HENRY A. DREER, Inc. 



Dreer's Quality Bulbs 



WHOLESALE CATALOG 



The many choice and rai e 

 bulbs listed in this catalog 

 should be of special interest 

 to every progressive grower. 



Fancy-Leaved Caladium 



White Calla 



Camassla Leichtliiii 



Fancy-Leaved Caladium 



Early January Delivery 

 Selected Hig'bly Colored Varieties. Suitable for pot 



culture. $2.00 per doz. : $13.00 per 100. 

 Mixed Varieties. $1.75 per doz.; $11.00 per 100; $100.00 



per 1000. 



Calla Lily 



2:tliloplca (White Calla Lily). We have arranged for 

 a supply of particularly nice, clean stock of good 

 flowering roots. Kxtra-large roots, 1% to 1% inches, 

 $1.75 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. Mammoth roots, 2 in. 

 and up, $3.00 per doz.; $22.00 per 100. 



G-olden Yellow Calla (Richardia ElUottiana). The best 

 yellow Calla with flowers as large as the white variety 

 but of a rich lustrous golden yellow color. Dark 

 green foliage with translucent creamy white spots. 

 Strong bulbs, ready in October. 2-2% -inch bulbs. 

 $1.75 per doz.; $12.00 per 100; 2V.-3 inch bulbs, $2.50 

 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Calochortus — Butterfly Tulip 



Mariposa BUzed. A charming western bulb splendid 

 for the garden or for growing in frames or pots. 

 The showy large blooms are carried on slender stems 

 and the coloring of the flowers is most attractive, 

 each petal having a distinct eye like those found on 

 the wings of some Butterflies, hence the name Butter- 

 fly Tulips. Perfectly hardy. 60c per doz.; $4.00 per 

 100. 



Camassia — Quamash 



Zieichtli&i, Bine. A hardy and showy bulbous plant. 

 Produces during June stately flower spikes 4 feet tall 

 covered with large star-shaped bright blue flowers. 

 Perfectly hardy. 85c per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Colchicum — Meadow Saffron 



Autumnale Major. Interesting fall-flowering bulbs which 

 will bloiim even if kept perfectly dry. Place in a 

 saucer with a few pebbles. Planted outdoors they 

 bloom in October, producing showy lilac-lavender 

 Crocus-like flowers. $3.00 per doz.: $22.50 per 100. 



Erythronium 



Dog's Tooth Violet 



Perfectly hardy and easy 

 to grow outdoors or in a 

 cold frame. Give them mod- 

 erately moist soil and half 

 shade. Plant the bulbs in 

 an upright position and 

 place them in a small pock- 

 et of sand. 



Tnolnmensis. A very rare 

 and most beautiful Dog's 

 Tooth Violet. Often bears 

 10 to 12 golden 3-inch 

 flowers. Excellent for 

 cutting. 75c per doz.: 

 $5.00 per 100. 



Mixed. These are very 

 showy spring blooming 

 bulbs and the mixture in- 

 cludes many shades of 

 yellow, lavender, and 

 purple. 50c per doz. ; 

 $3.50 per 100. 



Erythronium 



Gloriosa — Climbing Lily 



Snperba Rothschildiana. A splendid tropical climbing 

 plant, easy to grow in a warm conservatory. Grows 

 6 to 10 ft. high producing gorgeous lily-like flow- 

 ers which open a bright yellow, changing to a deep 

 scarlet. In bloom throughout the summer and au- 

 tumn months. Strong Vnilbs 60c each; $6.00 per doz. 



Commercial Flower Forcing 



by Laurie & Poesch 



This is a second edition of this very valuable book 

 which has been revised and brought up to date to 

 include all the most modern methods. Of utmost 

 value to the commercial florist. 



Gives valuable information about plant growth. 

 soil, fertilizer, reproduction, in addition to the most 

 advanced cultural methods of growing bulbs, corms, 

 tubers, pot plants, foliage plants, and annuals for 

 cutting. 557 pages, 49 Illustrations, bound in wash- 

 able fabric, $4.50, postpaid. 



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Colehicnm should be ordered witliont delay. 



