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HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, Philadeiphia, Pa. 



Dreer's Reliable Flower Seeds 



Many market gardeners and truckers add considerably to their income by growing a quantity of the popular summer cut flowers 

 and pot plants, such as Asters, Cosmos, Petunias, Salvias, Sweet Peas, etc., etc. On this and the next page we give a short list of 

 the best things which can be used for this purpose. For full descriptive list see our Garden Book for 191 1. Copies free on application. 



Cosmos. 



Our Mammoth Perfection strain is unequaled in size and other good 

 qualities. For points north of New York we recommend the extra 

 early flowering type. jr. pkt. Oz. 



Mammoth Perfection, crimson 10 30 



" " pink 10 30 



" " white 10 30 



" " finest mixed 10 25 



Gigantic Flowering Lady Lenox. The largest flower- 

 ing of all. Color, clear rose pink 15 50 



Extra Early Flowering, crimson 15 50 



" " ■' Dawn 15 50 



pink 15 50 



" " white 15 50 



" ■' mixed 15 40 



Dahlia. 



Dahlias have come to the front with a bound as cut flowers, espe- 

 cially the single sorts. As easy to grow from seed as Nasturtiums. 

 Single Twentieth Century. Flowers of immense size, color deep 



rosy crimson, passing to white at the tips. 10 cts. per pkt. 



Qiant Perfection. Very large, mixed colors 



Single Mixed. All colors. A good range of colors . . 

 Double Large Flowering. Saved from show varieties 



" Cactus. Best mixed 



" Pompon. Small flowering. Mixed colors . . 



Tr.pkt. Oz. 



15 Jo 50 

 10 30 

 25 I 00 

 50 2 50 

 30 I 50 



Qypsophila. (Baby's Breath. ) 



Elegans alba grandiflora. Pure white 

 Paniculata. White, misty flowers . . 



DREER S "PEERLESS PINK' 



ASTER 



• Alyssum. ( Sweet Alyssum. ) Tr.pkt. Oz. 



Little Gem (Carpet of Snow). Very dwarf 5 40 



Tom Thumb. Dwarf erect growth 10 25 



Maritimum (Sweet Alyssum). White, trailing 10 15 



Antirrhinum. (Snapdragon.) 

 Largely used for cutting, both summer and winter. 

 Giant Mixed. Tallgrowmg, very large spikes and flowers, 15 50 



Majus Tall Mixed. An extra fine strain 10 25 



Half-Dwarf. Mixed colors 10 30 



Asters. 



We offer below a select list of the finest sorts for cutting. Our stocks 

 have been grown with the greatest care, and nothing finer can be had 

 at any price. Tr.pkt. Oz. 



Dreer's " Peerless Pink." The finest of all pinks 50 I4 00 

 Dreer's Superb Late Branching, In 8 separate colors, 



each 25 I 00 



Dreer's Superb Late Branching. Finest Mixed . . 25 75 



Crego's Qiant Comet. Pure White 40 2 00 



" " " Shell Pink 40 2 00 



Dreer's Crimson King. Richest crimson 40 2 50 



" Pink Beauty. Superb Pink 50 4 00 



Queen of the Market. In 6 separate colors, each 20 60 



" " " Mixed. Very early flowering, 15 50 



Calendula. (Pot Marigold. ) 



All of these are fine for cutting or for selling, as pot plants. 



Oz. J^-lb. 



Meteor. Yellow striped orange 10 30 



Prince of Orange. Somewhat darker than above 10 30 



Pure Gold. Fine golden yellow 10 30 



Candytuft. 



Valuable for cutting, especially during the spring months. 



Tr.pkt. Oz. 



Crimson. Deep purplish crimson 10 15 



Empress. The finest white, a select stock 10 20 



White Rocket. A good white 10 



Lavender. A good shade 10 15 



Mixed. All colors 10 



Carnation. 



The Chabaud and Marguerite come into flower early in summer, 

 supplying a good crop of flowers for cutting up to frost. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Marguerite, finest mixed 15 $0 50 



Qiant Marguerite, mixed. Very large flowering . . 25 i 00 



Chabaud's Everblooming. Mixed colors, fine .... 30 i 50 



Centaurea. (Corn Flowers.) 



Always in good demand as cut flowers. 



Imperialis, finest mixed 10 40 



Cyanus, blue. (Corn Flower) . . . . 40 cts. per J^-lb. 10 15 



mixed. Various colors . . . 30 cts. per }J -lb. 10 15 



double blue. Extra fine .... .... 25 75 



double mixed 75 cts. per ^-Ib. 10 30 



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ilelianthus. (Sunflowers.) 



The varieties offered are splendid for cutting. 



Cucumerifolius 



Stella. Very large flowers 



New Miniature. Mixed 



I Marigold. 



Are all useful for many purposes. 



African. Tall, double mixed . . 



Lemon Queen. Lemon yellow 



" Orange Prince. The finest golden orange . 



French, Double Dwarf. Mixed ". . 



" Gold Striped. Extra fine 



" Legion d'honneur. (Little Brownie.) A 

 beautiful single sort 



Mignonette. 



We especially recommend the Defiance, Goliath and Machet. But 

 all of the varieties offered are good and strictly select stocks. 



Defiance. Very large spikes. !4 lb. ,$1.25 



Goliath. Giant spikes, extra fine 



Machet. True select stock of this fine sort. % lb., 75 cts 

 Miles Hybrid Spiral. A fine outdoor sort. K lb., 40 cts 



Large Flowering Pyramidal. J^ lb., 75 cts 



Sweet Scented, large flowering. Lb., 50 cts 



Nasturtiums. 



We sell immense quantities of both the Tall and Tom Thumb sorts. 



They are very effective in window boxes, vases, baskets, etc. We offer 



but a few sorts here. For complete list, see our Garden Book for 1911. 



Tall or Climbing Varieties. 



Oz. K-lb. Lb. 



King Theodore. Deep crimson maroon, dark foliage. 10 20 jo 



Lemon Yellow 10 20 50 



Orange. A fine deep shade 10 20 so 



Scarlet. Brilliant 10 20 .so 



Vesuvius. Salmon rose; dark leaved 10 20 50 



Mixed. Best quality, 10 lbs., I3.00 10 15 35 



Lobb's Tall Varieties. 



Cardinal. Intense geranium-red 10 20 60 



Giant of Battles. Sulphur, red blotches 10 20 60 



Golden Queen. Pure golden orange 10 20 60 



Roi des Noirs. (King of the Blacks.) Very dark 10 20 60 



Spitfire. Vermilion scarlet 10 20 60 



Mixed. Lobb's varieties, fine 10 15 45 



Hybrids of Madame Gunter. A splendid strain, 



containing many fine colors 10 15 50 



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15 



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50 



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