Dreer’s Reliable Bulbs 
For 1928 
af) [ SUCCEED with bulbs it is necessary to begin right, by getting sound bulbs of good size, and we would 
warn intending purchasers against buying cheap, undersized bulbs and expect the fine results obtained 
from such as we offer. 
Our sources of supply are the best in this country and abroad, the leading growers of the 
world having for years supplied us with their choicest stock. 
To the lover of flowers there is no class of plants so much prized as those which are produced from bulbs 
The reason is easily 
found, because within the bulbs are stored all the future glory of leaves and flowers, only requiring the simplest culture to develop them 
Success is therefore the rule. 
in their highest perfection. 
Another reason why bulbs are prized so highly is that a large number of them produce their flowers in early spring, when the rest 
of nature is asleep. Then it is that groups and beds and borders of Crocus, Narcissus, Tulips and Hyacinths impart to the garden an 
air of warmth and cheer that cannot be accomplished in any other way, and keep up a continuous display well into the summer. 
no other material can be secured such a wealth of charming flowers of infinite variety of form and coloring, with so little trouble. 
With 
WHEN TO PLANT. To the beginner we would emphasize the fact that Autumn and not Springtime is the time to plant all 
kinds of spring-flowering bulbs. 
The larger part of the bulbs offered in this Catalogue are usually ready to ship before the end of Septem- 
ber, and the sooner they are planted after that the greater will be the measure of success, more particularly 
those for indoor culture; therefore, ORDER EARLY. A few sorts, which are noted in the Catalogue, do not mature until 
October and November, and are forwarded as soon as ready. 
Full cultural directions are given in our book, Dreer’s Hints on the Growing of Bulbs. 
or free to customers who ask for it when ordering. 
Price, 25 cts. per copy postpaid; 
INDEX OF BULBS, ROOTS, PLANTS, ETC. 
PAGE 
Achilleamicgianesi os o2 2033 
Aconitams-)).. rans OS 
Actinidia . 64 
Aglaonema. . 28 
Agricultural Seeds... .. 90 
Ajuga.. 33 
Akebia. ice oT a 
Allamanda............ 28 
IN thea eae re een.08 
Alyssum® /ivi4/.........°33 
Amatryllisway ee 2. 26 
AmpelopsiSes vu. 2s. gnO% 
WAimsoniayeres ee oS 
WAnacharisSher sei i-)-|- Od 
INMANICE, 55d ae Boog Coe WS 
Andromeda........... 58 
Anemone.......-...16, 33 
Anthericum.. . 28 
Anthurium... . 28 
Aquarium lanes 0/67 
Aquilegia. . Misra Oo 
Xrabishee) Sane ees oS 
INTEMEI SS bb go per aie ool Mo meks) 
Mravicarial ci eisetic ss 28 
Arenaria............. 34 
Aristolochia........... 64 
Arcmeriame tetris nice O4 
WNgoyntely oe og om nen aOR mts) 
PIB Raves, OA 
Asclepias .. TSS: 
Asparagus .. 128, 
Asparagus Roots. . 67 
Aspidistra. MAE Ay 02 o 
Asters, Mardy. We Ooe 
Astilbe. SNe ote eae) 
Azalea. 28 
Baptisiaswnnceeric eee OS 
Berberis........58 and 59 
Begonia . . atic natn 2) 
Bignonia..... . 64 
Bird Houses. . 95 
Bird Seed. RA EMR 7 
Blackberries... ........ 66 
Bleeding Heart.. 17 
Bocconia . 35 
Boltoniaweewae eae OD. 
Bougainvillea. 29 
Boxwood. .. . . 63 
Bulb Fibre. . 26 
Cabomba............. 67 
Galimeris! 925 je sGl8S 
(Callies od GiBel SIE S eee MI Ife) 
Gallicarpaty Nein...) 159 
Calliphoes ek oj. 35 
Calycanthus. 59 
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Camelliantinene ene 29. 
Gampanulaye is in 35 
Carnations a aster OO) 
GEassiawin) oan. eeentoO) 
Celastrus............. 64 
Centanreasa yeu. eta OO) 
ccotalesia . 36 
Cerastium . . 36 
Cercis. . . 59 
Chelone . 26) 
Chionodoxa.. Seal 
Chivesi. Pa Deo 
Chrysanthemum eat Aa 36 
Cimicifuga. . Wea oO. 
Clematis. ..........36, 64 
Clerodendron.......... 29 
Glethratiae erie 59 
Climberse se eee. .64, 65 
CSliviat eens aks Skee p29 
Corchorus. .. ..+ 59 
Coreopsisn tessa. 24). 136) 
Corntishan te taeda sfetO 9% 
Cotoneaster ee We 59 
GKOCUS IER nine dilette Te FLNe 
Grotonsi cenit eae 29 
Cyperusia. sab cnn .<29)1 67 
Daffodilsi 25... 11to dS: 
Delphinitumiey. ic. .0.5.4..5 OL 
Desmodium. . . 59 
DeWwtZlar ie os oe 6 < Min at pO, 
Dianthusercs vc: ee tart 
Dictamnus..... 37 
Dielvtra yes. Ws} cas. Sey 
Digitalistehs Me get sos erento 
TJOFOMICUIMY on, vg ous pews ep Se 
Dracaenasi.2.e5. 5. Bre 29. 
FSCHINOPSP ee aie ei ccehoS 
Elsholtziasi 20. 4221 Ny. 60 
Eranthis?.... 17 
Erigeron.... 38 
Eryngium. . 38 
Eupatorium.... 38 
Buphorbiaaatiame ni. oS 
Euonymus.........60, 65 
Hxochordae .siceieis 21. 00 
EGS Seay ca bevel yo Osp Gy 
icusioie. 9. 2a kts, OF429 
Fittoniay.... cask. o2tt 30 
Fertilizers. . .. 96 
Flags... “19 to 22 
Tlonret Seeds...... 68 to 85 
Forsythia. . nasi LOO 
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Hreesian inc enone ae ee LO 
Hritilarian ss. cca LS 
EOD KAA asa) e.0s <0 18 
Gaillardia..<} [iiss 4938 
Genista. 4 30 
Gentiana . BOS 
Geranium. 45438) 
Grapevines . Bdets ieis JOO. 
Grape Hyacintas. stoglaayi26 
Grasses tite. 0 eel mee 39 
Grass Seed. 88, 89 
Gypsophila. eh!) 
Halesia.... . Bays: shat 00: 
Hedge Plantes, 163 
Helenium. . B fot iaasirath oh OO. 
Helianthus........... 40 
Heliopsis .:. 2h 21 eee. . 238) 
Memerocaig. coe 19 
FVepaticaya ais aw oct 40. 
Heuchera...)...0.:....' 40 
Hibiscus.) 0 730\/40 
Hollyhock . sapeleqiiy 40. 
Honeysuckle. . TRE OS 
Horseradish Roots..... 67 
Hyacinths, 2c. see .2 tore 
Hydrangea). «2 2224.... 60: 
Hypericum. ........40, 60 
Iberis . “ie See) 
Insecticides... ........ 96 
Tris. A 2.70% .19 to 22 
Ivy.. : SLO OS] 
Txiases” tchccngtyatn eytl® 
Jasmine lS, Chis sis res 
Jonquilsi.). son dares ale 
Wath ynusheted io .e% vo scaae (05 
Leucojum. Sel aero eee 
Wiatris ccd Mien, atlire ie EL 
Wigustrum.. 2 aefis hen, 100 
Lilies... . ..23, 24 
Lily of the Valle ay TE 24 
Liliums. ese 
Linum. fe cil nae UTR 
Lobelia. ... Pe thei eal ate, Ae 
Wonicera: 2. i. te... 60: 
Wirdswigiar cu... cic sieipesliene isi O0) 
TZU piNUS Eee cies hig site leres Ll 
By chniseesicaete scares) seo Ad 
PY EMG erect elucieiaye (AL 
Malva.... 
Maranta aiclalyacties 
Mertensia. . . 
Monarda...-....-..-. 
IMAISCAn See ap cdcan mas 
IMyOSOtiS tid acne ose 
Narcissus. .... 
S211 to 
ING peta she ye itcecbels Rvanerafic)« 
Nieremhbergia..:...... 
Oenothera . 
Qphiopogon 
Oxalis.. 
Bachveondrs 
Palms. . 
Pandanusicek ees i 
PAD AV.eluie steak eecioinie 
Pardanthus: ..%%. 5. 3.5 
Passifloraee ws se 
Pentstemon........... 
Peonies. . . 
Peppermint. ‘ Sabah oe 
Philadelphus.. ......... 
PHIOX: Ahir anas 
Phyllocactuss7)..45..,.)2::,. 
Phiysalistc: seiecussaeuary oc 
Physostegia. . . 
Pinks, Hardy... .. 
Platycodon. .... 
Plumbago 
Polemonium. ......... 
Polygonatum....... 
Polygonum. ........4 
Poppy-= 2.24 24 
Potentilla 
Primulajiscohoisiie < 
Privet a ete tarrcsaenes 
Prunella. ooo) c: 
PP UtUSe-cncte sur ake sere 
Py rethrumis ce-peaies ies 
Pyrus Ji . Oi or% 
Ranunculus.:...-,:.» 
Raspberries... .. .. 
.26, 
Rhodotypus..... ie 
Rhubarb loots....... 
Rhusi.s- « ~slsiee fhovte-< 
Robinia 
Roses, Hardy. i 
Rudbeckia. . 
1...47 to 
Sagittariatnsieveies eeelets 
Salviaie >< snake jena Pyeg 
SaMbuUCusiey echaetscusaels 
Sansevieriaucs ssc see 
Saponarias-l4: {Fi sr. recs. 
Saxiiragaees. ee pe yee 
Scabiosa iat) .s30) yall 
Scillias e225". Ses cane oe 
Sedtimio ce ee 
Shrubsiatity, 20 23 
Sidalceas Poche queen 
Silphium. . 
SmalUFruits.siud.cet. 
SnOwdropss 25. oe cs 
Solidagotrss! Vath, Gan 
Seen sc niet aiig 
Spiraea. 
Statice. 
Stephanandra. an a ae 
Stokesia.. 
Strawberries. ens 
Strelitzia. 
Sundries. . .. 
Sweet William. 
ote 
Symphoricarpus. ee 
SVTIN Gas yo Gh eit aisle eve 
Pamarixcciyct cy sacs 
Tarragon nf, waa be 
TAUGHT Se sealant ee 
Thymus. 
Tools. 
Tradescantia. . 
Trillium. . 
Trollius. . . ee 
Mulipsies..yste.: asso 
PDUNICATE iy. 2 Arf. 
Valeriana. . 
Vallisneria.. .. 
Vegetable Plants and | 
Roots. ‘ 
Vegetable Seeds.. .. 
Veronica. 
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to 
BSG: 
WVaitextoo, 22 iG ad 
Whloybbgehibsolks Ga yy on Aodoc 
Mincar tis: dreiyeisgao3- 
Willa sian itraseperiteerelesste 
Weigelia.. csotmaniit: 
Wistaria:n. cc. “myer « 
WALCO a aud sen, cnevienanlaes 
Zephyranthes. ........ 
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