HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— FLOWER SEEDS 



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Sweet William (Dianthus Barbatus) 

 A well-known, attractive, free-flowering hardy perennial, producing a splendid 

 effect in beds and borders with their rich and varied flowers. It is much better 

 to raise new, vigorous, young plants from seed every season than to divide the old 

 plants. per pkt. 

 4282 Newport Pink. A distinct new color which originated in one of the 

 far-famed gardens at Newport, R. I. In color it is what florists call 

 watermelon-pink or salmony-rose. Strikingly brilliant and beautiful; 

 the flowers are borne in massive heads on stems 18 inches high. For 

 mid-season mass bedding it has no equal. It is also very effective for 

 cutting. 2 pkts., 25 cts $0 15 



4281 Scarlet Beauty. A very effective, rich, deep scarlet variety, a rare 

 color in hardy plants. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



4291 Holborn Glory. This strain is a large-flowered 

 selection of the auricula-eyed section, the most 

 beautiful and admired of all Sweet Williams. The 

 individual flowers and trusses are of extraordinary 

 size, while the range of color, all showing a clear, 

 white eye, is truly superb, i oz., 30 cts 



4286 Single Velvety Dark Maroon 



4288 Single Pure White 



4290 Single Mixed. All colors, j 

 75 cts 



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25 cts.; oz.. 



4297 Double Mixed. All colors. J oz., 30 cts 



4296 Giant Double. A decided improvement. The 

 plants are of robust, bushy habit, producing 

 numerous stems, surmounted by immense umbels 

 of full, double flowers, many of the individual 

 flowers measuring over one inch in diameter. 

 The colors are extremely varied. J oz., 50 cts 



2342 Latifolius Atrococcineus, FT. PI. {Everblooming 

 Hybrid Sweet William). A brilliant crimson scarlet 

 variety that is very effective in any position, and one 

 of the best perennials in the list. \ oz., 50 cts 15 



2343 Latifolius Double Mixed. In addition to the 

 brilliant crimson-scarlet sort offered above, this mix- 

 ture contains purple, violet and rose. \ oz., 40 cts 10 



Valeriana (Valerian) 



4340 Rubra, Mixed. Showy, hardy border plants; pro- 

 ducing large corymbs of red or white flowers; fine 

 for bouquets; mixed, 2 feet. \ oz., 25 cts 10 



Double and Single Sweet William 



Veronica (Speedwell) 



PER PKT. 



4374 Maritima. A very pretty Speedwell growing about 

 2 feet high and producing long spikes of blue flowers 

 from July to September $0 10 



4376 Spicata. An elegant hardy border plant, growing 

 about 1| feet high, producing long spikes of bright 

 blue flowers in June and July 10 



Single Wallflower 



Violas or Tufted Pansies 



Violas or Tufted Pansies. We offer these as well as the regular Pansies 

 on page 14. 



Wallflower 



Well-known deliciously fragrant half hardy perennials, blooming early in the 

 spring, with spikes of beautiful flowers. In the north they should be protected 

 in a cold frame in the winter and planted out in April. 



4415 Paris Extra Early. A beautiful single variety, which may be 

 treated as an annual flowering through the summer from seed sown in 

 spring. \ oz., 25 cts 



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 15 



4414 Goliath. A splendid single variety; flowers of a rich, shining red, 

 with a black velvety sheen 



4420 Single Mixed. All colors. \ oz., 20 cts 



4430 Double-flowering Finest Mixed. 2 pkts., 25 cts 



COLLECTION OF SEEDS 



Of Old-fashioned Hardy Perennials 



3549 This collection is made up of a packet each of twelve of the most popu- 

 lar, hardiest and easiest grown sorts, including Columbine, Larkspur, 

 Foxglove, Sweet Rocket, Sweet William, etc 75 



For Complete List and Cultural Notes see our Garden Book for 1927 



