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



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Schizanthus. 



(Butterfly or Fringe Flower) 



This is one of the airiest and daintiest flowers imaginable. They 

 make admirable pot plants for late winter and early spring. For 

 this purpose sow in the autumn. At the International Flower Show 

 held in London in May last year they were easily one of the most 

 effective flowering plants in the exhibition. 



Dwarf Large-Flowered. A grand variety, forming compact 

 pyramidal plants, literally covered with large, beautiful, orchid-like 

 flowers in a bewildering range of color. 25 cts. pertradepkt.; tl.OO 

 per oz. 



Wlsetonensls. White, dotted with delicate rose. 40 cts. per trade 

 pkt.; (2.00 per oz. 



Smilax. 



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

 offer is of new crop and of high germination. Tr. pkt., 10 cts.; Oz., 

 35 cts.; '/4-lb..*1.00. 



Solanum. Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Capsicastrum (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 $0 26 



Fra DIavolo. A new variety of dwarf, compact 

 growth, with smaller foliage and fruit than the 

 type 25 I 00 



Stevia. 



Serrata. An old favorite white flower, still used ex- 

 tensively for cutting 20 75 



Stocks (Gilliflower). 



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

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

 single. Ours are grown specially for us by an expert, and will pro- 

 duce over 90 per cent, double flowers. 



Cut-and-Come-Agaln Ten Weeks' Stocks. 

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

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

 valuable during September and October when other flowers are 

 scarce; they throw out numerous side branches, all bearing very 

 double fragrant flowers; excellent for cutting. j^^ pi^. 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 50 300 



May Queen. A delicate shade of lilac 50 3 00 



Finest Mixed. All colors 50 2 50 



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Stocks — Continued. 

 Large Flowering Ten Weeks' Stocks. 



This is the leading variety for bedding. Of dwarf, compact habit. 

 Comes into bloom early and produces fine spikes of very double 

 flowers. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Blood red 



Canary yellow 



Bright rose 



Light blue 



Purple 



Pure white 



Finest mixed 



Various Stocks. 



Wallflower-leaved, Ten Weeks' Snowflake. A fine 



white 



Beauty of Nice. Delicate flesh-pink 



Empress Elizabeth. Brilliant carmine-rose .... 

 Oueen Alexandra. Rosy-lilac, fine for cutting . . . 

 Brompton. Mixed 



40 



12 60 



40 



2 60 



40 



2 50 



40 



2 60 



40 



2 50 



40 



2 60 



30 



2 00 



50 



6 00 



50 



2 50 



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4 00 



50 



2 60 



50 



2 50 



Sweet Peas (See page 12). 

 Verbenas. 



We take special pains with our strain of MamiAoth Verbenas, 

 continually selecting and keeping it up to the highest point for size 

 of flowers, purity of color, etc. They should be sown early to get 

 nice plants in time for spring sales. 



Dreer's Mammoth, Pink shades 



" " Blue shades 



" " Purple shades 



" " Scarlet shades 



" " Striped shades 



" " Pure white 



" " Finest mixed. All colors .... 



Hybrlda. Extra choice mixed. A good grade . . . 



Lemon (Aloysia Citriodora) 



Venosa. Purplish heliotrope. Finebedder 



Erinoides. Deep lavender. Fine for baskets, etc . . 

 Alba. White 



pkt 



. Oz. 



30 



tl 25 



30 



1 25 



30 



1 25 



30 



1 25 



30 



1 25 



30 



1 25 



25 



1 00 



15 



50 



30 



1 50 



10 



25 



15 



50 



15 



50 



CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN STOCKS 



Vinca. 



Most useful plants. Seeds should be sown early in brisk heat. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Rosea. Rose, with darker eye 15 $0 60 



" Alba. White, with rose eye 15 60 



" " Pura. Pure white .... 15 50 



" Delicata. New, soft rosy carmine. 14 cts. per 



pkt 



Mixed. All colors 15 40 



Viola (Tufted Pansies). 



CornuU Papilio (Butterfly Violet). Blue 40 2 00^ 



" Lutea splendens. Clear yellow 30 1 25 



Blue Perfection. Deep blue 30 1 6ff 



White Perfection. Fine white 30 1 60 



Hybrida Admirabllis. . . ... 40 2 00 



" Thuringia. Rich blue, white eye. New. 14 



cts. per pkt 



" Mixed. All colors 25 1 00' 



For condensed list and Hardy Perennial Seeds, see pages 13 to 15 



