HENRY A. DREER 



Perennial Flower Seeds 



WHOLESALE LIST 



Perennial Phlox 



Decussata Mixed. Seed saved from a fine collection of 

 named sorts. Trade pkt. 30c; oz. $1.50; % lb. ?5.00. 



Physalis — Chinese Lantern Plant 



Pranchetl. An ornamental variety of the Winter 



Cherry, forming dense bushes about 2 feet high. 

 Bears a profusion of bright orange-scarlet lantern- 

 like fruits which can be cut and dried, In which 

 shape they are used extensively for floral decora- 

 tions during the winter. Trade pkt. 15c; oz. 50c. 



Physostegia — False Dragon Head 



Vlrfflnlca. One of the prettiest hardy perennials. It 



forms dense bushes, 3 to 4 feet high, bearing freely 

 during the summer months spikes of delicate Pink 

 tubular flowers not unlike a gigantic heather. Trade 

 pkt. 30c; oz. $1.50. „ , 



— alha. A pretty white-flowered form of the above. 

 Trade pkt. 40c; oz. $2.00. 



Platycodon — Japanese Bellflower 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



G-randiflorum. Large steel blue flowers.. $0 15 $0 50 



— album. Pure white variety 20 



— Mariesl. Dwarf blue 50 



— praecox g'ig'anteum (New). A splendid 

 new extra-early flowering variety with 

 magnificent blue flowers measuring 4 

 Inches across. August till frost; 2% 

 feet high 40 



Polemonium — Jacob's Ladder 



Coerulenm. Popular hardy perennial with bell-shaped 

 bluish purple flowers nearly 1 Inch across; 2 feet; 

 May to July. Trade pkt. 15c; oz. 60c. 



Potentilla — Cinquefoil 



Charming hardy perennial plants with brilliant sin- 

 gle or double flowers, mostly in orange, red, and crim- 

 son tones. They bloom profusely from June to August, 

 and succeed in any soil; 18 inches. _ ^ 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Double Hybrids Mixed $0 50 $4 00 



Sing-le Hybrids Mixed 20 75 



60 

 2 50 



2 00 



Primula polyanthus. Invincible Giant 



Perennial Primulas — Hardy Primrose 



Tr. pkt. 



Auricula. Choice mixed. % oz. $•< .50 . . $0 50 

 Polyanthus Invincible Giant. A grand 



Oz. 



strain of strong vigorous habit. 

 Large flowers of wonderful colormg.. 



Giant Munstead Strain, Extra-large 



flowers in white and yellow 



Enfflisli Mixed. A very good grade 



saved from a fine strain containing 



all colors 



Japonlca (Japanese Primrose). Bright 

 flowers borne In whorls on Btems 



to 9 inches long; mixed colors 



Vulffaris (English Primrose). Canary 

 yellow, fragrant 



50 $5 00 



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 60 



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3 50 



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3 50 



Pueraria — Japanese Kudzu Vine 



Thnubergiana. The fastest growing hardy climbing 

 plant. It will grow 8 to 10 feet the first year from 

 seed. Trade pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; ^ lb. 75c. 



Pyrethrum hybridum — Persian Daisy 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Boseum, Sose. Bright rose color $0 30 $1 50 



James X^lway. Rich deep scarlet 50 2 50 



Sing-le. Mixed colors. % lb. $4.00 25 1 25 



Grandiflorum. Single, large-flowering? 



Mixed. Vi lb. $6.00 40 2 00 



Double Mixed. Elxtra select strain 50 5 00 



Rosemary — Rosmarinus 



Officinalis. An old favorite aromatic herb with de- 

 lightfully fragrant, light blue flowers. Grows about 

 2 feet high and should be planted In a warm dry 

 situation and given a little protection. Trade pkt. 

 20c; oz. 80c. 



Rudbeckia — ^Cone-Flower 



ITewmani. Dark orange-yellow flowers with deep pur- 

 ple cones borne on stiff, wiry stems. Three feet high. 

 Flowers from July to September. Tr. pkt. 25o; oz. 

 $1.25. 



Purpurea. (Giant Purple Cone-Plower). Flowers about 

 4 inches across, of a peculiar reddish purple with a 

 remarkably large cone-shaped center of brown. 

 Forms bushy plants 3 feet high and blooms from 

 July to October. Trade pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00. 



Perennial Salvia — Sage 



Aznrea grandiilora. A hardy perennial variety produc- 

 ing during August and September spikes of pretty 

 sky blue flowers in great profusion; 3 to 4 feet. 

 Trade pkt. 50c; oz. $3.00. 



Farinacea. Light blue, makes a flne line. Hardy with 

 rrotection. Tr. pkt. 30c; oz. $1.50. 



— Blue Bedder. A more compact form. Flowers a rich 

 deep blue. Tr. pkt. 50c; oz. $2.50. 



Saponaria — Soap wort 



Ocymoides. A very useful hardy plant for the rock- 

 ery or the border producing from May to August 

 masses of attractive small bright rose flowers; 8 

 inches. Tr. pkt. 15c; oz. 50c. 



Perennial Scabiosa 



Caucasica (Blue Bonnet). Valuable for cutting, as 

 the blooms last a long time in water. Color soft 

 lavender-blue; 3 feet. Tr. pkt. 40c; oz. $2.00. 



— Isaac House Giant Hybrids. A great improvement 

 over Caucasica. It is more vigorous, has larger and 

 longer stems, and heavier petals which are ruffled as 

 well as slightly frilled on the edges. Colors range 

 from light to darkest blue, but delicate lilac and 

 mauve shades predominate. Tr. pkt. 50c; oz. $3.00. 



Columbaria Pink. Beautiful soft pink flowers 2 to 2% 

 inches across. Tr. pkt. 50c; oz. $2.50. 



Japonica. Bushy plants, 2% feet in height, and beau- 

 tiful lavender-blue flowers. Tr. pkt. 15c; oz. 40c. 



Sidalcea — Prairie Mallow 



Rosy Gem. Bris-ht rose flowers on plants 3 feet high. 

 July- August. Tr. pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00. 



Stark's Hybrids. A splendid strain producing many dif- 

 ferent shades. 3 feet high. Tr. pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00. 



Silene — Catchfly 



Schafta (Moss Campion, Autumn Catchfly). Bright pink 

 blooms from June to September. 4 Inches high. Tr. 

 pkt. 25c; oz. $1.25. 



Statice — Sea Lavender 



Splendid hardy perennials either for the border or 

 rockery, producing panicles of minute flowers which 

 can be dried and used for winter bouquets. 

 I^atifolia. Purplish flowers. Tr. pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00. 

 Incana, Mixed. Containing many sorts. Tr. pkt. 15c; 



oz. 60c. 



Stokesia — Cornflower Aster 



Cyanea, Blue. A beautiful native hardy perennial, 

 growing about 2 feet high and bearing pretty laven- 

 der-blue flowers. Tr. pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00. 



— alba. Pure white. Tr. pkt. 25o; oz. $1.00. 



Mixed. Tr. pkt. 20c; oz. 75c. 



Starting Early Vegetable and Flowering Plants Under Glass (Nlssley). $3.25 per copy postpaid. 



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