8 HENRY A. DREER 



Bulbs 



WHOLESALE LIST 





Spanish Iris 



Muscari, Grape Hyacinth 



Snowdrops 



Dutch Iris (Really in September) 

 Large Flowering Early Xiphiums 



Tire flowers are broader, the falls usually wider 

 apart and the lips larger than the Spanish type, and 

 bloom about two weeks earlier. Wonderful for cut- 

 ting, and lasting a long time. Our bulbs are mam 

 moth size, the best for forcing. 



Doz. 100 1000 



Hart IVibrig. Brilliant, clear „ 



blue; late $0 05 $4 OO $35 00 



Huchtenbnrg. Falls deep yel- 

 low with fine golden orange 



blotch, standards lovely pale 



blue. Elegant form 55 3 50 30 00 



Imperator. Deep blue; one of 



the best for forcing 45 3 00 25 OO 



Poggenheek. A trifle darker 



than Hart Nibrig and a week 



to ten days earlier 65 4 00 35 00 



White Excelsior. Extra large 



snow white, lips carry narrow 



feather of golden orange. Per- 

 fect form. Early 55 3 50 30 00 



Yellow Q,ueen. Uniform yellow 



of splendid height and size. 



"Very earlv 50 3 00 25 00 



Mixed. All colors 50 3 00 25 00 



Spanish IriS (Ready in September) 



Planted in flats, wintered cool and slowly subjected 

 to heat, they can be forced with the minimum of ex- 

 pense and labor. Our bulbs are mammoth size and 

 excellent for forcing. 



Belle Chinoise. Deep yellow. . . 

 Cajanns. Canary yellow, 



orange blotches 



King: of the Bines. Deep rich 



blue 



Louise. Pale blue and white.... 

 Q,ueen AVilhelniina. Pure white . . 



Reconnaisance. Rich bronze 



Mixed. All colors 



MuSCaH (Grape Hyacinths) 



Growing about 6 inches high, and throwing up nu- 

 merous spikes of flowers, which resemble a miniature 

 Inverted bunch of grapes. Splendid for rockeries. 

 Arnieniacnni. Effective long stemmed Grape Hya- 

 cinth of deep cobalt blue, enlivened by white lacing 

 at the aperture of the bells. Flowers large and 

 fragrant. 40 cts. per doz.; 52.50 per 100; $20.00 per 

 1000. 

 White Grape Hyacinths (Pearls of Spain). Pure white. 



45 cts. per doz.; .$3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. 

 Heavenly Bine Grape Hyacinths. A strong growing 

 variety producing large spikes of flowers. Color 

 clear bright blue. 30 cts. per doz., $2.00 per 100; 

 $15.00 per 1000. 



Doz. 



100 



1000 



$0 CO 



$4 00 



$35 O0 



50 



3 00 



25 00 



50 



3 00 



25 00 



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4 00 



35 00 



50 



3 OO 



25 00 



60 



4 00 



30 00 



50 



3 O0 



25 00 



Ornithogalum Arabicum 

 (Arabian Star of Bethlehem) 



A very showy species, bearing racemes of white 

 flowers with a black centre, having a sweet aromatic 

 odor; grows 1 to 2 feet in height. Excellent for 

 forcing. $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 



Ornithogalum Thyrsoides 



(Chinkerichee or Wonder Flower) 

 Of recent introduction from South Africa, and has 

 been given much publicity on account of its wonder- 

 ful keeping qualities. It is claimed that a spike 

 blooms for 100 days from the opening of the first 

 flowers. Forces very readily, and can be grown in 

 cold frames. The blooms are pure white and are 

 borne on stems 1% to 2 feet high, bearing 50 and more 

 blooms. 60 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000. 



Ranunculus 



Excellent for pot culture for blooming during 



winter or in cold frames for spring. 



Giant Florentine. Very similar to the French Hy- 

 brids, containing all the brilliant colors for which 

 this strain is famous, but more desirable because 

 of its verv large flowers. 50 cts. per doz.; $3.00 per 

 100; $25.00 per 1000. 



Teeolete Strain. This magnificent strain is the result 

 of years of very careful work by a California 

 grower to make up this wonderful double and semi- 

 double mixture in a very -wide range of colors. 40 

 cts. per doz.; $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. 



ScillaS (Squills) 

 Sibirica. Of dwarf habit, with sprays of exquisite 

 rich blue flowers. Grown in masses, in conjunction 

 with Crocus, particularly the yellow variety, 

 Chionodoxas and Snowdrops, the effect is charming. 

 Equally effective in the Rock Garden. Mammoth 

 bulbs. 50 cts. per doz.; $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. 

 Campanulata (Spanish Blue-bell, or Wood Hyacinth). 

 A beautiful spring-flowering bulb; spikes of bell- 

 shaped flowers, fine for naturalizing in the woods. 



Doz. 100 1000 



Blue $0 40 $2 50 $20 OO 



Rose 45 3 00 25 00 



White 45 3 00 25 00 



Mixed Colors 40 2 50 20 00 



Snowdrops (Galanthns) 

 Single. The first of all flowers to herald the approach 

 of spring. In conjunction with Chionodoxas and 

 Scilla Sibirica, a matchless effect can be produced in 

 the border, or the Rock Garden. Extra large bulbs. 

 40 cts. per doz.; $2.75 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. 



Tritonia Crocata 



Prince of Orange. Flowers similar to Freesias, and 

 should be grown the same way. Excellent for pots 

 or for cutting. Bright orange scarlet flowers. 

 Jumbo bulbs. 60 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100; $35.00 

 per 1000. 



