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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



ASTER — (Continued. 



5177 A. Giant Emperor, Mixed. Flowers of great 

 size, very double, fine form, brilliant colors, and 

 robust growth ; 2 feet 15 



5190 — Pseony Flowered Perfection, Mixed. 

 One of the most perfect; verj' double, large, and 

 finely-shaped, the petals beautifully incurved, of 

 various bright rich colors; 18 inches 10 



5192 — Dwarf" Paeony Perfection, Brilliant 

 Dark Scarlet. This novel new race of dwarf 

 Asters is specially adapted to garden or pot culture. 

 The color is very bright and admired by all. Hardy 

 annual ; 1 foot, 20 



5191 — Dwarf Paeony Perfection. Crimson and 

 White. This variety is the same as the above, ex- 

 cept in color; the flowers are of a beautiful crimson 

 and white 20 



5194 — Paouv Flowered Perfection. Pink 15 



5197— " " " Blue 15 



5193— " " " Pure White. .15 



5231 — " " " Purple Violet..l5 



51S1 — Goliath. This splendid, large-flouering vari- 

 ety is much admii-ed, blooms profusely, of robust 

 habil and most ])erfeet form; 'ui.xed coloi's ; 2 feet.20 



5185— Mont Blanc (Goliatli). One of the largest 

 flowering ; produces pure white flowers 5 inches in 

 diameter; extra double; 2 feet 20 



5198 — German White Quilled. Double pure white 

 flowers, fine for funeral designs and bouquets ; 2 ft. 5 



5200— German Quisled, Mixed. Perfectly double 



quilled flowers, of beautiful mixed colors; 2 feet.... 5 

 5210— Choice German, Mixed. Per oz., $2.00... .10 

 5220 — Fine Mixed China. All colors. Peroz.,5;i.00. 5 

 5230^ Perennial, Mixed. Hardy herbaceous plants, 

 tliriviiig iTi any good sarden soil. Saved from 

 a splendid collection of single varieties; if sown 

 early in the spring, they will flower the first 

 season ." 10 



P/EON"? Perfection. 



Balsam. 



5179 A. 

 5189 — 

 5199 — 

 5209 — 

 5219.— 

 5229 — 

 6239 — 

 5249 — 

 5259 — 



Imported Collections of Asters. 

 Finest Quilled, 18 varieties $1.00 



10 " m 



Truffaut's P.-Bony Perfection, 12 var's. 1.00 

 Victoria, 12 varieties 1.00 



1.00 



1.00 



75 



50 



50 



Boltze's Dwarf Bouquet, 12 varieties .. 



Giant Emperor, 12 varieties 



Large Rose Flowered, 10 varieties. 

 Cocardeau, or Crown, 6 varieties.... 

 Goliath, 6 varieties 



AZALEA. 



Beautiful shrubby plants, covered with a mass of 

 bloom, growing best in a mixture of rich, fibrous peat and 

 sand ; saved from a collection of showy, various-colored 

 flowers ; 3 feet. 



52.50 A. Indica, Mixed 25 



525^ A. Pontica. A beautiful hardy perennial shrub, 



from the Levant. Choice mixedvarieties, 4 feet.. ..10 



BARTONIA. 



Producing showy flowers, above its gray and downy 

 thistle-like foliage, which are exceedingly brilliant in the 

 sunshine. Sow where it is to remain, as' it d(;es not bear 

 transplanting well ; hardy annual ; 2 feet. 

 5275 B. Anrea. Large golden yellow 5 



PER PKT 



BALSAM. 



(Lady-Slipper, or Touch-me-Not.) 



An old and favorite garden flower, producing its gor- 

 geous masses of beautiful, brilliant-colored double flowers 

 in the greatest profusion; of easy culture; succeeds in a 

 good, rich soil ; tender annuals ; 2 feet. 

 5254 B. The King. Brilliant scarlet; very double. ...10 

 5256 — Solferino. Striped and spotted with lilac and 



crimson; beautiful double flowers 10 



Tuberous Begonia. 



5257 B. Extra Double White. The finest strain of 

 double white Camellia Balsams, and a profitable 

 florists' flower ..! 10 



525G — White Perfection. This beautiful large, 

 snow-white variety has thoroughly double and im- 

 mense solid round flowers 20 



5260 — Camellia Flowered. Very double, of per- 

 fect form ; beautiful colors, mi.\ed. Per oz., $1.00.. 10 



5270 — Double, 3Iixed. Occasionally only semi-dou- 

 ble. Per oz., 50 cts 5 



5269 — Collection containing 6 varieties of improved 

 Camellia-Flowered Balsam $1.00 



5279 — Collection containing 12 varieties of Rose- 

 Flowered Balsam 1.00 



5289 — Collection containing 6 varieties Dwarf Ca- 

 mellia Flowered Balsam 50 



BAPTISIA. 



(False Indigo.) 

 A beautiful hardy perennial herbaceous plant, pro- 

 ducing pea-shaped flowers, ou spikes 6 inches long. 

 5274 B. Australis. Bright blue; 2i feet 10 



BEAF^S. 



Very rapid climbers; flowering profusely and admir- 

 ably adapted for covering screens, etc. 



5292 B. Scarlet Kunner. Fiery scarlet 5 



5293 — White " Pure white 5 



BEGONfA. 



Plants of great value for summer decoration or window 

 gardening. To secure the best results they .should be 

 jdanted as soon as the ground becomes warm. They are 

 covered the whole summer with bright and elegant droop- 

 ing flowers ; blooming the first season from seed, if sown in 

 February or March, in a temperature of 60 degrees; for 

 winter and spring blooming, sow from August to October. 

 Tubers must be kept from frost in dry sand. 

 5300 B. Rex Hybrids, iMixed. Beautiful varieties 

 of the Eex class, with handsome variegated foliage; 



choice mixed; 6 inches 25 



5277 — Boliviensis Superba. Large, orange scar- 

 let flowers 25 



5281 — Froebeli. Beautiful large bright scarlet flow- 

 ers, formed in large clusters above the foliage 25 



5285 — Pearcei. Large bright yellow flowers, and 



beautiful foliage veined with black 25 



5278 — Robusta Perfecta. Robust, compact habit, 

 succulent dark green foliage, and large flowers of a 



brilliant cinnabar .scarlet 25 



5290 — Single, Mixed. Tuberous-rooted 25 



It is only necessary in ordering seeds to state number of packets wanted, corresponding number in catalogue and price. 



