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HENRY A. DREER 



Annual Flower Seeds 



WHOLESALE CATALOG 



Canary Bird Vine 



Tropseolum canariense. A fine climber growing 30 feet 

 high with clouds of bright canary yellow blossoms 

 up until frost. Sprays of cut flowers will last a 

 week. Tr. pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 



Giant Hyacinth-Flowered Candytuft 



Reselected 



Quite distinct from the Umbellata sorts offered below, 

 forming much-branched plants about 18 Inches high, 

 each branch terminated by an immense spike of very 

 large individual pure white flowers. Invaluable for cut- 

 ting. Tr. pkt. 20c; oz. 75c; % lb. $2.25. 



Candytuft — Iberis umbellata 



Valuable for cutting, especially in the spring months. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. V< lb. 

 Carmine. Bright carmine-xose $0 10 $0 30 



Crimson. Deep purplish crimson 



Flesh Pink. Delicate pink 



Lavender. Delicate rosy lavender. . . 

 Rose Cardinal. Brilliant rosy red.. 



White. Pure white 



Mixed Colors 



Tom Thumb Mixed. Grows 6 inches; 

 good for edging and in the rockery 



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 75 



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75 



Carnation — Chabaud's Giant Double 



This strain of double-flowering Carnations blooms 

 five months after sowing. It produces an abundance of 

 nicely fringed double flowers which have an intense 

 fragrance. The plants grow 18 inches high and are a 

 mass of flowers throughout the season. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 Blood Bed . . .$0 40 $2 00 



Yellow 40 2 00 



Rose 40 2 00 



Scarlet 40 2 00 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 Flesh Fink . . $0 40 $2 00 



White 40 



Finest Mixed. 30 



Giant Marguerite, Mixed. Large, double... 



30 



2 00 

 1 50 



1 75 



Carnation Chabaud's Enfant de Nice 



Carnation Enfant de Nice is the result of a cross 

 between Carnation Chabaud's Giant Improved and 

 Carnation Perpetual. The plants are of robust, up- 

 right habit with long, strong stalks bearing flowers 

 2% to 3 inches in diameter. The colors come about 

 75% true from seed and about 90% of the plants come 

 double. 



Tr. pkt. y 8 oz. 



Red $0 50 



Rose 



Salmon 



White 



Finest Mixed, Contains all colors. Tr. pkt. 50c; 



$1.50. 



Celosia 



Tr. 



Cristata, Glasgow Prize. Dark crimson ... .$0 



— Empress. Dark purplish crimson 



— Golden Queen. Rich yellow 



— Amaranth. Dark garnet 



— Bright Rose. Rich rose 



— Fireball. Orange-scarlet 



— Mixed. Dwarf sorts 



Plumosa, Golden Flume. Yellow 



— Scarlet Flume. Crimson flowers and 

 foliage 



— Thompson! magnifica, Mixed 



— Mixed 



— Childsi (Chinese Woolflower). Crimson. 



Salmon-Fink 



Yellow. Bright yellow 



Mixed 



— Xiilliput, Fire Feather. Showy, compact 

 plants covered with massive, pointed 

 flower trusses of a brilliant orange-red 

 color 



— — Golden Feather. Identical to the pre- 

 ceding in habit of growth but with 

 trusses of a brilliant golden yellow 

 color 



Fyramldalis, Flame of Fire (New). Compact plants 

 18 inches high forming perfect little pyramids with 

 each branch ending in a large well-rounded flower 

 cone of a brilliant rich crimson. Flowers from 

 August until frost. Entirely different from all other 

 varieties and valuable because of its late blooming 

 season. Tr. pkt. 40c; oz. $2.50. 



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Caryopteris 



Mastacanthus superbus 

 Though this is a half-hardy perennial it may be 

 grown like an annual, producing an abundance of flow- 

 ers in late fall even if sown as late as early June. 

 Blue Fink White 



Any color: Tr. pkt. 40c; oz. $2.00. 



Catananche — Cupid's Dart 



Coerulea. Best grown as a biennial. Has beautiful 

 light blue flowers. Tr. pkt. 25c; oz. $1.25. 



Centaurea imperialis 

 Royal Sweet Sultans 



Amaranth Red $0 15 



Brilliant Rose 



Deep lavender 



Deep Purple 



Delicate Lilac 



Pure White 



Finest Mixed, % lb. $1.25 



Suaveolens (Yellow Sweet Sultan, 

 Corn Flower) 



pkt. 



Oz. 



15 



$0 60 



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60 



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40 



Grecian 



15 



50 



Centaurea cyanus — Cornflower 



Dwarf Double Jubilee Gem. A new dwarf Centaurea 

 growing 12 inches high bearing medium-size double 

 blooms of a brilliant clear Cornflower blue color. 

 Trade pkt. 30c; oz. $1.50. 



Cyanus, Mixed. Tr. pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 75c; lb. $2.25. 



Dreer's Ultra-Double Cornflower 



Dreer's Ultra-Double Cornflowers 



SPECIAL FLORISTS STRAIN 



Cornflowers always have been a very important crop 

 with many florists. Yet heretofore even the best strains 

 lacked the fullness and doubleness of the flowers so 

 necessary to their perfect appearance. Dreer's Ultra- 

 Double strain will immediately appeal to all because 

 the blooms are exceptionally double, forming round 

 fluffy balls of great beauty. The general character of 

 the plants resembles the older type. They grow 2 feet 

 high, are well-branched, and produce a great quantity 

 of long-stemmed flowers for cutting. 



Tr. 

 Black Boy. Rich deep purple-blue. .$0 15 

 Blue Boy. The true Cornflower blue 



Pinkie. A lovely shade of pink 



Red Boy. The best red variety 



Snowman. Lovely pure white blooms 

 Ultra-Double Mixed. Lb. $4.50 



Miscellaneous Centaureas 



The varieties Candidissima and Gymnocarpa are the 

 white-leaved sorts or Dusty Millers so much in use for 

 borders, vases, baskets, etc. To get plants in time, the 

 seeds should be sown early. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Candidissima. White-leaved $0 30 $150 



Gymnocarpa. White-leaved 15 50 



Americana (Basket Flower). Very large, 



reddish lavender 15 50 



kt. 



Oz. 



% lb. 



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$0 50 



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Where smaller quantities than offered are wanted, retail packets can be supplied at a discount 

 of one- third from retail catalog prices. See our Garden Book or General Catalog. 



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