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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



Grevillea Robusta, 



QREVILLEA ROBUSTA. 



(Silk Oak.) per pkt. 



5882 A very beautiful and graceful decorative plant with fern-like 

 foliage ; excellent for table decoration ; easily raised from 

 seed, producing good-sized plants in a short time. (See cut.) 10 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



The Ornamental Grasses serve the double purpose of rendering the 

 mi.xed flower-bed or border attractive during the summer, and for the 

 use of the spikes or panicles in a dried stale in winter bouquets. 



For large beds or groups on lawns nothing gives a finer effect, and 

 they are now largely used in prominent positions in many of the finest 

 public parks, etc. The following are the most popular varieties : 



5167 Aruiido Douax Varieg'ata. Long, graceful drooping 



leaves, variegated creamy.white and green ; stems 10 feet 

 high ; fine for specimens on lawns or for massing ; hardy 

 perennial , 10 



5313 Briza Maxima [Quaking Grass). A beautiful variety, 

 in great demand for ornamental work and grass bouquets ; an- 

 nual ; 1 foot 5- 



5316 Bromus Brizseforillis. A graceful variety, with droop- 

 ing pai^icles resembling the Briza jNlaxima; hardy perennial, 

 flowering the first season 5- 



5591 Coix Laclirymse {Job's Tears'). With broad, corn-like 

 leaves and hard, shining, pearly seeds ; annual ; 2 feet. Per 

 oz. 20 cts ' 5- 



5782 Eriautlms Kaveiinse. Hardy perennial, exquisite 

 plumes resembling the Pampas. Fine for lawns; flowers the 



first season if sown very earlv 5 



10- 



10 



6803 Eulalia Japonica Zebriua. Light green 

 barred with creamy-white. Variegation runs across 

 the foliage. (See cut.) 



5913 Gynerium Arg-euteum {Pampas Grass). 



White silvery plumes, half-hardy perennial, blooms 

 the second season from seed. (See cut.) 5 



5802 Eulalia Jap. Varieg'ata. Striped white and green . 

 5988 Lag-urUS OvatuS [H^ires Tail Grass). Beauti- 

 ful small white heads or spikes of bloom, excellent 



for bouquets ; annual ; 1 foot & 



6263 Peunisetum Ruppeliammi. Beautiful and 

 graceful spikes of purple ; whether for border decora- 

 tion or for bouquets this is one of the. best ; 2 J feet. 10 

 6556 Setaria Mag'ua {Brislty Fox-tail Grass). A handsome grass, growing 10 to 12 feet 



high, bearing dense spiked panicles 2 to 3 feet long 5 



6586 Stipa Peunata {Feather Grass). Hardy perennial, beau- 

 tiful, delicate white, feathery bloom ; flowering the second sea- 

 son from seed ; 2 feet 5 



5919 Collection of Grasses. 12 varieties 50 



HELIANTHUS OR SUNFLOWER. 



Remarkable for the stately growth, size and brilliancy of their flowers, 

 making a very good effect among shrubbery and for screens. Hardy 

 annuals. per pkt. 



5920 HeliailtllUS Nanus Fl. PI. {Globe of Gold). Dwarf dou- 

 ble-orange flowers ; 4 feet. Per oz. 30 cts 5 



5922 —Nanus Varieg'atis. Bushy, pyramidal-shaped plants; 

 variegated leaves ; 4 feet 



5921 — GloboSUS FistuloSUS ( Globe or Dahlia Sunflower 

 Flowers large, double, of a rich saffron color ; 6 feet. Per oz 

 40 cts 



Gynerium Argenteum. 



5923 — Oscar Wilde. Beautiful golden-yellow, with jet-black centre ; 

 single ; 4 feet 5 



5924 Cucunieritblius {Miniature Sunflorver). Small-flowered dwarf 

 Single. Rich yellow. An abundant bloomer. (See cut.) 5 



5918 '' Stella " {I-arf;e 



Floweritig Miniature Sunflower). 

 Additions to long-stemmed flowers 

 for cutting are always welcome. 

 This new Sunflower on that ac- 

 count should become a general 

 favorite. It attains a height of 3 

 to 4 feet, and diff'er.s from the Heli- 

 anthus Cucumerifolius, or Minia- 

 ture Sunflower, by its larger and 

 better formed flowers of the purest 

 golden-yellow with black disc. 

 The individual flowers are from 

 2J- to 3 inches across, and are 

 borne on long stems well above 

 the lively green foliage. Sown 

 on a sunny spot, in April or May, 

 flowers may be cut daily from 

 the end of June until cut down by 

 frost. Its regular growth and free- 

 flowering habit make it useful for 

 Miniature Sunflower. flower groups or assingle specimens 10 



Double Globe Sunflower. 



