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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



ASTE R — Continued. 



5177 A. Giant Emperor, Mixed. Flowers of great 

 size, very double, fine form, brilliant colors, and 

 robust growth ; 2 feet 15 



5190 — Pseoay Flowered Perfection, Mixed. 

 One of the most perfect; very double, large, and 

 finely-shaped, the petals beautifully incurved, of 

 various bright rich colors ; IS inches 10 



5192 — Dwarf Paeony Perfection. Brilliant 

 Dark Scarlet. This novel new race of dwarf 

 Asters is specially adapted to garden or pot culture. 

 The color is very bright and admired by all. Hardy 

 annual; 1 foot. 20 



5191 — Dwarf Psony Perfection. Crimson and 

 White. This variety is the same as the above, ex- 

 cept in color ; the flowers are of a beautiful crimson 



and white 20 



5194 — PsEony Flowered Perfection. Pink 15 



5197— " " " Blue 15 



5193 — " " " Pure White..l5 

 5231— " " " Purple Yiolet..l5 

 5181 — Goliath. This splendid, large-flowering vari- 

 ety is much admired, blooms profusely, of robust 

 habit and mosr perfect form; 'nixed colors; 2 feet.20 



5185— Mont Blanc {Goliath). One of the largest 

 flowering ; produces pure white flowers 5 inches in 



diameter; extra double; 2 feet 20 



5198 — German White Quilled. Double pure white 



flowers, fine for funeral designs and bouquets; 2 ft. 5 

 5200 — Geraian Quilled, Mixed. Perfectly double 



quilled flowers, of beautiful mixed colors; 2 feet.... 5 

 5210— Choice German, Mixed. Per oz., $2.00... .10 

 5220— Fine Mixed China. All colors. Peroz.,$1.00. 5 

 5230 — Perennial, Mixed. Hardy herbaceous plants, 

 thriving in any good garden soil. Saved from 

 a splendid collection of single varieties; if sown 

 early in the spring, they will flower the first 

 season 10 



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BALSAM. 



(Lady-Slipper, or Touch-me-Not.) 



An old and favorite garden flower, producing its gor- 

 geous masses of beautiful, brilliant-colored double flowers 

 in the greatest profusion ; of easy culture ; succeeds In a 

 good, rich soil ; tender annuals ; 2 feet. 

 5254 B. The King. Brilliant scarlet ; very double. ...10 

 5256 — Solferino. Striped and spotted with lilac and 



crimson; beautiful double flowers 10 



¥m 



Amfelopsis Veitchi. 



Imported Collections of Asters. 



5179 A. Finest Quilled, 18 varieties $1.00 



5189— '• " 10 " 60 



5199— TrufTaut's Pseony Perfection, 12 var's. 1.00 



5209— Victoria, 12 varieties 1.00 



5219— Boltze's Dwarf Bouquet, 12 varieties... 1.00 



5229 — Giant Emperor, 12 varieties 1.00 



5239 — Large Hose Flowered, 10 varieties 75 



5249 — Cocardeau, or Crown, 6 varieties 50 



5259— Goliath, 6 varieties 50 



AZALEA. 



Beautiful shrubby plants, covered with amass of 

 bloom, growing best in a mixture of rich, fibrous peat and 

 sand; saved from a collection of showy, various-colored 

 flowers ; 3 feet. 



5250 A. Indica, Mixed 25 



5251 A. Pontica. A beautiful hardy perennial shrub, 

 from the Levant. Choice mixed varieties, 4 feet. ...10 



BARTONIA. 



Producing showy flowers, above its gray and downy 

 thistle-like foliage, which are exceedingly brilliant in the 

 sunshine. Sow where it is to remain, as it doss not bear 

 transplanting well ; hardy annual ; 2 feet. 

 f>275 B. Aurea. Large golden yellow 5 



Balsam. 



5255 B. Rose Flowered. Pink 10 



5261 — " " Eight Lemon 10 



5262 — " " Violet 10 



5257 — Extra Double White. The finest strain of 

 double white Camellia Balsams, and a profitable 

 florists' flower .10 



525S — White Perfection. Ihis beautiful large, 

 snow-white variety has thoroughly double and im- 

 mense solid round flowers 20 



5260 — Camellia Flowered. Very double, of per- 

 fect form ; beautiful colors, mixed. Per oz., §1.00. .10 



5270 — Double, Mixed. Occasionally only semi-dou- 

 ble. Per oz., 50 cts 5 



5269 — Collection containing 6 varieties of improved 

 Camellia-Flowered Balsam $1.00 



5279 — Collection containing 12 varieties of Rose- 

 Flowered Balsam 1.00 



5289 — Collection containing 6 varieties Dwarf Ca- 

 mellia Flowered Balsam 50 



BAPTtSIA. 



(False Indigo.) 

 A beautiful hardy perennial herbaceous plant, pro- 

 ducing pea-shaped flowers, on spikes 6 inches long. 

 5274 B. Australisc Bright blue; 2i feet 10 



BEANS. 



Very rapid climbers; flowering profusely and admir- 

 ably adapted for covering screens, etc. 



5292 B. Scarlet Kunner. Fiery scarlet 5 



5293— White " Pure white 5 



BEGONIA. 



Plants of great value for summer decoration or window 



gardening. To secure the best results they should be 



planted as soon as the ground becomes warm. They are 

 • covered the whole summer with bright and elegant droop- 

 '• ing flowers ; blooming the first season from seed, if sown in 

 i February or March, in a temperature of 60 degrees; for 

 I winter and spring blooming, sow from August to October. 



Tubers must be kept from frost in dry sand. 



5300 B. Rex Hybrids, Mixed. Beautiful varieties 

 of the Rex class, with handsome variegated foliage; 

 choice mixed ; 6 inches ,25 



5277 — Boliviensis Superba. Large, orange scar- 

 let flowers. ..25 



5281 — Frcebeli. Beautiful large bright scarlet flow- 

 ers, formed in large clusters above the foliage 25 



5285 — Pearcei. Large bright yellow flowers, and 

 beautiful foliage veined with black 25 



5278 — Robusta Perfecta. Robust, compact habit, 

 succulent dark green foliage, and large flowers of a 

 brilliant cinnabar scarlet 25 



5290— Single, Mixed. Tuberous-rooted 25 



It is only necessary in ordering seeds to state number of packets wanted, corresponding number in catalogue and price. 



