Plants by Mail 



Plants up to a dozen or so 

 vUl be forwarded by Parcel 

 Post if you add to your re- 

 mittance 10% (15% west of 

 tite Mississippi) of their 

 value to cover postage and 

 special packing. Minimum 

 charge 10 cents. 



Dreer's Select 



Hardy Perennial Plants 



We have selected from the long list of perennials which we carry in stock the newest and best 

 varieties for these two pages. We feel confident that you will find in this list quite a number that 

 will fit beautifully into your present planting scheme, though a new border planted with them is 

 bound to be most outstanding. 



Aquilegia— Co/um&ine ® 



Dreer's Long-Spurred Hybrids. Beautiful long-spurred 

 flowers in charming tones of cream, pink, lavender, white, red, 

 etc. They are supplied in mixture only. 



Dreer's Long-Spurred Pink Shades. A special selection of 

 the greatly admired long-spurred pink shades. 



Either of the above: 25c each; S2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Novelties in Hardy Asters 



Alderman Vokes. A lively shade of deep clear rose-pink with 

 a sheen of blue. Blooms in September. 3^ feet high. 



Blue Eyes. The best violet-blue with small yellow eye. It is 

 extremely attractive. September blooming; 4 feet. 



Burbank's Charming 



Barbank's Charming. The plants grow 5 feet high and are 

 completely covered with feathery sprays of a delicate rosy white 

 color. Graceful disease resistant foliage. October to November. 

 Pink Nymph. A most profuse bloomer and one that is sure to 

 please. The charming flowers open a rich rosy red later changing 

 to bright pink. September; 4 feet. 



Any of the above: 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 

 Set of the four varieties, one of each, $1.75. 



Caryopteris 

 mastacanthus superbus 



This handsome, free flowering plant makes a woody growth 

 about 2 to 3 feet in height. It branches freely near the ground and 

 makes a well rounded plant composed of elegant long branches 

 which are covered with large whorls of attractive clear colored 

 flowers arranged in tiers. Blooms during September and early 

 October. Besides its value as a plant in the perennial border it 

 also is splendid for cutting and because blooming late in the season 

 it always is particularly welcome. We have three splendid colors 

 as follows. 



-r Blue - Pink - White 



Any color: 35c each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 

 Set of the three, one of each color for $1.00. 



Delphinium— Harrfy Larkspur ® 

 Dreer's De Luxe Hybrids. Unquestionably the finest strain 



of mixed hybrids ever offered. The plants are of strong vigorous 



habit and have very large flowers. Of exceptional merit. 

 Belladonna Improved. Clear turquoise blue blooms not 



equalled in delicacy and beauty by any other flower. 

 Bellamosum. This is a dark blue form of the popular light blue 



Belladonna. Has the same strong habit of growth. 



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



l^ictamnus— Gas Plant ® 



Fraxinella caucasicus. Fragrant foliage and spikes of pink 

 flowers with deeper veins. Blooms in June and July; 2 feet. 



— alba. This is a showy white-flowering variety. 



Either of the above: 3Sc each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Vurikia— Plantain Lily (Hosta) • 



Lanceolata. Showy lilac flowers in September. 2 feet high. 

 Subcordata grandiflora {White Plantain Lily). Very large 



white fragrant flowers in August and September; 2§ to 3 feet. 

 TTndulata media picta. Green and white variegated foliage; 



purple flowers in July. Makes a fine edging; 2 feet high. 



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



Gypsophila 



Repens Bodgeri. A new dwarf double white Gypsophila 2 

 feet high. Blooms at least 2 weeks earlier than any other double- 

 flowering form. 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 



Two Handsome Dwarf Helenium ® 



Moerheimi Beauty. Broad bronzy red ray florets shading to 



orange at the tips. 2? feet high. 

 Nanum luteum. Bears bold masses of golden yellow flowers 



in early summer. Extremely handsome; 2\ feet high. 

 Either of the above: 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 



Iberis— Harrfy Candytuft A 

 Sempervirens. Evergreen foliage 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. 



— Snowflake. Great masses of exceptionally large, pure white 

 flowers during May and June; 6 to 8 inches high. 



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



Japanese Iris— Iris 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. 

 Eumee. 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 sanding of velvety blue on white; single. 

 Pyramid. Six large royal purple petals with yellow center. 

 Venus. Glistening white with creamy . hite sugmas. 



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



The set of 12 Japane.' nt $3.50. 



Japanese Mixture. 25c each: .«'.50 per doz.; $15.00 por 100. 



A=Suited to Rock Garden; ® =Suited to Semi-Shade; #=Suited to Shade 



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