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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



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BEGONIA— Continued. 

 5280 B. Double Tuberous-Rooted, Mixed. The 



seed we offer has been hybridized with the greatest 

 care, using the most double flowers, and the hand- 

 somest single varieties for that purpose 50 



52S2 — ' Roezli. Seeds sown in April make strong 

 plants by September : the flowers appear in October, 

 resembling an open P»onv. They are enveloped in 

 a dark red spathe, and rapidly expand into a beau- 

 tiful umbel of large size, composed of luminous 

 deep red flowers. In a greenhouse this species 

 blooms freely until March. A fine bouquet flower.. .25 



5283 — Rubra.' A constant,"profuse flowering summer 

 and winter variety, effective for vases, or bedding 

 out in half-shady positions ; flowers rosy scarlet 25 



5284 — Schmidti. Flowers white, slightly tinged 

 with pink, contrasting finely with the dark-green 

 foliage. Its dwarf, branching globe-shaped habit 

 makes it a most desirable plant, being literally cov- 

 ered with flowers from May until November ; blooms 

 all winter in the greenhouse 25 



BIDENS. 



(Dahlia Zimapani.) 



A free flowering tender annual having beautiful foli- 

 age and bearing fine and attractive flowers. The roots can 

 be preserved like Dahlias; 1 foot. 

 5303 B. Atrosanguinea. Rich dark crimson, with 



yellow anthers 10 



BOCCONIA. 



A beautiful, effective plant, for single specimens or 

 groups on lawns. Foliage white on the under side, and 

 spikes of cream-colored flowers from 2 to 3 feet long; 

 hardy perennial ; 5 feet. 

 5305 B. Japonica 10 



BRACHYCOME. 



(Swan River Daisy.) 



Free-flowering, dwarf-growing plants, covered during 

 the greater part of the summer with a profusion of pretty 

 Cineraria-like flowers ; suitable for edgings and small beds, 

 or pot-culture ; half-hardy annual. 

 5307 B. Iberidifolia, Mixed. Light blue and white; 



6 inches 5 



BROWALLIA. 



One of our favorite profuse-blooming bedding plants, 

 covered with rich, beautiful winged flowers during the 

 summer and autumn months, growing freely in any ricli 

 soil ; blooms finely in the winter if sown in August; half- 

 hardy annual ; IS inches. 



5323 B. Elata Grandiflora Coerulea. Large sky- 

 blue flowers with a white centre. 5 



5321 — Elata Alba. Pure white flowers 5 



5324 — Elata Coerulea Nana. Dwarf sky blue. ...10 



5330 — Mixed. All the Elata varieties 5 



5325 — Abbreviata (Pulchella) Deep rose color 20 



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CACALIA. 



(Tassel Flower.) 



A neat, half-hardy annual of easy culture, with tassel- 

 shaped flowers; blooms from July to September in clus- 

 ters; fine for borders. Golden yellow and scarlet; li feet_ 

 5340 C. Mixed. Per oz., $1.00 & 



CALCEOLARIA. 



An ornamental plant, producing a mass of beautiful! 



pocket-like flowers early in the spring, and a universal 



favorite for decorating the greenhouse or conservatory. 



5350 C. Hybrida Grandiflora, Tall, Mixed. Large- 

 flowering, robust and very floriferous, being com- 

 pletely covered with beautiful rich, self-colored 1 

 flowers; saved from a choice collection; all col- 

 ors; 20 inches 25 



5352 — Hybrida Grandiflora Tigrina, Tall, 

 Mixed. Large-flowering, tigered and spotted 

 flowers ; the very finest mixture of the most bril- 

 liant colors; 20 inches 50' 



5353 — Hybrida Grandiflora PumilaCompacta. 

 The features of this new strain are dwarf, compact, 

 robust growth, producing immense trusses. of large 

 and varied brilliant self-colored and spotted flow- 

 ers; 1 foot 50* 



5354 — Rugosa, Mixed (Shrubby.) Small-flowering 

 varieties for bedding; of the finest colors; 2feet....50> 



Brachycome. Bryonopsis. 



BRYONOPSIS. 



A beautiful plant of the gourd species, with ivy-like 

 pale green foliage and showy scarlet fruit, striped with 

 white : half-hardy annual ; 10 feet. 

 5313 B. Laciniosa Ervthrocarpa 5 



CALANDRINIA. 



Beautiful creeping, free flowering plants, with succu- 

 lent stems and fleshy leaves, adapted for rock work or hot 

 situations, requiring light, rich soil ; hardy annuals; 1 ft. 

 5342 C. Grandiflora, Mixed 5 



Tuberous Begonia, 



CALENDULA. 



Marigold.) 



Showy, free-flowering hardy annuals, growing in any- 

 good garden soil, producing a fine effect in beds or mixedi 

 borders, and continuing in bloom until killed by frost ; l'ft^ 

 5343 C. Pongei Flore Pleno. Showy, very double 



white flowers *• 



5347 — Ranunculoides Flore Pleno (Pot Mari- 

 gold). Beautiful double orange-colored flowers 5 



5345 — Officinalis Meteor. A splendid variety, very 

 large double-striped and imbricated flowers, of a 



deep orange on a pale yellow ground 5 



5348 — Prince of Orange. This novelty surpasses 

 in beauty the well-known popular Calendula Me- 

 teor, the" stripes around each petal are of a deep 

 orange color, making a brilliant appearance 10' 



CALLIOPSIS, or COREOPSIS. 



Showy and useful free-flowering plants : the tall va- 

 rieties are "very effective in mixed borders, while the dwarf, 

 from their close, compact habit of growth, make fine bed- 

 ding plants; of easy cultivation ; hardy annuals. 

 5355 C. Drummondi. Large yellow, with crimson 



centre; 1 foot ° 



5357 — Nigra Speciosa. Beautiful, rich, velvety- 

 crimson ; 2 feet °' 



5360 — Mixed. All the choice kinds ; 2 to 3 feet. 

 Per oz., 60cts 5 



CAMELLIA. 



Favorite winter flowering, half-hardy greenhouse- 

 shrubs. Soak the seed before sowing, as they lie long dor- 

 mant ; sow in sandy peat and loam. Seed saved from the- 

 finest double varieties. 

 5370 C. Japonica Double, Mixed. From 5 to 10 ft..25> 



Merion, Pa.—" Your seeds have given the best satisfaction ; have been'using them for 16 years."— Chas. H. Carpenter 



