DREER'S SELECT HARDY PERENNIAL PUNTS 



Pentstemon— Beard Tongue A 



Most useful showy perenniajs either for the border or rockery. 

 They bloom profusely throughout the summer months. 

 Barbatus Torreyi. Showy spikes set with brilliant scarlet 



flowers during June And July. Splendid for border or rockery. 



3 to 4 feet. 

 Pubescens. Bright rosy purple; U feeti 



EHher of the above: 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per IGO- 



Double Herbaceous Peonies 



Albert Crousse {Tall, Late). Very large rosy white flowers 



flecked crimson. A free bloomer; splendid for cutting. 

 Avalanche (Tall, Midseason). A showy Peony with very large 



creamy white flowers of superb form. 

 Baroness Schroeder {Tall. Midseason). Large, globular, flesh 



white flowers passing to milky white. Very fragrant. 

 Duchesse de Nemours (Medium, Early). An e.xtremely early 



cup-shaped, free blooming, fragrant sulphur wliite. 

 EduliS Superba (Tall, Early). The famous Memorial Day 



Peony. A beautiful clear pink with silver reflex. 

 Fells Crousse {Medium, Midseason). Brilliant dazzling ruby 



red. Exceptionally fiery, bright, and effective. 

 Festiva Maxima {Tall, Early). The most popular of all the 



whites. Center flecked with crimson. 

 Germaine Bigot {Tall, Midseason). Large, flat, pale rosy lilac 



with the center rosy crimson. 

 Earl Rosefield {Tall, Midseason). Globular dark crimson 



flowers of great brilliance. 

 Louis Van Houtte {Dwarf, Late). One of the best dark 



varieties. Rich crimson developing slight silvery tips. 

 Meissonier {Tall, Late). The guard petals are a brilliant purple- 

 red which harmonizes with the deep crimson center. 

 Mme. Auguste Dessert {Tall, Late). A beautiful rose-pink 



flecked with crimson. Large, compact, and high crowned. 

 Mme. Ducel {Dwarf, Midseason). Perfect globular flowers of a 



bright silvery pink with salmon shadings and silvery reflex. 

 Mme. Emile Galle (Medium, Midseason). Shell pink with tips 



of heliotrope and lavender of exquisite beauty. 

 Mons. Jules Elie {Medium, Midseason). One of the largest 



flowered. Pale lilac-rose blooms with an attractive silvery reflex. 



Any of the above: 50c each; S5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 

 One strong root each of the above 15 Peonies for $7.00. 



Old -Fashioned Double Red Peony 



Paeonia officinalis rubra 



This is the oldest and still one of the most popular sorts. It is 

 the first to come into bloom, producing freely brilliant glowing 

 deep crimson double flowers. 60c each; $6.00 per doz. 



Double Peonies in Mixture 



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Double Mixed. All colors 



Dreer's Superb Hardy PhloX 



Among the hardy perennial plants no class is of more importance 

 than Phlox. The plants succeed in almost any soil and position, 

 and flower through a long season. While they will continue in 

 good condition and flower freely for many years without attention, 

 yet they respond quickly to and are improved by ciJtivation. 

 Albion. Pure white with just a faint red tinted eye. 

 Aldenham Triumph. Silvery pink with cherry red eye. 

 Antonin Mercie. Bluish lilac on a light ground color. 

 Bacchante. Tyrian rose with a crimson-carmine eye. 

 B. Comte. Rich French purple. A very charming shade. 

 Bridesmaid. Pure white with large carmine eye. 

 Champs Elysee. A very effective bright rosy magenta. 

 Deutschland. A very showy, bright orange-scarlet. 

 Eclaireur. Brilliant rosy magenta with lighter halo. 

 Enchantress. One of the finest salmon-pinks. 

 Europa. Pure white with small crimson-scarlet eye. 

 Firebrand. Brilliant vermilion-scarlet with deeper center. 

 Jules Sandeau. A large, free flowering salmon-pink. 

 La Vague. Pure mauve with a contrasting aniline red eye. 

 Milly Von Hoboken. Mammoth peach pink blooms with a 



lovely soft mauve suffusion. A gem with large trusses. 

 Mrs. Jenkins. The best all-around pure white. Blooms early. 

 Painted Lady. Silver pink, shaded salmon and cherry red eye. 

 Pastel Pink. Silver pink with salmon-pink shadings. 

 Professor Virchow. Bright carmine, shaded orange-scarlet. 

 Rheinlander. Salmon-pink with a deep claret red eye. 

 Riverton Jewel. A lovely mauve-rose with carmine-red eye. 

 R. P. Struthers. Bright rosy carmine with claret red eye. 

 Rynstrom. An appealing and most effective carmine-rose. 

 Thor. Deep salmon-pink shaded scarlet; aniline red eye. 

 Widar. Light reddish violet with large white center. 



Any of the above: 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Three Newer Phlox 



Diplomat. An American variety of sturdy upright growth 

 with enormous trusses of the purest white flowers. Free 

 branching with distinct heavy dark green foliage. The 

 finest white Phlox. 



Leo Schlageter. A newer European introduction with 

 large pyramidal trusses of bright scarlet with dark crimson 

 eye. A strong thrifty grower and free blooming. 



Salmon Glow. Originated in New England as a cross be- 

 tween Jules Sandeau and Elizabeth Campbell, two of the 

 most popular in the American market today. A sturdy 

 plant of medium growth with large individual florets of a 

 lively pink shaded with salmon — a color that is always 

 greatly admired. 



Any of the above three: 35c each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 

 Set of the Three Newer Phlox, one each, $1.00. 



25.00 per 100. 



Phlox subulata— Mo*5, or Mountain Pink A 



An early spring-flowering type with pretty, moss-like, evergreen 

 foliage, which during the flowering season is hidden under the 

 masses of bloom. An excellent plant for the rockery or the border, 

 and invaluable for carpeting tlie ground or covering graves. 

 Brilliant (Alropurpurca). A compact growing variety. A 



brilliant sport of the same bright crimson-red as the popular 



Azalea Hinodegiri. Very distinct. 

 Vivid. A companion sort similar in habit to the above but 



differing in the color of its flowers which are a pleasing bright 



salmon-pink. 

 Alba. Pure white. Lilacina. Light lilac. Rosea. Pure rose. 

 A7iy of these: 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



If plants are wanted by parcel post, add 10% (15% west of the Mi-sii=ippi) of their value 

 to your remittance to cover postage and special packing. (Minimum charge 10c.) 



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