HENRY A. DREER 



Annua! Flower Seeds 



WHOLESALE CATALOG 



Improved Crego Giant Asters 



Magnificent fluffy flowers, averaging over 5 inches 

 across, with long, strong steins, the finest of this type. 

 Comes Into bloom in August, continuing well into Sep- 

 tember, and unlike most of the Comet sorts, stands 

 when cut and is a good flower to ship. We offer six 

 colors of the highest quality. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 Blue Flame (W.B.). New! Bright navy 



blue $0 40 $2 00 



Crimson (W.B.). Deep rose-crimson 30 1 50 



Enchantress (W.B.). New! Salmon-rose. . 40 2 00 

 Lavender (W.E.). A rich deep shade.... 30 1 50 



Plnlc (W.B.). Delicate shell pink 30 1 50 



Purple (W.B.). Bright purple 30 1 50 



Boss (W.B.). Rich deep rose 30 1 50 



White (W.B.). Purest white 30 150 



Finest Mixed (W.B.) 25 1 25 



Aster Improved Giant California Sunshine 



The plants of this new race grow three feet high and 

 bear blossoms on long, stiff stems, admirable for cut- 

 ting. The individual blooms are enormous, four to six 

 inches in diameter. 



The color in these new Asters is startlingly beautiful. 

 A dual tone effect is obtained through the contrasting 

 tints of the disc-like center and the outer or guard 

 petals. Separate colors are now available and we offer 

 the following: 



Alpenglow. Bright rosy purple with light yellow center. 

 Blue Moon, Light blue with amber yellow center. 

 Moonbeam. White with soft orange center. 

 Rainbow. Bright rose-pink with soft orange center. 

 Shell Fink. Lovely flesh pink with cream center. 

 Stratosphere. Pansy violet with orange center. 

 Any of the above: 

 Tr. pkt. 50c; % oz. $1.00; oz. $3.50, 

 Mixed. Tr. pkt. 40c; oz. $2.25. 



Late-Branching Aster 



Late Branching Asters 



An outstanding type of Asters for late August and 

 September blooming. The plants form strong, well- 

 branched bushes, 2 to 2% feet high, bearing on long, 

 strong stems their handsome Chrysanthemum-like flow- 

 ers. The form of the flowers together with the length 

 of the stems place them at the head of Asters for cut- 

 ting. They are at their best during September. 



Tr. pk 1 

 Azure Blue (W.B.). A rich deep lavender. $0 30 

 Coppery Bose (W.B,). A very unusual 



shade 



Crimson (W.B.). Very rich rosy crimson.. 

 Deep Purple (W.B.). Royal deep purple.. 



Pure White (W.B.) 



Bose Pint (W.E.). A very desirable color 

 Shell Pink (W.B.). An exquisite shade... 

 Finest Mixed (W.B.) 



Double Balsams — Impatiens Balsaminea 



These are highly useful, the stemmed flowers of the 



n White Perfection and Salmon Prince being excellent 



J for making up. Our strain produces very double 



-» flowers. 



I Tr. pkt. Oz. 



y Flesh Pink $0 15 $0 60 



~n Primrose 15 60 



\ Salmon Prince. Very double salmon-pink. 15 60 



' ^P Scarlet 15 60 



' Violet 15 60 



White Perfection. Best double white 13 60 



Double Camellia-Flowered Mixed. Extra 



\ fine. Y± lb. $1.50 15 50 



I i Bush-Flowering Mixed. A distinct type carrying showy 

 39 double flowers well above the foliage. Forms neat, 

 > well rounded bushes about 10 inches tall. Tr. pkt. 



30c; oz. $1.75. 



Balloon Vine — Love-in-a-Puff 



Cardiospermum. A very pretty climber. Oz. 15c; Y* lb. 

 50c. 



Begonia — Tuberous-Rooted 



Our stocks of these are grown for us by one of the 

 leading European specialists. A leaflet on growing these 

 from seed sent with each order. 



Tr. pkt. 1/64 oz. 



Single, large-Flowering Mixed $0 50 $1 50 



Double, large-Flowering Mixed 1 00 4 50 



pkt. 



Oz. 



30 



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Giant Single China Asters 



These ars 



Large, artistic, daisy-like flowers 

 in demand for cutting. 



Appleblossom (W.B.). 



Lavender (W.B.) 



Marechal Joffre (W.B.). 



Bose 



Violet (W.B.) 



■White (W.B.) 



Mixed Colors (W.B.) . . 



Flesh pink 



Crimson-scarlet . 



Tr. pkt 



.$0 15 

 15 

 15 

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 10 



much 



Oz. 

 $0 50 

 50 

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 50 

 50 

 50 

 40 



W. R. = Wilt-Resistant Asters 



The development of Wilt-Resistant Asters repre- 

 sents one of the greatest advances ever made through 

 plant selections. Years of painstaking and careful 

 work were required to develop Wilt-Resistant va- 

 rieties which make it possible to grow good Asters 

 on soil infected with wilt disease. 



Bellis perenius fl. pi. (Double English Daisy). See page 

 28. 



Everblooming Begonias — Semperflorens 



The varieties of Semperflorens are probably the best 

 bedding plants in existence for semi-shady positions 

 though they do well also in full sun. Equally valuable 

 Cor house culture. Easily grown from seed. 



Trade 1/32 

 Pi 

 Albert Martin. Bright carmine, very large 

 flowers $0 



Christmas Cheer. A bright crimson-scar- 

 let, exceedingly free-blooming. Splendid 

 for pot culture and Christmas forcing.. 



Christmas Fink. Warm rosy pink 1 



Erfordia. Rosy carmine 



G-ustav Knaake. Large-flowering glowing 

 salmon-pink. Excellent for pot culture.. 



Iiuminosa. Fiery red 



Iiuminosa compacta. Vei oz. $1.50 



trima Donna. A fine rose color 



Salmon Queen. Brilliant salmon-rose 



White Queen. A fine pure white 



Vernon. Orange-carmine, dark foliage. 

 Vi oz. 75c 



Single Mixed, 



Yi oz. $1.00. 



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