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HENRY A. DREER, 1306 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, 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 de- 

 scriptive list see our Garden Book -for 1927. Copies free on application. 



Calliopsis 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Showy annuals for cutting. 

 Tinctoria Splendens. Very large flowers, 



yellow, maroon center §0 15 SO 40 



Tall Mixed. All colors 10 20 



Candytuft 



Valuable for cutting, especially in the sum: 



Tr. pkt. 



Albida. Pure white $0 10 



Carmine. Bright carmine rose 10 



Crimson. Deep purplish crimson 10 



Flesh-pink. A pretty color 10 



\ Giant Hyacinth-flowered or Improved Em- 

 ) . \ press. The finest white, a select stock. 15 



^/Lavender. Delicate rosy lavender 10 



* + Rose Cardinal. Brilliant rosy red : 15 



\ Mixed. All colors 10 



Centaurea CyanUS (Corn Flowers) 



Always in good demand as cut flowers. 



Tr. pkt 



," Double blue. Extra fine for cutting $0 15 



\ " rose-pink. A very pretty color... 15 



J3 " white. Pure white 15 



" mixed. All colors 10 



mer. 



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$0 40 

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 25 



Ureer s Superb 



Late Branching 



Aster 



AlySSUm ( Sweet Alyssum) 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 Little Gem or Carpet of Snow. A very 

 dwarf variety and the best sort to grow 

 to sell in pots, or for edging $0 lo !>« s>o 



Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) 



Largely used for cutting during summer and fall. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 Giant Mixed. Tall growing, very large 



spikes and flowers, mixed colors $0 15 .$0 SO 



Large-flowering, Half-Dwarf. Mixed colors 20 75 



Asters 



We offer below a short list of the finest sorts for 

 cutting. Our stocks have been grown with the great- 

 est care, and nothing finer can be had at any price. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 Dreer's "Peerless Pink." The finest of all 



pinks $0 50 $2 50 



Dreer's Superb Late Branching. In 8 



separate colors, each 30 1 50 



Dreer's Superb Late Branching. Finest 



Mixed 25 1 00 



Crego's Giant Comet. In 6 separate colors, 



each 30 1 50 



" " " Finest Mixed. All 



colors 30 1 25 



Queen of the Market. In 6 separate colors, 



each 25 1 00 



" " " Mixed. Very early 



flowering 20 75 



Calendula (Pot Marigold) 



These are fine for cutting or for selling as pot plants. 



Oz. Yi lb. 



Golden King. Golden yellow; fine $0 25 §0 75 



Lemon King. Double lemon yellow 20 60 



Orange King. Extra select, dark orange 



red 25 75 



The Ball. Golden orange with light cen- 

 tre. Extra fine for cutting 1 00 3 00 



Double Mixed. All the double sorts 10 35 



Chrysanthemum 



The Single Annual Sorts offered below are of the 

 easiest culture and are becoming very popular for 

 cutting. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 Eastern Star. Clear yellow, dark centre.. §0 10 $0 30 



Evening Star. Rich yellow 10 30 



Morning Star. Canary yellow, dark yel- 

 low disc 10 30 



Northern Star. Pure white, dark eye.... 10 30 



Annual. Mixed colors 10 25 



Cosmos 



Our strains are unequaled for size and other good 

 qualities. For points north of Philadelphia we recom- 

 mend the Extra Early Colossal flowering type. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 Autumn Giant, crimson, pink or white. . . .$0 10 $0 30 



" " finest mixed 10 20 



Extra Early Colossal, Crimson, pink, white 15 40 



" " " mixed 10 30 



Double-flowering, crimson, pink or white. 30 1 25 

 " " Mixed. All colors 25 1 00 



Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) 



A splendid summer cut flower. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Picta^ Single Mixed. All colors $0 10 SO 30 



Picta, Double Fowering. All colors 15 40 



GypSOphila (Baby's Breath) 



One of the most popular summer cut flowers. Very 



easy to grow. 



Oz. % lb. 



Elegans alba grandiflora. Pure white... §0 15 $0 50 



Elegans Delicate Pink 20 60 



Helichrysum (straw riower) 



One of the best everlastings. Splendid for cutting. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Double Buttercup, Fireball, Goldenball, 

 Rose-Carmine, Silverball and Salmon, 

 each SO 20 ?0 60 



Double. All colors. Mixed 15 40 



Larkspur (Annual Sorts) 



All of the annual Larkspurs are suitable for cutting 

 and supply a large quantity of flowers all through the 

 summer. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 Stock-flowered. Six separate colors SO 15 $0 50 



" " Finest Mixed 10 25 



