henry a. dreer, inc. Hardy Perennial Plants wholesale catalog 



Armeria — Thrift, Sea Pink 



Each Fer 100 

 Cephalotes, Bee's Ruby, Has stout stems 

 with large globular heads of brilliant 

 ruby-red flowers. 3-inch pots $0 18 $15 00 



Laucheana rosea. 3-inch pots 12 10 00 



Artemisia 



Lactiflora (Hawthorn Scented Mugwort). A most de- 

 sirable and effective plant either for the border or 

 to plant among shrubbery. It is of strong free 

 growth with erect stems 3% to 4% feet high, ter- 

 minating in great panicles of Astilbe-like Haw- 

 thorn-scented creamy white flowers produced from 

 the latter part of August to the end of September. 



Silver King- (Ghost Plant). A very showy white-leaved 

 contrast plant growing 3 feet high and maturing its 

 beautiful mist-like foliage early in summer. Long 

 sprays may be cut to mix with winter bouquets. 



Either of the above, 3-inch pots: 

 14c each; $12.00 per 100. 



Asclepias — Butterfly Weed 



Tuberosa. Strong two-year field roots, 

 per 100. 



12c each; $10.00 



Aster, Star of Wartburg 



Spring-Flowering Dwarf Aster 



Bach Fer 100 

 Subcaeruleus Star of Wartburg. A giant 

 form with large individual flowers on 

 fine, strong, erect stems a foot high. 

 Blooms very early and makes a fine 

 display with its rich lilac-blue flowers 

 with orange center. 3-inch pots .... $0 18 $15 00 



Dwarf Hybrid Border Asters 



Dwarf, compact, free-flowering plant that will make 



a showy display in September during the weeks just 



preceding the blooming of the earliest Chrysanthemums. 



They represent a most important type of perennial 



plant. 



Constance. Light pink. 12 to 15 inches tall. 



Lavanda. The plants are completely covered with at- 

 tractive light blue flowers. 15 inches tall. 



Lilac Time. Deep lilac-blue. 15 Inches. 



Any of the above, 8 •Inch pots: 

 12c each; $10.00 per 100. 



Summer-Flowering Dwarf Aster 



FriiarU (Wonder of Stafa). We consider this the best 

 of the hardy, late summer flowering varieties. It Is 

 attractive in its neat, upright, free branching habit of 

 growth, attaining a height of about 30 inches. The 

 large, well formed flowers are a lovely lavender-blue. 

 They are produced in great profusion from the middle 

 of August until late in October. 3-inch pots, 23c 

 each; $20.00 per 100. 



Fall-Flowering Hardy Asters 



Michaelmas Daisies, Starworts 



Standard Sorts 



Climax (Novi Belgi). This sturdy variety has a great 

 many admirers because the showy large lavender 

 blooms are a truly exquisite color. Grows 5 feet 

 in height and therefore is one of the tallest in ex- 

 istence. 3-inch pots 12c each; $10.00 per 100. 



Harrington's Fink. A truly marvelous variety with ex- 

 ceptionally showy pure rose-pink blooms borne so 

 profusely as to cover the entire plant. 3-inch pots 

 21c each; $18.00 per 100. 



Novelty Hardy Aster 



Beechwood Challenger (New). The best of the red 

 Asters. Makes a vigorous, sturdy bush about 4 feet 

 tall. The color is the clearest of all the reds and is 

 much enhanced by bright yellow center disc. The 

 foliage is clean and healthy, and the habit is upright 

 but bushy; a fine novelty. September. 3-inch pots, 

 21c each; $18.00 per 100. 



Campanula — Bellflower 



Each Fer 100 



Carpatica. 3-inch pots $0 14 $12 00 



— alba. 3-inch pots 14 12 00 



Medium (Canterbury Bells). White. 



pink, blue, or fine mixture. 4-inch pots 14 12 00 



Hardy Border Carnation 



Choicest Mixed, An excellent mixture of all the best 

 colors. 3% -inch pots. 12c each; $10.00 per 100. 



Grenadin Carnations 



A valuable type for bedding and cutting. Forms neat, 

 dense, compact bushes about a foot tall covered during 

 the summer and fall with masses of splendid, fully 

 double blooms highly valued for their exquisite frag- 

 rance and bright colors. 



Fink Bed Wliite 



Any of the above; 14c each; $12.00 per 100. 



Caryopteris 



Mastacantlms snperbus. A handsome and free flowering 

 woody perennial plant of unusual appeal. Well 

 branched, growing 2 to 3 feet high with long stems 

 covered with showy whorls of attractive clear-colored 

 flowers during September and October. Well adapted 

 to cutting. 

 — Blue — Fink — White 



Any of the above in 3-lnch pots, ready April 1: 

 14c each; $12.00 per 100 



Centaurea — Hardheads or Knapweed 



Each Fer 100 

 Montana. 3%-inch pots ; $0 14 $12 00 



Cimicifuga — Snakeroot 



Racemosa. Strong roots. 



14 12 00 



Convallaria — Lily of the Valley 



Majalis. Strong clumps 28 25 00 



Tne "100 rate" applies to 10 or more of a variety. 



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