DREER'S MID-SUMMER LIST. 



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Mnsa Ensete. 



(Abyssinian Banana.) Perpkt. 

 6131. A splendid plant for the open air in sum- 

 mer, producing a most striking effect when 

 planted singly or in groups. The seeds germi- 

 nate easily if started in hot-bed or bottom heat 

 in greenhouse 25 



Myosotis. 



(FORGET-ME-NOT.) 



Neat and beautiful little plants with star-like 

 flowers ; succeeding best in a shady, moist situa- 

 tion ; half hardy perennials ; blooming the first 

 year from seed if sown early. 

 6121 Myosotis Alpestris Coerulea. Blue 5 



6127 — Eliza Fanrobert. New, large flow- 

 ering, bright blue, remarkably fine and dis- 

 tinct 5 



6128 — Alpestris Victoria. Of bushy habit, 

 bearing large bright azure-blue flowers ; 

 very tine 10 



6125 — Dissitiflora. Compact habit, profuse 

 bloomer ; exquisite blue ; an attractive 

 bedding plant ; 6 inches 10 



6123 — Palustris. The true Forget-me-not ; 



beautiful blue flowers ; 6 inches 10 



6126 — Palustris Semperflorens. A 

 charming drawf Forget-me-not, continuing 

 in bloom from early spring until autumn ; 

 blue ; 8 inches 10 



Platycodon Grandiflorum. 



(WAHLENBERGIA.) 



6360. A hardy perennial, producing very 

 showy flowers during the whole season. They 

 form large clumps, and are excellent for planting 

 among shrubbery 10 



Polyanthus. 



(PRIMULA ELATIOR.) 



Showy, early spring free-flowering plants, fine 

 for either pot or out- door culture ; hardy peren- 

 nial ; 9 inches. 



6362 English. The best single mixed 10 



6363 Duplex. Double hose-in-hose, beautiful 

 colors . . 25 



6364 Gold Laced. Very attractive 20 



Poppy. 



6285 Bracteatum. Very large, orange scar- 

 let flowers ; hardy perennial 10 



6390 Orientale. A hardy perennial variety of 



beautiful color ; 2 j feet 10 



LobVs Nasturtiums. 



The brilliance and profusion in blooming of 

 the Lobbianum varieties render them superior 

 for greenhouse or conservatory decoration in 

 winter ; half-hardy annuals ; 6 to 10 feet. 



6171 — Brilliant. Eich scarlet 10 



6172 — Roi des Noirs. Black 10 



6173 — Triomphe de Gand. Orange scarlet. 10 



6174 — Asa Gray. New primrose yellow. . . 10 

 6170 Finest Mixed. Per oz. 40 cts 5 



Nierembergia Frutescens. 



6195. A half-hardy perennial, slender growing 

 plant, perpetually in bloom, flowering the first 

 year if sown early ; desirable for the greenhouse, 

 baskets, vases or bedding out ; white, tinted with 

 lilac ; 1 foot 10 



Pyrethrum. 



6458 Hybridum. Hardy perennial, bearing 

 large Aster-shaped flowers of different col- 

 ors. One of the prettiest and best of the 

 hardy plants 10 



6456 Roseum Flore Pleno. A showy 

 hardy herbaceous perennial plant, double 

 flowers, beautiful colors, mixed ; 1£ feet. . 25 



DJtEER'S ROYAL EXHIBITION PANSY. 



PANSIES. 



This attractive plant is too well known to require 

 any description, as it is a favorite with all. Sow in 

 July and August, and plant some out in Fall and 

 others in frames for early blooming. The best plants 

 are obtained from seed sown in the autumn, and pro- 

 tected during winter ; these flower early in the 

 spring. 



Per pkt. 

 6238 Dreer's Royal Exhibition. This 

 strain comprises a beautiful collection of 

 colors and markings, and we are confident 

 it will prove satisfactory for perfection of 

 form, firmness of texture, freedom of bloom 

 and elegance of coloring. It is the result 

 of many years' careful selection and hy- 

 bridization, and embraces all the attractive 

 features that tend to make the Pansy the 



people's flower. T ^oz.,$1.00 50 



6220 Dreer's Premium. Seed saved from 

 first-class flowers only ; beautiful colons 



mixed. $ oz., 75 cts 25 



6222 Odier {Five-blotched). A beautiful strain 

 of various colored large, handsome per- 

 fectly-formed flowers. £ oz., $1.00 25 



6217 French Large Stained. Very beauti- 

 fully marked varieties in finest mixtures, 



from a celebrated French grower 25 



6216 Bugnot's Superb Blotched. A 

 beautiful new class with extra large flowers 



in great diversity of colors 50 



6219 Giant Prize Trimardeau. Large 



' flowering varieties in finest mixture 15 



6230 English Finest Mixed. Per oz., $3.00 10 

 6240 Good Mixed. All colors. Per oz., $1.50 5 



" Your Pansy seed has made my five sashes in my coldjrame the admiration of all, in size of flowers and variety of coloring.'" 

 April 22, 1895. F. J. GRAMLICH, Byattsville, M<i. 



" The Pansy seeds from your house were the best I ever had." 

 April Si, 1895. MISS S. D. EWING, Chippenhook, Vt. 



