DREER'S SELECT 



HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



THIS class of plants, familiarly known as Old°fashioned Hardy Garden 

 Flowers has come into public favor in recent years so rapidly as to 

 astonish even the most sanguine enthusiast. Their popularity is not at all 

 surprising when we consider the many varied and pleasant changes which take 

 place throughout the entire growing season in a well arranged hardy border, in 

 which every week, yes, almost-every day, brings forth something fresh and new. 

 The limited space at our command in this catalogue permits us to offer only those 

 varieties which can be set out safely in the autumn. For complete list see our 

 Special Catalogue of Hardy plants; copies free on request. For customers who 

 are not acquainted with the various varieties, we offer the following collections, 

 all in good strong roots, that will, with little care, keep the garden gay with 

 flowers from the time frost leaves the ground until late in autumn: 



12 Varieties, our selection $2 00 



25 " " 4 00 



50 Varieties, our selection $7 00 



100 " " 12 00 



ACIIIL,L,£A (Milford. or Yarrow) 

 Ptarmlca FI. PI. "Boule de Neige." An improved form of the popular 

 "Pearl;" flowers more perfect in form. 



"The Pearl," Pure white, flowers all summer. 



Filipendula [Noble Yarrow). A showy species, with golden-yellow flowers 



in dense flat corymbs; in July; 2 feet. 

 Millefolium Roseum (Rosy Jl/ilfoil). Finely-cut; deep green foliage; 



flowers pink, in dense heads, all summer; 18 inches. 

 Eupatorium (Fern-leaved Yarrow). Finely-cut foliage and brilliant yellow 



flowers all summer; 4 feet. 

 Tomentosa ( Woolly Yarrow). Handsome cut foliage and bright yellow 

 flowers in a multitude of flat heads during June; 12 inches. 



20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. ; $12.00 per 

 100. Set of 6 sorts, $1.00. 



Achillea Ptarmica Fl. Pl. Boulk de Nhige 



ACONITUM NaPRLLU* 



ACONIXUM (Monkshood, or Helmet Flower) 



Forms bushy clumps, with spikes 3 feet long of hood-shaped flowers, and are invaluable 

 for planting in shady positions; plants ready in November. 

 Napellus. Large, dark-blue; August and September. 

 — Bicolor. Blue and white flowers. 

 Fischeri. Pale blue flowers in September and October. 



Lycoctonum. A free-flowering, pale yellow sort, blooming in June and July. 



Spark's Variety. The darkest blue of all; of tall growth; 5 to 6 feet high. 



Wilsoni. A variety from northern China; 5 to 6 feet high, with large flowers 

 of light violet-blue in September. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



Price, except where noted, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. Set of 6 sorts, $1.50. 



ADONIS (Bird's Eye) 

 One of the choicest of early spring-flowering plants; about 12 inches high, 

 with finely-cut, ornamental foliage; effective in rock work or in the border. The 

 two varieties offered are from Japan, of strong growth, and come into bloom fully 

 two weeks earlier than any other hardy plant in our collection. 

 Amurensis. Single yellow. | Amurensis FI. PI. Double yellow. 



50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



^GOPODIUM (Bishop's Weed) 



Podagraria Variegata. A rapid growing plant, with neat green and yellow 

 variegated foliage, thriving in any soil; makes a fine border for a bed of shrubs 

 or for covering waste ground; 1 foot. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 

 per 100. 



AGROSTKM]IIA (Roae Campion) 

 Stout, erect-growing plants with silvery foliage, which contrasts well with the 



showy flowers; which are produced during June and July. 



Coronarla (Mullein Pink). Bright rosy crimson; 2J to 3 feet. 



Flos Jovis ( Flower of Jove). Deep pink flowers on 12-inch high stems. 

 16 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



AJUGA (Bugle) 

 Reptans Rubra, A useful plant for the rockery and for carpeting the ground 

 particularly in shady positions, or under trees where grass will not grow; 

 large spikes of purplish-blue flowers in May. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. ; 

 $12 00 per 100. 



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

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



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