Dreer's Reliable Flower Seeds 



On the following seven pages we give a most complete list of Seeds of the Best Hardy Perennials which are now so 

 deservedly popular. Sown this fall in a cold frame or protected corner of the garden, you can have, with little trouble, an 

 abundant supply of Columbines, Canterbury Bells, Foxgloves, Gaillardias, Hollyhocks, Larkspurs, Forget-me-nots, Daisies, 

 Sweet Williams, etc., etc., for flowering in 1918. The list also includes a choice selection of other Flower Seeds for autumn 

 sowing, such as Cyclamens, Pansies, Primulas, etc. 



For full descriptions, illustrations and cultural notes, see our Garden Book for 1917. 



PER PKT. 



Anemone ( Windflower). 



A very pleasing perennial, producing large flowers; few 

 plants compare with them in beauty. 



Coronaria, Hfixed Colors (Poppy Anemone) 10 



St. Brigid. A beautiful selection of the above; our seed 

 comes from a famous Irish grower, and comprises 

 semi-double and double flowers in a wonderful array 

 of colors 15 



Anthemis. 



Kelwayi (Hardy Marguerite). A most satisfactory 

 hardy perennial, bearing all summer daisy-like 

 golden-yellow blossoms; 2 feet 10 



Aquilegia ok Columkine 



PEK PKT, 



Achillea. 



Ptarmica VI. PI. "The Pearl" (Double White Yarrow). 

 One of the best hardy perennials. Grows about two 

 feet high, and from spring till frost is covered with 

 heads of purest white double flowers 25 



Agrostemma, 



Coronaria (Mullein. Pink). An attractive free-flowering 

 hardy perennial, producing bright crimson flowers; 

 foliage silvery gray. Per M oz., 20 cts 5 



Alyssum. 



Saxatile Compa<'tum (Basket of Gold). Showy hardy 

 perennial, golden-yellow flowers; excellent for rock 

 work or border; 1 foot. Per !4 oz., 30 cts 10 



Anchusa. 



Italioa Dropmore Variety. One of the finest hardy 

 plants, remarkable for its free and continuous 

 flowering and the beautiful gentian-blue color of its 

 flowers: grows about five feet high, and should be 

 in every hardy border. % oz., 50 cts. 2 pkts., 25 cts. 15 



Antirrhinum {Snapdragon). 



The Snapdragons are now largely grown for spring 

 flowers. Seed should be sown in early autumn. 

 Giant Varieties. Of tall growth with large individual 

 flowers. We can supply in colors as under: 



White 10 I Pink 10 



Scarlet 10 Yellow 10 



Garnet 10 I Rose 10 



A packet each of the above 6 Giant Snapdragons, 50 cts. 



Giant Mixed. All colors. Per 14 oz., 25 cts 1^ 



Tall Mixed. Extra fine selection. Per yi oz., 20 cts... 



Half-dwarf Varieties. A splendid type, growing about 

 IS inches high; good spikes of large flowers. 



Daphne. Soft blush-pink 



Defiance. Russet-red 



Golden Queen. Pure yellow 



Firebrand. Deep red 



Rose Queen. Rich rose 



Mont Blanc. Pure white 



A packet each of abovp fi Half-dwarf sorts, 50 cts. 

 Half-dwarf Mixed All Colors. Per % oz., 25 cts. 



Aquilegia (^Columbine). 



Californica hybrida. Exquisite flowers, in yellow and 



orange shades, all with long spurs. % oz., 50 cts... 10 



Canadensis. This is the scarlet and yellow native 



species and one of the brightest. Vs oz., 30 cts.'. ..(... 5 



Clirvsantha (Golden Spurred). Golden-yellow. J^ oz., 



30 cts 10 



— Alba. B&autiful pure white. % oz., 50 cts 10 



Coerulea (Rockv Mountain ColuMibine.) Violet-blue and 



white; 2 feet." % oz., 30 cts 10 



Coerulea hybrida. Beautiful hybrids, bearing large 



flowers in a great variety of colors. J^ oz., 50 cts.. 10 



Flabellata nana alba. A dwarf variety from Japan, 



with fine glaucous foliage and large white flowers. 



Vs oz., 25 cts 10 



Helenie. Of strong, robust growth, bearing numerous 



flowers of a lovely shade of blue and pure white 15 



JJivea Grandiflora. A beautiful large pure white. % 



oz., 25 cts 5 



Collection containing a packet each of the 9 named 



sorts 65 



Dreer's I^ongr-.*iinirred Hybrids. A beautiful strain, 



comprising shades and combinations of blue, white. 



yellow, orange, scarlet and bright rose-pink, in large 



flowers with long spurs. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



Double, all colors mixed. 20 cts. per % oz 5 



Single, all colors mixed. 20 cts. per V4, oz 5 



Arabis. 



Alpina (Rock Cress). Unequalled for rockeries or edg- 

 ings. The spreading tufts are covered with a sheet 

 of pure Avhite flowers in spring. Per Vi oz., 25 cts.. 5 



Armeria. 



Formosa (Sea Pink, Cushion Pink, or Thrift). A very 



pretty hardy edging plant, bearing rosy-pink flowers. 15 



Hardy Perennial Aster. 



Mixed (Michaelmas Daisies). Single fall-flowering 

 hardy herbaceous plants, thriving irr any good garden 

 soil; 2 to 4 feet. J4 oz., 50 cts 10 



Auricula {Primula Atiriculn) 



A well-known favorite of great beauty; seed saved 

 from splendid choice mixed varieties; half-hardy 

 perennial ; 6 inches 10 



Bellis Perennis {English Daisies). 



A favorite nearly hardy perennial plant, in bloom 

 from early spring until well on in the summer. 



I^ongfellow. Large double pink flowers 10 



Ranuneuliflora Alba. A splendid type with densely 



double pure white flowers, very free-flowering 15 



Ranuneuliflora Rosea. Identical to the preceding ex- 

 cept in color, which is a bright rosy pink 15 



Giant White. Each plant produces but a few flowers, 

 but these are of enormous size, almost as big as a 



good-sized aster 25 



Giant Rose. Same as the above except in color 25 



The Bride. A fine large double pure white 10 



Double Quilled, Double quillfd flowers; mixed colors.. 25 



Double Mixed. A fine mixture, containing all the 



colors. % oz., 50 cts .... -. 10 



Bocconia. 



Cordata (Plume Poppy, or Tree Celandine). Effective, 

 hardy perennial, for single specimens or groups on 

 lawns. Foliage glaucous green; bears freely spikes 2 

 to 3 feet long of cream-colored flowers; 5 feet. Per 

 i<J oz., 25 cts 5 



Calceolaria. 



Dreer's Perfection. A universal favorite for decorat- 

 ing the greenhouse or conservatory. This strain wa.>i 

 grown for us by a celebrated Scotch specialist, and 

 is considered the finest in cultivation; flowers beauti- 

 fully spotted and blotched in exceedingly rich and 

 varied colors • . 50 



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