Reliable flower seedsJ 



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Wild Garden Annual Flower Seeds 



Under this heading we offer a mixture of the easiest and surest growing 

 annual kinds that can be sown broadcast, and with little or no care will 

 produce a bright effect in places that would otherwise be nothing but a 

 collection of unsightly weeds, and furnishing an abundance of flowers for 

 cutting. In sowing this seed broadcast it is advisable to rake the surface 

 of the place intended to be sown with a sharp toothed rake, and to mix 

 the seed with 5 to 10 times its bulk of dry sand or what is better wheat 

 flour or corn meal, when thoroughly mixed it allows for an even distribu- 

 tion of the seed. PER PKT 



4550 Dwarf Sorts. Growing from 12 to 18 inches high, 40 cts. 



per oz.; $1.25 per | lb.; $4.00 per lb $0 10 



4560 Tall Sorts. Growing from 18 to 36 inches high, 30 cts. per 



oz.; $1.00 per \ lb. ; $3.00 per lb 10 



Xeranthemum 



(Everlasting, or Immortelle) 

 4433 Annuum. One of the prettiest 

 and most satisfactory of the 

 Everlastings, bearing an abun- 

 dance of bright rose, purple and 

 white flowers, which are not 

 only showy in the garden, but 

 very useful as dried flowers in 

 winter bouquets. Grows about 

 3 feet high, and can be sown in 

 the open ground early 

 in May, growing readily 

 in any open, sunny posi- 

 tion, remaining in bloom "J 

 from early summer till Jm 

 frost. Mixed colors. \ 

 oz., 25 cts $0 10 



YtlCCa (Adam's Needle) 

 4436 Filamentosa. Broad 

 sword-like foliage and 

 tall, branched spikes of 

 large, fragrant, drooping, 

 creamy white flowers 

 during June and July, 

 i oz., 30 cts 10 



Xeranthemum 

 4440 



^BBk 4481 



4485 



4490 



4500 



4510 



Zinnia Curled and Crested 



Zinnia Mexicana Perfection 



DREER'S 



CHOICE ZINNIAS 



(Youth and Old Age) 



The Zinnia is one of the most brilliant, showy 

 and satisfactory of annuals, and has long been a 

 general favorite, and is now enjoying a wide 

 popularity not only for garden decoration but also 

 for cutting. The seed can be sown early in the 

 hotbed or light window and transplanted, or sown 

 later in the open ground. They come into flower 

 early in the summer, and keep on blooming until 

 frost. 



The Giant and Dahlia flowered sorts are espe- 

 cially fine although all of the varieties offered on 

 this and pages 118 and 119 are well worth growing. 



PER PKT. 



Curled and Crested Mixed. The petals of this beauti- 

 ful strain are twisted, curled and crested into the most 

 fantastic and graceful forms. The colors comprise all 

 the brilliant shades characteristic of the Zinnia. (See 



cut.) i oz., 25 cts.; oz., 75 cts $0 10 



Mexicana Perfection Mixed. A very dwarf variety, 

 bearing small double flowers of unusual colorings; makes a 



beautiful border. (See cut.) | oz., 50 cts 15 



Red Riding Hood. This little gem grows but a foot 

 high; of compact form and covered the entire season 

 with little button-like, intense scarlet, very double flowers 

 not over an inch across; as a border it is highly effective. 



J-oz., 30cts.;oz., $1.00 10 



Single Mixed. For bedding these are very effective, 

 and are by many considered more artistic than the double- 

 flowering sorts, j oz., 25 cts.; oz., 75 cts 10 



Tall Double Mixed. The old-fashioned tall-growing 

 double-flowering variety; 3 feet; mixed colors. § oz., 30 



cts.; oz., 50 cts. .- 5 



Zebra Mixed. A very pretty strain with striped flowers. 

 As the colors vary on each plant, they present a curious 

 as well as a beautiful appearance. | oz., 25 cts 10 



See colored plate of Lilliput or Pompon Zinnias, opposite page 57 



