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HENRY A. DREER, 714-716 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Pa. 



Dreer's Reliable Flower Seeds 



Many market gardeners and truckers add considerably to their income by mowing a quantity of the popular Summer cut flowers 

 and pot plants, such as Asters, Cosmos, Petunias, Salvias. Sweet Peas, etc., etc. On this and the next page we give a short list of the best 

 things which can be used for this purpose. For full descriptive list see our Garden Book for 1918. Copies free on application. 



dreer's "peerless pink" aster 



Alyssum (Sweet Alyssum). 



Trade pkt. 

 Little Qem or Carpet of Snow. A very dwarf variety 

 and the best sort to grow to sell in pots, or for edging 



Antirrhinum (Snapdragon). 



Largely used for cutting, both summer and winter. 

 Qlant Mixed. Tall growing, very large spikes and 



flowers, mixed colors 



Large-flowering Half-Dwarf. Mixed colors 



15 



Oz. 



50 



50 

 50 



Asters. 



We offer below a select list of the finest sorts for cutting. Our 

 stocks have been grown with the greatest care, and nothing finer 

 can be had at any price. 



Trade pkt. Oz. 

 Dreer's "Peerless Pink." The finest of all pinks . . 50 12 50 

 Dreer's Superb Late Branching. In 8 separate colors, 



each 30 1 50 



Dreer's Superb Late Branching. Finest Mixed. . . 25 100 



Crego's Qlant Comet. In 5 separate colors, each . . 40 2 00 



Dreer's "Pink Beauty." Superb pink 50 2 50 



Queen of the Market. In 6 separate colors, each .25 75 



" " " Mixed. Very early flowering 20 60 



Daybreak. Soft shell pink 50 3 00 



Purity. Snow white 50 3 00 



Calendula (Pot Mangold). 



All of these are fine for cutting or for selling, as pot plants. 



Oz. '/4.1b. 



Meteor. Yellow striped orange 10 30 



Prince of Orange. Somewhat darker than above . . 10 30 



Pure Qold. Fine golden yellow . . 15 50 



Orange King. Extra select, dark orange .... 15 50 



Calliopsis. 



Showy annuals for cutting. 



Trade pkt. Oz. 



Crown of Qold. Large golden yellow 10 25 



Qolden Wave. Golden yellow 10 20 



Tlnctoria. Yellow, maroon centre 10 20 



Nigra Speciosa. Deep crimson 10 25 



Mixed. All colors 10 15 



Candytuft. 



Valuable for cutting, especially during the spring months. 



Trade pkt. Oz. 



Crimson. Deep purplish crimson 10 20 



Bmpress. The finest white, a select stock 10 30 



White Rocket. A good white 10 



Lavender. A good shade 10 20 



Mixed. All colors 10 



Centau rea ( Corn Flowers ) 



Always in good demand as cut flowers. 

 Imperialls, finest mixed (Sweet Sultan) .... 



Cyanus, blue (Corn Flower.) 



mixed. Various colors 



" double blue. Extra fine 



" double mixed . .• 



Trade pkt. 



. . 15 

 . . 16 

 . . 10 

 . . 15 

 . . 10 



Oz. 



50 

 20 

 15 

 60 

 30 



Cosmos. 



Our strains are unequaled for size and other good qualities. For 

 points north of New York we recommend the extra early colossal 

 flowering type. 



Trade pkt. Oz. 



Mammoth Perfection, crimson, pink or white . - . . 10 25 



" finest mixed 10 20 



Qigantic Flowering Pink Lady Lenox 15 40 



White Lady Lenox 15 40 



Extra Early Colossal, crimson, pink or white .... 15 50 



mixed 15 40 



Dahlia. 



Dahlias have come to the front with a bound as cut flowers, espe- 

 cially the single sorts. As easy to grow from seed as Nasturtiums. 



Trade pkt. O2. 



Giant Perfection. Very large, mixed colors 25 $100 



Single Mixed. All colors. A good range of colors ■ 20 75 



Double Large Flowering. Saved from show varieties 30 150 



Cactus. Best mixed 40 2 00 



Qypsophila (Baby's Breath). 



Elegansalbagrandiflora. Purewhite. 30 cts., per}i-lb. 10 



Delicate Pink. 50 cts. per !4 -lb 15 



Panlculata. White, misty flowers 15 40 



Helianthus (Sunflowers). 

 The Miniature Sunflowers offered below are splendid for cutting. 



Trade pkt. Oz. 



Cucumerifolius Stella. Very large flowers 10 30 



Various 



New 

 shades of yellow . 



Miniature Mixed. 



15 



Marigold. 



Are all useful for many purposes. 



African. Tall, double mixed 10 



" Lemon Queen. Lemon yellow 15 



" Orange Prince. The finest golden orange 15 



French, Double Dwarf. Mixed 10 



" Legion of Honor (Little Brownie). A beau- 

 tiful single sort 10 



Mignonette. 



We especially recommend the Defiance, Goliath and Machet. 

 all of the varieties offered are good and strictly select stocks. 



Trade pkt. 



Defiance. Verj' large spikes 15 



Goliath. Giant spikes, extra fine 15 



Machet. Trueselect stock of this fine sort 10" 



Large Flowering Pyramidal 10 



20 

 50 

 50 

 20 



But 



Oz. 



40 

 50 

 25 

 25 



Nasturtiums. 



We sell immense quantities of both the Tall and Tom Thumb sorts. 

 They are very effective in window boxes, vases, baskets, etc. We 

 offer but a few sorts here. For complete list, see our Garden Book 

 for 1918. 



Tall or Climbing Varieties. oz. 'A-\b. 



King Theodore. Deep crimson maroon, dark foliage . . 10 30 



Orange. A fine deep shade 10 30 



Scarlet. Brilliant 10 30 



Spotted. Yellow spotted crimson 10 30 



Vesuvius. Salmon rose; dark leaved 10 30 



Mixed. Best quality, 80 cts. per lb 10 25 



Tom Thumb or Dwarf. 



Empress of India. Bright crimson, dark leaved .... 15 40 



Golden King. Golden yellow 15 40 



King of Tom Thumbs. Dark scarlet, dark leaved ... 15 40 



King Theodore. Deep maroon, dark leaved 15 40 



Vesuvius. Salmon-rose, dark leaved 15 40 



Mixed. Best quality, $1.00 per lb 10 30 



