DREER'S AUTUMN CATALOGUE 



FOR 1917 



GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OF OFFERINGS 



PAGES 



Cultural Hints on Bulbs 2 



Bulbs and Roots 3 to 38 



Hardy Perennial Plants 39 to 55 



Decorative and Flowering Plants 56 to 64 



Roses 65 



Hardy Shrubs 66, 67 



Hedge Plants 67 



PAGES 



Hardy Climbers 68, 69 



Aquatic Plants for Aquariums 69 



Small Fruits 70, 71 



Vegetable Plants and Roots 71 



Flower Seeds 72 to 78 



Vegetable Seeds 79 to 81 



Grass and Farm Seeds 82, 83 



Miscellaneous Garden Requisites 84 to 88 



INDEX OF BULBS, ROOTS, PLANTS, Etc. 



Abelia 



Abutilon 



Achillea 



Aconitum 



Actinidia 



Adonis • 



^gopodium... 



vEschynanihus 



Aglaonema 



Agrostemma 



Ajuga 



Akebia 



Allamanda 



Allium 



Alpinia ■ 



Alstromeria 



Althea 66, 



Alyssum 



Amaryllis 



Amorpha 



Ampelopsis 



Anacharis 



Ananas 



Anchusa 



Anemone 



Anthericum 25, 



Anthemis 



Anthurium 



Aquarium Plants 



Aquilegia 



Arabis 



Aralia 



Arraeria 



Artemisia 



Arum 



Asclepias 



Asparagus 



" Roots 



Aspidistra 



Asters, Hardy 



Astilbe 38, 



Azaleas 



Baccharis 



Baptisia 



Begonia 



Berberis 66, 



Bignonia 



Blackberries 



Bleeding Heart 27, 



Bocconia 



Boltonia 



Bougaiavillea 



Boxwood 



Buddleia 



Cabomba 



Calimeris 



Calla 



Callicarpa 



Caltha 



Calycanthus 



Campanula 



Cape Jessamine 61 



Carnations 57 



Cassia 42 



Celastrus 68 



Centaurea 42 



Cephalaria 42 



Cerastium 42 



Cercis 66 



Chamomile 71 



Chelone , 43 



Chinese Sacred Lilies 23 



Chionodoxa 27 



Chives 71 



Christmas Rose 28 



Chrysanthemum 43, 57 



Cimicifuga 43 



Cinerarias 57 



Claytonia 43 



Clematis 43, 58,68 



Clerodendron 58 



Clethra 66 



Clivia 58 



Colchicum 26 



Colutea , 66 



Coreopsis 43 



Cornus 66 



Coronilla, 43 



Cotoneaster 66 



Crataegus 66 



Crocus 26 



Crotons 58 



Cyclamen 27, 58 



Cyperus 69 



Cytisus 66 



Daffodils 16 to 23 



Delphinium 44 



Desmodium 66 



Deutzia 66 



Dianthus 44 



Dictamnus 44 



Dieffenbachia 5S 



Dielytra 27,44 



Digitalis 44 



Dracaenas 59 



Eichhornia 6q 



Epimedium 44 



Eranthis 27 



Eremurus 27 



Erythronium 27 



Eugenia 59 



Euonymus 68 



Eupatorium 45 



Euphorbia 44 



Eurya 59 



Farfugium 59 



Ferns 45, 60 



Ficus 59 



Fittonia 61 



Forsythia 66 



Foxglove 44 



Freesia 28 



Fritillaria 28 



Funkia 45 



Gaillardia 46 



Galanthus 37 



Gardenia 61 



Genista 61 



Gentiana 46 



Geranium 46, 61 



Gillenia 46 



Gladiolus 28 



Glory of the Snow 27 



Grapevines 70 



Grasses 46 



Gypsophila 46 



Hedge Plants 67 



Helenium 47 



Hehanthus 47 



Heliopsis 47 



Helleborus 28 



Hemerocallis 47 



Hepatica 47 



Heuchera 47 



Hibiscus 48 



Hippeastrum 24 



Hollyhock 48 



Honeysuckle 69 



Hop Vine Roots 71 



Horseradish Roots 71 



Humulus 69 



Hyacinths, Dutch 3 to 8 



" French 8 



" Grape 34 



" Feathered 34 



Hydrangea 66, 67 



Iberis 4^ 



Imantophyllum 58 



I near vi Ilea 28 



Inula > 48 



Iris 29 to 31 



Isolepis 61 



Ivy 69 



Ixias 28 



IxoraS 6i 



Jasmine 61.69 



Jasminum 61, 69 



Jonquils 21 



Lapageria 62 



Larkspur 44 



Lathyrus ,.... 69 



Leucojum. 34 



Liatris 48 



Ligustrum 66, 67 



Lilac 67 



Lilies 32,33 



Lily of the Valley 34 



Liliums 32, 33 



Lindelofia 48 



Lobelia 48 



Lonicera 66 



Ludwigia 6g 



Lupinus 48 



Lychnis 49 



Lycium 6q 



Lysimachia 49 



Lythrum 49 



Maples 67 



Maranta 62 



Mentha 49 



Mertensia 49 



Mint 71 



Metrosideros 62 



Monarda 49 



Muscari 34 



Myosotis 49 



IVlyriophyllum 69 



Narcissus 16 to 23 



Nepenthes 62 



CEnothera 49 



Olea 62 



Ornithogalum 34 



Oxalis 35 



Pseonies 35-36 



Pachysandra 49 



Palms 62, 63 



Pandanus 62 



Papaver 49 



Pardanthus 49 



Passiflora 62 



Pentstemon 49 



Peperomia 62 



Philadelphus 67 



Philodendron 64 



Phlox 50, 51 



Phyllocactus 64 



Physalis 51 



Physostegia 51 



Pinks, Hardy 51 



Platycodon 52 



Plumbago 51, 64 



Polemonium 52 



Polygonum 52, 69 



Poppy 49 



PotentiUa 52 



Pothos 64 



Primroses 52, 64 



Primula 52, 64 



Privet 67 



Pulmonaria 52 



Puschkinia 35 



Pyrus 67 



Pyrethrum 52 



Ranunculus 35. 52 



Raspberries 70 



Rhexia 52 



Rhodotypus 67 



Rhus 67 



Rhubarb Roots 71 



Roses, Hardy 65, 67 



Rosmarinus 53 



Rubber Plants 59 



Rudbeckia 53 



Sage 71 



PAGE 



Sagittaria 69 



Salvia 53 



Salvinia 69 



Sambucus 67 



Sansevieria 64 



Saponaria.. 53 



Satureia 53 



Scabiosa 53 



Scbizmatoglottis 64 



Schizophragma 69 



Scillas 37 



Seduni 53 



Senecio 54 



Silene 54 



Smilax 64 



Snowdrops 37 



Solidago 54 



Sparaxis 37 



Spirea 38, 54,67 



Stachys 54 



Staphylea 67 



Statice 54 



Stenanthium 54 



Stephanotis 64 



Stokesia 54 



Strawberries., 71 



Swainsona 64 



Sweet William 54 



Symphoricarpus 67 



Symphytum 54 



Syringa 67 



Tamarix 67 



1'ansy 71 



Tarragon 71 



Thalictrum 55 



Thermcpsis 55 



Ihunbergia 64 



Thyme 55, 71 



Thymus 55 



Tradescantia 55 



Trillium 38 



Tritelia 38 



Trollins 55 



Tulips 9 to 15 



Tunica 55 



Valeriana 55 



Vallisneria , 69 



Veronica 55 



Vitex 67 



Vitis 69 



Viburnum 67 



Violets 55, 64 



Vinca 55 



Vegetable Plants and 



Roots 71 



Weigelia 67 



Winter Aconite 27 



Wistaria 69 



Yucca 55 



Zephyranthes 38 



SPECIAL NOTICE 

 REGARDING THE FORWARDING OF BULBS, ROOTS and PLANTS 



The prices given in this Catalogue on above do not include delivery charges, and all Bulbs, Roots and Plants, unless instructed 

 to the contrary, are forwarded by Express, purchaser paying charges which are now very reasonable. 



For those of our customers who live at a distance from an Express Office, making it more convenient for them to receive their 

 goods by Parcel Post, we will be pleased to forward in this manner such goods as can be sent in this way at the following additional 

 cost to cover postage, vehich must be added to the value of each order for Bulbs, Roots or Plants. 



To all points East of the Mississippi River, 10 per cent, extra. 

 West " " " 20 " " 



We strongly recommend our customers to have their orders forwarded by Express as our experience shows that this method is 

 not only quicker and safer but also cheaper than Parcel Post except on small packages. 



