DREER'S MIDSUMMER CATALOGUE. 



Tlie Liorraine Begonias. 



These are perfect gems, and undoubtedly the finest winter- 

 flowering plant we now possess. They grow from 12 to 15 

 inches high, and naturally form graceful, bushy specimens, 

 which from October until April are completely smothered with 

 their soft, delicately colored flowers. 

 Qloire de Lorraine. Soft rosy pink, of fine form. 

 Light Pink Lorraine. Of a lighter shade of pink, a very 



tender color. 

 Erecta Compacta Lorraine. Soft pink, with flowers more 



erect. 3 inch pots . . 25 cts. each ; ^^2.50 per doz. 



4-inch pots .... 50 " " 5.0Q " 



Double £verblooniiiig Begonias. 



( Begonia .semperflorens fl. pi. ) 



Valuable additions to the Begonia family, with pretty double 

 flowers. The varieties offered are all of strong, vigorous habit, 

 and succeed admirably either bedded out in the full sunlight or 

 as pot plants. 

 Antonin Daum. Deep black-green foliage ; extra large, 



full flower of a shining carmine with pink centre. 

 Boule de Neige. Large, full double white flowers, occasion- 

 ally lightly tinted with pink ; light yellow stamens. 

 Qloire du Montet. Flowers very double, opening a bright 



carmine, changing to a clear pink as it expands. 

 Triumph de Lorraine. Petals nicely imbricated ; color on 



opening a bright scarlet, changing to cherry-carmine when 



fully opened. 

 Victor Prouve. Of dwarf, compact habit, very double light 



pink flowers with deeper centre. 



15 cts. each ; the set of 5 varieties 60 cts. 



Jfe^v Begonia, ''Bronze De Nancy." 



An interesting cross between Begonia Dregei and B. Olbia, 

 closely resembling in general form and foliage the latter variety, 

 but of freer and more robust gi'owth. Its flowers are white, borne 

 in drooping trusses, and contrast nicely with the bronzy-green 

 foliage. 25 cts. each. 



New Flo\<rering Begonia, ''Coral." 



In Begonia " Coral " we have a perfect gem. It is a shrubby 

 variety that flowers the whole year round. In habit of growth 

 and foliage it closely resembles the old Begonia Fuchsioides, 

 which is now rarely seen, but its flowers are of much larger size 

 and of a beautiful coral-red color. A real acquisition. 25 cts. 

 each ; ,^2.50 per doz. 



Begonia Rex. (Ornamental Leaved.) 

 Many improvements have been made in recent years in this 

 useful house plant. Our collection, which contains some twenty 

 varieties, embraces all the good old varieties, as well as the best 

 of recent introduction. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



BEGONIA GLOIRE DE LORRAINE. 



Begonias. 



standard Flowering Varieties. 



Alba Picta. A pretty species, of compact growth ; the leaves 

 are glossy green, freely spotted with bright, silvery white. 



Argentea Guttata. Foliage of rich green, spotted with silver. 



Haageana. One of the finest Begonias yet introduced. The 

 flowers, which are of the largest size, are of a creamy white, 

 with just sufiicient pink to give them a bright, cheerful glow ; 

 the foliage is a bronzy-green above and red below. 



Metallica. A fine erect-growing variety, with dark, rough 

 leaves ; the surface is a lustrous bronze-green ; veins depressed 

 and dark red. 



Rubra. Dark green leaves, flowers scarlet rose, glossy and 

 wax-like. 



Saundersoni. Scarlet flowers, dwarf habit ; in bloom con- 

 tinually. 



Semperflorens Qigantea. Flowers brilliant carmine red, 

 borne in large panicles well above the foliage. 



Thurstonii. A distinct and pretty shrubby variety, with 

 thick, heavy foliage, which is of a rich metallic-green above 

 and bright red underneath ; the flowers are of a fine pink, 

 rising well above the foliage. 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. Set of 8 varieties for ^i. 00. 



each. 





Bay Trees (Laurusnobills). 



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standard, or Tree=shaped. 





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COLEUS THYRSOIDEUS. 



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ColenS TliyrSOidenS (The Flowering Coleus). 



Entirely distinct from the varieties of Coleus heretofore known 

 and which have always been grown for their beautiful colored 

 and variegated leaves. This species comes from Central Africa 

 and is not a foliage plant, the leaves being plain green, but it is 

 a grand flowering plant, and a winter flowenng plant at that, as 

 its season of flowering is from New Year until late in March. 

 The plant is of strong growth, attains a height of 2 to 2^ 

 feet, and produces dense cylindrical spikes I inch in diameter 

 and from 6 to 12 inches long, bearing beautiful rich blue floweis 

 resembling the blue Larkspur. At no season are blue flowers 

 plentiful, and they are always in demand especially during the 

 winter season. We consider this plant a perfect gem and one 

 that has a great future as a winter flowering plant. 25 cts. each ; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



