DREER'S MIDSUMMER CATALOGUE. 



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Cineraria. 



Seed should be sown from May to September for succession. 

 Where only one sowing is made July should be preferred. Our 

 Prize Strains are unsurpassed either for size of flower or 

 beauty of coloring ; during the past spring we received a large 

 number of testimonials from all parts of the country stating in 

 many instances of flowers having been produced measuring over 

 3 inches and none under 2J/2 inches in diameter. pgj. p^^ 



1963 Dreer's Prize Strain Dwarf. Mixed 35 



1964 " " " Tall Mixed 35 



1961 Dwarf Choice. Mixed. 1 excellent strain, good 25 



1962 Tall " " / size and color . . 25 



1965 Double Mixed. Rich and beautiful colors ... 25 



1966 Stellata (Star Cineraria). A grand sort for green- 

 house decoration and for cutting 35 



Coreopsis. 



2071 Lanceolata Qrandiflora. One of the very best 

 hardy perennials grown, with bright golden-yellow 

 flowers; flowering freely all summer 10 



Cyclamen. 



Universal favorites for winter and spring blooming. The 

 Giganteum varieties have large leaves and stout flower stalks, 

 throwing the flowers well above the foliage. Seed may be 

 sown any time during the autumn. p p. ^. 



2120 Persicum. Choice mixed 15 



2126 — Giganteum. Pure White with carmine eye 25 



2125 Album. Pure white; superb 25 



2127 Rubrum. Dark blood-red ; splendid . . 25 



2128 — — Roseum. Delicate rose with crimson eye . . 25 

 2130 Finest Mixed. All colors 25 



2121 Double Flowering. A unique form, and valuable 

 on account of the flowers lasting much longer than the 

 single sorts ; mixed colors 35 



2123 Butterfly. Exquisitely fringed flowers of surpassing 

 beauty, giving them a grace not possessed by the old 

 type ; various colors 50 



SianthnS (Hardy Plnks). 

 2340 Pheasant Eye {Plumarius). A beautiful single 



variety, with fringed flowers 5 



2337 Plumarius. [Double Scotch or Paisley Pinks). 



Double large flowering, of various colors, mixed . . 10 



Digitalis (Fox Glove). 

 A handsome and highly ornamental hardy perennial plant, 

 of stately growth ; fine for shrubberies ; 3 feet. 



2360 Qloxiniaeflora. Beautiful colors, mixed 5 



2370 Monstrosa. Mammoth Fox Glove. :Mixed. . . 10 



CYCLAMEN PERSICUM GIGANTEUM. 



Delphininm (Perennial Larkspur). 



One of the most showy and useful plants, possessing almost 

 every requisite for the adornment of the garden ; producing 

 .splendid spikes of flowers in profusion throughout the summer ; 

 hardy perennial. per Pkt. 



2233 Formosum. Beautiful spikes of briUiant rich blue 

 flowers with a white centre ; T.]--, feet 



2232 Chinense. Various shades of light blue . . . 



2234 Nudicaule. Bright scarlet flowers ; 18 inches 

 2231 Cashmerianum. A beautiful dark blue . . . 



2235 Zalil. A lovely shade of sulphur yellow . . 



2236 Grandiflorum Fl. PI. Finest double mixed . 

 2240 Fine Mixed single varieties. Oz., 40 cents . 



Gaillardia. 



2501 Grandiflora. One of the finest hardy perennials in 

 cultivation ; large flowers of crimson and gold ; very 

 free flowering 10 



Gypsophila. 



2692 Paniculata [Baby's Breath). A fine old-fashioned 

 hardy perennial, with graceful sprays of minute white 

 flowers ; beautiful for mixing with cut flowers .... 5 



Hollyhocks. 



For planting in rows or groups on the lawn, or for interspersing 



among the shrubbery, these are invaluable. Seed sown during 



the summer make strong blooming plants for the following year. 



Per Pkt. Per Pkt. 



2786 White 10 I 2785 Sulphur 10 



2787 Yellow 10 2784 Bright Red ... 10 



2782 Maroon 10 | 2783 Bright Pink . . 10 



2790 Extra Choice Double, mixed, peroz., $\ . . lo 

 2781 Mammoth Fringed " Allegheny." Mammoth 



flowers, formed of loosely arranged, fringed petals, 

 and when cut are hardly recognizable as a Holly- 

 hock. The colors vary from the palest shrimp-pink 

 to deep red 10 



MyOSOtis (Forget-Me-Not). 



Neat and beautiful little plants ; succeeding best in a 

 shady, moist situation. 



3231 Alpestris Coerulea. Bright blue 5 



3233 — Eliza Fonrobert. Large flowering, bright 



3235 



blue. 



CINERARIA — dreer's PRIZE DW.ARF, 



— Victoria. Of bushy habit, bearing large umbels 



of bright azure-blue flowers ; very fine 10 



3236 Dissitiflora. Compact habit, profuse bloomer ; 

 exquisite blue ; attractive spring bedding plant ... 10 



3237 Palustris. The true Foret-Me-Not ; blue .... 10 



3238 — Semperflorens. A charming sort, continuing 



to bloom from early spring until autumn ; blue ... 10 



