HENRY A. DREER, Inc. 



Perennial Flower Seeds 



WHOLESALE CATALOG 



Perennial Scabiosa 



Caucasica perfecta (Blue Bonnet). Valuable for cut- 

 ting, as the blooms last a long time in water. Color 

 soft lavender-blue; 3 feet. Trade pkt 50c; oz. $3.00. 



— alba. This resembles the preceding variety but the 

 large well-formed blooms are pure paper white. Trade 

 pkt. 40c; oz. $2.00. 



— Isaac House Giant Hybrids. A great improvement 

 over Caucasica. It is more vigorous, has larger and 

 longer stems, and heavier petals which are ruffled as 

 well as slightly frilled on the edges. Colors range 

 from light to darkest blue, but delicate lilac and 

 mauve shades predominate. Tr. pkt. 50c; oz. $3.00. 



Columbaria Pink. Beautiful soft pink flowers, 2 to 2% 

 inches across. Tr. pkt. 50c; oz. S3. 00. 



Japonica. Bushy plants. 2% feet in height and beauti- 

 ful lavender-blue flowers. Tr. pkt. 15c; oz. 50c. 



Sidalcea — Prairie Mallow 



Stark's Hybrid*. A splendid strain, producing many 

 different shades. 3 feet high. Tr. pkt. 30c; oz. $1.50. 



Statice — Sea Lavender 



Latifolia. A showy plant useful for the border, rockery, 

 and highly valued for winter bouquets. Bears great 

 masses of minute purplish flowers which remain in 

 good condition for a long time after drying. Tr. pkt. 

 40c; oz. $1.75. 



Stokesia — Cornflower Aster 



Cyanea, Blue. A beautiful native hardy perennial, 

 growing about 2 feet high and bearing pretty laven- 

 der-blue flowers. Trade pkt. 50c; oz. $2.50. 



— alba. Pure white. Tr. pkt. 50c; oz. $2.50. 



Sweet William Single Newport Pink 



Sweet William — Dianthus barbatus 



There is always a good demand for these beautiful 

 liee-flowering old-fashioned favorites. 



Tr. pkt. 

 $0 20 



Oz. 



$0 75 



75 

 2 00 



Single Dark Crimson 



Single Holborn Glory. Earge-flowering 



auricula-eyed. Mixed colors. Vi lb. 



$1.50 



Single Newport Pink. Salmony rose or 



Watermelon pink 



Single Scarlet Beauty. Intense bright 



scarlet 



Single Giant White 



" Mixed. 14 Hi. $1.00 



Double-Flowering Mixed. 14 lb. $2.00.. 

 Midget Single Mixed. Lovely compact plants 



tall in a wide range of colors. Tr. pkt. 50c; 

 Midget Double Mixed. Tr. pkt. 40c; oz. $2.00. 



Thalictrum — Meadow Rue 



Aquilegifolium purpureum. Showy rosy purple Bowers 

 in fluffy balls and graceful foliage not unlike that of 

 the Maidenhair Fern. Trade pkt. 30c; oz. $1.50. 



Dipterocarpum. Its dainty, graceful sprays of flowers, 

 elegantly arranged on stems 4 feet high, are invalu- 

 able for cutting. The flowers are a charming shade 

 of violet-mauve, which is brightened by a bunch 

 of lemon yellow stamens and anthers. Trade pkt. 

 50c; oz. $2.50. 



20 



75 



25 



1 25 



10 



35 



15 



60 



s 6 



inches 



; oz 



$4.00. 



Thermopsis 



Caroliniana. A showy, tall-growing hardv perennial, 

 producing in June and July long spikes of Lupin-like 

 yellow flowers. 3 feet. Excellent for cutting. Seeds 

 germinate slowly. Trade pkt. 40c; oz. $2.00. 



Tritoma — Red-Hot Poker Plant 



Tritoma 



Red-Hot Poker. Flame Flower, Torch Lily 

 Early-Plowering Hybrids. These are easy to grow from 

 seed and they will come into blossom quite quickly. 

 The seed we offer has been saved from a splendid 

 collection. Trade pkt. 40c; oz. $2.00. 



Trollius — Globe Flower 



Iiedebouri, Golden Queen. Bears large golden yellow 

 flowers in earlv summer and again in autumn. 3V> 

 feet. Tr. pkt. 50c; % oz. $1.50; % oz. $2.25. 



Tunica 



Saxifraga. A pretty tufted plant with light pink 

 flowers produced all summer. Useful either for the 

 rockery or the border. Trade pkt. 25c; oz. $1.25. 



Veronica — Speedwell 



Incana, Blue. Stately spikes set with showy blue flowers 

 during July and August. 1 foot. Tr. pkt. 40c; oz. 

 $2.00. 



Spicata. An elegant hardy border plant growing about 

 1% feet high. Has long spikes of bright blue flow- 

 ers in June and July. Trade pkt. 30c; oz. $1.50. 



Wallflower 



Single Extra-Early Paris. Flowers first 



season. Mixed colors 



Single Mixed 



Early Wonder Double Mixed 



Double-Flowering Mixed 



Yucca — Adam's Needle 



Filamentosa. Broad, sword-like foliage and tall, 

 branched spikes of large, fragrant, drooping, creamy 

 white flowers during June and July. Trade pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 40c; 1, lb. $1.25. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



15 



$0 40 



10 



25 



40 



2 00 



50 



3 00 



Cyclopedia of Horticulture 



Bailey 

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