For A Glorious Display Next Year 
Sow These Hardy Annuals This Fall 
The annuals offered on this page will give the finest flowers if 
sown outdoors in the autumn. Larkspur and Cornflowers should 
be sown during the last two weeks of September outdoors where 
to bloom. Sweet Peas and Poppies can wait until late fall just 
before the ground freezes for the winter. 
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Giant Imperial Larkspur 
Sow outdoors during the last two weeks of September in the 
vicinity of Philadelphia. For each 100 miles north sow a week 
earlier and for each 100 miles south a week later. The Giant 
Imperial Larkspur produces well-branched bushy plants 4 feet 
high bearing an abundance of long-stemmed graceful flower spikes. 
2721 *Blue Bell. 
2723 *Blue Spire. Intense deep Oxford blue. 
2724 Carmine King. 
2725 Daintiness. Blooms of a delicate lavender. 
2727 *Dazzier. Dazzling carmine-scarlet. Very bright. 
2728 *Exquisite Pink Improved. Soft pink, shaded salmon. 
2729 Exquisite Rose. Magnificent rose-pink flower spikes. 
2731 Lilac Queen. Rich lilac flowers on long spikes. 
2732 Miss California. A lovely pink shaded with salmon. 
2735 *Sweet Lavender. Bright lavender-blue flower spikes. 
2737 *The Empress Improved. Magnificent salmon-rose. 
2739 *White Spire. Dazzling pure white. 
Any of the above: Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 40c; $ oz. 60c; oz. $1.80. 
Collections of Giant Imperial Larkspurs i 
4852 One packet each of the 7 varieties 7h 5 
Cc 
marked *, value $1.05, for 
4853 One special packet each of the 7 varieties 
marked, value $2.80, for $2.25 
4854 1 oz. each of the 7 varieties marked *, 
value $4.20, for $3.00 
4855 Complete collection of all 12 varieties, 
ia one packet each, value $1.80, for $1.20 - 
2740 Dreer’s Superior Mixture. A special formula mixture 
of all colors. Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 30c; 4 oz. 40c; oz. $1.25. 
A lovely deep azure blue. 
Lovely rich carmine-rose blooms. 
Dreer’s Ultra-Double Cornflowers 
Centaurea cyanus 
This superb new strain is the last word in Cornflowers. The 
flowers not only are considerably more double but also larger, 
each bloom forming a lovely large fluffy ball. 
1871 Black Boy. A rich and appealing deep maroon. 
1873 Blue Boy. Exquisite Cornflower blue. 
1875 Pinkie. Glorious blooms of bright rose. 
1877 Red Boy. The finest of the red shades. 
1879 Snow Man. Graceful large white blooms. 
Any of the above: Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 25c; 4 oz. 50c. 
it Collection of Five — 
| Ultra-Double Cornflowers 
fin ak: One packet each, value 75c, for................ 50c 
1880 Finest Mixed. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 25c; 4 oz. 50c. 
Fragrant Giant Sweet Peas 
Lathyrus odoratus 
Sow in late fall. The early flowering strain is best for the south 
and the summer flowering one best for the north. 
4100 Dreer’s Early-Flowering Orchid Mixed. An excep- 
tionally fine mixture. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; ¢ lb. $1.25; Ib. $4.00. 
4180 Summer-Flowering Orchid Mixed. The finest colors 
in mixture. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; + lb. 60c; lb. $2.00. 
Silky Crinkled Shirley Poppies 
Papaver Rhoeas 
Sown outdoors in late fall these will give a glorious display of 
flowers beginning with late May. 
3511 American Legion. Dazzling orange-scarlet. 
3513 Blue Shades. Various intriguing tones of blue. 
3515 Deep Apricot. An especially charming color. 
3517 Salmon-Pink. A rare and most appealing color. 
3518 White. Pure white petals with contrasting golden stamens. 
3519 Wild-Rose Pink. The appealing color of a wild Rose. 
Any of the above: Pkt. 10c; } oz. 25c; oz. 75c. 
3520 Dreer’s Shirley Mixed. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 20c; oz. 50c. 
3533 Cavalcade. Very brilliant rich orange-scarlet flowers 
resembling double Begonias. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 40c. 
3535 Salmon Queen. Double bright salmon. 
color. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 30c. 
3537 Sweet Briar. Magnificent double Begonia-like flowers of 
a rose-pink color. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 30c; oz. $1.00. 
3540 Double Shirley Mixed. Pkt. 10c; 4 0z. 25c; oz. 75c. 
An exquisite 
57 Autumn is the ideal time to sow seed of these annual flowers 
