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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



^^» COSMOS 



Beautiful autumn -blooming plants. The flowers are borne profusely on 

 long stems and present a charming appearance when the plants are in full 

 bloom. Should be sown in spring, in the open ground, w-hen danger of frost 

 IS past, or the seed may be started under cover and afterwards transplanted. 

 It is of the easiest culture, planted about 18 inches apart in rows or in 

 masses in beds. When the plants are about a foot high, the lops should be 

 pinched out to induce a bushy growth, and this should be continued until 

 the middle of July, when they should have formed nice bushy plants 3 feet 

 high by the same in diameter. They produce, from September until cut 

 down by frost, thousands of beautiful flowers in pure white, pink, and crim- 

 son shades, furnishing an abundance of cut blooms for autumn decoration 

 when other flowers are scarce. (See cut.) 



OZ. PKT. OZ. PKT. 



5651 Crimson 75 



5654 Liffht Pink .75 



Coreopsis Lanxeolat* 



COREOPSIS. 



5356 Lauceolata. Thi^ is one 

 of the finest of hardy planis, 

 with large, showy, bright 

 golden-yellow flowers, fiecly 

 produced on long stalLs from 

 June till frost, excellent for 

 cutting, will thrive in almost 

 any situation. 5 cts. per pkt 



6371 Lanceolata gran- 

 diflora,Calitoruia 

 Suubeanis. Fhese 

 lovely improved varie- 

 ties are much larger 

 and more beautiful 

 than any heretofore 

 offered ; the flow- 

 ers are exquisitely 

 formed, some sau- 

 cer-shaped, others 

 cupped, delicately 

 incurved, while 

 some are quite flat, 

 others like great 

 Buttercups. The 

 petals are broad, 

 with plain round 

 edges in some flow- 

 ers, in others they 

 are pinked, toothed 

 or irregularlyfring- 

 ed; some are semi-double ; 

 in many the petals are dain- 

 tily curled. They vary in 

 color from pale light yel- 

 low to orange-yellow, some of them being darker in shade around the 

 eye. The stems are long and the flowers keep fresh in water for a week or 

 ten days. 10 cts. per pkt. See also Calliopsis, page 61. 



CYCI.AMEN. 



Charming plants, with beautiful foliage and rich-colored, fragrant flowers, uni- 

 versal favorites for winter and spring blooming. The Giganteum varieties have 

 large leaves and stout flower stalks, throwing the flowers well above the foliage. 

 Seed may be sown any time during the auiunin or spring in shallow boxes'{2 

 inches deep) at a temperature of 60°. As soon as the seedlings have made two 

 leaves, transplant into 2-inch [lois and place on shelf near the light, but shaded 

 from direct sunlight ; shift into 3-inch size, and into larger as the operation be- 

 comes necessary. p^^ ^^^ 



5670 Persiciiin. Choice mixed 10 



5663 — Gigranteiini. Pure White with carmine eye 35 



5657 Albnni. Pure white ; superb 35 



5658 Knbriini. Dark blood-red ; .splendid 35 



6664 Rosoilin. Delicate rose with deeji crimson eye 35 



5660 Fine.st Mixed. Save<l from a superb collection 25 



5666 I><mble-flowering'. A really double.flowering Cyclamen, coming quite true from 

 seed ; the flowers are produced with the same freedom and in the same beautiful colors 

 as in the single-flowering sorts, and Ihey last much longer when cul, and when left 

 on the plants continue in good condition for over two months. Per pkt 35 



10 I 5653 Pure Wliite . . 75 10 



10 I 5652 Mixed 60 5 



5649 Giaut Californian, mixed 



colors. A magnificent strain 

 bearing flowers of mammoth 

 size. Several of our customers 

 brought us in flowers measuring 

 4 inches in diameter grown 

 from this strain 10 



5648 New Dwarf Earl y 

 Flower i n jj Cosmos 



"DawU." This grand new 

 variety grows only 4 ft. 

 high and begins flower- 

 ing in July ; for full de- 

 scription, see page 6. . . . 15 



Cl'PHEA (Cigar Plant). 



5655 C'uphea Koezli Sii- 



perba. A very free- 

 flowering plant, bearing 

 tubular flowers of a bright 

 red color 1.5 



CYCI>AI%THERA 

 EXPI.ODEIVS. 



5672 A climbing annual 

 of the gourd species, 

 free-growing, hand- 

 some foliage and oval- 

 shaped fruit, exploding 

 loudly when ripe; 10 

 feet 5 



Cosmos, 



CvcLAMKN Giganteum. 



