HENRY A. DREER, Inc. 



Annual Flower Seeds 



WHOLESALE CATALOG 



Dreer's Prize Giant Cyclamen 

 1941 Crop 



The plants are exceptionally strong and vigorous, pro- 

 ducing larger and better-formed flowers of brighter and 

 cleaner colors than any other strain in the world. 



100 Seeds 



Bark Blood Bed. Christmas red $2 00 



Pure Bose 2 00 



Bose of Marienthal Improved. Soft rose with a 



carmine eye 2 00 



Pure White 2 00 



Improved Salmon-Rose 2 25 



Glory of Wandsbek or Perle of Zehlendorf. Dark 



salmon 2 25 



Fink Pearl. Salmon-pink 2 50 



Bose of Zehlendorf. Light salmon 2 25 



Bonfire. Brilliant salmon, particularly desirable for 



its early-flowering habit 2 50 



Prices on larger quantities quoted on request. 

 Special Mixture. Superior to mixtures regularly 



offered. 1000 Seeds $15.00 2 00 



Cynoglossum — Chinese Forget-Me-Not 



Tr. pkt. Or. 

 Amablle, Blue. A very pretty annual; 

 grows about 18 Inches high and produces 

 all summer, sprays of rich Forget-Me-Not 

 blue flowers. % lb. 75o $0 10 $0 25 



— Fairy Blue. Bright Cambridge blue 10 40 



— Fink. In growth and general appear- 

 ance this resembles the blue variety, but 



the flowers are rich deep pink 20 75 



Firmament. Compact bushy plants 18 

 inches tall covered with lovely rich blue 

 flowers throughout the spring and sum- 

 mer 20 75 



Cypress Vine — Ipomoea quamoclit 



Cardinal Climber. 

 Mixed Color*. . . . 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 (Sloteri). A fine climber. $0 20 $0 75 



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Dahlia 



Dahlias are very easy to grow from seed and the 

 results always are most interesting. 



Single Sorts Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Coltness Hybrids. A new form of the dwarf 

 single type; very free flowering; very 

 dwarf; suitable for bedding. Choice mixed 

 colors $0 40 $2 00 



Giant Perfection. Very large; mixed colors 30 1 50 



Double Sorts 



Double Cactus. Saved from a splendid col- 

 lection of named sorts 



Decorative. Saved from a fine collection . . . 



Unwln'i Dwarf Hybrids. A particularly fine 

 strain of Dahlia, easily grown from seed 

 and blooming freely the first year If not 

 sown too late. The plants grow about 2 

 feet high and produce a great abundance 

 of showy, large, well-rounded, semi- 

 double flowers in a great variety of 

 bright colors 



50 

 50 



50 



00 

 00 



2 50 



Dolichos — Hyacinth Bean 



Darkness. Deep purple. 



Oz. 

 15 



40 



Commercial Flower Forcing 



Laurie and Poesch 

 Cloth, $4.50 per copy, postpaid 



An indispensable book which we highly recommend 

 to every commercial grower. It gives concise Infor- 

 mation about growing various flower crops for com- 

 mercial purposes. Economy and efficiency In pro- 

 duction have been the basis for the recommenda- 

 tions, regardless of older notions. Third Edition. 



Di an thus — Pinks 

 Double-Flowering Annual Pinks 



Tr. pkt. Os. 



Chinensls Giant Mixed (China Pinks) $0 10 SO 40 



Dladematus (Diadem Pinks). Mixed. Extra 



fine 20 75 



Fireball. Fiery scarlet 25 1 00 



Heddewiri, Mixed (Double Japan Pinks). 



Extra fine. % lb. 91.50 15 60 



Lucifer. Rich Geranium red 25 1 25 



Mourning; Cloak. Maroon, edged white .... 20 76 • 



Salmon King. Bright salmon-rose 25 1 25 



SnowbaU. A beautiful double white 25 1 25 . 



Violet Queen. Rich violet 26 100' 



Single- Flowering Annual Pinks 



Crimson B«Ue. Rich velvety crimson 20 75: 



Heddewigl, Mixed (Single Japan Pinks) 15 5© 



Laciniatus. Petals deeply cut. Mixed 15 SO 



NobUis (Royal Pink). Mixed colors 20 75 



Salmon Queen. Bright salmon shades 25 1 CO 



Splendens. Crimson with white eye 25 1 25 



Vesuvius. Bright Geranium red, fine 25 1 00 



Hybrid Dianthus 



Sweet "Wlvelsfleld. Sturdy plants, 12 Inches high, cov- 

 ered with graceful loose flower heads. Many fine 

 shades of red, pink, crimson, and quite a few others. 

 Tr. pkt. 20c; oz. 75c. 



Douole Sweet "Wivelsfield. A double-flowering strain of 

 the preceding. The plants have the same splendid 

 habit, bearing large, fully double flower heads in many 

 beautiful colors. Tr. pkt. 50c; oz. $2.50. 



Latifolius atrococclneus fl. pL ThiB Is the Ev«rbloom- 

 ing Annual Sweet William. Has showy flowers of 

 an Intense velvety crimson-scarlet. Tr. pkt. 20o; ox. 

 75c. 



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Dldlscus — Blue Lace Flower 



Didiscus — Blue Lace Flower 



Oi. 



Tr.pkt. 

 Ccsruleus. A very pretty annual' with lace- 

 like lavender-blue flowers. Very popular 

 for cutting. % lb. 83.00 SO 20 $0 85 



Dimorphotheca — African Golden Daisy 



Aurantiaca. Glittering golden orange.... 25 1 00 

 Glistening White. Vigorous spreading 

 plants 8 inches tall covered with showy 



large glistening white blooms 40 



Salmon Beauty. Rosy salmon 25 



New Hybrids. Various bright colors 20 



2 50 



1 00 



75 



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Betail packets are supplied at a discount of one-third from the prices quoted In 

 Dreer's Garden Book, if order amounts to $1.00 or more. 



