, it blooms from the end of July on. We offer the following colors: 



PER PKT. 



4351 Pink. Various pink and rose shades $010 



4353 Scarlet. Uniform bright scarlet 10 



4354 Luminosa. Luminous flame or coral pinlc 10 



4355 White. Purest white 10 



- -, 4356 Blue. Light to rich blue shades 10 



4357 Lucifer. Deep cardinal scarlet. Very rich 10 



4359 Collection of above 6 colors, 50 cts. 



4360 Dreer's Mammoth Mixed. Containing all the 

 colors, i oz., 50 cts.; oz., $1.50 10 



New Verbenas 



4362 Hybrida Grandiflora, Etna. For description, 



' see page 59 20 



4364 Hybrida Grandiflora, Salmon Pink. " For 



description, see page 59 25 



■^ 4345 Dwarf Compact, Fireball. For description, 



^ see page 59 25 



Various Verbenas 



4366 Lemon Verbena {Aloyda Citriodora). Every 



-j' garden should have a few plants of this fragrant 



favorite. Its pale green delightfully scented foliage 



^"^ goes well with any flower. Start indoors 15 



4365 Erinoides {Moss Verbena). This lovely variety produces a mass of 

 mosslike foliage, spreading over the ground like a carpet, above which 

 are borne heads of purplish-blue and white blossoms in lavish profusion; 

 comes into flower in June and continues until frost. For beds, baskets 



or rockeries it is highly desirable, j oz., 50 cts 10 



4367 Venosa (Hardy Garden Verbena). This variety is 

 largely used for bedding purposes. It is a strong, 

 thrifty grower about 1 foot high, and covered from 

 early summer until late fall with its bright purplish- 

 heliotrope flowers, i oz., 40 cts 10 



4381 Rosea. Rose, dark eye. \ o 



4382 —Alba. White, crimson eye. 



4383 -Alba Pura. Pure white. 

 4390 -Mixed. All the colors, i 



oz., 50 cts., 

 z., 50 cts.. . 

 40 cts 



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Viscaria Oculata 



4412 Mixed Colors. A very pretty annual form of Lychnis, pro- 

 ducing freely throughout the entire summer its showy single 

 flowers in red, white and blue with dark eyes. Effective for 

 beds and useful for cutting; height 1 foot, i oz., 25 cts. .$0 10 



Wallflower 



Well-known deliciously fragrant half hardy perennials, blooming 

 early in the spring, with spikes of beautiful flowers. In the north 

 they should be protected in a cold frame in the winter and planted 

 out in April. 



4415 Paris Extra Early. A beautiful single variety, which 

 may be treated as an annual, flowering through the sum- 

 mer from seed sown in spring. J oz., 25 cts 



4414 Goliath. A splendid single variety; flowers of a rich, 

 shining red, with a black velvety sheen, j oz., 30 cts 



4416 Early Wonder. The plants grow about 2 feet high 

 with heavy centre spike thickly covered with large double 

 blossoms, followed by many side branches; delightfully 

 fragrant. \ oz., 50 cts 



4420 Single Mixed. All colors. \ oz., 20 cts.; oz., 60 cts.. . 

 4430 Double-flowering Finest Mixed. I oz., 50 cts 



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Water Lily Seeds 



4534 Nymphaea Tender Varieties Mixed. 



4537 Nelumbium Mixed Sorts. $1.50 per 100 seeds. 



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