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HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Dreer's Reliable Flower Seeds. 



Many market gardeners and truckers add considerably to their income by growing a quantity of the popular summer cut flowers 

 and pot plants, such as Asters, Cosmos, Petunias, Salvias, Sweet Peas, etc., etc. On this and the next page we give a short list of 

 the best things which can be used for this purpose. For full descriptive list see our Garden Book for 1910. Copies free on application. 



GREGO'S GIANT COMET ASTER 



Alyssum (Sweet Alyssum). Tr. 



Little Gem (Carpet of Snow). Very dwarf 



Tom Thumb. Dwarf erect growth 



Maritimum (Sweet Alyssum). White, trailing . . . 



Antirrhinum (Snapdragon). 



Largely used for cutting, both summer and winter. 

 Giant Mixed. Tall growing, very large spikes and flowers, 



.Mains Tall Mixed. An extra fine strain 



Half-Dwarf. Mixed colors 



Asters. 



We offer below a select list of the finest sorts for cutting, 

 have been grown with the greatest care, and nothing finer 

 at any price. Ti 



Dreer's Superb Late Branching, In 8 separate colors, 



each 



Dreer's Superb Late Branching. Finest Mixed . . 



Crego's Giant Comet. Pure White 



Shell Pink 



Richest crimson 



Superb Pink ... 



In 6 separate colors, each . . 



Mixed. Very early flowering, 



15 



vi. 

 40 



10 



25 



10 



15 



Dreer's Crimson King. 



" Pink Beauty. 

 Queen of the Market. 



extra choice stock 

 Violet King. A late flowering violet purple 



Our 



stocks 



can 



be had 



r. pkt. Oz. 



25 



$1 00 



25 



75 



40 



2 50 



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2 50 



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4 00 



20 



60 



15 



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40 



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Calendula. ( Pot Marigold. ) 



AH of these are fine for cutting or for selling, as pot plants. 



Oz. K='b. 



Meteor. Yellow striped orange • 10 30 



Prince of Orange. Somewhat darker than above . . 10 30 



Pure Gold. Fine golden yellow 10 30 



Carnation. 



The Chabaud and Marguerite come into flower early in summer, 

 supplying a good crop of flowers for cutting up to frost. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Marguerite, finest mixed . . 15 fo 50 



Giant Marguerite, mixed. Very large flowering . . 25 1 00 



Chabaud's Everblooming. Mixed colors, fine .... 30 1 50 



Centaurea. (Com Flower.'.) 



Always in good demand as cut flowers. 



lmperialis, finest mixed 10 30 



Cyanus, blue. (Corn Flower) . . . . 40 cts. per J^-lb. 10 15 



" mixed. Various colors 30 cts. per %-\b. 10 15 



double blue. Extra fine .... .... 25 75 



" double mixed 75 cts. per X-'b. 10 30 



Candytuft. 



Valuable for cutting, espeoially during the spring months. 



Crimson. Deep purplish crimson . 10 15 



Empress. The finest white, a select stock 10 20 



White Rocket. A good white 10 



Lavender. A good shade 10 15 



Mixed. All colors I0 



Chrysanthemum. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Coronarium. Double mixed 



Inodorum plenissimum. Double white 



15 



'5 

 5«> 



Cosmos. 



Our Mammoth Perfection strain is unequaled in size and other good 

 qualities. For points north of New York we recommend the extra 

 early flowering type. Tr- pkt . Oz. 



Mammoth Perfection, crimson io 30 



" pink .... 10 30 



white 10 30 



" " finest mixed 10 25 



Gigantic Flowering Lady Lenox. The largest flower- 

 ing of all. Color, clear rose pink 20 60 



Extra Early flowering, mixed 15 40 



Dahlia. 



Dahlias have come to the front with a bound as cut flowers, espe- 

 cially the single sorts. As easy to grow from seed as Nasturtiums. 

 Single Twentieth Century. Flowers of immense size, color deep 



rosy crimson, passing to white at the tips. 10 cts. per pkt. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Giant Perfection. Very large, mixed colors 15 $050 



Single Mixed. All colors. A good range of colors . . 10 30 



Double Large Flowering. Saved from show varieties 25 1 00 



*' Cactus. Best mixed 50 2 50 



" Pompon. Small flowering. Mixed colors . . 30 1 50 



Gypsophila. (Baby's Breath. ) 



Elegans alba grandiflora. Pure white 10 20 



Paniculata. White, misty flowers 10 20 



Helianthus. ( Sunflowers. ) 



The varieties offered are splendid for cutting. 



Cucumerifolius 10 13 



" Stella. Very large flowers 10 20 



" New Miniature. Mixed 10 25 



Marigold. 



Are all useful for many purposes. 



African. Tall, double mixed . . 



Lemon Queen. Lemon yellow 



Orange Prince. The finest golden orange . 



French, Double Dwarf. Mixed 



Gold striped. Extra fine 



Legion d'honneur. (Little Brownie.) A 

 beautiful single sort 



Mignonette. 



We especially recommend the Defiance, Goliath and Machet. 

 all of the varieties offered are good and strictly select stocks. 



10 



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15 



5» 



15 



50 



10 



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Tr. 



pkt 



Oz. 



15 



$0 40 



20 



75 



10 



25 



10 



'5 



Defiance. Very large spikes. % lb. ,$1.25 



Goliath. Giant spikes, extra fine 



Machet. True select stock of this fine sort, % lb., 75 cts. 

 Miles Hybrid Spiral. A fine outdoor sort, % lb., 40 cts. 



Large Flowering Pyramidal. JX lb., $1.00 



Sweet Scented, large flowering. Lb., 40 cts. . . . 



Nasturtiums. 



We sell immense quantities of both the Tall and Tom Thumb sol is- 

 They are very effective in window boxes, vases, baskets, etc. We offer 

 but a few sorts here. For complete list, see our Garden Book lor 1910. 



Tall or Climbing Varieties. 



King Theodore. Deep crimson maroon, dark foliage. 



Lemon Yellow 



Orange. A fine deep shade 10 



Scarlet. Brilliant 10 



Vesuvius. Salmon rose; dark leaved 10 



Mixed. Best quality, 10 lbs., $3.00 10 



Lobb's Tall Varieties. 



Cardinal. Intense geranium-red 10 



Giant of Battles. Sulphur, red blotches 10 



Golden Queen. Pure golden orange 10 



Roi des Noirs. (King of the Blacks.) Very dark 10 



Spitfire. Vermilion scarlet 10 



Mixed. Lobb's varieties, fine 10 



Hybrids of Madame Gunter. A splendid strain, 



containing many fine colors 10 



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