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HENRY A. DREER, Philadelphia, Pa. 



SALVIA ■' BONFIRE 



Pyrethrum. 



The aureum is the well known " Golden Feather" so much used in 

 ribbon borders, bedding, etc. Seed should be sown early in order to 

 gel nice plants fit to set out in May. The hybridum sorts are hardy 

 perennials with handsome aster-like flowers, and ver\' useful for 

 cutting. 



Aureum (Golden Feather). Yellow foliage . . . 

 " Selaginoides. Moss like yellow foliage 



Hybridum, single. Mixed colors . 



" grandiflorum. Single large flowering 



" Double. Saved from a fine strain . . 



Tr. put. 



Oz. 



$0 10 



So 25 



15 



50 



20 



75 



5° 



4 CO 



I oo 



8 00 



nixed 



Rhodanthe (Swan River Everlasting). 



Ricinus 



Lb. 



$0 60 



; Castor Oil Bean ) . 



Magnificent tropical looking plants. Make splendid ornaments for 

 the lawn or in large beds. Always a good demand for them in pots or 

 out of flats. 



Oz. i^-lb. 



Borboniensis. Green foliage. 15 feet $0 10 $0 20 



Cambodgiensis. Almost black. 6 feet . . . . • 10 30 



Qibsoni. Dark red, metallic lustre. 6 feet 10 25 

 Philippinensis. Fine large purplish foliage. 10 



feet 10 25 



Sanguineus. Red stems, green foliage. S feet 10 20 

 Zanzibariensis. The most tropical lookingof all. 



Gigantic leaves of various colors. 12 feet . . 10 25 



Mixed. All sorts 10 15 



Romneya. 



Coulteri (Matilija, or California Tree Poppyl 



Rose. 



Dwarf Polyantha or Fairy. 50 cts. per 100 fruits. 

 Rudbeckia (Cone-flower). 



Bicolor Superba. .\nnual ..... . . i 



" " Semi=plena 2 



Newmanni. Perennial 3 



Purpurea (Giant Purple Cone-flower) 2 



Salpiglosses. 



Useful summer flowering annuals with very showy flowers. 



Emperor, ^.'ery large flowering 2 



Large flowering. Finest mixed 2 



Tr. pkt. 



$0 30 



Salvia (Sage). 



The " Scarlet Sage " stands ver\- near the top in popular bedding 

 plants. We only offer three tj-pes, each being quite distinct. For gen- 

 eral use we recommend " Bonfire." 



Tr. pkt 

 Splendens. " Scarlet Sage." Bright scarlet • • . $025 

 Bonfire or Clara Bedman. Compact 



a:ro%\-th 40 



"Burning Bush." Of taller growth than 

 the above. \"ery large spikes ... . 30 



Patens (Blue Salvia). A handsome blue variety . . . 50 



Tr. pkt. 



Oz. 



$0 10 



$0 15 



10 



25 





10 



10 



15 



30 



1 50 



Scabiosa (Mourning Bride, Sweet Scabious). 



Very desirable for summer cut flowers. The whites are very useful 

 in making up. 



Dwarf Double Snowball. White 



Yellow ... 



" " -Mixed colors 



Tall Double nixed (Ma-xima) . . . . 



Caucasica. Pale lavender. Hardy perennial . 



Schizanthus. 



Mixed (.Fringe Flower) . 10 



Sniilax. 



Eveiy florist should grow some of this, always needed. Seed we ofJer 

 is new crop and of high germination. Tr. pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; 

 J^-lb., ^i.co; I lb., $3.00. 



Solanum. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 Capsicastrum (Jerusalem Cherry). There is always a 

 demand for red berried plants around Christmas and 

 this is the most popular of all. Sow early to get good 

 sized plants $010 $0 25 



Stevia. 



Serrata. An old favorite white flower, still used 

 extensively for cutting 15 50 



Stocks (Gilliflower). 



Thousands of Stocks are sold as pot plants and many more are 

 grown for their flowers. Cheap stocks are likely to prove largely sin- 

 gle. Ours are carefully selected and will produce 80 to 00 per cent, 

 double. K^'v'i 



Large Flowering Ten_Weeks' Sorts. 



Tr. pkt. 



Oz 



$2 50 

 2 50 

 2 50 

 2 50 



Blood red $0 40 



Canary yellow . . 40 



Bright rose 40 



Light blue 4° 



Purple ... 40 2 50 



Pure w hite 40 2 50 



Finest mixed ... 30 2 00 



Cut=and=Come=Again Ten Weeks' Stocks. 

 This is a splendid large flowering type for cutting, producing a 

 great many side branches. We offer in addition to the popular white 

 variety, Princess --^lice, three distinct and desirable colors, all of the 

 highest quality, producing So to 90 per cent, double flowering plants. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Princess Alice. Pure white 



La France. Silvery rose 



Brilliant. Fiery bloo d red 



Sapphire. Dark blue ■ 



Finest Mixed. .4.11 t he colors 



Various Stocks. 



Snowflake. 



50 



2 50 



.50 



5 00 



.50 



5 00 



.50 



3 00 



50 



2 50 



50 



10 00 



30 



2 00 



50 



S 00 



50 



3 00 



Oz. 



5i 00 



2 25 

 1 50 



CUT- AND-COME- AGAIN STOCKS 



Specials for Florists on this page : Pyrethrum, Ricinus, Salvia; Smilax, Solanum and'Stocks. 



