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Dreer'S Autumn Catalogue. 



1891 



Pkt- 

 Primrose. Dean's New Hardy Hydrids. 

 These very beautiful hardy plants are simi- 

 lar in growth to the common yellow Prim- 

 rose, but produce myriads of flowers in the 

 richest shades of color 25 



Primula Obconica. 



A lovely perpetual blooming Primrose, admirably 

 adapted to growing in cold greenhouse. The flowers 

 are profusely borne in trusses on long stems, are of 

 a delicate rosy lilac and pure white. Per pkt. 50 cts. 



Primula Ploribunda. 



Identical in habit with P. Obconica. but bearing 

 lovely primrose yellow flowers. Per pkt. 50 cts. 



Primula Sinensis Pimbriata. 



Dreer's Prize Strain. Choicest Mixed. 

 A strictly first-class strain, selected from fringed 

 flowers only, and comprising bright shades and large 



size. We have no hesitation in offering this as the 



very best strain procurable 25 



Primula Fimbriata Alba, pure white 25 



• ■ Rubra, red 25 



" •■ Alba Magnifica, pure white. 



with a large bright yellow eye, 50 

 '• Kermesina Splendens, bril- 

 liant crimson with yellow eye, 50 

 " Punctata Elegantissima, 



rich velvetv crimson, spotted. . 50 



" " Carter's Holborn Blue 50 



" "William's Superb Covent 



Garden Strain. Mixed. ... 50 



" Fern Leaved, Mixed 25 



" Collection of 12 varieties all 



fringed 1.25 



" Collection of 6 varieties, all 



fringed 75 



" ' • Double, pure white 50 



mixed 50 



collection of 6 colors. . .1.25 



Salvia Splendens (Scarlet Sage) 10 



Ingeneur Clavenad (new) . 10 



Sensitive Plant 5 



Sweet "William, mixed, single 5 



Smilax, new crop oz. §1.00 10 



Thunbergia aurantiaca, orange 5 



" alba oculata. white with black eye 5 



alba pura. white 5 



" alata, buff 5 



choice mixed 5 



Torenia fournieri 20 



" bailloni 20 



Tydaea hybrida grandiflora, finest mixed 50 



Ssowflake Stock. 



Large Flowering Double 

 Dwarf Stock. 



Pkt. 



White i pure i 10 



Blood Red 10 



Blue 10 



Crimson 10 



Purple 10 



Pink 10 



Mixed 10 



Wall Flower Leaved Stock. 



Carmine 15 



Crimson 1.5 



Pure "White 15 



Brilliant Yellow 15 



Mixed 15 



Intermediate Stock. 



The Intermediate Stocks are valuable for flowering 

 late in the autumn, also as pot plants for early spring 

 blooming, for which purpose they should be sown in 

 July or August, and kept from hard frost during 

 winter. 



Blood Red 15 



Pure White 15 



Fine Mixed 10 



Stock — Hardy's All the year white 15 



Dwarf Bouquet, mixed colors 15 



Giant Emperor, white 10 



Boston Florists' double white 10 



" Cut-and-come-again, (Princess 



Alice 1, white perpetual 15 



" Snowflake, pure white 15 



Verbena. 



Verbena, Dreer's Mammoth. Flowers of the 

 largest size and most brilliant 



colors Per oz. $4.00 25 



choicest mixed, from named varieties 10 



Vinca rosea 10 



alba oculata. white, crimson eye 10 



alba, pure white 10 



mixed colors 10 



Violet, sweet scented, blue 10 



"Wallflower, double, mixed 10 



' ; single, mixed .... 5 



' ' collection of 12 double $1 . 00 



