DREER'S SELECT HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS for Fall Planting 



Doronicum — Leopard's Bane A ® 



Ezcelsum. Large, showy, daisy-like, yellow flowers early in the 



spring. Valuable planted as individual specimens in the border, 



the rock garden, and particularly showy when massed. Succeeds 



everywhere. 2 feet high. 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 



100. 



Epimedium a ® 



Barrenwort, Bishop's Hat 



A very lovely and attractive 

 plant, growing from 8 to 10 inches 

 high. Has showy, leatherj', bronzy 

 green foliage which looks attractive 

 at all seasons. During April and 

 May a mass of interesting little 

 flowers arise on slender stems above 

 the plants. Besides shade it likes 

 a soil rich in humus. 

 Lilacinum. Soft lilac. 

 Muschianumrubrum. Showy 



deep red flowers. 

 Niveum. Snow white. 

 Sulphureum. Fine yellow. 



Any of these: 50ceach;S5.00 

 per cioz.; $40.00 per 100. 

 Epimedium 



Eryngium— 5ea Holly 



Handsome plants with HoUy-like foliage and showy flower 

 heads from July to September. Fine for winter bouquets. 

 Amethystinum. Finely cut, spiny foliage and beautiful thistle- 

 like, amethystine blue flower heads. 3 feet. 

 Maritimum. A Has most attractive, large, glaucous blue, 

 deeply toothed foliage and pale blue flower heads. 1 ft. 

 Either of the above: 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Eupatorium — Mistflower, Thoroughwort • 



Ageratoides {Tlwroui^bworl). Dense heads of minute white 

 flowers in August and September. Free growing. 3J feet. 



Coelestinum. A pretty plant with light blue flowers arranged 

 in dense heads. August to frost. 2 ft. 

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



Euphorbia— Mi/feu-orr a 



CoroUata (Flowering Spurge). A showy and useful native 

 plant, growing about 18 inches high and bearing from June till 

 August umbels of pure white flowers with a small green eye. 

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



Ferns a • 



Suitable positions for Hardy Ferns are to be found in almost 

 every garden. With few exceptions they do best in a shady or 

 semi-shady position and in rich, well-drained soil. 

 Aspidium acrostichoides (Wood Fern). 12 in. high. 



— Goldianum (Shield Fern). 24 to 36 in. high. 



— marginale (Evergreen Wood Fern). 12 to 24 in. high. 



— spinulosum (Spinulose Wood Fern). 12 to 15 in. high. 

 Asplenium Filix-femina (Lady Fern). 12 to 15 in. high. 



— thelypteroides (Silvery Spleenwort). 24 to 36 in. high. 

 Dicksonia punctilobula (Gossamer Fern). 24 to 36 in. high. 

 Onoclea sensibilis (Sensitive Fern). 12 to 24 in. high. 



— Struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern). 24 to 36 in. high. 

 Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern). 24 in. 50c each. 



— Claytoniana (Interrupted Fern). 24 in. high. 50c each. 



— regalis (Royal or Flowering Fern). 24 to 36 in. high. 50c each. 



Any of the above, except where noted: 



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



Set of 12 Choice Hardy Ferns, value $4.20, fo^ $3.50. 



¥\irxkia.— Plantain Lily (Hosta) • 



Showy plants with broad massive foliage carrying their large, 

 trumpet-shaped blooms on stout stems held well above the leaves. 

 The flowers have a lovely orange-like fragrance. 

 Lanceolata. Lilac flowers in September. 2 feet. 

 Subcordata grandiflora (White Plantain Lily). Large white 



Lily-shaped flowers in August and September. 2| ft. 

 TTndulata media picta. Green and white variegated foliage. 



Purple flowers in July. Makes a fme edging. 2 feet high. 

 Any of the three: 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Gaillardia— Blanket Flower 



Grandiflora. A very showy hardy plant. Grows 2 feet high 

 and blooms from June until frost. Wonderful combinations of 

 red and gold. 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Hardy Ornamental Grasses 



Arrhenatherum bulbosum variegatum. A Forms a dense 



tuft of prettily variegated green and white leaves. A splendid 



edging plant. 6 to 8 inches higli. 

 Elymus glaucus (Blue Lyme Grass). A handsome Grass with 



narrow, glaucous, silvery foliage. Well adapted to the border or 



the edge of beds containing taller sorts; 2 feet. 

 Eulalia gracillima univittata (Japan Rush). Of graceful 



habit. Narrow foliage of a bright green color with a silvery 



midrib; 6 to 7 feet. 

 — japonica variegata. Long narrow leaves, striped green, 



white, and often pink or yellow; 6 to 7 feet. 

 zebrina (Zebra Grass). The long blades of this variety are 



marked with broad yellow bands across the leaf. It makes a very 



attractive specimen plant for the lawn; 6 to 7 feet. 

 Festuca glauca (Blue Fescue). A A pretty, dwarf, tufted Grass 



with distinct bluc-grecn foliage; 1 foot. 

 Phalaris arundinacea variegata (Variegated Ribbon Grass, 



Gardener s Garters). ® Large variegated foliage; an e.xcellent 



Grass for bordering large beds; 12 to 15 inches. 



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



Gypsophila— Boby'5 Breath 



Bristol Fairy. Splendid, 

 double white blooms from 

 June on. Very profuse and 

 showy. 3 ft. Strong plants: 

 50c each; $5.00 per doz.; 

 $40.00 per 100. 



Paniculata flore plena. 



Covered with small double 

 white blooms during July and 

 August. 3 feet high. 50c 

 each; S5.00 per doz.; $40.00 

 per 100. 



Repens. A An elegant trail- 

 ing plant for the rockery, 

 covered with clouds of small 

 white blooms in July and 

 August. 25c each; S2.50 per 

 doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



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Gypsophila repens Bodgeri A 



2 ft. A new dwarf double form of compact habit. The 

 pink-tinted white blooms appear at least two weeks earlier 

 than any other double form, making it very desirable for 

 either garden display or cutting. 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 



Gs^sophila repens Rosenschleier A 



A novelty of European introduction similar in its compact 

 habit to the preceding variety but with flowers of a somewhat 

 more pronounced pink color. SOc each; $5.00 per doz. 



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