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RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 



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Pentstemon {Beard Tongue). 



Highly useful and attractive hardy perennials, and much 

 used in the hardy border. 



Peh Pkt. 



Barbatus Torreyi. Brilliant coral-red 10 



3Iixed. A great variety of kinds and colors 10 



Phlox. 



Hardy Perennial. Our collection of these is the most 

 extensive in the world. Seed should be sown as soon 

 as ripe. Order now and we will send as soon as har- 

 vested, which is usually about the end of October. 

 Supplied in mixed colors only. H oz., 50 cts 10 



Physostegia. 



Virginica (False Dragon Head) . One of the prettiest 

 hardy perennials, forming dense bushes 3 to 4 feet 

 high and bearing freely during the summer months 

 spikes of delicate pink tubular flowers, not unlike a 

 gigantic heather 10 



Platycodon {Chinese Bell Floicer). 



One of the best hardy perennials, producing flowers 

 throughout the entire season. 



Grandiflorum. Large steel-blue flowers 10 



— Album. Pure white variety 10 



Mariesi. . Rich vioIet-blue ; compact ^ 10 



Japonicus Fl. VI. (Double Japanese Bell Flower). Large", 



double, glossy, deep-blue flowers. 2 pkts., 25 cts.... 15 



Hardy Poppies {Papa-oer). 



Iceland (P. Nxulicaule) . Of graceful, neat habit, with 

 bright green fern-like foliage, formed in tufts, bear- 

 ing flowers in endless profusion; 1 foot. 



— Finest aiixed. All colors. Per % oz., 25 cts 10 



— New Hybrid. The latest development in this lovely 

 species, varying in color from sulphur-yellow to 



salmony-rose 15 



Oi'ientale (The Large Oriental Poppy). A charming 

 summer-flowering hardy plant, about 2% feet high, 

 with large orange-scarlet flowers, having a conspic- 

 uous black blotch on each p^tal; exceedingly showy. 



Per 14 oz.. 25 cts 10 



Orientale Hybrids. We offer four of the best and most 

 distinct sorts. Seedlings are liable to vary in color. 



Goliath. Vermilion red ; very large 15 



Mahony. Deep crimson maroon 15 



Mammoth. Glowing scarlet; very large 15 



Princess Victoria. Soft salmon-rose..... 15 



A packet each of the 4 sorts, 50 cts. 

 — Hybrids. Mixed. Beautiful new hybrids of the 

 Oriental Poppy, producing flowers of immense size 

 and of many novel colors, such as salmon, pink, 

 cherry, etc. Per ^4 oz., 50 cts 15 



Polyanthus (Primula Elatior). 



Showy, hardy, early spring free-flowering plants. 

 Invinciljle Giant. The largest and finest strain in cul- 

 tivation, containing a fine range of colors from 



purest white to richest crimson, 5 pkts., $1.00 25 



Gold liaced. Very showy and attractive 15 



Fnglish. All colors mixed. Per % oz., 30 cts 10 



Primula (Primroses). 



Chinese Fringed Varieties. 



Alba Magnifica. The finest pure white 25 



Covent Garden Red. Large rosy red 25 



Covent Garden AVhite. A fine, very free white 25 



Crimson King. Rich luminous crimson, very effective.. 50 



Rosy Morn. Beautiful delicate pink 50 



Stellata. A very pretty form with large heads of star- 

 shaped flowers of various colors; splendid for decora- 

 tive purposes 25 



Dreer's Choicest Mixed. This mixture contains nothing 

 but the flnest sorts, and cannot fail to give entire 



satisfaction 25 



Giant Flowering. This magnificent strain is quite 

 distinct from the regular type, being of much more 

 robust growth and producing immense trusses of 

 extra large, finely-fringed flowers in many new and 

 novel colors; as a pot plant for the house or con- 

 servatory, this is unequalled. 3 pkts., $1.00 35 



Various Primroses. 



The following varieties are of the easiest culture in green- 

 house or light window of dwelling house, flowering abun- 

 dantly and continuously with little care. 



Obconica Grandiflora. Mixed. All colors 10 



Obconiea Gigantea. Finest Mixed. All colors 20 



Malacoides. A splendid house plant; sprays of deli- 

 cate lilac flowers 25 



— Aiba. A new white sort 25 



Forbesi (Baby Primrose). Beautiful rosy lilac flowers.. 25 

 Kewensis. A new bright yellow variety; a fine house 



plant 25 



Japonica (Japanese Primrose). Bright and showy 

 flowers; borne in whorls on stems 6 to 9 inches long; 



mixed colors 15 



Vul^ris (English Primrose). Canary-yellow, fragrant. 



Vt, oz., 50 cts 10 



Oriental Poppy 



Per Pkt. 

 Pueraria. 



Thunbergiana (Kudzu Vine). A hardy vine of rapid 



growth. Per 14 oz., 25 cts ... .> 10 



Pyrethrum. 



Hybridum. Large, daisy-like flowers, ranging in color 



from light pink to deep red. Per '4, oz., 50 cts 10 



Hybridum Fl. PI. Large-flowering double; seed saved 



from a celebrated collection; mixed colors; 1% feet.. 25 



niginosum Stellatum (Stan-y Giant Daisy). A fine 

 hardy perennial, grows 3 to 4 feet high, and from 

 July to September is hidden beneath the multitude 

 of large white flowers. 2 pkts., 25 cts ; 15 



Rudbeckia ( Cone Flower). 



Fulgida. An effective hardy perennial sort, produc- 

 ing in masses during August and September brilliant 

 orange-yellow flowers: 3 feet 15 



Newmani. One of the finest of autumn-flowering 

 perennials. Bright orange-yellow petals, surround- 

 ing a large black cone 15 



Purpurea (Giant Purple Cone Flower). Showy, red- 

 dish-purple flowers, about 4 inches across; a remark- 

 ably large cone-shaped centre of brown. Per % 

 oz., 30 cts 10 



Salvia, 



Azurea Grandiflora. A hardy perennial variety, pro- 

 ducing during August and September spikes of 

 pretty sky-blue flowers in great profusion; 2 to 3 feet 10 



Uliginosa. In general habit similar to the above but 

 of stronger growth, each plant forming a bushy 

 specimen from 5 to 6 feet high; wonderfully free- 

 flowering, blooming continuously from June until 

 frost. The flowers are a pretty corn-flower blue with 

 a white throat, produced in branched spikes about 

 six inches long 25 



Scabiosa. 



Caucasica (Blue Boniret) . One of the handsomest of 

 hardy perennials, especially valuable for cutting, the 

 bloom lasting a long time in water; lilac-blue; 3 feet 15 



Japonica. A hardy sort from Japan; lavender-blue... 10 



Schizanthus (Butterfly or Fringe Foioer). 



This is one of the airiest and daintiest flowers imaginable, 



they make admirable pot plants for the house, and are 



charming for windoTv boxes in "R^inter. 



Dwarf Large-flowered. Compact pyramidal plants, lit- 

 erally covered with large, beautiful orchid-like flow- 

 ers in a bewildering range of color. Vi oz.. 40 cts... 15 



Wisetonensis. Largely used as a pot plant for the 

 house or conservatory. It is remarkably free- 

 flowering, and presents a beautiful appearance with 

 its myriads of blooms, the ground color of which is 

 white dotted with delicate rose. A very shy seeder. . 25 



Smilax {Myrsiphyllum Asparagoides). 



In many respects the Smilax is the most useful, and 

 it is certainly one of the most graceful climbers 

 which adorns the greenhouse or conservatory; for 

 bouquets and floral decorations it is indispensable. 

 % oz., 50 cts le 



