DREER*S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



Primula veris — Primrose 



Hardy Primula— Primrose A ® 



Trillium grandiflorum 



These Primulas are indispensable hardy plants producing during 

 the latter part of May and all through June a magnificent display 

 of color on compact bushy plants. They delight in a moderately 

 rich moist soil and do well in semi-shade. 



17-505 Veris {English Cowslip). Includes a wide range of 

 beautiful colors. 30c each; 3 for 85c; 12 for $3.00. 



17-506 Vulgaris {English Primrose). One of the earliest spring 

 flowers with lovely fragrant bright canary yellow blooms. 

 35c each; 3 for $1.00; 12 for $3.50. 



Pyrethrum — Persian or Painted Daisy ® 



Showy plants blooming freely throughout the spring. Strong 

 growing, of compact habit, and fine for cutting or the hardy border. 



17-527 Hybridum. Large single daisy -like blooms in many 

 choice mixed colors. Blooms during June and July. 2 feet. 

 25c each; 3 for 70c; 12 for $2.50. 



Rudbecliia— Cone^ou'er (D 



17-536 Purpurea {Giant Purple Coneflower). Large, reddish 



■ purple flowers 4 inches across with a black-purple.cone. Blooms 



all summer long. 3 ft. tall. 25c each; 3 for 70c; 12 for $2.50. 



Salvia— Hordy Sage 

 17-543 Pitcheri {Blue Meadow Sage). Magnificent true blue 

 flowers from August to October. Blooms profusely and con- 

 tinuously when blue flowers are very scarce. Perfectly hardy. 

 4 to 5 feet. 30c each; 3 for 85c; 12 for $3.00. 



Scabiosa— Hardy Pincushion Flower 



17-551 Caucaslcai Blue Bonnet). 18-24 in. Large soft lavender 

 blooms borne profusely from June to September. 



17-552 — alba. 18-24 in. Elegant large white blooms on long 

 stems. June-September. 



Either of the above: 35c each; 3 for $1.00; 12 for $3.50. 



SzAuxn—Stonecrop A 



17-557 Sieboidi {Autumn Daphne). Round succulent foliage 

 studded with bright pink flowers in August and September. 

 8 to 10 inches tall. 



17-558 — variegatum. White variegated leaves and pink 

 flowers 8 to 10 in. 



Either of the above: 30c each; 3 for 85c; 12 for $3.00. 



Vinca, Bowles Variety 



Thymus— Thyme A 



17-598 Serpyilum album {White Mountain Thyme). Dense 

 mats of dark green foliage and clouds of white flowers in July. 



17-599 — splendens. Has green fragrant foliage and attrac- 

 tive purplish red flowers in early summer. 



Either of the above: 30c each; 3 for 85c; 12 for $3.00. 



Trillium— Wood Li7y, Wake Robin • 



17-601 Grandiflorum. Very lovely, large, pure white flowers 

 produced in early spring on stems 12 to 18 inches tall. It does 

 particularly well planted in the woodland or any other semi- 

 shaded place where the plants are supplied with a soil rich in 

 humus and an adequate quantity of moisture. 25c each; 

 3 for 70c; 12 for $2.50. 



Trollius— Gfo&e Flower (g 



17-843 New Devonshire. A really choice novelty. The 

 glistening orange globes are 2 to 3 inches across and are the open 

 spurred type that make such a show in the garden and are so 

 easy to work with when cut, lending themselves to original 

 arrangements. 35c each; 3 for $1.00; 12 for $3.50. 



Ve ronica — 5peedtve// 



17-615 Blue Spire. Glorious dark blue flower spikes during 



the summer. 2 ft. 

 17-618 Longifolia subsessilis {Japanese Speedwell). Long 



spikes of blue flowers. Mid-July to early September. 2-3 ft. 

 17-619 Rupestris. A Thickly matted green foliage hidden 



under a cloud of bright blue flowers in May. 3-4 in. 



, Any oj the above: 30c each; 3 for 85c; 12 for $3.00. 



Vinca— Periwinkle, Trailing Myrtle A ® 



17-626 Minor, Bowles Variety. Charming large rich blue 

 flowers set against a mass of bright evergreen foliage. A splen- 

 did ground cover under shrubs and trees. 25c each; 12 for .'52.50; 

 100 for $12.00; 1000 for $100.00. 



Yucca— Adam's Needle 



17-637 Filamentosa. A stately plant with long sword-lik? 

 leaves bearing large bell-shaped, fragrant, creamy white flowers. 

 Blooms from late June until late July. Grows 5-6 feet tall. 

 25l each; 3 for 70c; 12 for $2.50. 



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