HENRY A. DREER 



Annual Flower Seeds 



WHOLESALE CATALOG 



Dracaena 



Indlvisa. The popular center plant for vases, etc. Long, 

 narrow, graceful foliage. Tr. pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; 

 Yi lb. $1.25. 



Echinocystis 



Lobata (Wild Cucumber Vine). A quick-growing annual 

 climber. Oz. 15c; Yi lb. 50c. 



Eschscholtzia — California Poppy 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Aurantiaca. Golden orange. Very rlch..$0 10 $0 25 



Chrome Queen. Rich chrome yellow 10 30 



Crimson King. Rich carmine-crimson 10 40 



Dazzler. Rich flame scarlet 25 1 00 



Geisha. Scarlet and gold 10 30 



Purple Glow. Bright reddish purple 10 30 



Bosy Queen. Soft flesh pink 10 30 



Scarlet Beauty. Vivid scarlet 10 30 



Vesuvius. Wallflower or coppery red 10 30 



New Hybrids Mixed. Contains a number 



of rich and unusual colors. % lb. $2.25 20 75 



Single Mixed. % lb. 75o 10 25 



Double Art Shades Mixed. (New) 40 2 00 



Euphorbia 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Heterophylla (Mexican Fire Plant) $0 15 $0 50 



Varlegata (Snow on the Mountain). 



% lb. 75c 10 25 



Fern Spores 



We can furnish spores of our own saving of the 

 following splendid varieties: 



Adiantnm cuneatum Pteris Bivertoniana, $1.00 



Aspidium tsussimense — serrulata 

 Cyrtomium Bockf ordianum — serrulata cristata 



compactum —Victoria 

 Pteris adiantoldea _., . -, „„ 



— cretica albo lineata ~ ™ onI . * 10 ° 



— magniflca — Wimsetti 



— Mayl — Wimsetti multlceps 



Price. Any of the above Fern Spores, except Pteris 

 Rivertoniana and Wilsoni, tr. pkt. 50c. 



General Mixture. The best and most useful sorts. 

 tr. pkt. 50c; % oz. $1.25. 



Gaillardia picta 



The following annual sorts are useful for cutting, 

 or for the mixed border. The hardy sorts are offered 

 with other perennials. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 Indian Chief. Glittering metallic or bronzy 



red. Single flowers on long stems $0 10 $0 40 



Single Annual Mixed, All colors 10 30 



Double Annual Mixed (Lorenziana). Fine 



for cutting- 10 40 



Geranium zonale 



Single Fancy Mixed (Recleaned seeds) 40 2 00 



Gerbera — Transvaal Daisy 



Hybrlda Mixed. A very select grade of new crop seed, 

 containing all of the wanted colors. 100 seeds 40c; 

 1000 seeds $3.00; 6000 seeds $12.50. 



Gilia 



Capltata, A pretty annual for cutting, with heads of 

 lavender-blue flowers. Tr. pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 



Gloxinia 



Hybrid* grandiflora. Choicest mixed all kinds. Our 

 supply of these la from world-renowned sources 

 and cannot fall to give satisfactory results. Cul- 

 tural directions with each packet Tr. pkt. $1.00; 

 Va oz. $3.00. 



Dwarf (Whitneyl). 

 Tall Double Mixed. 



Godetia 



Mixed. Tr. pkt. 10c; oz. 40o. 

 Tr. pkt. 15c; oz. 50c. 



Gomphrena 



Globe Amaranth — Bachelor's Buttons 



A useful Everlasting and used In bedding, especially 

 in semi-shady beds. 



Nana compacta, Purple. Tr. pkt. 15c; oz. 60c. 

 Mixed. Tr. pkt. 10c; oz. 25o. 



apple $0 25 



African Pipe 25 



Dipper 25 



White Egg 25 



Hercules' Club 25 



Gourds, Ornamental 



Oz. 



Oz. 



Orange $o 25 



Pear-Shaped Striped. 25 



Knob Herri 30 



Dishrag or Sponge. . . 25 

 Spoon 3o 



Mixed. Large and small varieties. Oz. 20c: % lb. 60c 

 Special Mixture of Small Sorts. Contains 50 varieties 

 Oz. 30c; Vi lb. $1.00. 



Ornamental Grasses, Annual Sorts 



The Pennisetums are one of the very best plants 

 to edge a bed of Cannas, Caladlums, or other tall- 

 growing plants. The following are annual varieties. 

 For Hardy Perennial sorts, see page 30. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Agrostls nebulosa (Cloud Grass) $0 20 $0 75 



Coix Lacryma-Jobi (Job's Tears). Y± lb. 30c — 10 



EragroEtis elegans (Love Grass) 10 30 



Pennisetam longistylum. Greenish white 



plumes 25 1 00 



Fennlsetum Bueppelianum (Purple Foun- 

 tain Grass). Plumes purplish, green 



foliage 15 60 



Tzicholena rosea (Plume Grass). Attrac- 

 tive pale pink plumes 16 60 



Grevillea — Silk Oak 



Bobusta. A highly ornamental foliage plant, useful 

 In many ways, and easily and rapidly raised from 

 seed. Tr. pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00. 



Gypsophlla elegans alba grandiflora 



Gypsophila — Baby's Breath 



Elegans alba grandiflora Paris Market Strain. Ox. 

 A fine large-flowering form of the annual 

 Baby's Breath; excellent for cutting. Yi lb. 



40c; lb. $1.25 $0 15 



London Market Strain. Y* lb. 50c; lb. 



$1.50 15 



— carmlnea. Bright carmine-rose. *4 lb. 75o. . 85 



— rosea. A pretty blush pink. % lb. 75c 25 



Muralis. Dwarf pink. Tr. pkt. 15c 50 



Helianthus — Sunflower 



The following annual varieties can be used for cut- 

 ting: Tr. pkt. Oi. 



Cucumerif oliua grandlflorus Stella $0 10 $0 30 



— New Minature Mixed. Mixed varieties. 



% lb. 75c 10 25 



Globosns flstulosus (Dahlia Sunflower) .... 10 25 



Chrysanthemum-Flowered. Double yellow. 10 25 

 Bed Hybrids. Various red and brown 



tones 10 80 



Cyclopedia of Horticulture 



Bailey 



This splendid reference work has Just been re- 

 printed and is issued in a set of three volumes. 

 Everybody should have this Indispensable reference 

 work available. The new edition Is offered at tbe 



special price of $15.00 per set, prepaid. 



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Commercial Plower Forcing (Laurie and Chad wick). Invaluable to the 

 commercial grower. $4.00 per oopy postpaid. 



