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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA, PA., WHOLESALE PRICE LIST 



CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN STOCKS 



Salvia. 



(Sage.) 



The " Scarlet Sage " stands very near the top in popular bedding 

 plants. We only oner the finest types, each being quite distinct 



Tr. pkt. 



Splendens. " Scarlet Sage." Bright scarlet ■ ■ . . 25 



" "Ball of Fire." Dwarf , extra fine . . . 50 



" " Bonfire." Compact growth ... 40 



" *■ Burning Bush." Of taller growth than 



the above. Very large spikes .... 4° 



'.« "Zurich." New dwarf , very early . . . 50 



Patens. Blue Salvia 50 



Sanvitalia. 



Double yellow, nice for baskets 



and vases 15 



Oz. 



$1 00 

 3 00 



2 25 



5 00 



Procumbens, fl. pi. 



5° 



Scabiosa. ( Mourning Bride, Sweet Scabious. ) 

 Very desirable for summer cut flowers. Useful in making up 



Improved large flowering, Azure Fairy . . . 



" " " Crimson .... 

 " Flesh-pink 



King of the Blacks . . 



Lilac 



" " " Pompadour 



" " " Purple, edged white . 

 " " " Rose 



Tile red 



White 



" " " mixed. All colors . . . 



Schizanthus (Fringe Flower). 



Dwarf Large Flowered. Mixed 



Wlsetonensls. Fine for pots . 



Mixed. All colors 



Tr. pkt. 



15 



75 



Schizopetalon. (Maze Flower. ) 

 Walkeri. White 



Silene. (Catchfly.) 



Pendula Compacta. Mixed colors 10 15 



Smilax. 



Every florist should grow some of this, always needed. Seed we 

 offer is of new crop and of high germination. Tr. pkt., iocts.; Oz. 30 

 cts.; K-lb.,$i.oo. 



Solatium. Tr. pkt 



Capslcastrum (Jerusalem Cherry). There is always a 

 demand for red berried plants around Christmas and 

 this is the most popular of all. Sow early to get good 

 sized plants 10 



Stevia. 



Serrata. An old favorite white flower, still used 

 extensively for cutting . . .' 20 



Oz. 



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Oz. 



5° 

 25 

 25 

 35 

 25 

 25 

 25 

 25 

 25 

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15 



75 



Stocks2( Gilliflower )- 



Thousands of Stocks are sold as pot plants and many more are 

 grown for their flowers. Cheap grades are likely to prove largely sin- 

 gle. Ours are grown specially for us by an expert, and will produce 

 over 90 per cent, double flowers. 



B 1 Cut-and-Come=Again Ten Weeks' Stocks. 



Splendid perpetual-blooming class ; sown in March or April they 

 begin flowering in July, continuing until frost, and are especially valu- 

 able during September and October when other flowers are scarce ; 

 they throw out numerous side branches, all bearing very double 

 fragrant flowers; excellent for cutting. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Princess Alice. Snow-white 50 $3 00 



La France. Silvery rose 50 3 00 



Brilliant. Fiery blood-red 50 3 00 



Sapphire. Dark blue 50 3 00 



Creole. Creamy yellow, extra fine 50 3 00 



May Queen. A delicate shade of lilac 50 300 



Finest Mixed. All colors 50 2 50 



Large Flowering Ten Weeks' Stocks 



This is the leading variety for bedding. Splendid spikes of densely 

 double floweis. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Blood red 40 $2 50 



Canary yellow 40 2 50 



Bright rose 40 2 50 



Light blue 40 2 so- 

 Purple 40 2 50 



Pure white . . 40 2 50 



Finest mixed 30 2 00 



Various Stocks. 



Wallflower-leaved, Ten Weeks' Snowflake. A 



fine white 50 7 50 



Beauty of Nice. Delicate flesh-pink 50 2 50 



Empress Elizabeth. Brilliant carmine-rose .... 50 4 00 



Queen Alexandra. Rosy-lilac, fine for cutting ... 50 2 50 



Brompton. Mixed 50 2 50 



Sweet Peas 



Oz. 



K-lb. 



Lb. 



3° 



$1 00 



$3 00 



5° 



1 5° 



5 °o 



We only offer the very best varieties. The kinds best suited for 

 Florists' use are marked with an (*). 

 Standard varieties are offered on next page. 



New Orchid-flowered Sweet Peas. 



This type is distinguished from the standard sorts by the extraor- 

 dinary size of their flowers and by the standard being crinkled and 

 wavy. They usually bear four blossoms on a stem, and are as easy to 

 grow as the commonest sorts. 



Apple Blossom Spencer. Rose and pink . . 



Black Knight Spencer. Rich maroon . . . 



Countess Spencer (true). A lovely clear pink, 



E. J. Castle. Rich carmine-rose, shaded with 



salmon 10 25 75 



•Florence M. Spencer. Delicate blush with 



pink margin 



♦Frank Dolby. Largest pale lavender . . 

 ♦Gladys Unwln. Charming pale rose-pink . . 



George Herbert. Rich, rose carmine .... 



Helen Pierce. Blue marbled white 



Helen Lewis. Brilliant orange rose 



John Ingman. Rich salmon rose 



King Edward Spencer. Crimson scarlet . . 

 ♦Mrs. Alfred Watkins. Superb pale pink . . 



Mrs. Walter Wright Spencer. Deep mauve 

 ♦Nora Unwln. A magnificent white 



Phyllis Unwin. Light rose-carmine, very large 



Primrose Spencer. Primrose or creamy yellow 

 ♦White Spencer. A pure white Countess Spen- 

 cer of very large size 5 15 50 



Mixtures of Sweet Peas. 



We take special pains in making up our various mixtures ; nothing 

 but named sorts are used, insuring a proper proportion of all the 

 colors, and must not be confounded with mixtures saved as such and 

 which usually contain a large quantity of undesirable colors. 



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Dreer's Peerless Mixture, contains only the 

 finest grandiflora varieties, the best mixture 

 of standard sorts possible . . Per 10 lbs., $2.50 



Orchid-flowered mixed. A splendid mixture, 

 containing most of the varieties, besides a 

 number ofseedlings of Countess Spencer . . . 



Double-flowering sorts. Mixed 



Pink shades. Mixed 



Red shades. Mixed 



Lavender and blue shades. Mixed 



Purple and maroon shades. Mixed .... 



White and primrose shades. Mixed .... 



Striped shades. Mixed 



Cupid or Dwarf. All colors mixed 



Oz. 



K-lb. Lb. 



10 Jo 30 



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For full descriptions and Illustrations, see our Garden Book for 1910. 



