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DREER'S MID-SUMMER LIST. 



Flower Seeds. 



The following list of Flower Seeds comprises a choice collection of Perennials that should be sown in 

 the summer and fall for blooming next year. The Calceolaria, Cineraria, Cyclamen, Gloxinia, Primula, etc., 

 for indoor blooming in winter and spring, and the hardy varieties for blooming outdoors during the spring 

 and summer months. Our selections of the seeds here offered are from world renowned sources and have 

 always given the highest satisfaction. 



Aconitum Napellus. 



(HONKS HOOD, OK WOLFSBANE.) 



Per pkt. 

 A hardy perennial, growing in any good gar- 

 den soil, with very pretty blue and white flow- 

 ers ; 3 feet 5 



Alyssum. 



SAXATILE COMPACTUM. 



Showy golden-yellow flowers 

 nial. 1 foot 



hardy peren- 



Ampelopsis Veitcki. 



(Miniature Virginia Creeper, or Japanese Ivy.) 



A hardy perennial species of Woodbine from 

 Japan, with olive green leaves, which turn to 

 scarlet in the autumn. Will adhere to brick or 

 stone walls. Per oz. 60 cts 10 



Anchusa Angustifolia. 



A splendid bouquet flower, of long duration, 

 and producing azure-blue forget-me-not-like 

 flowers ; hardy perennial ; growing freely in 

 shaded situations ; 2 feet 10 



Aquilegia. 



(COLUMBINE.) 



Beautiful hardy perennials, blooming freely early 



in the spriug and summer. 



Chrysantha. (Golden-Spurred.) A strong 

 grower, forming bushy plants 3 feet high, 

 bearing all through the season an abundance 

 of bright golden-yellow flowers 10 



Ccerulea. Flowers are very large, violet- 

 blue, and inner petals pure white ; 2 feet. ... 10 



Glandulosa. The best of the large-flowering 

 sorts, inner petals pure white ; outer a lovely 

 shade of light blue ; 2 feet. 15 



Olympica. A beautiful, vigorous grower ; 

 flowers rich blue, with a white-edged lip ; 2 



leet. 



10 



Skinneri. Bright scarlet and yellow ; blooms 

 early in the spring ; an excellent plant for 



rocky places ; 18 inches 10 



Single, all colors mixed ; 2 feet 5 



Double, " " 18 inches 5 



Asphodelus. 



(ASPHODEL.) 



Very pretty hardy perennials, bearing attrac- 

 tive flowers of stately habit ; 2 feet. Yellow 

 and white, mixed 10 



Aster. 



Perennial, Mixed. Beautiful single flowers. 10 



Auricula. 



A well-known favorite of great beauty ; seed 

 saved from splendid choice varieties ; half hardy 

 perennial, mixed ; 6 inches 25 



Antirrhinum. 



(SNAP-DRAGON.) 



The improved varieties of this valuable genus 

 are large, finely-shaped flowers of the most bril- 

 liant colors. They succeed in any good garden 

 soil, and are very effective in beds. Hardy 

 perennials. 1 ft. p^t. 



Fire Fly. Orange and scarlet, with white 



throat 5 



Picturatum. A new and distinct variety, 



striped and blotched ; all colors mixed 10 



Mixed. Finest dwarf Tom Thumb. Peroz., 



75 cts 5 



Imported Collections. 10 Dwarf varieties. 50 

 " 10 Tall " 50 



Baptisia Australia. 



(FALSE INDIGO.) 



A beautiful hardy perennial herbaceous plant, 

 producing bright blue, pea-shaped flowers, on 

 spikes 6 inches long ; 2} feet 10 



Begonia. 



(TUBEROUS ROOTED.) 



Plants of great value for summer decoration or 



window gardening. Sow from August to October. 



Tubers must be kept from frost in dry sand. 



Boliviensis Superba. Large, orange-scar- 

 let flowers 25 



Frcebeli. Beautiful large bright scarlet flow- 

 ers, formed in large clusters above the foliage. 25 



Robusta, Perfecta. Robust, compact habit, 

 succulent dark green foliage, and large flow- 

 ers of a brilliant cinnabar scarlet 25 



Single, Mixed 25 



Double. The seed we offer has been hybrid- 

 ized with the greatest care, using the most 

 double flowers, and the handsomest single 

 varieties for that purpose 50 



