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This special Summer Catalog is sen*_*0 bring to your attention certai; 

 seeds, bulbs, plants, and garden requisites that are of special interest to 

 gardeners at this season of the year. It does not replace Dreer's Garden 

 Book but rather complements it. We suggest that you refer to Dreer's 

 Garden Book for items not listed herein. 



•JUNE is a favorite month for starting all kinds of perennial flower 

 seeds for next year's blooming. Perennial seeds sown in June will 

 develop into nice stocky plants by the time winter arrives and they will 

 produce a profusion of blooms beginning next spring. Quick-growing 

 annuals like Alyssum, Calendula, Candytuft, Centaurea, Clarkia, 

 Gypsophila, Leptosyne, and many others may still be sown in June to 

 bloom during the fall months. Stake all plants that cannot withstand 

 severe wind storms. The lawn as well as all flower beds should have a 

 top dressing of fertilizer. Spray promptly to protect the plants against 

 insects and disease. 



•JUL. I still gives the gardener an opportunity to start perennial seeds 

 outdoors. Aquilegia, Bellis, Campanula, Delphinium, Gaillardia, 

 and Hollyhocks are typical of the kinds to be sown now. In order 

 to be sure of your supply of fall blooming bulbs that must be planted 

 during August and early September send in your order for these 

 NOW. Among them the Fall-Flowering Crocus, Colchicum, and 

 Sternbergia lutea deserve your particular attention. As they are 

 perfectly hardy they will last for many years to come. 



AUGUST still is time to start seeds of perennials in a protected frame 

 where they will grow until late in the year. Early August is the most 

 opportime time to sow Pansy seed for next spring blooming. Don't 

 delay any longer now ordering your requirements of all the bulbs 

 listed in this catalog if you wish to make sure of a supply and receive 

 them as soon as available. Early planting of these is quite important. 



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HENRY A. DREER 



1306 SPRING GARDEN ST. 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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