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HENRY A. DREER 



Annual Flower Seeds 



WHOLESALE CATALOG 



STOCKS— Gilliflower 



New Double Giant Excelsior 



Improved Column or Non-Branching Type 



This type Is of particular value for greenhouse cul- 

 ture. Each plant produces one strong non-branching 

 flower spike about 2% feet in height. Blooms about 

 ten days earlier than Improved Bismarck and produces 

 a high percentage of doubles. 

 Chamois Pint. Tr. pkt. $1.00; V^ oz. $2.25. 

 Deep Bose. A deep brilliant rose. Tr. pkt. $1.00; 



1/4 oz. $2.25. 

 Bose-Pink (New). Clear rose-pink. Tr. pkt. $1.00; 



i/g oz. $2.00. 

 Butoy. Dark crimson. Tr. pkt. $1.00; % oz. $2.25. 

 Silvery Ijilac or Iiilac-Iiaveuder. Tr. pkt. $1.00; %, oz. 



$2.25; oz. $8.00. 

 White. Tr. pkt. $1.00; Vi oz. $2.25. 

 Mixed Colors. Tr. pkt. 75c; % oz. $2.00. 



Large-Flowering Ten Weeks Stock 



Of dwarf, compact habit. Comes into bloom early and 

 produces fine spikes of very double flowers. 



Tr. pkt 

 Blood Bed $0 40 



Canary Yellow 



Bright Pink or Bose 



Iiavender 



Purple 



Pure White 



Finest mixed. Extra quality. 



40 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 



Oz. 



$2 25 

 2 25 

 2 25 

 2 25 

 2 25 

 2 25 

 2 00 



Cut-and-Come-Agaln Stocks 



Cut-and-Come-Again Stocks 



Giant Perpetual 



Splendid, perpetual-blooming class; making numerous 

 side branches, all bearing very double fragrant flowers. 

 Excellent for pot culture and for cutting. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Princess Alice. Snow white "... $0 50 $2 50 



IiO, France. Silvery rose 50 2 50 



Brilliant. Fiery blood red 50 2 50 



Sapphire. Dark blue 50 2 50 



Creole. Creamy yellow, extra fine 50 2 50 



May Qaeen. A delicate shade of lilac... 50 2 50 



Finest Mixed 40 2 25 



Oz. 



S3 00 



50 3 00 



Early Giant Imperial Stocks 



Improved Bismarck 



A magnificent strain, growing about 2% feet high 

 with Immense spikes of very large double flowers; 

 blooms in about 12 weeks from time of sowing. 



Tr. pkt. 



Appleblossom. Blush pink $0 SO 



Antique Copper. An entirely new and 



very attractive color, a rich Hellebore 



red 



Buttercup. A richer deeper tone of yellow 



than Golden Ball 



Chamois. Ivory, tinted old rose 



Blk's Pride. Large flowers of rich royal 



purple 



Old Bose. A very beautiful shade 



Bose-Flnk 



Fiery Blood Bed 



Iiavender 



Shasta. A giant, glistening white, 



longer stems, larger and more blooms, 



and a very high percentage of doubles.. 

 Finest Mixed. An extra-quality mixture.. 



50 

 50 



50 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 50 



SO 

 50 



3 00 

 3 00 



3 00 

 3 00 

 3 00 

 3 00 

 3 00 



3 00 

 2 SO 



Giants of California Stocks 



A highly desirable, very early, branching type of the 

 Bismarck Stock with mammoth flowers carried on 

 longer stems. This feature appeals particularly to the 

 grower of forcing Stocks. Produces a high percentage 

 of double-flowering plants. 

 G-olden Gate. A lovelv clear golden yellow of vigorous 



habit. Tr. pkt. 50c; oz. $3.50. 

 Pacific. The well-formed light blue flowers have great 



charm. Tr. pkt. 50c; oz. $3.50. 

 Santa Maria. Elegant long flower spikes set with pure 



white blooms. Tr. pkt. 50c; oz. $3.50. 

 Yosemite. An elegant variety with blooms of a clear 



luminous rose color. Tr. pkt. 50c; oz. $3.50. 

 Finest Mixture. Includes many colors. Tr. pkt. SOc; 



oz. $3.50. 



Tagetes 



A dwarf compact Marigold, flowers 

 A flne bedding plant. Tr. pkt. 20c; 



Signata pumila. 



golden yellow, 

 oz. 75c. 



Little Giant. Lovely brilliant golden yellow blooms 

 with brilliant light-orange center markings. 6 to 10 

 inches high. Tr. pkt. 25c; oz. $1.25. 



Tahoka Daisy — Machaeranthera 



Tanacetifolia. A free-flowering annual with large Daisy- 

 like flowers. The color is a lovely lavender. Blooms 

 freely throughout the summer and fall. Grows about 

 a foot high. Tr. pkt. SOc; oz. $2.50. 



Thunbergia — Black-Eyed Susan 



Mixed Colors. Highly useful vine for baskets, vases, 

 etc. Tr. pkt. 15c; oz. 60c; % lb. $2.00. 



Tithonia — Mexican Sunflower, 

 Golden Flower of the Incas 



Early-Flowering". A showy fall-flowering annual grow- 

 ing 5 feet tall and bearing magniflcent large brilliant 

 orange-vermillion blooms resembling a single African 

 Marigold. Tr. pkt. SOc; oz. $1.50. 



Torenia — Blue Wing Flower, Wishbone _ 

 Flower 



Fournieri. Sky blue with three spots of dark blue and 

 yellow center. Tr. pkt. SOc; oz. $2.50. 



Ursinia 



Jewel of the Veldt 



Anethoides. A graceful, com- 

 pact growing annual from 

 South Africa. Easy to grow 

 and very showy. Has lovely 

 daisy-like flowers measuring 

 more than an inch across. 

 They have rich orange-yel- 

 low ray petals with a jet 

 black dot at the base of each. 

 Blooms during the summer 

 and fall. Tr. pkt. 40c; oz. 

 $2.00. 



Ursinia anethoides 



Venidium — Monarch of the Veldt 



Fastuosum. Rich orange-colored daisy-like flowers 

 which are marked with a purple-black zone at the 

 base of the petals. Weight, 2 to 3 ft. Tr. pkt. SOc; 

 oz. $3.00. 



— ^Hybrids. These include quite a number of shades 

 such as cream, apricot, lemon, orange, and butter 

 yellow. Tr. pkt. 50c; oz. $3.00. 



All Flower Seeds are sent Postpaid. 



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