HENRY A. DREER 



Hardy Plants 



WHOLESALE LIST 



63 



Ne-»v Harely Aster, Q,ueen Mary 



Arabis (Rock Cress) 



Per Am,. Per 100 

 Alpina. Single white; 3-inch pots.... Sfl 50 .1(10 00 



Arenaria (Sami wort) 



Montana. 3-inch pots 2 .">0 IS 00 



Armeria (Tlirltt — Sea pink) 



Cephalotes Rubra. 3-inch pots 2 00 l.T 00 



Liaucheana, 3-inch pot.s 1 ."iO 10 00 



M.tritinia Alba. 3 -inch pots 1 50 10 00 



Artemisia Lactiflora 



(Ha^vthorn Scented Mus«ort) 



A most effective flowering plant, with erect stems 

 3% to 4% feet high, clothed with elegantly cut dark 

 green foliage and terminated by panicles of Haw- 

 thorn-scented creamy -^hite Spiroea-like light and 

 graceful flowers. It is at its best from the latter part 

 of August to the end of September. 3% -inch pots. 

 .¥1.75 per doz. ; $12.00 per 100. 



Per doz. Per 100 



Stelleriana. 3-inch pots $1 50 .$10 00 



Silver Kin;;. 3% -inch pots 1 50 10 00 



AsclepiaS (Butterfly Weed) 

 Tubevosa. Strong two-year field roots 1 50 10 00 



Asperula (S«eet .WoodrutD 

 Odorata. 3 -inch pots 2 .'SO 18 00 



AsphodeluS (Asphodel) 

 Luteus. 4-inch pots 2 50 IS 00 



Dwarf Alpine Asters 



Alpinus. Showy purplish blue 1 .50 10 00 



Albus. Pure white 1 .50 10 00 



Subcaeru?eus. Large bluish-violet.... 1 50 10 00 



Summer Flowering Hardy Asters 



Acris. Crows about 18 inches high, the plant becom- 

 ing completely covered with violet blue flowers in 

 August. .$2.00 per doz.; .$15.00 per 100. 



Amellus Elegans. Grows 12 to 15 inches high and pro- 

 duces large, showy flowers of a rich bluish-violet 

 during July and August. $2.00 per doz.; .$15.00 per 

 100. 



Japanese Double White Hardy Aster 



A most desirable variety that came to us from 

 Japan unnamed, and which is entirely distinct. The 

 plants are of symmetrical habit, grow about 2 feet 

 high, and bear from July to September double white 

 flowers not unlike the double white Feverfew. .$2.00 

 per doz.; .$15.00 per 100. 



Japanese Hardy Aster 



Mauve Cushion. An entirely distinct species. It forms 

 a circular cushion-like plant 2% feet across, rarely 

 exceeding 9 inches in height, the flowers, of deli- 

 cate, soft mauve, with silvery white reflection, 

 measure over I14 inches in diaineter, and are pro- 

 duced in such lavish profusion as to completely 

 cover the plant; the blooms begin to expand early 

 in October, but are not at their best until November. 

 .$2.00 per doz.; .$15.00 per 100. 



Six Select Hardy Asters 



Barr's Pink. This is of the Novae angliae type, a 

 strong, vigorous grower forming shapely plants 

 from four to five feet high and the finest bright pink 

 flowers of any Aster yet introduced. 



Heather GIotv. Very free vigorous grower with large- 

 sized flowers of a delightful shade of brilliant rose 

 with conspicuous golden centre; 4 feet. 



Maji^ie Perry. Very large flowers loosely arranged 

 in large branching trusses, of a pleasing soft tone 

 of mauve; 2 feet. 



October Dawn. Grows about 2 feet high in stout 

 branching- pyramid form and covered wih large at- 

 tractive lilac-mauve flowers. 



Q,ueen Mary. This is unquestionably one of the best 

 of the Novi belgii type yet introduced with graceful 

 fully 2%-inch flowers arranged loosely in branching 

 panicles of a particularly pleasing blue-tinted lav- 

 ender. 3% feet high. 



Thora Perry. Stout branching stems 3 ft. high, cov- 

 ered with large semi-double silvery white flowers, 

 one of the earliest of the fall flowering varieties. 



Price. Any of the above varieties .$2.00 per doz.; 

 $15.00 per 100. 



Fall-flowering Hardy Asters 



(Michaelmas Daisies, or Star^orts) 



The collection offered below is made up of the 

 choicest varieties only. 



Anita Ballard. Light lobelia shading to lighter cen- 

 tre, early and free 3% feet. 

 Brussells. Very large, light lavender blue. 4 feet. 

 Capitaine. Light lavender blue. 4 to 4% feet. 

 Chatcrhani Gein. Feathery sprays of good-sized light 



lavender blue flowers. 3 feet. 

 Enfante lie Vitry. Semi-double lilac mauve. 2% feet. 

 Ghent. Large soft lilac-mauve. 3 feet. 

 Kinp: of the Belgians. Light lobelia blue. 3 feet. 

 Liege. Large, soft, rosy pink. 2% feet. 

 Maid of Athens. Soft lavender blue. 3 feet. 

 Mother of Pearl. Large flowers, mauve-pink at edges, 



shading to white-tinted centre. 2 to 3 ft. 

 Novae Angliae. Bright violet purple. 4 feet. 



" " Mrs. F. W. Raynor. Large purplish- 



crimson. 4 feet. 



" " Roseus. Bright purplish-mauve. 4 



feet. 

 Novi belgii Climax. Large pyramidal spikes of large 



light lavender-blue flowers; very free. 5 feet. 

 No-ii belgii White Climax. A counterpart of above 



with white flowers. 

 Novi belgii St. Egwin. A pleasing soft rosy-pink. 3 



to 4 feet. 

 Sam Banham. Large, feathery, pure white, one of the 



earliest. 3 feet. 

 Tataricus. Large bluish-violet; very late. 6 feet. 

 The President. Large light bluish-violet. 4 feet. 

 Trouvaille. Semi-double bright mauve-pink. 3 feet. 

 Price. Any of the above, in 3-inch pots, $1.50 per doz.; 



.$10.00 per 100. 



Astilbe 



This collection includes the best of the latest novel- 

 ties, all are varieties of strong vigorous growth pro- 

 ducing many branched feathered heads of flowers 

 during June and July. 

 Betsy Cuperius. Stems 5 feet high with drooping 



branches 18 to 24 inches long, of white flowers with 



pink centres; very showy. 

 Ceres. An attractive rosy-lilac; 2% to 3 feet. 

 Grandis Rosea Maxima. Grows 5 to 6 feet high, with 



2 feet long drooping- branches of white flowers with 



rosy centres. 

 Gruno. Light graceful branching spikes of salmon- 

 pink color; 4 feet. 

 Marguerite Van Rechteren. Finely fringed flowers, 



bright red tinged with dark lilac. 4 to 5 feet. 

 Mowe. A striking novelty with long nicely formed 



spikes, crimson, shaded salmon. 2% to 3 feet. 



Strong, 4-inch pots, $4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 



