DRBEE'S MID-SUMMER CATALOGUE. 



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CANTERBURY BELLS 



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Perpkt 

 CALLIRHOE. Involucrata {Poppy Mallow). A showy, 

 trailiiis:, hardy perennial, bearing continuously from early 

 summt- r till fall large, bright crimson saucer-shaped flowers. 

 Per oz., 60 cts ! 



CAMPANULA. Carpatica (Carpathian Hare-bell). Free 



flowering, blue and white mixed, continuing in bloom the 



whole season; hardy perennial, 6 inches, Per oz., 50 cts. . ; 



Latifolia Macrantha. A handsome variety bearing in May 



and June large purplish b'ue flowers. 3 feet 



Persicifolia Grandiflora {Peach Bells). Undoubtedly one 

 of the finest of the hardy Bellflowers ; grows 2 to 3 feet high, 

 with large blue or white flowers ; mixed colors. Per J{ oz., 

 50 cts 



Persicifolia Gigantea Moerheimi. A beautiful double white 

 variety of this fine perennial. ... 



Pyratnidalis (The Chimney Bellflower). A beautiful, stately 

 plant, either for garden or pot culture ; mixed blue and white. 

 Per ;^ oz., 25 cts 



Rapunculoides. Of graceful habit, 3 feet high, and bearing 

 in June showy blue, bell-shaped blossoms 



Trachelium (Coventry Bells). A sturdy variety, 2 to 3 feet 



high, with large blue flowers in July and August 



CANTERBURY BELLS (Campanula Medium). 



Calycanthema ( Cup and Saucer Canterbury Bells). This is 

 unquestionably the finest type of this old-fashioned and much 

 prized garden plant. We offer it in separate colors as well 

 as mixture, viz.: 



— Rose. Delicate rosy-pink 



— Blue. A fine, clear shade 



— Striped. White striped blue 



— White. Pure white 



— Finest Mixed. All colors of the Cup and Saucer type. 



Per !4 oz., 40 cts. 



A pkt. each of the four colors of Cup and Saucer Canterbury 

 Bells 



Single. Mixed. The old-fashioned sort with beautiful large 

 bell-shaped flowers. Per oz., 30 cts 



Double, Mixed. All the double medium varieties ; 25^ feet. 

 Per oz., 75 cts 



Imperial. A new type of fine habit and containing a number 



of new colors 



CANDYTUFT. (Iberis). Gibraltarica Hybrida. White flow- 

 ers, shading to lilac 



Sempervirens. A profuse white blooming hardy perennial, 

 coming in flower early in the spring ; much used for rockeries, 



etc. Per % oz., 25 cts 



CARNATION. General favorites for their delicious fragrance 

 and richness of colors. They are indispensable, both for 

 greenhouse culture in winter and for the garden in summer. 



Fine Double Mixed. The best for garden culture 



Finest Double Mixed. Saved from extra fine flowers . . . 



Chabaud's Everblooming. Raised by a famous French 

 specialist. Blooms in five months after being sown, and 

 continues to flower in the greatest profusion indefinitely. 

 Mixed colors 



Marguerite. A quick-flowering type, fine double flowers, 

 mixed colors. Per J{oz,,4octs 



Giant Marguerite. An improved form of the above .... 



CASSIA. tAaTXlaniica (American Senna). A most desirable 



hardy perennial of shrub-like growth, 3 to 4 feet hio:h ; large 



panicles of pea-shaped yellow blossoms in July and August. 



Per oz., 50 cts 



Per pkt. 

 CENTROSEMA. Grandiflora (Buttcrjlv Pea). A hardy perennial vine of 

 rare beauty ; bears in great profusion inverted pea-shaped flowers, of a rosy 

 viojet with a broad feathery white marking through the centre 10 



CERASTiUM. Tomentosum (Snow in Summer^. A very pretty hardy dwarf, 



white-leaved edging plant ; small white flowers 15 



CHEIRANTHUS. KewensXs (IVinter-blooming ll^allflower). Sown in July 

 this will flower from November till Spring. An interesting plant for the 

 cool conservatory 25 



CHRYSANTHEMUM. Frutescens Grandiflorum (Paris Daisy, or Mar- 



gueiite). White, yellow eye 10 



Comtesse de Chambord ( Yellow Paris Daisy). Similar to the above except 

 in colcjr, which is a be.iutiful clear yellow 10 



Inodorum Plenissimum. Double snow white, very free-flowering and fine 

 lor cutting 5 



Maximum "Triumph" (Moonpenny Daisy). Blossoms of purest white, 

 with yellow centres and borne on lon.g, strong stems, lasting a long time 



when cut; perfectly hardy. Per J4 o^-, 25 cts 10 



" Shasta " Daisy. Our stock of this comes direct from the originator, Mr. \ 

 Luther Burhank, the famous California hybridizer, and contains some each 



of his latest improved types | 20 



CINERARIA. Seed should be shown from May to September for succession, i 

 Where only one sowing is made, July should be preferred. Our strains arc- 

 justly celebrated for all good qualities, our Prize Dwarf and Tall being es- 

 pecially noted for size, coloring and texture. 



Dreer's Prize Dwarf 35 I Dreer's Prize Tall 35 



— Choice Dwarf 25 | — Choice Tall 25 



Stellata (Star Cineraria). A charming variety, with large spreading pani- . 

 cles of starry flowers in the same variety of colors as the ordinary Cineraria ; ' 

 the extreme grace and elegance of the plant and flowers make them wonder- ' 

 fully effective for the decoration of the house or conservatory, and especially 



so for church decoration; also useful for cutting 25 



COREOPSIS. Lanceolata Grandiflora. This is one of the 

 finest of hardy plants, with large showy, bright yellow flow- 

 ers, produced in the greatest abundance from June till frost. 

 As a cut flower they stand near the head among hardy plants, 

 having long stems and lasting in good condition a week or 



more. Per oz., 50 cts 10 



Golden Fleece. A new, almost double flowering sort of this 



popular hardy perennial 25 



COWSLIP. (Primula Veris). A beautiful hardy spring-flow- 

 ering perennial ; flowers of different colors, such as yellow, 

 brown-edged yellow, etc 10 



CYCLAMEN. Persicum. Choicest mixed; easier to grow 



than theC.iants 15 



Giant Pure White 25 



— White, with carmine eye 25 



—Dark Blood=red 25 



— Delicate Rose, with deep crimson eye . . 25 



— Salmon. A new color 50 



— Finest Mixed. Saved from a superb collection. Per 100 



seeds, $1.00 25 



Butterfly. In this new type the edges of the flowers are 

 beautifully fringed or waved, for house or conservatory dec- 

 oration they are of surpassing beauty. Mixed colors. ... 50 

 Double-flowering. A really double-flowering Cyclamen, 

 coming quite true from seed ; the flowers are produced with 

 the same freedom and in the same beautiful colors as in the 

 single-flowering sorts 35 



COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA GRANDIFLORA 



