DREER'S SELECT HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



Liatris— B/azmg Star, Gay Feather 



Showy and attractive native plants, succeeding anywhere. Pro 

 duces large spikes of flowers in July and August. 

 Pycnostachya. Spikes of light rosy purple flowers; 5 feet. 

 Scariosa. Deep purple flowers: 3 to 4 feet high. 



Either variety: 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; ?15.00 per 100. 



Lobelia 



Cardinalis {Cardinal Flower). Handsome border plants. Rich, 

 fiery cardinal flowers; strong plants, often producing 10 to 18 

 spikes, 24 to 30 inches long. Few plants are more effective at 

 their season of bloom, which extends from early in August till 

 Lite in September. 



Syphilitica (Great Lobelia). A choice selection of our native 

 Lobelia with large spikes of blue flowers from July to Sep- 

 tember. 2 to 3 feet. 



30c each; $2.75 per doz.; S18.00 per 100. 



Lupinus— Lupine 



Effective plants, producing large spikes of flowers; blooming 

 May and June. They require only well-prepared garden soil and to 

 be kept watered in dry weather. 3 fuct. 

 Polyphyllus. Clear blue. — albus. A white variety. 



— roseus. A combination of light and dark shades of pink. 



30c each; S3.00 per doz.; S20.00 per 100. 



Lychnis — Campion 



All the Lychnis arc of the easiest culture and this in addition to 

 tlieir brightness has brought them into high favor. 

 Chalcedonica. A most desirable plant, heads of brilliant 



orange-sc.irlct; grows 2 to 3 feet high and blooms all summer. 



— alba. A whitc-floweretl form. 

 Haageana. Brilliant orange scarlet. 



Viscaria splendens fl . pi . I-'orms a dense tuft of evergreen foliage 

 and in June sends up handsome double deep red fragrant flowers. 

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



Lythrum 



Roseum superbum [Rose Loose Strife). A strong growing plant, 

 3 to 4 feet high, producing large spikes of rose-colored flowers 

 from July to September. 



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



Mertensia— B/ue-Be//j A 



Virginica. An early spring-flowering plant, growing about 1 

 to IJ feet high with drooping panicles of handsome pinkish 

 buds and light blue flowers; one of the most interesting of our 

 native spring flowers. 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Monarda— Bergamo^, Oswego Tea 



Didyma, Cambridge Scarlet. Showy plants growing from 

 2 to 3 feet higli, succeedii\g in any soil or position, with aromatic 

 foliage, and producing their bright flowers during July and 

 August. Brilliant crimson-scarlet. 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $15.00 per 100. 



Monarda, Mrs. Perry 



The finest of all Monardas with bold h.eads of brilliant 

 rosy scarlet blooms. Brighter and more effective than 

 Cambridge Scarlet. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 



Wly OSOtis— Forget-me-not 

 Palustris semperflorens. A variety that is hardly ever out 

 of flower. Useful in a shady spot in the border. 25c each; 

 $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Nepeta— Ground /vy A 

 Mussini. An excellent plant for any position but especially 

 useful in the rock garden. It is of compact habit, forming dense 

 tufts about 12 inches high covered with masses of small light 

 violet-blue flowers during July and August. 25c each; $2.50 

 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Oenothera— Evening Primrose A 



The Evening Primroses are elegant subjects for growing in a 

 sunny position either in a border or in the rockery. They bloom 

 profusely during the greater part of the summer and always 

 attract by the showy appearance of their large fragile blooms. 

 Missouriensis. Large yellow flowers, often 5 inches in diam- 

 eter, produced freely from June till August; 12 inches. 

 Speciosa. A pure white variety with large flowers; 18 inches. 

 Youngi. Bright yellow; 18 inches. 



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



Pachysandra— Japonese Spurge A 



Terminalis. A spreading plant, 6 to 8 inches high, form- 

 ing broad mats of bright glossy green foliage and small up- 

 right spikes of creamy white flowers during May and June. 

 Invaluable as a ground cover plant either in sun or shade. 

 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100; $120.00 per 1000. 



Perry's WTiite Oriental Poppy 



Papaver orien tale— Onenro/ Poppy 



These are the regal representatives of this popular genus, growing 

 3 to 3i feet high and far surpassing in splendor of bloom all the 

 annual and biennial kinds and for a gorgeous display of rich and 

 brilliant coloring nothing equals them during their period of flow- 

 ering in May and June. We offer the following distinct varieties: 

 Beauty of Livermore. Crimson with dark blotch. 

 Jeannie Mawson. Beautiful large flowers of soft rose. 

 May Sadler. Salmon-pink with black, markings. 

 Mrs. Perry. Salmon-rose. 



Olympia. A double flowering variety introduced several years 

 ago, the earliest to come into bloom, vigorous habit but of 

 compact growth. It produces more flowers than any other 

 variety. In color a brilliant rich flame scarlet overlaid with 

 glistening golden salmon; 2 to 2i feet high. 

 Perry's White. Fine satiny white with a crimson-maroon blotch 



at the ba?e of each petal. 

 Royal Scarlet. A large flower of rich orange-red color. 

 Wurttembergia. One of finest rich orange-red varieties. 

 A ny of the above: 30c each; 

 $2.75 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 

 The set of 8 Oriental Poppies $2.00. 

 Choice Mixed Oriental Poppies. Crown from a select strain. 

 20c each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



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Plants marked A are suited for the Rock Garden 



