HENRY A. DREER 



Perennial Flower Seeds 



WHOLESALE CATALOG 



Oz. 



$0 75 

 1 50 



2 50 



3 00 

 1 50 

 1 25 



Papaver orientate — Oriental Poppy 



Tr. pkt. 



Orange-Scarlet $0 20 



Dawn (Carneuin). A beautiful flesh color 30 

 Beauty of Iiivermere. Dark crimson- 

 maroon 40 



Mrs. Perry. Glistening salmon-rose 50 



Princess Victoria. Salmon 30 



Hybrids, Mixed 25 



Papaver nudicaule — Iceland Poppy 



Aniurense (Yellow Wonder). Rich Buttercup yellow 

 blooms of remarkable size borne on every stem. 2 

 feet high. Tr. pkt. 50c; % oz. $1.25. 



Coonara Fink. A true strain of beautiful pink shades. 

 Trade pkt. 40c; oz. $2.00. 



El Monte. A new variety of California introduction. 

 Large flowers of deep tangerine orange. Strong wiry 

 stems making an excellent cut flower. Trade pkt 

 40c; oz. $2.00. 



Gibson's New Orange. A splendid improvement on the 

 old type Iceland Poppy. The stem is easily six 

 inches longer and much stiffer, making it more val- 

 uable for cutting. The bloom is much larger, 4 to 5 

 inches across. A recommendable variety In every 

 respect. Trade pkt. 30c; oz. $1.75. 



Gartref, Picoteed Mixed. Many beautiful shades, all 

 with a showy picoteed edge of contrasting colors. 

 Trade pkt. 50c; oz. $2.50. 



The Emperor, Large tangerine orange blooms of silky 

 texture. 20 inches high. Tr. pkt. 40c; oz. $4.00. 



The Empress. A giant-flowered variety In shades of 

 salmon-rose and pink with lovely fluted and crinkled 

 petals. Tr. pkt. 40c; % oz. $1.00. 



Sandford's Giant Strain. A new giant strain with 

 blooms measuring up to 5 inches in diameter carried 

 on stems 2 feet long. Contains many lovely colors 

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



New Hybrids (Sunbeam). A wonderful assortment of 

 colors varying from sulphur yellow through different 

 shades of orange to chamois and salmon-rose. Very 

 beautiful and outstanding. Tr. pkt. 25c; oz. $1.25. 



Pentstemon — Beard Tongue 



Heterophyllus, Bin* Gem. Growing about one to two 



feet high with flowers of a very bright blue color 

 from June to August. Particularly desirable for 

 rock gardens. Trade pkt. 40c; oz. $2.00. 



Barbatas coccineus. Spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers, 

 height, 3 to 4 feet. Trade pkt. 20c; oz. 75c. 



Grandlflorus, Mixed. Containing a great variety of sorts. 

 Trade pkt. 40c; oz. $2.00. 



Perennial Phlox 



Decussata Mixed. Seed saved from a fine collection of 

 named sorts. Tr. pkt. 30c; oz. $1.75; 14 lb. $6.00. 



Physalis — Chinese Lantern Plant 



Francheti. An ornamental variety of the Winter Cherry, 

 forming dense bushes about 2 feet high. Bears a 

 profusion of bright orange-scarlet lantern-like fruits 

 which can be cut and dried, in which shape they are 

 used extensively for floral decorations during the 

 winter. Tr. pkt. 15c; oz. 60c. 



Physostegia — False Dragon Head 



Virginica. One of the prettiest hardy perennials. It 

 forms dense bushes, 3 to 4 feet high, bearing freely 

 during the summer months spikes of delicate pink 

 tubular flowers not unlike a gigantic heather. Tr. 

 pkt. 30c; oz. $1.50. 



— alba. A pretty white-flowered form of the above. 

 Tr. pkt. 40c; oz. $2.00. 



Platycodon — Japanese Bellflower 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 Grandiflornm. Large steel blue flowers . . $0 20 $0 75 

 — album. Pure white variety 20 75 



— Mariesi. Dwarf blue 50 2 50 



— praecox giganteum (New). A splendid 

 new extra-early flowering variety with 

 magnificent blue flowers measuring 4 

 inches across. August till frost; 2% 



feet high 40 2 00 



Polemonium — Jacob's Ladder 



Coeruleum. Popular hardy perennial with be)i-shaped 

 bluish purple flowers nearly 1 inch across; 2 feet; 

 May to July. Tr. pkt. 15c; oz. 50c. 



Potentilla — Cinquefoil 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Double Hybrids Mixed $0 50 $3 50 



Single Hybrids Mixed 20 75 



Primula polyanthus, Invincible Giant 



Perennial Primulas- 



Hardy Primrose 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Auricula. Choice mixed. % oz. $1.75 $0 50 — 



Polyanthus Invincible Giant. A grand 

 strain of strong, vigorous habit. Large 

 flowers of wonderful coloring 50 $6 00 



— Giant Munstead Strain. Extra-large 



flowers in white and yellow 50 4 50 



— English Mixed. A very good grade 

 saved from a fine strain containing all 



colors 40 2 50 



Japonica (Japanese Primrose). Bright 

 flowers borne in whorls on stems 6 to 9 



inches long; mixed colors 40 2 00 



Vulgaris (English Primrose). Canary yel- 

 low, fragrant 50 3 00 



Pueraria — Japanese Kudzu Vine 



Thunbergiana. The fastest growing hardy climbing 

 plant. It will grow 8 to 10 feet the first year from 

 seed. Tr. pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; % lb. $1.00. 



Pyre thrum hybridum — Persian Daisy 



Koseum, Hose. Bright rose color 



James Kelway. Rich deep scarlet 



Single. Mixed colors. % lb. $4.00 



Grandiflorum. Single, large-flowering. 



Mixed. % lb. $6.00 



Double Mixed. Extra select strain 



Tr. pkt. 

 $0 40 



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5 00 



Rosemary — Rosmarinus 



Officinalis. An old favorite aromatic herb. Delightfully 

 fragrant, light blue flowers. Grows 2 feet high and 

 should be planted in a warm, dry situation and given 

 a little protection. Tr. pkt. 20c; oz. 75c. 



Rudbeckia — Coneflower 



Newmani. Dark orange-yellow flowers with deep pur- 

 ple cones borne on stiff, wiry stems. 3 feet. Flowers 

 from July to September. Tr. pkt. 25c; oz. $1.25. 



Purpurea (Giant Purple Coneflower). Flowers about 

 4 inches across, of a peculiar reddish purple with a 

 remarkably large cone-shaped center of brown. Forms 

 bushy plants 3 feet high and blooms from July to 

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



Perennial Salvia — Sage 



Azurea grandiflora. A hardy perennial variety pro- 

 ducing during August and September spikes of pretty 

 sky-blue flowers in great profusion; 3 to 4 feet Tr. 

 pkt. 50c; oz. $3.00. 



Parinacea. Light blue, makes a fine line. Hardy with 

 protection. Tr. pkt. 30c; oz. $1.50. 



— Blue Bedder. A more compact form. Flowers a rich 

 deep blue. Tr. pkt. 50c; oz. $2.50. 



Saponaria — Soap wort 



Ocymoides, Brilliant. A very useful hardy plant for the 

 rockery or the border, producing from May to August 

 masses of attractive small bright Rose flowers; 8 

 inches. Tr. pkt. 15c; oz. 60c. 



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