It's Now Time 



for FALL PLANTING 



Nature dictates a MUST to all gardeners who wish to enjoy the glory 

 of a spring garden. That MUST relates to planting certain bulbs RIGHT 

 NOW— THIS FALL. Lest you delay beyond the period set by nature 

 DO IT NOW, for autumn passes quickly and if you wait until frosts have 

 put an end to your autumn display the choicest time to plant most bulbs, 

 excepting Tulips, will have slipped by. Make sure yours will be a prize 

 garden by sending your order to Dreer's now. 



Surprise Yourself with Bulbs 

 That Bloom this Fall 



Glamorous Meadow Saffron (Colchicum), sprightly Autumn 

 Crocus, and graceful Autumn Daffodil (Sternbergia) will bloom 

 this fall. They are perfectly hardy and will give you many years 

 of enjoyment, but -YOU'LL HAVE TO PLANT RIGHT NOW! 



Here is Your Dream Garden 

 To Bloom next Spring and Summer 



Start off the season's parade with Snowdrops, Eranthis, Chiono- 

 doxa, Crocus, Scilla, Muscari, and Erythronium. Continue the 

 show with Tulips, Daffodils, and Hyacinths. Among the Tulips the 

 Single-Early and Double-Early kinds flower first. Before these 

 pass the beautiful new Triumph TuUps are in bloom to last until the 

 May-flowering types — Darwin, Breeder, and Cottage — reach their 

 prime. Always admired for their exotic beauty are Brodiaea, Cal- 

 ochortus, Fritillaria and the rare Spring Starflower or Triteleia. 

 Include Camassia, Leucojum (Snowflake), and the stately Eremurus 

 to add some special interest. 



Enjoy the Thrill of Growing 

 Flowers Indoors in Winter 



Start with Dreer Quality Bulbs of fragrant Paper- White Narcissus 

 and have them blooming in the house all through the winter and 

 early spring. Place several bulbs in a bowl filled with pebbles and 

 water and start a new container every two weeks to provide a 

 continuous succession of flowers. The showy Soleil d'Or Narcissus 

 and the Chinese Sacred Lily also are easy to grow in a cool room. 

 Hyacinthsareanotherfavoriteof simple culture to give an abundance 

 of living room splendor. And there are many others for the gardener 

 who has a conservatory or a room where the temperature can be 

 held at 45° to 60° F. 



Attractive Prices 

 for Choicest Quality 



Good gardeners know that quaHty is the most important 

 single factor to success and they also know that quality goods 

 are the cheapest in the end. Dreer's Quality Bulbs are offered 

 at most attractive prices. For one hundred years millions of 

 gardeners have entrusted their orders for Bulbs, Seeds, and 

 Plants to Dreer's, secure in the knowledge that their gardens 

 would be a joy supreme. 



We Hope Some Day You'll Visit Us 



The world's finest commercial array of assorted growing plants begs your inspection 

 at the Dreer Nurseries at Riverton, New Jersey. Three hundred acres with 10 acres 

 under glass, the famous Rose test garden, and the new Perennial Flower Garden offer 

 unusual opportunities to get acquainted with the best and newest plants for your 

 garden and home. 



HENRY A. DREER, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Dreer's Guide to 

 Autumn Gardening, 



It's much to your advantage to order 

 early though you may not intend planting 

 for a few weeks. You are then certain of re- 

 ceiving all the things you want this fall. 

 The dates given below necessarily must be 

 appro.ximate as they depend upon climatic 

 conditions. Where winter sets in early plant 

 as soon as possible. 



August 



This is the month to plane the fall-flower- 

 ing bulbs like Colchicum, Fall-Flowering 

 Crocus, and Sternbergia. Lilium candidura 

 also docs well if planted at this time. Early 

 August is a good time to start Pansy seed 

 and seed of other quick growing biennials. 

 Late August or early September is 

 the best time to start a new lawn or 

 reseed the old one. 



September 



It is still time to plant the bulbs of Col- 

 chicum, Fall-Flowering Crocus, and Stern- 

 bergia The earlier they are planted now 

 the better they will be. If you did not sow 

 your new lawn or repair the old one during 

 late August do so now or as soon as possible. 

 Thisis the most important month for plant- 

 ing bulbs in the garden to bloom next spring 

 including Hyacinths, Narcissus, Anemone, 

 Brodiaea, Calochortus, Camassia, Chiono- 

 doxa, Spring Crocus, Eranthis, Erythro- 

 nium, Fritillaria, Leucojum, Lilium candi- 

 dum, Eremurus, Muscari, Ranunculus, 

 Snowdrops, Scilla, Spring Starflower (Tri- 

 teleia), and Iris reticulata. Late in the 

 month plant Dutch and Spanish Iris. 

 Start Lilies indoors, also Calla, Baby Gladi- 

 olus, Freesia, Ixia, Leucocoryne, Ornitho- 

 galum, Sparaxis. Where winter sets in 

 early sow the seed of hardy perennials 

 marked in this catalog +. Where winter is 

 a long way off other quick growing peren- 

 nials can still be started from seed. 



October 



All the bulbs recommended for September 

 planting can still be started this month as 

 long as the ground is not frozen. But 

 even in colder sections October planting is 

 possible where the soil in the beds has been 

 covered with leaves, straw, corn stalks, or 

 any other loose matter that will keep the 

 frost out until the bulbs or plants are 

 available. October is the most important 

 month for planting Tulip bulbs. Continue 

 indoor planting of all bulbs that will bloom 

 in the house during the winter and spring. 

 By the middle of the month perennial 

 plants, shrubs, and climbers are available 

 and during the latter part dormant Roses 

 should go in the ground. Just before the 

 soil in the seed bed or cold frame freezes sow 

 seed of the perennials marked with a * in 

 this catalog. By the middle of the month 

 begin your first planting of Paper White 

 Narcissus, Soleil d'Or Narcissus, and 

 Chinese Sacred Lily indoors. Make sure 

 you have sufficient bulbs of these to make 

 succession plantings two weeks apart until 

 mid-March. This is the month to plant 

 Lily bulbs. 



November 



Continue planting Lilies throughout this 

 month. There is still a chance to plant the 

 many types of bulbs recommended for 

 September and October planting, also 

 perennial plants, shrubs, climbers, and 

 Roses, as long as the ground is free from 

 frost. 



December 



Throughout December start bulbs of 

 Paper White Narcissus, Soleil d'Or Nar- 

 cissus, Chinese Sacred Lily, Amaryllis, Lily 

 of the Valley Pips, and all tender bulbs for 

 blooming indoors in the house. 



