HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA, PA., WHOLESALE PRICE LIST 



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Artemisia. 



Lactiflora (new). Entirely distinct, growing 4 feet high, the panicles 

 of creamy white hawthorne scented flowers, are at their best 

 from the latter part of August to the end of September. 25 cts. 

 each ; $2.50 per doz. 



Per doz. Per 100 



Abrotamnum. Strong divisions 85 $6 00 



Pedemontana. 4-inch pots 85 6 00 



Purshiana. 4-inch pots 85 6 00 



3teUariana. 3-inch pots 85 6 00 



Asclepias. ( Butterfly Weed. ) 

 Tuberosa. Strong one-year field roots 85 6 00 



Asphodelus. (Asphodel.) 

 Luteus. 2-}4^inch pots 85 6 00 



New Hardy Asters. 



Beauty of Colwall. About 4 feet high, of upright growth, and free 

 branching habit, covered in September with large semi-double 

 flowers of ageratum-blue. 35 cents each; I3. 50 per dozen. 



Sub-cceruleus. A new and distinct variety, forming a dense tuft of 

 long green leaves from which issue many leafless stems, 12 inches 

 high, bearing in June and July, massive flowers 3 inches across, of 

 bluish violet with golden centre. $1.00 per dozen ; $7.00 per 100. 



Thompsoni Nana. Entirely distinct, a venetian-blue and of excep- 

 tional and pretty stellate form, from 15 to 18 inches high. Blooms in 

 July and August. 15 cents each ; $1.50 per dozen. 



Hardy Asters. (Michaelmas Daisies, or Starworts.) 



These are among the showiest of our late-flowering hardy plants, 

 giving a wealth of bloom at a season when most other hardy flowers 

 are past. The collection offered below is made up of the choicest 

 varieties only, the weedy sorts being eliminated. Unless otherwise 

 specified, they bloom in September and October. 

 Acris. Masses of bluish violet flowers. 1 foot. 



" Nanus. Masses of bluish violet flowers. 6 inches. 

 Curtisli. Pale heliotrope. August and September. 3 feet. 

 Mme. Soyneuse. Pale lilac. 15 inches. 

 Pormosissima. Bright violet. 3 feet. 

 Laevts Floribunda. Light heliotrope. 4 feet. 

 Novae Angliae. Bright violet purple. 4 feet. 



" " Rosea. Bright purplish mauve. 4 feet. 



" " Wm. Bowman. Amethyst blue. 4 feet. 



Ptarmicoldes. Neat and distinct, pure white, useful for cutting 



August and September. 18 inches. 

 Punlceus Pulcherrimus. Bluish white with yellowcentre . 5 feet. 

 Tartaricus. Large bluish lilac. 4 feet. 

 Top Sawyer. Clear parma violet color. 4 feet. 

 Triumph. Pretty lavender blue. 



Strong divisions. $1 .00 per dozen ; $7.00 per 100. 



Aster Alpinus. (Hardy Alpine Aster. ) Per doz. Per 100 



Alplnus. Blue, 3-inch pots 



" Albus. White, 3-inch pots 



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ASTILBE ARKNDSI 



Astilbe Arendsi. 



This new type is the result of crossing A. Davidii with A. 

 Japonica compacta, astilboides and Thunbergi. The plants are of 

 very vigorous growth, producing many-branched, feathered heads of 

 flowers. 

 Ceres. Much-branched panicles, 2j^ to 3 feet high, of delicate, light 



roie-colored flowers with silvery sheen, 

 Juno. Strong upright plumes about 4 feet high, of a deep violet rose. 

 Salmon Queen. Much-branched graceful panicles about 3 feet high, 



of a beautiful salmon pink. 

 Silver White. Pearl or silvery white flowers, in panicles 3 feet. 

 Venus. In general habit similar to Ceres, but of a bright deep violet 



rose. 

 Vesta. Very graceful plumes, 3 feet high, of a light lilac rose. 

 40 cents each ; $4.00 per dozen ; the set of 6 varieties for $2.00. 



Astilbe Qrandis. 



A fine companion for A. Davidii, being of similar habit of growth ; 

 5 to 6 feet high ; the panicles of white flowers being frequently 2 to 2H 

 feet long. 20 cents each ; |2.oo per dozen ; $15.00 per 100. 



Astilbe Davidii. 



Grows 5 to 6 feet high, with dark green foliage and feathery plumes 

 of deep rose-violet flowers in July and August. Splendid for low wet 

 ground. I1.50 per dozen ; $10.00 per 100. 



HARDY ASTERS 



Aubretia. (False Wall Cress. ) 



Per doz. 

 Boueainvillea. 3-inch pots $0 85 



Baptisia. ( False Indigo. ) 



Australis. Strong plants i 00 



Tlnctorla. " " i 00 



Bellis. (English Daisies.) 

 Double White and Pinlc. Strong plants 40 



Bocconia. (Plume Poppy.) 

 Cerdata. Strong divisions 85 



Boltonia. (False Chamomile. ) 



Asteroides. Strong divisonss 85 



Latisquama. Strong divisions 85 



" Nana. Strong divisions 85 



Per 100 



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