HENRY A. DREER 



Annual Flower Seeds 



WHOLESALE CATALOG 



Petunias - continued 



All America Winners 

 Ruffled Martha Washington 



Lovely well-rounded plants about 9 inches high. 

 Literally smothered with daintily frilled blooms 3 

 inches in diameter. The frilled portion is blush pink 

 whereas the center is strongly veined with wine red 

 and deepens to rich violet in the throat. Tr. pkt. 50c; 

 V» oz. 51.50. 



Salmon Supreme 

 This outstanding new Petunia received the largest 

 number of points in the 1937 All America Selections of 

 flowers. It is an exquisite new color. When opening 

 the blooms are rich coral-salmon changing to glisten- 

 ing salmon-pink. Tr. pkt. 50c; Vh oz. $1.25. 



Velvet Ball 



Perfectly ball-shaped plants, 8-10 inches tall, each 

 with a dozen or more large blooms of an entrancing 

 shade of velvetv blood red. Comes remarkably true to 

 type. Tr. pkt. 50c; 7« oz. $1.00. 



Large-Flowering Single 

 Hybrida grandiflora — Plain Edged 



A very showy type of large-flowered Petunias with 

 well-rounded blooms having plain edges. 



Burgundy. Deep Burgundy red enhanced by a beauti- 

 ful velvetv sheen and a white, purple veined throat. 

 Tr. pkt. 50c; 1 / S2 oz. $1.50. 



Elk's Pride. Large flowers of a beautiful velvety violet. 



Tr. pkt. 50c; Vs2 oz. $1.50. 

 Purple Prince. Rich velvety purple-violet. Tr. pkt. 40c; 



V32 oz. $1.25. 



White Cloud. Artistic well-formed blooms of excellent 

 size. Tr. pkt. 50c; Vse oz. $2.50. 



Dwarf Single Giant Fringed 



Tr. pkt. 



Dwarf Clear Pink. Vm oz. $2.00 $8 75 



Dwarf Silver Lilac. Very showy. V<u oz. $2.00 . . 75 



Dwarf California Giants. A dwarf strain of the 

 well-known California Giants. Makes an ex- 

 cellent pot plant and is also splendid for bed- 

 ding. V32 oz. $2.50 1 00 



Dwarf California Giants, Bamona Strain. Extra 



fine. V32 oz. $3.00 1 00 



Dreer's Superb Double Fringed Petunia 



Dreer's Superb Double Fringed 

 Mixed 



Our strain of Double Fringed Petunia has long 

 been acknowledged as the best on the market. We 

 keep continually selecting and hybridizing and thus 

 maintain the high standard. We frequently test 

 stocks from the world's best growers and can say. 

 without fear of contradiction, that while all plants 

 do not produce double blooms our own strain is by 

 far the best to be had at any price. 

 Mixed Colors. 500 seeds 75c; 1000 seeds $1.25; 5000 



seeds $5.50. 



Double Fringed Petunias 



These varieties are the finest to be had. 

 Giant Madonna. Perfectly double, finely fringed, pure 



white flowers. Extra-select stock. 500 seeds $1.25; 



1000 seeds $2.00. 

 Giant Bose-Pink and White. We believe this is the 



most beautiful of all double fringed Petunias we 



have ever seen. The blooms are a bright rose-pink 



with a broad white frill. 500 seeds $1.25; 1000 seeds 



$2.00. 

 Giant Bose Queen. The double blooms measure 5 to 6 



inches in diameter. They are a glorious shade of 



bright rose-pink. The frilling of the petals is most 



graceful giving the double flowers a particular charm. 



500 seeds $1.25; 1000 seeds $2.00. 

 Shepherd's Pride. An exquisite color — salmon-shrimp- 



pmk. Very unusual and charming. 500 seeds $1.25; 



1000 seeds $2.00. 



Alldouble Dwarf Giant Fringed 

 Victorious Petunias 



These sensational Alldouble Petunias produce glori- 

 ous large blooms with gracefully fringed edges. The 

 plants are of compact growth and one may well expect 

 double flowers from practically all the plants. 

 Amaranth Bed. A brilliant and impressive color. 

 Carmine Queen (World Beauty). Rich carmine. 

 Gaiety. Blooms in rose and white. 

 Loveliness, A splendid "LaFrance" pink shade. 

 Pure White. Well fringed pure white. 



Any of the above: 500 seeds $1.25; 1000 seeds $2.00. 

 Apple Blossom. A lovely new variety with exquisite 



Appleblossom pink flowers. 500 seeds $1.25; 1000 



seeds $2.00. 

 Alldouble Victorious Mixture. This includes a wide 



range of beautiful colors. Comes 100% double. 500 



seeds $1.00; 1000 seeds $2.00. 



Balcony Petunias 



A splendid free-blooming class of large-flowering 

 Petunias of semi-trailing habit and of special value 

 for the filling of vases, window or porch boxes, etc. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 Black Prince. Deepest maroon. % oz. 



$1.00 $0 50 — 



Blue Star (New). Hyacinth violet with a 



large white star. % oz. $1.00 50 — 



Blue. Rich indigo blue 50 $4 00 



Cornflower Blue. Very fine. % oz. $1.00. . 50 — 



Crimson. Velvety crimson 50 300 



Rose. Brilliant rose-pink 50 4 00 



White. Pure white 50 4 00 



Mixed 40 2 50 



Pentstemon — Beard Tongue 



Gentianoides grandifloruB, Sensation. This beautiful 

 variety is being largely used for bedding. It comes 

 in a good range of colors, such as rose, red, pink, 

 lilac, mottled, and spotted. Should be handled In the 

 same way as Petunias, Verbenas, Salvias, etc. Tr. 

 pkt 50o; oz. $3.00. 



Phacelia — California Blue Bell 



Campanularia. A beautiful annual and one of the 

 earliest to bloom. Intense Gentian blue flowers with 

 white anthers. Very effective for edgings, etc., also 

 as a pot plant. 9 inches. Tr. pkt. 15c; oz. 60c. 



Phlox Drummondi grandiflora 



These are fine summer flowering annuals and 

 excellent pot plants for spring sales. 



Tr. pkt. 



Bright Bom $0 25 



Brilliant. Blush rose, with crimson eve.. 25 



Fiery Scarlet 25 



Primrose (Isabellina) 25 



Shell Pink (Chamois rosea) 25 



Snow White 25 



Soft IJlao 25 



Splendens. Rich red with small eye 25 



Violet 25 



Finest Mixed. >4 lb. $2.50 20 



Gigantea Art Shades, Mixed. A very splen- 

 did novelty 30 



Gigantea Salmon Glory. Rich salmon-pink 

 with large creamv white eye. Blooms 



profusely. % oz. $2.00 50 



Star of Quedlinburg. Mixed colors 20 



Nana compacta Fireball. Brilliant scarlet 40 



" " Shell Pink. Very lovely.. 40 



" " Snowball. Glistening 



white 40 



" " Mixed. Many colors 30 



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