Dreer's Reliable Bulbs 



For 1923 



TO succeed with bulbs it is necessary to begin right, by getting sound bulbs of good size, and we would warn 

 intending purchasers against buying cheap, undersized bulbs and expect the fine results obtained from 

 such as we offer. Our sources of supply are the best in this country and abroad, the leading growers of the world 

 having for years supplied us with their choicest stock. 



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To the lover of flowers there is no class of plants so much prized as those which are produced from bulbs. The reason is easUy 



found, because within the bulbs are stored all the future glory of leaves and flowers, only requiring the simplest culture to develop them 



in tS'eif highest perfection. Success is therefore the rule. 



Another reason why bulbs are prized so highly is that a large number of them produce their flowers in early spring, when the rest 

 of nature is asleep. Then it is that groups and beds and borders of Crocus, Narcissus, Tulips and Hyacinths impart to the garden an 

 air of warmth and cheer that cannot be accomplished in any other way, and keep up a continuous display well into the summer. With 

 no other material can be secured such a wealth of charming flowers of infinite variety of form and coloring, with so little trouble. 



WHEN TO PLAilT.— To the beginner we would, emphasize the fact that Autumn and not Springtime is the time to plant all 

 kinds of spring-flowering bulbs. The larger part of the bulbs ofiered in this Catalogue are usually ready to ship before the end of Septem- 

 ber, and the sooner they are planted after that the greater will be the measure of success, more particularly those 

 for indoor culture; therefore, ORDER EARLY. A few sorts, which are noted in the Catalogue, do not mature until October 

 and November, and are forwarded as soon as ready. 



Full cultural directions are given in our book, Dreer's Hints on the Growing of Bulbs, 

 or free to customers who ask for it when ordering. 



Price, 25 cts. per copy postpaid; 



INDEX OF BULBS, ROOTS, PLANTS, Etc. 



Page 



Achilha 3.S 



Aconitum 35 



Actinidia .S7 



Aegop9dium 35 



Agapanthus 30 



Aglaonema 30 



Agricultural Seeds . . v 74, 75 



Akebia 57 



AJkanet 35 



AHimanda 30 



Alflea S3 



Alyssum 35 



Amaryllis 20 



Ampelopsis 57 



Amsonia 35 



Anacharis 59 



Anchusa 35 



Anemone 20 



Aquarium Plants 59 



Aquilegia 36 



Arabis 36 



Aralia 53 



Areca 34 



Aristolochia 57 



Armeria 36 



Artemisia 36 



Asclepias 36 



Asparagus 30 



Roots 59 



Aspidistra 30 



Astei's, Hardy 36, 37 



Astilbfe'.'. 37 



Azalea, 30 



Baptisia 37 



Bellflower 37 



Berberis 53, 56 



Bignonia 57 



Blackberries 58 



Bleeding Heart 21, 39 



Bocconia 37 



Boltonia 37 



Boston Ivy 57 



Bougainvillea 31 



Boxwood .\56 



Buddleia 53 



Bulb Fibre 27 



Butterfly Shrub ....... 53 



Cabomba 59 



Caila i» . . 20 



CalHcarpa 53 



Callirho-; 37 



Calycanthus 53 



Campanula 37 



Carnation 38 



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Cassia 38 



Celastrus 57 



Centaurea ,38 



Cephalaria 38 



Cerastium 38 



Cercis 53 



Chelone 38 



Chinese Sacred Lily. ... 19 



Chionodoxa 21 



Chives 59 



Chrysanthemum 38 



Clmicifuga 38 



Clematis 39, 57 



Clerodendron 31 



Clethra 53 



Climbers 5 7 



Clover Seed 74 



Cocos 34 



Columbine 36 



Corchorus 53 



Coreopsis 38 



Cornus 54 



Crataegus 54 



Crocus. 21 



Crotons 31 



Cyperus 31, 59 



Daffodils 13 to 19 



Delphinium 39 



Desmodium 54 



Deutzia 54 



Dianthus . 39 



Dicentra .''•, 39 



Dielytra.. .......!. .21, 39 



Diervilla 54 



Digitalis 39 



Dracaenas 31 



Echinops ;;.'. 39 



Erarithis 21 



RxocKorda . 54 



Eryngium 39 



Eupatorium 40 



Euphorbia. ... . . ...... 40 



Evonymus. . . ; .;. . . . .;54, 57 



Perns : ... .32, 40 



Ficus 32 



Fittonia 32 



Fertilizers. . . ... ...... 80 



Flags ,.,.,.. .23,24 



Flower Seeds-,!; .-.., .. 60 to 7 1 



Forsythia. .■.'."-& 54 



Foxglove . .' 39 



Freesia 22 



Fritillaria 22 



Funkia 22 



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Gaillardia 40 



Genista ii 



Geranium 40 



Gillenia 40 



Grapevines 58 



Grape Hyacinths 27 



Grasses 40 



Grass Seed 74 



Gypsophila 41 



Halesia 54 



Hedge Plants 56 



Helenium 41 



Helianthemum 41 



Helianthus 41 



Heliopsis 41 



Hemerocallis 42 



Heuchera 42 



Hibiscus 42 



Hollyhock 42 



Honeysuckle 57 



Hop Vine Roots 59 



Horseradish Roots 59 



Humulus 57 



Hyacinths, Dutch ... 2 to 5 



Hydrangea 54 



Hypericum 42, 54 



Iberis 42 



Insecticides 80 



Iris 23,24 



Ivy 57 



Ixias 24 



Jasmine 57 



Jonquils 18 



Kentia 34 



Lathyrus 57 



Lavandula 43 



Liatris 43 



Ligustrum 55 



Lilac 56 



Lilies 25, 26 



Lily of the Nile 20, 30 



Lily of the Valley 26 



Liliums 25, 26 



Linum 43 



Lonicera 55 



Ludwigia 59 



Lychnis 43 



Lysimachia 43 



Lythrum 43 



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Maranta ii 



Mertensia 43 



Mint 59 



Monarda 43 



Muscari 27 



Myosotis 43 



Narcissus 13 to 19 



Oenothera 43 



OxaHs 27 



Pachysandra 43 



Palms 34 



Pandanus 3i 



Papaver 45 



Pentstemon 43 



Peonies 28 



Philadelphus 55 



Phlox 44 



Phcenix 34 



Phyllocactus 3i 



Physalis 44 



Physostegia 44 



Pinks, Hardy 45 



Platycodon 45 



Plumbago 33, 45 



Polemonium 45 



Polygonatum 45 



Polygonum ■. . . . 45, 57 



Poppy 45 



Primula 45 



Privet 56 



Prunus 55 



Pulmonaria 45 



Pyrethrum 45 



Pynis 55 



Ranunculus 27, 46 



Raspberries 58 



Rhodotvpus 55 



Rhubarb Roots 59 



Rhus 55 



Richardia 20 



Robinia 55 



Roses, Hardy 48 to 52 



Rubber Plants 32 



Rudbeckia 46 



Sage. . 59 



Sagittaria 59 



Salvia 46 



Sambucus 55 



Sansevieria 3i 



Saponaria 46 



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Saxifraga 46 



Scabiosa 46 



Scillas , 29 



Sedum 46 



Senecio 46 



Shasta Daisy 38 



Shrubs 53 to 56 



Sidalcea 46 



Silene 46 



Silphium 46 



Sisynnchium 46 



Small Fruits 58 



Snowball 56 



Snowdrops 29 



Solidago 46 



Spiraea 46, 55 



Stachys 47 



Statice 47 



Stokesia 47 



Strawberries 58 



Swainsona 33 



Sweet William 47 



Symphoricarpus 55 



Syringa 56 



Tamarix 56 



Tansy 59 



Tarragon 59 



Thalictrum 47 



Thunbergia 33 



Thyme 47 



Thymus 47 



Tiarella 47 



Tools 76 to 80 



Tradescantia 47 



Trillium 29 



Tulips 6 to 12 



Tunica 47 



Valeriana 47 



Vallisneria 59 



Veronica 47 



Vitis 57 



Viburnum 56 



Vinca 47 



Vegetable Plants and 



Roots 59 



Vegetable Seeds 72,73 



Weigelia 56 



Wistaria 57 



Yucca 



47 



Zephyranthes 29 



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