DREER'S SELECT HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



Helenium— He/en's Flower 



Autumnale rubrum. Robust growing; 3 to 4 feet high, with 



bright terra cotta red flowers in August and September. 

 — superbum. Golden yellow flowers during the late summer 



and fall months; 5 to 6 feet. 

 Bruneum coccineum. A dark bronzy brownish red, one of 



the earliest to flower; erect branching habit; 25 feet. 

 Gaillardiaeflorum. Glowing bronzy red petals with just a tip 



of golden yellow; 3 feet. 

 Golden Youth. Pure golden yellow; early flowering; 2J feet. 

 Hoopesi. Pure orange-yellow flowers, 2J inches across. Flowers 



early and continuously; 2 feet. 

 Riverton Beauty. Rich lemon yellow with large purplish black 



cone; .\ugust and September; 4 feet. 

 Riverton Gem. Old gold changing to Wallflower red; August 



and September; 3} feet. 

 Any of the above: 30c each; S3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 

 Set of 8 Heleniums, for $2.00. 



Two Handsome Dwarf Heleniums 



Moerheimi Beauty. A valuable border plant of erect, 

 strong h il)it. Broad bronzy red ray florets shading to 

 orange at the tips. August and September; 2 5 feet high. 



Nanum luteum. Extremely handsome, free flowering variety. 

 2 J feet high. Bears bold masses of golden yellow flowers in 

 early summer. 



Either of the above: 50c each; S5.00 per doz. 



Helianthemum— i?ocfc or Sun Rose A 



E.xceedingly pretty, low growing evergreen plants, forming 

 broad clumps which during their flowering season, June to July, 

 are quite hid<len by a mass of bloom. Well adapted for the front 

 of the border or the rockery. 



Album plenum. Double white. 

 Buttercup. Golden yellow, single. 

 Fireball. Fiery double red. 

 Macranthum. Pure white single. 

 Rhodanthe carneum. Pretty single pink 

 flowers and silvery foliage. 

 Any of the above: 30c each; S3. 00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Helianthus— Hardy Sunflower 



Mazimiliani. The latest of all, perfecting- its fine golden 

 yellow flowers in long graceful sprays during October when all 

 others have finished flowering. Invaluable for cutting; S to 7 feet. 



Mollis. Large, single, lemon yellow flowers with downy white 

 foliage; blooms in August and September; 4 feet. 



WoUey Dod. The best of the September-flowering varieties with 

 deep yellow flowers; entirely distinct; 6 feet. 

 Any of the above: 25c each; S2.S0 per doz.; S15.00 per 100. 



Helleborus niser— Christmas Rose A 



Particularly valuable because it is very early flowering, usually 

 coming into bloom in sheltered well drained, partially shaded posi- 

 tions during February or March. White, flushed purple, about 

 2 inches in diameter. 12 inches high. Sl.OO each; SIO.OO per doz. 



Hemerocallis— ye//ot4' Day Lily 



Flava (Yellow Day Lily). The best known variety; very fragrant 

 deep lemon yellow flowers in June and July; height, 2\ to 3 feet. 



Florham (Golden Day Lily). Bright golden yellow with Indian 

 yellow shadings; June and July; 3 to 3j feet. 



Middendorffl. The earliest to bloom; May. Lovely large bell- 

 shaped flowers of rich chrome-yellow; 2 feet. 



Thunbergi. The latest to flower. Rich buttercup-yellow, 

 funnel-shaped flowers throughout July; 4 feet. 



30c each; S2.75 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Heuchera— /Ifum Root. Coral Bells A 



Most desirable dwarf, compact bushy plants of easy culture, 

 growing l-J to 2 feet high, and bearing during July and August 

 loose, graceful spikes of flowers in the greatest profusion. Excellent 

 subjects either for the border or rockery, and of great value for 

 cutting. 



Pluie de Feu. Deep coral red '\ 30c each; 



Sanguinea alba. Creamy white > S3. 00 per doz.; 



— rosea. Rosy pink ) S20.00 per 100. 



Hibiscus — Marshmallow, Rosemallow 

 Giant- Flowering Red, Pink, and White. A wonderfully 

 improved form in which the colors have been intensified and the 

 flowers increased to truly enormous size. 



Any of the above three colors: 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; 

 $20.00 per 100. One of each for 75c. 



Dreer's Superb Hollyhocks 



Double Maroon, Red, White, and Yellow. 

 Fringed Allegheny. Mixed colors. 

 Single Mixed Colors. Very artistic flowers. 



25c each; S2.S0 per doz.; SI 5.00 per 100. 



Iberis— Harrfy Candytuft A 



Sempervirens. Most desirable dwarf plants with evergreen 

 foliage which is completely hidden by dense heads of pure white 

 flowers early in the spring; 8 to 10 inches high. 



— Little Gem. A perfect gem of very dwarf habit, not over 

 6 inches high, with masses of white flowers in May. A most 

 valuable rock plant. 



— Snowflake. A great variety, 6 to 8 inches high, having 

 exceptionally large, pure white flowers borne in great masses 

 during May and June. 



Any of thcic: 30c eacli; $3.00 per doz.; S20.00 per 100. 



Japanese Iris 



Japanese Iris— /rw Kaempferi 



Blue Danube. Double blue with white veins; yellow center. 



Blue Jay. Six aniline blue petals surrounded by a white halo. 



Catherine Parry. Blue overlaid with rosy violet; double. 



Kumee. A splendid single dark violet variety. 



Gold Bound. Double creamy white with gold bands. 



Hercule. Clear lilac-blue. Showy double blooms. 



Mahogany. Six large, round petals of velvety crimson-purple. 



Paragon. Rich royal purple with many white veins. Six petals. 



Patrocle. A superb single with dark violet blooms. 



Proserpine. A single variety with bright blue blooms pro- 

 duced by a sanding of velvety blue on white. 



Pyramid. Six large royal purple petals with yellow center. 



Venus. Glistening white with creamy white stigmas. Blooms 

 very early and most profusely. 



A ny of the Japanese Iris: 



35c each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



The set of 12 Japanese Iris, S3. 50 



Japanese Iris in Mixture. 25c each; S2.50 per doz.; S15.00 

 per 100. 



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Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. 



