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Dreer's Superb Hardy Phlox 



Among hardy perennial plants no class is of more importance 

 than the Phloxes, succeeding in almost any soil and position; 

 and flowering through a long season; and while they will con- 

 tinue in good condition and flower freely for many years 

 without attention, yet they respond quickly to and are im- 

 proved by cultivation. 



Antonin Mercie. Light ground color prettily suffused 



bluish lilac. 

 Bacchante. Tyrian-rose, with a crimson-carmine eye. 

 Beacon, Brilliant cherry-red. 



Bridesmaid. Pure white with large crimson-carmine eye. 

 Champs Elysee. A bright rosy-magenta; very effective. 

 Eclaireur. Brilliant rosy-magenta, with lighter halo. 

 Elizabeth Campbell. Bright salmon-pink, with lighter 



shadings and dark red eye; one of the handsomest. 

 Europa. Pure white, with small crimson-carmine eye, 



very large trusses. 

 Firebrand. Bright vermilion scarlet with deeper centre, 



large trusses, strong robust habit. 

 Jeanne d'Arc. A good late flowering pure white. 

 Jules Sandeau. Large fine pure pink, very free. 

 La Vague. Pure mauve, with aniline-red eye. 

 Louise Abbema. Very large pure white dwarf. 

 L'Esperance. Light lavender-pink with white centre. 

 Mia Ruys. Of dwarf habit, about 18 inches, much branched 



enormous trusses of very large flowers of purest white. 

 Mrs. Milly van Hoboken. Very large trusses of large 



flowers, of a bright peach pink with soft mauve suffusion. 

 Mrs. Jenkins. The best all-around pure white. 

 Pacha. Deep pink suffused with red, carmine eye. 

 Professor Virchow. Bright carmine overlaid with bril- 

 liant orange-scarlet. 

 R. P. Struthers. Bright rosy-carmine, with claret-red eye. 

 Rheinlander. A beautiful tone of salmon-pink, the color 



being intensified by a very decided deep claret-red eye, with 



flowers and trusses of immense size. 

 Riverton JeweL One of our own introductions that we 



particularly recommend. A lovely mauve-rose illuminated 



lay a brilliant carmine-red eye. 

 Rynstrom. Effective carmine-rose color. 

 Thor. A most beautiful and lively shade of deep salmon-pink 



suffused and overlaid with a scarlet glow. A light, almost 



white halo surrounds the aniline-red eye. A very effective color. 

 Widar. Light, reddish-violet, with a very large white centre, 



which intensifies and illuminates the color. 

 Price. Any of the above varieties, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 



$15.00 per 100. One each of the 25 varieties, $5.00. 



Various Phloxes 



Amoena. A useful variety for carpeting the ground, the rockery 

 or the border, it grows but 4 inches high, and in spring is a sheet 

 of pink flowers. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Divaricata Canadensis. One of our native species, which is 

 worthy of extensive planting, commencing to bloom early in 

 April, and continuing through May, with large, fragrant laven- 

 der flowers on stems 10 inches high. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 

 doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



— Alba Grandiflora. A grand white flowering form, and should 

 prove ;qually valuable and as great a favorite as the blue- 

 flowered form. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Ovata Caroliniana (Mountain Phlox). Grows 12 to 15 inches 

 high, and bears masses of reddish-pink flowers in May and June. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Early Flowering Hardy Phlox 



Miss Lingard. This grand white variety is one of the most 

 popular sorts grown; it grows about 2 feet high and starts to 

 bloom in May, continuing to flower until late in October 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Hardy Phlox 



Phlox Subulata (Moss, or Mountain Pink) 



Early spring-flowering pretty moss-like evergreen foliage, which 

 is hidden under the masses of bloom. Excellent for the rockery or 

 border, and invaluable for carpeting the ground or covering graves. 

 Alba. Pure white. Lilacina. Light lilac. 



Rosea. Bright rose. Vivid. Rich rose. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Platycodon 



(Balloon Flower, or Jap»anese Bell-flower) 



The Platycodons form neat branched bushes of upright habit, 

 which bear a continual succession of flowers from June to October. 

 Grandiflorum. Deep, blue-cupped, star-shaped flowers; IJ feet. 



— Album. A white-flowered form of the above. 



Mariesi. A large flowered form of above in two colors, blue 

 and white. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Plumbago (Lead Wort) 



Larpentae. Of dwarf -spreading habit, growing 4 to 6 inches 

 high; useful as an edging plant or for the rockery; covered 

 with beautiful deep, blue flowers during the summer and fall 

 months. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



PolemOnium (Jacob's Ladder) 



Useful border plants, about 12 inches high, succeeding best in 

 a partially shaded position; deep green, finely cut foliage, and 

 spikes of showy flowers. 



Reptans. Showy blue flowers in May and June. 

 Richardsoni. Sky blue flowers with golden anthers. June 



and July. 



— Alba. A white-flowered form of above. 



30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



NOTE — Plants will be sent by Parcel Post if remittance is made to cover postage and special packing as noted on the order blank 

 and inside of front cover of this catalogue. 



