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HENRY A. DREER, 1306 Spring Garden Street, PhUadelphia, Pa. 



Dreer's Reliable Flower Seeds 



Many market gardeners and truc1<ers add considerably to their income Viy growing a quantity of the popu- 

 lar Summer cut flowers and pot plants, such as Asters, Cosmos, Petunias, Salvias, Sweet Peas, etc., etc. On this 

 and the next page we give a short list of the best things which can be used for this purpose. For full descrip- 

 tive list see our Garden Book for 1926. Copies free on application. . _ 



Candytuft 



Valuable for cuttint, especially In the summer. 



Tr. pkt. <ta. 

 Albidn. Pure white 10 »0 25 



?er's Superb 



e Branching Awter 



50 



92 50 



30 



1 50 



25 



1 00 



30 



1 60 



30 



1 SS 



25 



1 00 



20 



75 



Carmine. Bright carmine rose 10 



Crimson. Deep purplish crimson 10 



Flesh-Pink. A pretty color 10 



Giant Hyaclntii-flo^Tered or Improved Km- 



press. The finest white, a select stock... 15 



Lavender. Delicate rosy lavender 10 



Rose Cardinal. Brilliant rosy red 15 



Mixed. All colors 10 



Centaurea Cyanus (Corn Flowers) 



Always In good demand as cut flowers. 



Double blue. Extra fine for cutting 



" rosc-pinlv. A very pretty color. . 



" vrlilte. Pure white 



" mixed. All colors 



Alyssum (Sweet Alyssum ) 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 Little Gem or Carpet of Snovr. A very dwarf 

 variety and the best sort to grow to sell 

 In pots, or for edging 15 $0 50 



Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) 



Largely used for cutting during summer and fall. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 Giant Mixed. Tall growing, very large 



spikes and flowers, mixed colors 16 $0 50 



Large-flowering, Half-Dwarf. Mixed colors 20 75 



Asters 



We offer below a short list of the finest sorts for 

 cutting. Our stocks have been grown with the great- 

 est care, and nothing finer can be had at any price. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 Dreer»s "Peerless Pink." The finest of all 



pinks 5© 



Drear's Superb Late Branching. In 



separate colors, each 30 



Dreer's Superb Late Brandling:. Finest 



Mixed 



Crego's Giant Comet. In 6 separate colors, 



" " " Finest Mixed! All 



colors 



Queen of tlie Market. In 6 separate colorB, 

 each 



" " " Mixed. Very early 



flowering 20 



Calendula (Pot Mangold) 



These are fine for cutting or for selling as pot plants. 



Oe. 14-lb. 



Golden King. Golden yellow; fine 25 »0 75 



Lemon King. Double lemon yellow 20 60 



Orange King. £xtra select, dark orange red 25 75 



Double Mixed. All the double sorts. . ..^ .. ,.10 35 



Calliopsis 



Showy annuals for cutting. 



Tr. pkt. Os. 



Crown of Gold. Large golden yellow 15 SO 40 



Mixed. All colors 10 20 



30 

 25 



50 

 26 

 40 



20 



L-S 



40 



15 



40 



15 



40 



10 



28 



Chrysanthemum 



The Single Annual Sorts offered below are of the 



easiest culture and are becoming very popular for 



cutting. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Eastern Star. Clear yellow, dark centre... lO iJO 30 



Evening Star. Rich yellow lO 30 



Morning Star. Canary yellow, dark yellow 



disc 10 30 



Nortlxem Star. Pure white, dark eye 10 30 



Annual. Mixed colors 10 25 



Cosmos 



Our strains are uneaualed for size and other good 

 qualities. For points north of Philadelphia we recom- 

 mend the Extra Early Colossal flowering type. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 SO 30 

 20 

 40 

 30 

 1 25 

 1 00 



Autumn Giant, crimson, pink or wliite 10 



<< " finest mixed 10 



Extra Earlr Colossal, crimson, pink, white 15 



« " " mixed 10 



Donble-ilowering, crimson, pink or -wliite. . 30 



" " Mixed. All colors 25 



Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) 



A splendid summer cut flower. 



Picta, Single Mixed. All colors 10 30 



Picta, Double Flowering. All colors 15 40 



Gypsophila (Baby's Breath) 

 One of the most popular summer cut flowers. Very 



easy to grow. 



Oz. V4 lb. 



Elegans alba grandiflora. Pure white 16 50 



Blegans Delicate Pink 20 60 



Helichrysum (Straw Flower) 



One of the best Everlastings. Splendid for cutting. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Double Buttercup, Fireball, Goldenball, 



Rose-Carmine, Siivcrball and Salmon, each 20 SO 60 



Double. All colors. Mixed 16 40 



'■"'' " Larkspur (Annual Sorts) 



All of the annual Larkspurs are suitable for cutting 

 and supply a large quantity of flowers all through the 

 feummer. „ 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Stook-flowered. Six separate colors 15 $0 60 



« « Finest Mixed 10 26 



