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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



PyrethrUm (Persian Daisy) 



This grand hardy perennial with thrive in any good garden soil 

 where there is good drainage and full exposure to the sun. 



3844 Hybridum Single, Roseum. Bright rose color, pkt. 

 Special pkt., 50 cts $0 15 



3846 Hybridum Single Mixed. Large Daisy-like flow- 

 ers, ranging in color from white to deep red, with bright 

 yellow centres; blooms in May and June, and again in 

 the fall; and is one of the most graceful and long lasting 



cut flowers. Per j oz., 50 cts 10 



3847 Hybridum Grandiflorum Mixed. A large flower- 

 ing form of the above; mixed colors. J oz., 75 cts 15 



3845 Hybridum Fl. PI. Mixed. Seed saved from the 

 finest double flowers, only a small percentage can be 

 expected to come double the first year; mixed colors; 



1| feet. Special pkt., 75 cts 25 



Rosmarinus (Rosemary) 



3895 Officinalis. An old favorite, dehghtfully fragrant, 

 flowers light blue, grows about 2 feet high, should be 

 planted in a warm dry situation, and given a little 

 protection. J oz., 25 cts 10 



Rudbeckia (Cone-nower) 



3902 Newmani. One of the finest of autumn-flowering 

 perennials. Bright orange-yellow petals surrounding 



a large black cone. Special pkt., 40 cts IS 



3903 Purpurea {Giant Purple Cone-flower). A most inter- 

 esting hardy perennial, producing aU summer large, 

 showy reddish-purple flowers, about 4 inches across. 



I oz., 50 cts 10 



Saponaria 



3939 Ocymoides. Very showy hardy perennial rock 

 plant, producing during the summer months masses of 

 smaU, bright rose flowers; 9 inches, j oz., 25 cts 10 



Sidalcea 



3979 Rosy Gem. Bright rose colored mallow-like flowers 

 on stems 3 feet tall. July-August. Hardy perennial. 

 Special pkt., 60 cts 15 



Hardy Primroses 



1500 Auricula. A weU-known favorite of great beauty; 6 

 inches. Excellent for rock gardens. Special pkt., 75 

 cts 25 



3825 Japonica {Japanese Primrose). Bright and showy 

 flowers; borne in whorls on stems 6 to 9 inches long; 

 mixed colors. Splendid for the rockery. Special pkt., 

 75 cts 15 



3830 Vulgaris {English Primrose). Canary yellow, fra- 

 grant. Very showy in the rock garden. 5 oz., 75 cts. 20 



Pueraria (Japanese Kudzu Vine) 



3835 Thunbergiana. It will grow 8 to 10 feet the first 

 year from seed, the foliage is large, and covers well; it 

 bears small racemes of rosy-purple, pea-shaped blos- 

 soms towards the close of August. A splendid subject 

 for covering permanently, verandas, dead trees, etc. 

 oz., 50 cts 10 



Potentilla (Cinquifoii) 



Charming hardy perennial plants for the border, with brilliant 

 single or double flowers, mostly in orange, red and crimson tones, 

 that are produced in profusion from June to August; succeeds in 

 any soil; 18 inches. p^^ 



3775 Double Hybrids. Mixed colors. Special pkt., pkt. 

 75 cts SO 25 



3776 Single Hybrids. Many colors. 5 oz., 50 cts 15 



Hardy Perennial Phlox (p- oecussata) 



3641 Hardy herbaceous perennials. The seed we send out has 

 been saved from an unrivalled collection, and is supplied in 

 mixture only. Pkt., 15c.; i oz., 75 cts. 



Physalis (Chinese Lantern Plant) 



3646 Francheti. An ornamental plant, forming dense p^.^ 

 bushes about 2 feet high, producing freely its bright pkt. 

 orange-scarlet lantern-like fruits, which can be cut and 

 dried for winter bouquets, j- oz., 40 cts SO 10 



PhySOStegia (False Dragon Head) 



3651 Virginica. One of the prettiest hardy perennials, p^.^ 

 It forms dense bushes, 3 to 4 feet high, bearing freely pkt. 

 during the summer months spikes of delicate pink 

 tubular flowers not unlike a gigantic heather. \ oz., 



50 cts SO 10 



3652 —Alba. A pretty white-flowered form, i oz., 50 cts. 10 



Platycodon 



(Balloon Flower, or Japanese Bellflower) 



One of the best hardy perennials, producing very showy flowers 

 during the whole season. They form large clumps and are excellent 

 for planting in permanent borders or among shrubbery; easily 

 raised from seed. 



3663 Grandiflorum Blue. Large steel blue flowers, pkt. 

 i oz., 50 cts SO 10 



3664 — Album. Pure white variety, i oz., 50 cts 10 



3662 Mariesi. Large, open bell-shaped flowers of a rich 



violet-blue; plant dwarf and compact. Special pkt., 



60 cts 15 



PolemOnium (Jacob's Ladder) 



3671 Coeruleum. Popular hardy perennial, with bell- 

 shaped bluish-purple flowers nearly 1 inch across; 2 

 feet; May to July, j oz., 25 cts 10 



Polyanthus (Primula Elatior) 



Showy, early spring, free-flowering hardy primroses, fine for 

 either pot or outdoor culture. 



3677 Invincible Giant. A magnificent strain of this p,,^ 

 perfectly hardy and easily grown spring-flowering pkt. 

 Primrose, representing the work of years of painstaking 

 cross-breeding and selection. Of strong, sturdy habit, 

 and bearing immense trusses of large flowers on self 

 supporting stems 10 to 12 inches in length. Unques- 

 tionably the finest strain in cultivation, containing all 

 colors from purest white to the richest crimson. 

 Special pkt., 75 cts $0 25 



3678 Giant Munstead Strain. Same general charac- 

 teristics as the Invincible Giant excepting colors, which 



are white and yellow. Special pkt., 75 cts 25 



3680 English Mixed. A fine grade. Special pkt., 60 cts. 15 



Iceland Poppies (Papaver Nudicaule) 



They are of graceful neat habit, with bright green fern-like 

 foliage, formed in tufts, from which issue slender stalks about IS 

 inches high, bearing their brilliant flowers in endless profusion; 

 most useful for cutting, for which purpose pick when in bud, and, 

 if the seed pods are picked off, continue in flower the entire season. 

 They remain evergreen throughout the winter, coming into bloom 

 early the following spring. 



3731 Coonara Pink. Our grower by very careful selection and 

 rogueing has practically eliminated all colors excepting pink. 

 25 cts. per pkt.; Special pkt., 75 cts. 



3732 El Monte. A recent California introduction, large flowers 

 of deep tangerine orange; strong wiry stems, making an 

 excellent cut flower. Pkt., 25 cts.; Special pkt., 75 cts. 



3737 Gibson's New Orange. A splendid improvement on 

 the old type Iceland Poppy. The stem is easily six inches 

 longer and much stiffer, making it more valuable for cutting. 

 The bloom is much larger, 4 to 5 inches across. A recom- 

 mendable variety in every respect. Pkt., 2S cts.; Special 

 pkt., 75 cts. 



Special Offer: A packet each of the above three newer Iceland 

 Poppies for 60 cts. per pkt. 



3733 Bright Yellow, i oz., SO cts SO 10 



3734 Pure White, i oz., 50 cts 10 



3736 Orange Scarlet, i oz., 50 cts 10 



3740 Finest Mixed, i oz., 40 cts 10 



3738 New Hybrid Iceland Mixed. The latest develop- 

 ment in this lovely species, varying in color from 

 sulphur yellow through different shades of orange to 

 chamois and salmony-rose, some of which are very 

 striking. J oz., 75 cts 15 



Special Catalog^ue — Lily and Iris Seeds — Free on Request 



