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DREER'S FLOWER SEEDS FOR SUMMER SOWING 



Primula (Primrose) 



The charming and beautiful Chinese Fringed Primrose and 

 Obconica varieties are indispensable for winter or spring decora- 

 tions in the home or conservatory. They are one of the most im- 

 portant winter blooming pot plants. The seed we offer is of the 

 highest merit, and has, as usual, been saved from the best strains. 

 Florists and others report that they have never seen finer flowers 

 than those produced from our seed. Sow in early summer. 



Dreer's "Peerless" Chinese Primroses 



An extra choice free-flowering strain, flowers of largest size and 

 beautifully fringed. per pkt 



3785 Peerless White. Pure white SO 35 



3787 -Pink. Soft pink 35 



3783 - Scarlet. Rich scarlet 35 



3786 —Crimson. Rich luminous crimson 35 



3789 Collection of a packet each of the above 4 sorts for 

 $1.00. 



3790 Peerless Mixed. This mixture contains nothing but 

 the finest fringed large-flowering sorts and cannot fail 



to give entire satisfaction 25 



3791 Giant Flowering. This magnificent strain is quite 

 distinct, being of more robust growth and producing 

 immense trusses of extra large, finely fringed flowers 

 in many new and novel colors; as a pot plant for the 

 house or conservatory this is unequalled 35 



Primula Obconica 



These are of the easiest culture in greenhouse or 

 light window of dwelling house, flowering abundantly 

 and continuously with little care, and should be sown 

 during the spring in good porous loam. They will not 

 germinate well in any compost containing peat or leaf 

 mould. To develop the colors to the highest degree 

 grow in heavy soil, and at a temperature as near 60 

 degrees as possible. The Grandiflora varieties are the 

 freest flowering, but lack the very large individual 

 blooms of the newer Gigantea type. 

 3811 Obconica Gigantea Kermesina. Rich 



crimson SO 25 



3812 Rosea. Pure rose color 25 



3815 Mixed Colors 20 



3816 —Grandiflora Alba. Pure white 20 



3817 Kermesina. Bright crimson. ..... 20 



3818 Rosea. Beautiful clear rose 20 



3819 Appleblossom. Soft pink 20 



3820 Mixed Cole-rs 15 



Dreer's "Peerless" Chinese Primroses 



Oriental Poppies 



(Papaver Orientate) 



Oriental Poppies can be sown any time 



during the summer and early autumn. 



A^The plants disappear during July and 



August appearing again as soon as the 

 :|<te, weather gets cool. When this fall growth 

 f^fc starts is the time they should be trans- 

 planted to their permanent flowering 

 quarters. It is well to mark the places 

 they are planted with a stake to insure 

 the roots against disturbance during their 

 annual resting period. per pkt. 



3741 Orientale (The Large Oriental 

 Poppy). A charming summer- 

 flowering hardy plant, produc- 

 ing numerous leafy stems about 

 2 J feet high, with large orange 

 scarlet flowers; having a con- 

 spicuous black blotch on each 

 petal, exceedingly showy, i 



oz., 40 cts SO 10 



-Oriflamme. A gorgeous 



orange-scarlet 



-Princess Victoria. A 



beautiful salmony pink 



3750 Oriental Mixed Hybrids. Saved from a large number of 



named sorts, embracing all of the colors, j oz., 50 cts 15 



Primula Malacoides 

 (Improved Baby Primrose) 



3743 



3744 



15 



15 



Primula Obconica Grandiflora 



Iceland Poppies (Papaver Nudicaule ) 



Hardy perennials of graceful neat habit, with bright green fern-like foli- 

 age, formed in tufts, from which issue slender stalks about 12 inches high, 

 bearing their brilliant flowers in endless profusion; most useful for cutting 

 for which purpose pick when in bud, and, if the seed pods are picked off, 

 continue in flower the entire season. They remain evergreen throughout 

 the winter, coming into bloom early the following spring. 



3733 Bright Yellow $0 10 



3734 Pure White 10 



3736 Orange Scarlet 10 



3740 Finest Mixed. All colors. | oz., 50 cts 10 



3738 New Hybrid Iceland. The latest development in this lovely 

 species, varying in color from sulphur yellow through different 

 shades of orange to chamois and salmony-rose 25 



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



