HENRY A. DREER 



Perennial Flower Seeds 



WHOLESALE LIST 



Papaver nudicaule — New Hybrid Iceland Poppy 



Papaver nudicaule — Iceland Poppy 



Coonara Fink. A true strain of beautiful pink shades. 



Trade pkt. 50c; % oz. $1.50. 

 El Monte. A new variety of California introduction. 

 Large flowers of deep tangerine orange. Strong wiry 

 stems making an excellent cut flower. Trade pkt. 

 50c; oz. $2.50. 

 Gibson's New Orange. A splendid improvement on the 

 old type Iceland Poppy. The stem is easily six 

 inches longer and much stiffer, making it more val- 

 uable for cutting. The bloom is much larger, 4 to 5 

 inches across. A recommendable variety in every 

 respect. Trade pkt. 50c; oz. $4.00. 



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Orange-Scarlet $0 25 $1 00 



Brlffht Yellow 25 1 00 



Pure Wliit© 25 1 00 



Mixed Colors. V* lb. $3.00 25 1 00 



New Hybrids (Sunbeam). Mixed 30 1 50 



Pentstemon — Beard Tongue 



Most useful ^howy perennials, flowering throughout 

 the summer months. 

 Heterophyllus, Blue G-em. Growing about one to two 



feet nigh with flowers of a very bright blue color 



from June to August. Particularly desirable for 



rock gardens. Trade pkt. 30c; 02:. $1.50. 

 Barbatns cocciuens. Spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers; 



height, 3 to 4 feet. Trade pkt. 20c; oz, 75c. 

 Barbatns hybridns praecox. Early flowering hybrids in 



a range of rich colors. Trade pkt. 20c; oz. 75c. 

 Grandifloras, Mixed. Containing a great variety of sorts. 



Trade pkt. 40c; oz. $2.00. 



Perennial Phlox 



Decnssata. Seed saved from a flno collection of named 

 sorts. Can be supplied in mixture only. Trade pkt. 

 30o; oz. $1.50; V4, lb. $5.00. 



Physalis — Chinese Lantern Plant 



Francheti. An ornamental variety of the Winter 

 Cherry, forming dense bushes about 2 feet high. 

 Bears a profusion of bright orange-scarlet lantern- 

 like fruits which can be cut and dried, in which 

 shape they are used extensively for floral decora- 

 tions during the winter. Trade pkt. 20c; oz. 75c; 

 % lb. $2.25. 



Physostegia — False Dragon Head 



Virginica. One of the prettiest hardy perennials. It 

 forms dense bushes, 3 to 4 feet high, bearing freely 

 during the summer months spikes of delicate pink 

 tubular flowers not unlike a gigantic heather. Trade 

 pkt. 30c; oz. $1.25. 



Virginica alba. A pretty white flowered form of the 

 above. Trade pkt. 30c; oz. $1.50. 



Platycodon — Japanese Bellflower 



Tr. pkt. Oz, 



Grandiflortun. Large steel-blue flowers . . $0 25 $1 00 



— album. Pure white variety 25 1 25 



— Mariesi. Dwarf blue 50 3 50 



Polemonlum — Jacob's Ladder 



Coemlenm. Popular hardy perennial with bell-shaped 

 bluish purple flowers nearly 1 inch across; 2 feet; 

 May to July. Trade pkt. 15c; oz. 50c. 



Potentilla — Cinquefoil 



Charming hardy perennial plants with brilliant sin- 

 gle or double flowers, mostly in orange, red, and crim- 

 son tones. They bloom profusely from June to August, 

 and succeed in any soil; 18 inches. 



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 Double Hybrids Mixed. % oz. $1.00 .... $0 50 — 



Single Hybrids Mixed 20 $0 75 



Perennial Primulas — Hardy Primrose 



Auricula. Choice mixed. % oz. $1.25. . 

 Polyanthus Invincible Giant. A grand 



strain of strong vigorous habit. 



Large flowers of wonderful coloring.. 



— Giant Mnnstead Strain. Extra large 

 flowers in white and yellow 



— Bnglish Mixed. A very good grade 

 saved from a fine strain containing 

 all colors 



Japonica (Japanese Primrose). Bright 

 flowers borne in whorls on stems 6 

 to 9 inches long; mixed colors 



Vulgaris (English Primrose). Canary 

 yellow, fragrant 



Tr. pkt. 

 $0 50 



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Pueraria — Japanese Kudzu Vine 



Thunbergiana. The fastest growing hardy climbing 

 plant. It will grow S to 10 feet the first year from 

 seed. Its foliage is large, and covers well. Bears 

 small racemes of rosy purple, pea-shaped blossoms 

 towards the close of August. Trade pkt. 10c; oz. 

 30c; Vi lb. $1.00. 



Pyrethrum hybridum — Persian Daisy 



One of the really good hardy perennials, valuable 

 alike for cutting or planting in the hardy border. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Bosenm, Bose. Bright rose col«r $0 40 $2 00 



James Kelway. RLon deep scarlet 50 2 50 



Single. Mixed colors. % lb. $4.00 30 1 25 



Grandiflonun. Single, large flowering. 



Mixed. % lb. $&.<» 40 2 00 



Double. M:lxed colors. ^ oz. $1.50.... 50 5 00 



Rosemary — Rosmarinus 



OffloinallB. An old favorite aromatic herb with de- 

 lightfully fragrant light blue flowers. Grows about 

 2 feet high and should be planted in a warm dry 

 sltu&tlon and given a little protection. Trade pkt. 

 15c; oz. 60c; % lb. $2.00. 



Rudbeckia — Cone-Flower 



Newmanl. Dark orange-yellow flowers with deep pur- 

 ple cone borne on stiff, wiry stems. Three feet high. 

 Flowers from July to September. Trade pkt. 25c; 

 oz. $1.25. 



Purpurea. (Giant Purple Cone-Flower). Flowers about 

 4 inches across, of a peculiar reddish purple with a 

 remarkably large cone-shaped center of brown. 

 Forms bushy plants 3 feet high and blooms from 

 July to October. Trade pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00. 



Perennial Salvia — Sage 



Azurea grandiflora. A hardy perennial variety produc- 

 ing during August and September spikes of pretty 

 sky blue flowers in great profusion; 3 to 4 feet. 

 Trade pkt. 40c; oz. $2.00. 



Parinacea. Light blue, makes a fine line. Hardy with 

 protection. Trade pkt. 30c; oz. $1.50. 



Farlnacea, Blue Bedder. A more compact form. Flow- 

 ers a rich deep blue. Trade pkt. 50c; % oz. $1.25. 



Starting Early Vegetable and Flowering Plants Under Glass (Nissley), $3.00 per copy postpaid. 56 



