12 HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
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SALVIA ‘‘ BONFIRE”’ 
Pyrethrum. 
The aureum is the well known ‘“‘ Golden Feather’? so much used in 
tibbon borders, bedding, etc. Seed should be sown early in order to 
get nice plants fit to set out in May. The hybridum sorts are hardy 
perennials with handsome aster-like flowers, and very useful for 
cutting. 
Tr. pkt. Oz. 
Aureum (Golden Feather). Yellow foliage... . $o 10 §=$0 25 
os Selaginoides. Moss like vellow foliage. . 20 75 
Hybridum, single. Mixed colors : ev 20 75 
GS grandiflorum. Single large flowering. 
TaictsspermpKty yes een ears 
<6 Double. Only asmall percentage comes 
double Rice aS Leepeees oS Some I 00 10 00 
Rhodanthe (Swan River Everlasting). 
Mixed mens sda po POS hdd cote 15 50 
Ricinus (Castor Oil Bean). 
Magnificent tropical looking plants. Make splendid ornaments for 
the lawn or in large beds. Alwaysa good demand for them in pots or 
out of flats. 
Oz. Yb. _Lb. 
Borboniensis. Green foliage. I5feet .... $o I0 $0 20 $0 60 
Cambodgiensis. Almost black. 6 feet 15 40l rT 25; 
Gibsoni. Dark red, metallic lustre. 6 feet Io 25 75 
Philippinensis. Fine large purplish foliage. 10 
feet : Sh we I 25 75 
Sanguineus. Red stems, green foliage. 8 feet 10 20 5 
Zanzibariensis. The most tropical looking ofall. 
Gigantic leaves of various colors. 12feet . . Io 20 50 
Mixed. All sorts Piss sent olg c boo Io 15 40 
Rose. 
Dwarf Polyantha or Fairy. 50 cts. per 100 fruits. 
Rudbeckia (Cone-flower). 
dirspkt- Oz 
Bicolor Superba. Annuai : eat GORIO $0 40 
<s «« - Semi-plena. to cts. per pkt.. - 
Newmanni. Perennial : tee tae 40 2 00 
Purpurea (Giant Purple Cone-flower) ... - F 25 i 00 
Salpiglosses. 
Useful summer flowering annuals with very showy flowers. 
Drpkt sOz 
Emperor. Very large flowering ...... SE ESOL2S: $I 00 
Large flowering. Finest mixed Sic 15 50 
Salvia (Sage). 
The ‘Scarlet Sage’’ stands very nearthe top in popular bedding 
plants. We only offer three types each being quite distinct. For gen- 
eral use we recommend “‘ Bonfire.”’ 
1hailse 20%, 
Splendens. ‘Scarlet Sage.’ Bright scarlet $0 25 $I 00 
< Bonfire or Clara Bedman. Compact 
growth , ee) | ie 40 2 25 
On ‘‘Burning Bush.’’ Of taller growth than 
the above.- Very large spikes : 30 I 50 
Patens (Blue Salvia). A greenhouse variety ... - 50 
STOCK, PRINCESS ALICE 
Saintpaulia. 
Ionantha. 17 cts. per pkt. 
Scabiosa (Mourning Bride, Sweet Scabious). 
_ Very desirable for-summer cut flowers. The whites are very useful 
in making up. 
a1.) pkt= Oz: 
Dwarf Double Snowball. White .-.- . SoA 5 + Sy 1) $0 15 
we CC Yellow See ne 10 25 
rs GG Mixed colors ... anes Io 15 
Tall a6 CO (Maxima) ns eee 10 15 
Caucasica. Pale lavender. Hardy perennial. . . 30 I 50 
Schizanthus. 
Mixed (Fringe Flower); © =. %. - 3) 25 bem, tein 10 
Smilax. 
, 
s needed. Seed we offer 
_ Every florist should grow some of this, alway 
is new crop and of high germination. Per Ib., $3.50; tr. pkt., ro cts. ; 
0z., 30 cts. 
Solanum. 
: Drapkt Oz 
Capicastrum (Jerusalem Cherry): There is always a 
demand for red berried plants around Christmas and 
this is the most popular of all. Sow early to get good 
sizediplantsileu- et Pome earaee S Soo GO Do), Se) 16) $0 30 
Stevia. 
Serrata. An old favorite white flower, still used 
extensively for cutting ....... GOoo0oc oO a9 15 50 
Stocks (Gilliflower). 
Thousands of Stocks are sold as pot plants and many more are 
grown for their flowers. Cheap stocks are likely to prove largely sin- 
gle. Ours are carefully selected and should come fully 80 per cent. 
double. 
Large Flowering Ten Weeks’ Sorts. 
rap kty Oz 
Bloodjrediee-n-n a: he ee ema Coors “c $o 40 $2 25 
Canary; yellow, 215 ee eee 40 225 
Brightirosew renee ier natn on nnne 40 2 25 
Grimson <8, Set ee ee 40 2 25 
CATES 6 obo 5 SBE SSIS Sb Gia oo 6 40 2 25 
Purple BS EME aieeoea, ale th: eke So" S 5 4 40 2 25 
Rureiwhitegia saree A etek uae ence 40 2 25 
Rinestimixeds no eae eo oS alee 30 2 00 
Wallflower=-leaved, Snowflake -....... A 50 
ss OG Mixed, cn: Ses irae ee 30 2 00 
Various Stocks. 
Empress Elizabeth . 9 0: 8 ere 50 
Princess Alice (Cut and Come Again). White. . - 50 3 00 
Brompton. Mixed oy LY eS cae 50 3 00 
Intermediate. Mixed . . conn eee 50 4 00 
Specials for Florists on this page: Pyrethrum, Ricinus, Salvia, Smilax, Solanum and Stocks. 
