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Aurora, W 
Blanche Bu 
2B 
Coccinea. 
Earliest of 
Gorgeous. 
Hon. F. Bo 
Lady Grise 
Lady M. O1 
Lovely. 
Majestic. 
Primula, FRINGED CHINESE. 
Navy Biue. 
PLATYCODON (Chinese Bell Flower). 
— Grandiflorum. Mixed blue and white ............ 
— Mariesi, - Violet-blue, plant dwarf and compact. 
—Japonicus Fl. Pl. (Double Japanese Beli Flower). 
glossy deep-blue flowers.........0.... 10 
POLYANTHUS, English (Priivzula 
: Elatior). The best single, all 
La 
colors Mixed...........2.0e0 
— Gold Laced. Very showy and 
make gorgeous 
patches of color during their flow- 
ering period. 
— Bracteatum, Large orange-scar- 
let\flowers';” 2:feetitc--.tssectee eo 260 
— Iceland (P. Nudicaule). Mixed... 
— Iceland, New Hybrid, The latest 
development in this species, vary- 
ing in color from sulphur-y_llow 
through different shades of orange 
to chamois and salmony-rose ...... 
— Iceland, Double Scarlet (7. 
Nudicauie Coccinea Fl. Pl.) ...... 
— Qrientale (The Largz Oriental 
Poppy). With large, deep crimson 
flowers, having a conspicuous 
black blotch on each petal........... 
— Orientale Hybrids. Beautiful 
new hybrids of the Oriental Pop- 
py, producing flowers of immense 
size 
— Fringed Alpine: Charming flow- 
ers, gracefully laciniated or fringed 
-PRIMULA. The charming and beau- 
tiful. Chinese Fringed Primroses 
and obconica varieties are indis- 
pensable for winter or spring dec- 
orations in the home or conserva- 
tory. The seed we offer is of the 
highest merit, and has, as usual, 
been saved from the best strains of English and Continental 
10 
SWEET PEAS. 
October in this latitude. 
Blanche Ferry. Pink and white; very flo 
Blanche Ferry, Extra Early. 
slack Knight. 
Countess Cadogan. 
Countess of Radnor. 
Dorothy Tennant, 
Emily Henderson. 
Hon, Mrs. E. Kenyon. 
Lottie Eckford,. 
Charming La France pink 
Rich deep rose 
Miss Willmott. 
Mont Blane. 
flenry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. 
For early flowering we advise autumn planting; sow about the end of 
a The following are the choicest of Eckford’s Large-flowering Sorts. 
omplete list, see pages 94 and 95 of our Garden Book for 1904. 
PER 
Thite, striped orange-salmon 
irpee. Largest white 
een wecccnsernorpedceswsavancecdesstcesscredsdeuetde 10 
riferous.. 
Flowers 10 days earlier than the type...........--e0e-000 
Deep maroon, shaded black. 
Brilliant Ceris@=ssecnssanesasseeeessn tee 
The brightest blue...., 
Delicate lavender.. 
Deep mauve 
Same color as Blanche Ferry, but two weeks earlier.. 
Purest white; fine 
Bright orange, wings deep rose... 
uverie. The finest of ali the soft pi 
The finest primrose-yellow. 
Considered the best pale lavender.. 
Buff and primrose, suffused pink 
White, edged lavender-blue... 
+10 
All. 
1 Hamilton, 
smsby Gore. 
Brilliant orange-pink 
New early-flowerin 
Deep violet-blue.... 
g pure white.. 
5 
PKT. Prima Donna. y large clear pink 
5 Prince of Wales. Bright rosy pink...... 
5 Salopian. MDcep scarlet or cardinal, the best rec 
Shahzada. Deep maroon, wings indigo..... 
Dreer’s Peer! I 
up from named so 
- 10 
popular 
SEOCOSIOSSF oooh OARS EONS 40 
VERBENA, Dreer’s Mammoth. 
Mixedicolorssez-cst-sjech=csntecenesnsee 
VEINCA Rosea. Mixed colors........ 
SWEET ROCKET (esferis). 
Mixedicolors ester aoe 
SWEET WILLIAM (Loxdoxn 
Tufts). 
— Auricula-flowered. A beautiful 
class, with single flowers of vari- 
ous colors, margined with white. 
BerOzr SU) ClSsucnasveeasrsenerconetecse 
— Single Mixed. All colors. Per 
OZ lO GtSsenacacteectecencanessssneeerane 
— Double Mixed. Per oz,, 5() cts. 
— Giant Double. Immense umbels 
of full, double fowers. The colors 
are extremely varied 
VALERIANA (Gaz dix Heliot ope). 
Red and white mixed ; 2 feet 
WALLELOWER. Well-known 
deliciously, fragrant half-hardy 
perennials ; blooming early in 
the spring, with spikes of beau- 
tiful flowers; they should be 
protected ina cold frame in the 
winter, and planted out in April. 
— Goliath Rich shining red witha 
black velvety sheen 
— Single Mixed. Alicolo 
— Double Finest Mixed. 
on 
on 
Sweet PEas. 
For full descriptions and illustrations of Flower Secds, | 
rowth. | ; 
_— Alba Magnifica, The finest pure white 50 | | see pages 55 to 97 of owr Garden Book for 1904. 
— Chiswick Red, Brilliant scarlet........ Seatle é 50 = = 
— Kosy Morn, Delicate pink................. 50 Primula, Double White..........----------+++ 50 
— Kermesina Splendens, Crimson, yelloweye 25 — Red. Deep red, fringed.. 20 
— Holborn Blue, 
White. 
— Dreer’s 
Zive entireisatisfactionwas-crecehececered=teeccsdarcceapeess-thenee 
— Obconieca Grandiflora. Pure white, shading to lila 
— Obconica Fimbriata. A fringed variety of the abo 
— Obeonica Fimbriata Carmine, This variety is the brightest c 
— Obconica Oculata. A new selection, with dark lilac or dark bri 
— Obconica Compacta. Identical to the type, but of dwarf, com 
— Forbesi (Buédy Primvrose). Rosy lilac 
— Floribunda (Buttercup Primrose). 
— Fern- 
— Cortusoides Amoena (Szebo/di). Charming hardy variety, 
Easter: */Mixed colors sivssesccccen) sorecicet sceryacecssencasster ities 
— Japonica (Fapanese Primrose). Bright and showy flov 
Stemsi6jitofOsinchesplongssvessssocdeeteecesteeeeece tect nner eee eter 
— Vulgaris (Zxglish Primrose), 
PYRETHRUM. Hybridum. Large single Aster-shaped flowers 
from light pink to deep red, with bright yellow centres ; 2 feet 
— Grandifiorum. A new large-flowering form 
— Hybridum Fl. Pl, Large-flowering double mixed 
— Uliginosum (Giant Daisy). 
RUDBECKIA, Newmani. 
— Purpurea (Giant Purple Coneflower). 
—Triloba. Very showy, orange and black flowers 
SCABIOSA, Cauecasica. Lilac-blue; 3 feet : 
STOKESIA Cyanea (Stokes’ 0v Cornflower Aster) 
and beautiful hardy perennial, and was shown in colors on our las 
cover. The plant grows about 24 inches high, bearing from 20 
lavender-blue cornflower-like blossoms; in bloom July till frost... 
Of the same general character as O64 
differing only in color of flower, which is a lovely shade of yellow 
Flowers fragrant, canary-yellow color; ha 
, ranging in color 
Large white daisy-like flowers..... ... 
Bright orange-yellow petals, surround 
Reddish-purple flowers... 
While not new, this Is a rare 
t year’s catalogue 
to 30 handsome 
25 
50 
leaved, Finest Mixed 
25 
10 
15 
olored of this type 
own eyes 
pact growth. 
blooming about 
ing a large black 
SINGLE SWEET WILLIAM. 
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