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DREER'S SUPERB HOEEYHOCKS 



Few hardy plants combine as many good qualities as the Hollyhock. 

 For planting in rows or groups on the lawn or for interspersing among 

 shrubbery, they are invaluable. The Hollyhock requires a deep, rich 

 soil, well drained, and will repay any extra care. A slight protection 

 during the winter will be beneficial. 



Double White, Newport Pink, Rose, Yellow, Maroon and Red. 

 Fringed Allegheny. Mixed colors grown from selected seed. 

 Single Mixed Colors. Very artistic flowers. 

 Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. ; $15.00 



per 100. 



IBERIS (Hardy Candytuft) 

 Sempervirens. Most desirable dwarf plants, 8 to 10 inches, 

 with evergreen foliage, completely hidden with dense heads of 

 pure white flowers in early spring. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $15.00 per 100. 



IR.Iv9 (Flags). See pages 21, 22, and 23. 

 EI ATRIS (Blazing Star, or Gay Feather) 



Pycnostachya. Most showy native plants, large spikes of rosy-pur- 

 ple flowers from July to September; 5 feet. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



EINEM (Flax) 



Perenne. A desirable plant for the bor- 

 der or rockery, growing 2 feet high, with 

 light, graceful foli- 

 age and large blue 

 flowers all summer. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 

 per doz. ; $15.00 



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Hemerocallis or Day Lily. (Oflfered on page 38) 



Dkeer's Double Hollyhocks 



per 100. 



EOBEEIAS 



Handsome border plants, thriving in any ordinary garden soil, but 

 preferring a moist, deep loam, where they will not suffer from drought. 

 Few plants are more effective at their season of bloom, which extends 

 from July till late in September. 



Cardinalis ( Cardinal Flower). Rich, fiery cardinal flowers. 

 Syphilitica hybrida (Great Lobelia). Large spikes of flowers 



varying from blue to pure white; July to September. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



EYCHNIS (Campion) 



All the Lychnis are of the easiest culture, and this, in addition to their 

 brightness, has brought them into high favor. 

 Chalcedonica. A most desirable plant, heads of brilliant orange scarlet; 



grows 2 to 3 feet high and blooms all summer. 

 — Alba. A white-flowered form. 

 Haageana. Brilliant orange-scarlet. 

 Viscaria, Double Red. Forms a dense tuft of evergreen foliage, and 



in June sends up spikes of handsome, double, deep red fragrant flowers. 

 Pricje, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



EYSIMACHIA 



Ciliata {Fringed Loose Strife). Grows 2 feet high; yellow flowers 

 in July. 



Clethroides {Loose-strife). A fine variety, with long, dense re- 

 curved spikes of pure white flowers from July to September; 2 feet. 



Fortunei. A neat variety, growing about 18 inches high, with dense 

 upright spikes of white flowers in August. 



Nummularia ( Creeping Jenny, or Moneywort). Valuable for plant- 

 ing under trees or shrubs where grass will not grow. 



Punctata. Yellow flowers during July and August; 3 feet. 

 Price, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



EYTHREM 



Roseum Superbum {Rose Loose Strife). A strong growing plant, 

 3 to 4 feet high, producing large spikes of rose-colored flowers from 

 July to September. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Roseum Perry's Variety. A splendid improvement, with much 

 larger flowers and longer spikes than the type, and of a glistening 

 cherry-red color. 35 cts, each; $3.50 per doz. 



MERTENSIA (Blue BelU) 

 Virginica. An early spring-flowering plant, growing about 1 to IJ 

 feet high with drooping panicles of handsome light-blue flowers, fading 

 to clear pink; one of the most interesting of our native spring flowers. 

 May and June. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



NOTE. — All Bulbs, Roots and Plants are forwarded by Express, purchaser paying charges. If wanted by Parcel Post add 10 per cent, 

 to value of order to points east of the Mississippi River, and 20 per cent, to points west of the Mississippi River. . . 



