DREER'S FLOWER SEEDS FOR SUMMER SOWING 



Aquilegia (Columbine) 



No hardy plant grown from seed is more easily handled than the Columbine. 



Seed may be sown in the open ground during the summer or early fall, and 

 will make vigorous plants, which will bloom abundantly nest spring and 

 summer. 2 to 3 feet. 



Columbines should be planted wherever their presence will serve to lighten 

 up a too stiff and formal planting, for no other plant has so airy a grace as 

 the Columbine, is more generous of its blooms, or more effectively adapted 

 for cut flowers. per pkt. 



1191 Alpina. A very effective rich blue variety; 2 feet SO 25 



1192 Calif ornica Hybrida. Exquisite flowers in yellow and orange 

 shades, all with long spurs. 3 feet 15 



1193 Chrysantha {Golden Spurred). Golden-yellow. 3 feet. J oz., 



50 cts 10 



1194 Silver Queen. Long spurred pure white flowers 15 



1195 Coerulea {Rocky Mountain Columbine). Mrs. M. Nicholl's 

 strain. Violet-blue and white; 2 feet 25 



1199 Collection containing a packet each of the above 5 named sorts, 

 60 cts. 



1207 Double Flowering, all colors mixed. Per I oz., 30 cts 10 



1210 Single Flowering, all colors mixed. Per j oz., 25 cts 10 



Dreer's Long Spurred Columbines 



While all the varieties of Columbines are beautiful and much admired, this 

 strain is unquestionably the finest yet produced. The plants are of strong 

 thrifty growth with flowers of largest size, varying in color through charming 

 tones of cream, pink, lavender, blue, white, red, etc. We have been fortunate 

 in securing three distinct color selections in addition to the regular mixture 

 and offer as follows: 



1203 Blue and Lavender shades SO 25 



1204 Scarlet and Red shades 25 



1205 Pink and Rose shades 25 



1208 Collection of a packet each of the above 3 colors for 60 cts. 



1206 Dreer's Long-spurred Hybrids mixed, A wonderful mix- 

 ture containing all the beautiful tints and tones and color combi- 

 nations for which this strain is famous, hardly two being exactly 

 alike. 50 cts. per § oz 15 



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Aquilegia or Columbine 



Little Book of Perennials (Hottes) 



Devoted to the general' principle of growing, 

 using and propagating old-fashioned hardy per- 

 ennial plants. 



$1.50 per copy postpaid. 



Bellis 



Bellis Perennis — Double Daisy 



(English Daisy) 



A favorite perennial which will stand the winter if given the pro- 

 tection of a little litter. In bloom from early spring until well on 

 in the summer. Easily raised from seed, which may be sown any 

 time from spring till August. For best results, new plants should 

 be raised from seed each year. The following are the finest double 

 flowering Kinds, selected after careful test out of over twenty sorts: 



PER PKT. 



1591 Giant Rose. Each plant produces but a few flowers, but 

 these are of enormous size, almost as large as a good sized 

 Aster SO 15 



1593 Giant White. Same as the above except in color 15 



1594 Longfellow. Large, double pink flowers 10 



1595 Double Quilled. Double quilled flowers in mixture, con- 

 taining red, pink and white 15 



1596 Ranunculiflora Alba. A splendid type, with densely 

 double pure white flowers, not very large, but very free- 

 flowering 15 



1597 Ranunculiflora Rosea. Identical to the preceding, ex- 

 cept in color, which is a bright rosy pink 15 



1598 The Bride, or Improved Snowball. A fine large double 

 free-flowering pure white 10 



1600 Double Mixed. A fine mixture, containing all the colors. 



% oz., 50 cts 10 



BoCCOnia (Plume Poppy, or Tree Celandine) 



1611 Cordata. Effective, hardy perennial, for single specimens or 

 groups on lawns. Foliage glaucous green; bears freely spikes 

 2 to 3 feet long of cream-colored flowers; 6 feet; easily raised 

 from seed. J oz., 25 cts 10 



Boltonia (False Chamomile) 



One of the showiest of our native hardy perennials, growing 4 to 6 feet 

 high, with daisy-like flowers in countless thousands from July to Septem- 

 ber. 



1615 Asteroides. White SO 15 



1616 Latisquama. Lilac pink 15 



For Complete List and Cultural Notes see our Garden Book for 1930 



