For A Glorious Display Next Year 

 Sow These Hardy Annuals This Fall 



The annuals offered on this page will give the finest flowers if 

 sown outdoors in the autumn. Larkspur and Cornflowers should 

 be sown during the last two weeks of September outdoors where 

 to bloom. Sweet Peas and Poppies can wait until late fall just 

 before the ground freezes for the winter. 



Giant Imperial Larkspur 



Sow outdoors during the last two weeks of September in the 

 vicinity of Philadelphia. For each 100 miles north sow a week 

 earlier and for each 100 miles south a week later. The Giant 

 Imperial Larkspur produces well-branched bushy plants 4 feet 

 high bearing an abundance of long-stemmed graceful flower spikes. 



2721 *Blue Bell. A lovely deep azure blue. 



2723 *Blue Spire. Intense deep Oxford blue. 



2724 Carmine King. Lovely rich carmine-rose blooms. 



2725 Daintiness. Blooms of a delicate lavender. 



2727 ''Dazzler. Dazzling carmine-scarlet. Very bright. 



2728 Exquisite Pink Improved. Soft pink, shaded salmon. 



2729 Exquisite Rose. Magnificent rose-pink flower spikes. 



2731 Lilac Queen. Rich lilac flowers on long spikes. 



2732 Miss California. A lovely pink shaded with salmon. 



2733 *Peachblossom. Shell pink blooms of exquisite beauty. 

 2735 *Sweet Lavender. Bright lavender-blue flower spikes. 

 2737 *The Empress Improved. Magnificent salmon-rose. 

 2739 *White Spire. Dazzling pure white. 



Any of the above: Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 40c; \ oz. 60c. 



IDOTH nnniVERSRRY OFFER 



Collections of Giant Imperial Larkspurs 



4852 One packet of the 7 varieties 7C*» 

 marked *, value $1.05, for ' *^*" 



4853 One special packet of the 7 varieties 

 marked*, value S2.80, for $2.25. 



4854 J oz. each of the 7 varieties marked 

 *, value $4.20, for $3.00. 



4855 Complete collection of all 13 varieties, 

 one packet each, value $1.95, for $1 .30. 



2740 Dreer's Superior Mixture. A special formula mixture 

 of all colors. Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 30c; \ oz. 40c; oz. $1.25. 



Dreer's Ultra-Double Cornflowers 



Centaurea cyanus 



This superb new strain is the last word in Cornflowers. The 

 flowers not only are considerably more double but also larger, 

 each bloom forming a lovely large fluffy ball. 

 1871 Black Boy. A rich and appealing deep maroon. 

 1873 Blue Boy. Exquisite Cornflower blue. 

 1875 Pinkie. Glorious blooms of bright rose. 

 1877 Red Boy. The finest of the red shades. 



1879 Snow Man. Graceful large white blooms. 



Any of the above: Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 25c; J oz. 50c. 



-^ IDOTH nnniVERSRRY OFFER ^ 



Collection of Five Ultra-Double Cornflowers 



4790 One packet each, value 75c, for 50c. 



4792 One special packet each, value $1.25, for 85c. 



4794 i oz. each of the 5 colors, value $2.50, for $1.75. 



1880 Finest Mixed. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 25c; i oz. 50c. 



Fragrant Giant Sweet Peas 



Sow in late fall. The early flowering strain is best for the south 

 and the summer flowering one best for the north. 

 4100 Dreer's Early Flowering Orchid Mixed. An excep- 

 tionally fine mixture. Pkt. lOc; oz. 40c; i lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00. 

 4180 Summer Flowering Orchid Mixed. The finest colors 

 in mixture. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; i lb. 60c; lb. $2.00. 



Silky Crinkled Shirley Poppies 



Sown outdoors in late fall these will give a glorious display of 

 flowers beginning with late May. 



3511 American Legion. Dazzling orange-scarlet. 

 3513 Blue Shades. Various intriguing tones of blue. 

 3515 Deep Apricot. An especially charming color. 



3517 Salmon Pink. A rare and most appealing color. 



3518 White. Pure white petals with contrasting golden stamens. 



3519 Wild-Rose Pink. The appealing color of a wild Rose. 



Any of the above: Pkt. 10c; J oz. 25c; oz. 7Sc. 



3520 Dreer's Shirley Mixed. Pkt. 10c; i oz. 20c; oz. 50c. 

 3533 Cavalcade. Very brilliant rich orange-scarlet flowers 



resembling double Begonias. Pkt. 15c; J oz. 40c. 

 3535 Salmon Queen. Double bright salmon. Pkt. 10c; 



J oz. 30c. 

 3537 Sweet Briar. Magnificent double Begonia-like flowers of 



a Wild Rose-pink color. Pkt. 10c; i oz. 30c; oz. $1.00. 

 3540 Double Shirley Mixed. Pkt. 10c; i oz. 2Sc; oz. 75c. 



Autumn is the ideal time to sow seed of these annual flowers 



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