DREER'S SELECT HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS for Fall Planting 



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This collection includes the best of the latest novelties, all arc 

 varieties of vigorous growth producing nlany branched, feathered 

 heads of flowers during June and July. They succeed best in a 

 half-shady moist position in any ordinary garden soil. 

 Betsy Cuperius. Long, drooping, pure white spikes. 4 feet. 

 Gruno. Beautiful salmon-pink. 3 feet. 

 Kriemhilde. Delicate pleasing salmon-rose. 2 i feet. 

 Mars. Kcuitiful dark foliage; bright red flowers. 3 feet. 

 Philadelphia. Graceful spikes of violet-pink. 2\ feet. 

 Salland. .\ beautiful and distinct red. Grows over 6 feet high. 

 .1 uy of the above: 50c each; S5.00 per doz. Set of 6 sorts $2.50. 



Auhrieta.— Rainbow Rock Cress A 



Deltoidea. Pretty, dwarf-growing plants for the rockery or 

 edge of border. Masses of silvery green foliage and sheets of 

 various colored flowers in spring and early summer. 30c each; 

 S2.75 per doz.; S18.00 per 100. 



Baptisia— Fake Indigo 



Australis. A strong-growing plant, about 2 feet high, with dark 

 green, deeply-cut foliage and spikes of dark blue flowers in 

 June. Suitable either for the border or wild garden. 30c each; 

 $2.75 per doz.; S18.00 per 100. 



Campanula — Bellflower ® 



Indispensable hardy garden flowers of much variety of form, 

 some being of tall and imposing habit, whereas others are dwarf 

 compact little plants, suitable for edging, rockwork, etc. They 

 like a good rich soil and last much longer in bloom if planted in a 

 half-shady place. 



Carpatica {Carpathian Harebell). A A pretty species growing in 

 compact tufts, not exceeding 8 inches high. Clear blue flowers 

 held erect on wiry stems. It begins Ijlooming in June, continuing 

 until October. As an edging for a hardy border or for the 

 rockery it is unsurpassed. 



— alba. A A pure white form of the above. 



Medium {Canterbury Bells). We can supply this popular old- 

 fashioned favorite in blue, white, and pink. June. 2 to 4 feet. 



— calycanthema {Cup and Sauecr Canterbury Bells). This we 

 have in blue, wliite, and pink. June. 2 to 4 feet. 



Persicifolia {Peaeh Bells). A showy plant 2 feet tall bearing a 

 mass of blue bell-shaped blooms in June. 



— alba. Pure white flowers. Blooms in June; 2 feet. 

 Pyramidalis {Chimney Bellflower). The most conspicuous of all, 



forming a perfect pyramid, 4 to 6 feet high, crowded with large, 

 salver-like, porcelain-blue flowers in August. 

 Rotundifolia {Blut Bells of Scotland). A The true Harebell. 



Cle.ir blue flowers from June to August. 10 inches. 

 Trachelium {Co-^'enlry Belts). Showy, drooping, light purple 

 bells during June and July; 3 feet. 



Any of the above: 30c each; $2.75 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 

 The set of 9 Campanulas S2.50. 



Hardy Border Carnation 



Choicest Mixed. These are seedlings produced from seed sup- 

 plied by a specialist in this popular flower. They are fine, strong 

 plants. 25c each; S2.50 per doz.; S15.00 per 100. 



Centaurea— Harrf/jea</5, Knapweed 



A lovely perennial of easy culture delighting in an open, sunny 

 position. Bears a large quantity of showy blooms. Valuable for 

 either garden display or for cutting. 

 Dealbata. Bright rose-colored flowers borne profusely from July 



until September. 18 inches high. 

 Macrocephala. Large, thistle-like, golden yellow flowers. 



Splendid in borders and for cutting. July and August. 3J feet. 

 Montana {Perennial Cornflower). Grows 2 feet high and bears 



large violet-blue flowers from June to September. 

 — alba. A pure white form of the Montana species. 



/I)(y of the above: 25c each: S2.50 per doz.; S15.00 per 100. 



Bocconia 



Plume Poppy, Tree Celandine 

 Cordata. A stately perennial for planting in 

 the shrubbery border, center of beds, or in 

 bold groups in almost any positions. The 

 plants grow 6 to 8 feet tall and have creamy 

 white flowers in showy terminal panicles 

 during July and August followed by interest- 

 ing small seed pods. 25c each; $2.50 per doz. ; 

 $15.00 per 100. 



Boltonia— Fake Chamomile 



Among the showiest of our native hardy 

 plants with large, single, daisy-like flowers 

 during the summer and fall when thousands of 

 blooms are open at once. 



Asteroides. Pure white flowers. 5 to 7 feet. 



Latisquama. Pinkish lavender. 4 to 6 feet. 



Eillier of the above: 



25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100 



BoUonia latisquama 



Cerastium— Snotv in Summer A 



Tomentosum. Showy silvery foliage covered 

 with lovely white blooms in June. A splendid, 

 low growing plant for carpeting dry sunny 

 spots and for rock gardens. 25c each; 

 $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Chelone— Turtle Head 



Lyoni. .\ handsome perennial, growing 2 feet 

 high, and bearing during the summer and fall 

 nvimerous spikes crowned with large blooms 

 of a showy rosy purple color. Very attractive. 

 30c each; $2.75 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Cimicifuga— ^nafecroof • 



Racemosa. Stately plants 4 to 6 feet high. 

 Fine white flower spikes in July and August 

 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Simplex. Dense white flower spikes from 

 September to middle of October. Grows 

 3 feet high. SI. 00 each; $10.00 per doz. 



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A = Suited to Rock Garden ; (f) = Suited to Semi-Shade ; • = Suited to Shade 



