^ HENRY A. 



DREER 



Perennial Flower Seeds 



WHOLESALE CATALOG 



Papaver orientale — Oriental Poppy 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Orang-e-Scarlet $0 20 $0 75 



Dawn (Carneum). A beautiful flesh color 30 1 50 

 Beauty of Livermere. Dark crimson-ma- 

 roon 50 3 00 



Mrs. Perry. Glistening salmon-rose 50 3 00 



Princess Victoria. Salmon 30 1 50 



Hybrids, Mixed 25 1 25 



Papaver nudicaule — New Hybrid Iceland Poppy 



Papaver nudicaule — Iceland Poppy 



Amureuse (Yellow Wonder). Rich Buttercup yellow 

 blooms of remarkable size borne on every stem. 2 

 feet high. Tr. pkt. 50c; % oz. $1.00. 



Coonara Fink. A true strain of beautiful pink shades. 

 Trade pkt. 40c; oz. $2.00. 



E] Monte. A new variety of California Introduction. 

 Large flowers of deep tangerine orange. Strong wiry 

 stems making ah excelleitt cut flower. Trade pkt 

 40c; oz. $2.00. 



Gibson's Hew Orang'e. A splendid improvement on the 

 old type Iceland Poppy. The Btem is easily six 

 inches longer and much sttffer, 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. 40c; oz. $2.00. 



Gartref, Picoteed Mized. 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. 50c; % oz. $1.00. 



The Empress. A giant-flowered variety in shades of 

 salmon-rose and pink with lovely fluted and crinkled 

 petals. Tr. pkt. 50c; % oz. $1.00. 



Sandford'B G-lant 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. 50c; 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 



Heterophyllns, Blue 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 coccinens. Spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers; 

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



Grandifloms, Mized. Containing a great variety of sorts. 

 Trade pkt. 40c; oz. $2.00. 



Perennial Phlox 



Decussata Mixed. Seeds saved from a fine collection of 

 large-flowered named sorts. Can be supplied in mix- 

 ture only. For best results seeds should be sown in 

 fall. Trade pkt. 30c; oz. $1.75; Vi lb. $5.00. 



Physalis — Chinese Lantern Plant 



Prancheti. Bears a profusion of bright orange-scarlet 

 lantern-like fruits which can be cut and dried for 

 winter use. Trade pkt. 15c; oz. 60c. 



Physostegia — False Dragon Head 



Virglnica. 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. 

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

 — album. Pure white variety 20 75 



— Mariesi. Dwarf blue 50 2 50 



— praecoz giganteum (New). A splendid 

 new extra-early flowering variety with 

 magnificent blue flowers measuring 4 

 inches across. August till frost; 2 1/2 



feet high 40 2 00 



Polemonium — Jacob's Ladder 



Coeruleum. Popular hardy perennial with bell-shaped 

 bluish purple flowers nearly 1 inch across; 2 feet; 

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



Potentilla — Cinquefoil 



Charming hardy perennial plants with brilliant single 

 or double flowers, mostly in orange, red, and crimson 

 tones. They bloom profusely from June to August, and 

 succeed in any soil; 18 inches. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Double Hybrids Mixed $0 50 $3 50 



Single Hybrids Mixed 20 75 



Perennial Primulas— Hardy Primrose 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Auricula. Choice mixed. 14 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 5 00 



— English Mixed. A very good grade 

 saved from a fine strain containing all 



colors 50 2 50 



Japonlca (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. Its foliage is large, and covers well. Bears 

 small racemes of rosy purple, pea-shaped blossoms 

 towards the close of August. Trade pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 



Pyrethrum hybridum — Persian Daisy 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Boseum, Rose. Bright rose color $0 40 $2 00 



James Kelway. Rich deep scarlet 50 3 50 



Single. Mixed colors 25 1 25 



Grandiflorum. Single, large-flowering. 



Mixed 40 2 00 



Double Mixed. Extra select strain 50 5 00 



Rosemary — Rosmarinus 



Officinalis. An old favorite aromatic herb with delight- 

 fully fragrant, light blue flowers. Grows about 2 

 feet high and should be planted in a warm, dry situ- 

 ation and given a little protection. Tr. pkt. 20c; oz. 

 75c. 



Rudbeckia— Cone-Flower 



Newman! speciosa. Dark orange-yellow flowers with 

 deep purple cones borne on stiff, wiry stems. Three 

 feet high. Flowers from July to September. Tr. pkt. 

 25c; oz. $1.25. 



Purpurea (Giant Purple Cone-Flower). 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. 



Starting Early Vegetable and Flowering Hants Under Glass (Nissley). $3.25 per copy postpaid. 



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