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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 1912. Copies free on application. 



DRKER'S "PEERLESS PINK" ASTER 



Alyssum. (Sweet .\lyssum. ) Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Little Gem (Carpet of Snowi. Very dwarf 15 40 



Tom Thumb. Dwarf erect crowth 10 25 



Marltlmum iSweet Alyssum 1. White, trailine . ■ . 10 15 



Antirrhinum. (Snapdragon.) 



Largely used for cuttine. both summer and winter. 

 Giant Mixed. Tall urowing. very larde spikes and 



flowers 15 50 



MajusTall Mixed. An extra fine strain 10 25 



Half-Dwarf. Mixed colors 15 40 



Asters. 



We offer below a select list of the finest sorts for cuttinc. Our 

 stocks have been grown with the greatest care, and nothing finer 

 can be had at any price. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Dreer's "Peerless Pink." The finest of all pinks . 50 *4 00 

 Drear's Superb Late Branching;. In 8 separate colors, 



each 25 1 00 



Dreer's Superb Late Branching;. Finest Mixed. . . 25 75 



Creeo's Giant Comet. Pure White 40 2 00 



'^ " " Shell Pink 40 2 00 



Dreer's "Crimson King;." Richtst crimson 40 '2 00 



"Pink Beauty." Superb Pink 50 4 00 



Queen of the Market. In 6 separate colors, each . 20 60 



" " " Mixed. Very early flowering 15 .50 



Calendula. ( Pot Mangold i 



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



Oz. '/4-lb. 



Meteor. Yellow striped orange 10 30 



Prince of Orange. Somewhat darker than above 10 30 



Pure Gold. Fine golden yellow 10 30 



Candytuft. 



Valuable for cutting, especially during the spring months. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



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 10 



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 $0 50 



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



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



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Centaurea. (Corn Flowers. ) 



Always in good demand as cut flowers. 



Imperlalis, finest mixed 



Cyanus, blue iCorn Flower.) . . . . 50 cts. per '/J-lb. 

 " mixed. Various colors . . 40 cts. per '/4-lb. 



double blue. Extrafine 



double mixed 75 cts. per '/4-lb. 



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. 



Mammoth Perfection, crimson 



pink 



white 



finest mixed 



Gigantic Flowering Lady Lenox. The largest flower 



inL' of all. Color, clear rose pink 



Extra Early Flowering, crimson 



Dawn 



" " pink 



white 



" " " mixed 



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. 50 cts. per trade pkt. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Giant Perfection. Very large, mixed colors 15 $0 50 



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



Double Large Flowering. Saved from show varieties 25 1 00 



Cactus. Best mixed 40 2 00 



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Gypsophila. (Baby's Breath 



Elegans alba grandiflora. Pure white 

 Paniculata. Wliile. misty flowers . . 



Helianthus ( Sunflowers. ) 



The varieties offered are splendid for cutting. 



Cucumerlfollus 



Stella. Very large flowers . 

 " New Miniature. Mixed 



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Marigold. 



Are all useful for many purposes. 



African. Tall, double mixed 



" Lemon Oueen. Lemon yellow 



" Orange Prince. The finest golden orange 



French, Double Dwarf. Mixed 



Gold Striped. Extra fine 



Legion d'honneur (Little Brownie.) A beau- 

 tiful single sort 



Mignonette; 



We especially recommend the Defiance, Goliath and Machet. But 

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



Tr 



Defiance, Very large spikes. 'A lb., $1.25 



Goliath. Giant spikes, extra fine 



Machet. True select stock of this fine sort, '/j lb., 75cts. 

 Miles Hybrid Spiral. A fine outdoor sort. '4 lb., 40 cts. 



Large Flowering Pyramidal. '/< lb., 75 cts 



Sweet Scented, large flowering. Lb.,.iOcts 



Nasturtiums. 



We sell immensequantities of both theTall and Tom Thumb sorts. 

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

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

 for 1912. 



Tall or Climbing Varieties. 



( 

 King Theodore. Deep crimson maroon, dark foliage 



Lemon Yellow 



Orange. A fine deep shade 



Scarlet. Brilliant 10 



Vesuvius. Salmon rose; dark leaved 



Mixed. Best quality. 10 lbs., $3.00 



Lobb's Tall Varieties. 



Cardinal. Intense geranium-red 



Giant of Battles. Sulphur, red blotches 



Golden Queen. Pure golden orange 



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



Spitfire. Vermilion scarlet 



Mixed. Lobb's varieties, fine 



Hybrids of Madame Gunter. A splendid strain, con- 

 taining many fine colors ■ ■ ' 10 15 50 



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