DREER'S FLOWER SEEDS FOR SUMMER SOWING 



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Newport Pink Hollyhock 



Geiim (Avens) PER PKT _ 



2541 Atrosanguineum PI. PI. Beautiful hardy perennial, bearing 

 profusely large, showy double dark-crimson flowers all through 



the summer; an elegant flower for bouquets; 18 inches $0 15 



2542 Mrs. Bradshaw. Large double brilliant orange scarlet; in 

 flower throughout the entire summer 15 



2543 Lady Stratheden. New double-flowering golden-yellow 25 



Grevillea (Siik oak) 



2681 Robusta. A very beautiful and graceful decorative plant with 

 fern-like foliage; excellent for table decoration; easily raised from 

 seed; producing good sized plants in a short time; hardy in 

 Florida and California, where it is popular as an ornamental 

 tree 10 



HeleniUm (Sneeze Wort) 



Strong growing hardy perennials, 3 to 5 feet, succeeding in any soil, and 

 useful in the hardy border, giving an enormous crop of flowers in late summer. 



2711 Autumnale Superbum. Golden-yellow flowers SO 10 



2714 Riverton Beauty. Rich lemon-yellow, with large purplish- 

 black cone 15 



HeliailthviS (Hardy Perennial Sunflowers) 



2710 Mixed. Contains the finest single-flowering hardy perennial 

 sorts. As subjects for the hardy border as well as for cutting 

 they are of great value 15 



HelianthemUm (Rock, or Sun Rose) 



2717 Mutabile. Exceedingly pretty low growing, evergreen plants, 

 forming broad clumps, and which during their flowering season, 

 July to September, are quite hidden by a mass of bloom; well 

 adapted for the front of the border, the rockery, or a dry, sunny 

 bank. Choice mixed varieties 10 



HeliopsiS (Orange Sunflower) 



2731 Pitcheriana. A desirable hardy herbaceous plant, growing 

 from 3 to 4 feet high, beginning to flower early in the season, and 

 continuing the entire summer. The flowers are of a beautiful 

 deep golden-yellow color about 2 inches in diameter; of very 

 thick texture and very graceful for cutting. J oz., 25 cts 10 



2732 Scabra Zinniaeflora. A new double flowering form bearing 

 golden-yellow Zinnia-like flowers. In addition to being a very 

 showy plant in the hardy border, it is one of the best perennial 

 plants for cutting 15 



GypSOphlla (Baby's Breath) 



Pretty free-flowering elegant plants, succeeding in any garden 

 soil. Their misty white panicles of bloom are largely used for 

 mixing with other cut flowers. 



PER PKT. 



2687 Elegans alba grandiflora. This is an improved 

 large flowering pure white form of the annual Baby's 

 Breath, of free easy growth, and grown by the acre in 

 the suburbs of Paris and London for use with other 

 cut flowers. Several sowings should be made during 

 the season to keep up a supply. Per oz., 25 cts $0 10 



2690 Elegans Delicate Pink. A pretty blush pink 

 form of the above, and equally as valuable for cutting. 

 Per oz., 30 cts 10 



2694 Paniculata. White flowers, fine for bouquets; one 



of the favorite hardy perennials, 2 feet. £oz., 25 cts. . . 10 



2695 Paniculata Double Snow White. One of the 



most important hardy perennials of recent introduc- 

 tion. The plant grows from 3 to 3| feet high, bearing 

 its pretty double white flowers in much-branched 

 panicles which, when cut, can be used to great advan- 

 tage with other flowers or by themselves as they retain 

 their beauty for months. It is also a most desirable 

 addition to the hardy border 25 



Heiichera (Coral Bells or Alum Root) 



2761 Sanguinea. One of the finest hardy perennials. 

 The flowers are of a rich, bright coral-red color; the 

 leaves light green and slightly hairy. Excellent for 

 cutting 



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Giant-flowering Hibiscus 



(Marshmallow or Rosemallow) 



A wonderfully improved form of our native Marshmallow or 

 Rosemallow, in which flowers of enormous size, frequently 10 to 

 12 inches in diameter, have been developed. The colorings com- 

 prise rich dark red, soft mallow-pink and pure white; the plants 

 grow from 5 to 8 feet high and are very floriferous, blooming from 

 early in July until late in autumn; and are perfectly hardy. The 

 seed we offer has been saved from our own plants. 



2776 Dark Red $0 10 



2777 Mallow Pink 10 



2778 Pure White 10 



2779 Collection of a packet each of the 3 colors, 25 cts. 



2780 Mixed. All colors. f oz., 25 cts 10 



