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HENRY A. DREER, 714-716 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Dreer's Reliable Flower Seeds 



Many market gardeners and truckers add considerably to their income by growing a quantity of the popular 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 descriptive list see our Garden Book for 1915. Copies free on application 



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DREER'S "PEERLESS PINK" ASTER 



Alyssum (Sweet Alyssum). 



Trade pkt. 

 Little Gem or Carpet of Snow. A very dwarf variety 

 and the best sort to grow to sell in pots, or for edginK I.') 



Antirrhinum (Snapdragon). 



Largely used for cutting, both summer and winter. 

 QIant Mixed. Tall growing, very large spikes and 



flowers, mixed colors 



Large-flowering Half-Dwarf. Mixed colors 



Majus Tall Mixed. A very good strain 



Asters. 



We offer below a select list of the finest sorts for cutting, 

 stocks have been grown with the greatest care, and nothing 

 can be had at any price. 



Trade pkt. 

 Dreer's "Peerless Pink." The finest of all pinks ■ 50 

 Dreer's Superb Late Branching. In 8 separate colors, 



each 



Dreer's Superb Late Branching. Finest Mixed . . 



Crego's QIant Comet. Pure White 



" " " Shell Pink 



Dreer's "Crimson Giant." Richest crimson .... 



"Pink Beauty." Superb pink 



Queen of the .Market. In 6 separate colors, each 



Mixed. Very early flowering 



25 

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 30 

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Oz. 



60 



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Our 

 finer 



Oz- 



$2 50 



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75 



1 50 



1 50 



1 50 



2 00 

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Calendula ( Pot Mangold ) 



All of these are fine for cutting or for selling, as pot plants. 



Oz. '/ 



Meteor. Yellow striped orange 10 



Prince of Orange. Somewhat darker than above . 10 



Pure Gold. Fine golden yellow 10 



Candytuft. 



Valuable for cutting, especially during the spring months. 



Trade pkt. 



Crimson. Deep purplish crimson 



Empress. The finest white, a select stock 



White Rocket. A good white 



Lavender. A good shade 



Mixed. All colors 



10 

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Oz. 



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Carnation. 



The following come into flower early in summer, supplying a 

 good crop of flowers for cutting up to frost. 



Trade pkt. Oz. 



Marguerite, finest mixed 15 tO 50 



Giant Marguerite, mixed. Very large flowering . . 25 1 00 



Chabaud's Everblooming. Mixed colors, fine .... 30 1 50 



Centaurea (Corn Flowers). 



Oz. 



40 

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 lb 



eo 



30 



Always in good demand as cut flowers. Trade pkt. 



Imperlalls, finest mixed (Sweet Sultan) 10 



Cyanus, blue (Corn Flower.i . . . . 40 cts. per '4-lb. 10 

 mixed. Various colors . . 40 cts. per '/j -lb. 10 

 double blue. Extra fine $2.00 per '/.-lb. 15 



double mixed 75 cts. per '/.-lb. 10 



Cosmos. 



Our Mammoth Perfection strain is unequaled in size and other 

 good qualities. For points north of New York we recommend the 

 extra early flowering type. 



Mammoth Perfection, crimson, pink or white . . 



finest mixed 



Gigantic Flowering Pink Lady Lenox 



White Lady Lenox 



Extra Early Flowering, crimson, pink or white . 

 mixed 



: pkt. 



Oz. 



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30 



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15 



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15 



40 



Daliiia. 



Dahlias have come to the front with a bound as cut flowers, espe- 

 cially the single sorts. As easy to grow from seed as Nasturtiums. 



Trade pkt. Oz. 



Twentieth Century. Rosy crimson, passing to white 40 $2 00 



Giant Perfection. Very large, mixed colors 25 1 OO 



Single Mixed. All colors. A good range of colors 10 30 



Double Large Flowering. Saved from show varieties 25 1 00 



Cactus. Best mixed 30 1 50 



Gypsophila (Baby's Breath). 



Elegansalbagrandiflora. Pure white. 25 cts., perK-lb. 10 



Paniculate. White, misty flowers 10 25 



Heliantlius (Sunllowers). 



The Miniature Sunflowers offered below are splendid for cutting. 



Trade pkt. Oz. 



Cucumerlfollus Stella. Very large flowers 10 20 



" New Miniature Mixed. Various 

 shades of yellow lo 25 



Marigold. 



Are all useful for many purposes. 



African. Tall, double mixed 



Lemon Queen. Lemon yellow 



Orange Prince. The finest golden orange 



French, Double Dwarf. Mixed .... 



Legion d'honneur (Little Brownie). A beau- 

 tiful single sort 



10 



15 



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15 



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10 



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Mignonette. 



We especially recommend the Defiance, Goliath and Machet 

 all of the varieties offered are good and strictly select stocks. 



Defiance. Very large spikes. 'A lb., $1.25 



Goliath. Giant spikes, extra fine 



Machet. Trueselect stock of this finesort. '4 1b.,7Scts. 

 Miles Hybrid Spiral. A fine outdoor sort. '/4 lb., 40cts. 

 Large Flowering Pyramidal. '4 lb., 50 cts 



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Nasturtiums. 



We sell immense quantities of both the Tall and Tom Thumb sorts. 

 They are very effective in window boxes, vases, baskets, etc. We 

 offer but a few sorts here. For complete list, see our Garden Book 

 for 1915. 



Tall or Climbing Varieties. oz. 



King Theodore. Deep crimson maroon, dark foliage 



Orange. A fine deep shade 



Scarlet. Brilliant 10 



Spotted. Yellow spotted crimson 



Vesuvius. Salmon rose; dark leaved 



Mixed. Best quality. 35 cts. per lb 



Tom Thumb or Dwarf. 



Empress of India. Bright crimson, dark leaved . . 

 Golden King. Golden yellow .... 



King of Tom Thumbs. Dark scarlet, dark leaved . 

 King Theodore. Deep maroon, dark leaved .... 



Vesuvius. Salmon-rose, dark leaved 



Mixed. Best quality. 40 cts. per lb 



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