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HENRY A. DREER, 714 CHESTNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA. 



Pa.11.8ie8 (Dreer's Superb Strains). 



This attractive plant is too well known to require any description, as 

 it is a favorite with all ; the seed can be sown from September to March. 

 The best plants are obtained from seed sown in the autumn, and , protected 

 during the winter ; these flower early in the spring. Pansies require fresh 

 soil enriched with decomposed manure. 



Per Pkt. 



3510 Dreer's Royal Exhibition. This strain comprises a 

 beautiful collection of colors and markings, and we are confi- 

 dent it will prove satisfactor}' for perfection of form, firmness of 

 texture, freedom of bloom, and elegance of coloring, y', oz., 

 $1.00 ' . . 



3514 Dreer's Premium. Seed saved from first-class flowers 

 only ; beautiful colors mixed. 3-^ oz., 75 cts. . . . 



3513 Odier {^Five-blotched). A beautiful strain of various colored, 

 large, perfectly formed flowers. 3^ oz. ,75cts 



351 1 Bugnot's Superb Blotched. A beautiful class with 

 extra large flowers in great diversity of colors . . 



3500 Giant Trimardeau. The largest floweringof all Pansies; 

 robust growers ; mixture containing a good range of colors . 



3515 English Finest Mixed. Per oz., $2.50 



3520 Good Mixed. All colors. Per oz., $1.00 



For Pansies in separate colors see page 92 of our Garden Calendar for 1902. 



PlatyCOdon (Wahlenbergia). 

 Hardy perennials, producing very showy flowers during the 

 whole season. They form large clumps, and are excellent for 

 planting among shrubbery Per Pkt. 



3663 Grandiflorum. Blue and white 5 



3662 Mariesi. Large, open, bell-shaped flowers of a 



rich violet blue ; plant of compact growth . . 5 



3661 Japonicus. (Double Japanese Bell Flower) . 10 



bugnot's superb blotched pansy. 



Hardy Perennial Poppies. 



3731 Bracteatum. Very large orange scarlet flowers 



3740 Nudicaule. {Iceland Poppy). This is one of 

 the most effective and beautiful. They are per- 

 fectly hardy and produce an endless profusion of 

 flowers, useful for cutting. Mixed colors . . . 



3747 Orientale ( The Large Oriental Poppy). A 

 charming summer-flowering plant, producing numer- 

 ous deep crimson flowers, having a conspicuous 

 black blotch on each petal .... 



3750 Orientale Hybrids. Beautiful new hybrids of 

 the Oriental Poppy, producing flowers of immense 

 size, six inches and over in diameter, and of many 

 novel colors, salmon, pink, cherry, etc 



PolyanthnS (Primula Elatior). 

 Showy, early spring, free-flowering plants, fine for 

 either pot or out-door culture ; hardy perennials. 

 3680 Polyanthus, English. All colors, mixed . . 

 3676 — Gold Laced. Very showy and attractive . . 



"Wall-Flower. 



"Well-known deliciously fragrant plants, blooming 

 early in the spring, with spikes of beautiful flowers ; 

 should be protected in a cold frame. 

 4420 Single Mixed 5c. pkt.; 4410 Double Mixed 



Primnla Sinensis Fim.briata. 



(Fringed Chinese Primrose). 



These charming and beautiful plants are indispensable for 

 winter and spring decoration in the greenhouse or consenator)-. 

 Our seed is, as usual, from the finest collections. 



Per Pkt. 



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DREER'S CHINESE PRIMROSES. 



Single White Fringed 



Double White Fringed ......... 



5 3788 Single Red Fringed 



3786 Rubra Violacea. Iridescent red 



I 3787 Rosy Morn. Beautiful delicate pink . . . 



3785 Kermesina Splendens. Crimson, yellow eye 



1° ' 3782 Alba Magnifica. The finest pure white, with 



bright yellow eye, beautifully fringed 



3783 Chiswick Red. Large, brilliant scarlet . . . 



3784 Holborn Blue. A unique color 



3791 Fern=Leaved. Finest Mixed 



3810 Double Mixed. All colors 



3800 Dreer's Choice Mixed. A grand strain con- 

 taining only the finest varieties 



The following varieties are of the easiest culture ni 



greenhouse or light window of dwelling house : 



3826 Obconica Grandiflora. Profuse blooming, 



bearing on long stems heads containing 10 to 15 



flowers ; pure white shading to lilac, and have the 



true primrose fragrance 



3822 Floribunda. This is of the same general char- 

 acter as the above, differing only in color of the 

 flower, which is a lovely shade of primrose yellow 



3823 Forbesi (Baby Primrose). Sprays of beautiful 

 rosy lilac flowers produced in seemingly never- 

 ending profusion . . 



Hardy Primroses. 



These are among the best of the early spring blooming plants. 

 They will stand the winter, but do better if protected by a cold frame. 



3825 Japonica. Bright and showy, mixed colors 



21 10 Veris {English Cowslip). Flowers of different colors, very 



fragrant 



3830 Vulgaris ( Yelloiu English Primrose). The common hardy 

 English variety ; flowers fragrant and of light canary color . 



Pyrethmm Hybridnm. 



Handsome hardy, herbaceous plants, producing their large, 

 daisy-like flowers of many colors in May and June and frequently in 

 the autumn. 



3846 Single. All colors mixed 



3847 Grandiflorum. Large flowering, single 



3845 Double. Mixed colors 



Sxireet William. 



A well-known free-flowering plant, producing a splendid eflect 

 in beds and shrubbery with their rich and varied flowers. 



4291 Auricula Flowered. Single, all colors 



4292 Single Mixed. Peroz., 25 cts 



4297 Double Mixed. Peroz, 50 cts 



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