NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN 



Flower Seeds for 1909 



For General List of Flower Seeds see pages 63 to 114, 



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DOUBLE-FLOWERING 



SNAPDRAGON. 



Antirrhinum majus H pi.) 



1153 An interesting and novel variety of the tall-growing 

 Snapdragon, with perfectly double flowers of rich pur- 

 plish-red, with yellow lip and white tube. A good per- 

 centage of the seedlings may be expected to come true. 

 15 cts. per pkt. ; 2 pkts. for 25 cts. 



DREER'S 

 GIANT SNAPDRAGONS. 



(Antirrhinum majus grandifloruin.) 



Whether grown for cutting or for show in the garden, 

 the Snapdragons are one of the most valuable flowers, 

 which can readily be grown from seed. They remain in 

 constant bloom through a long season, and are now grown 

 quite extensively for winter and spring flowering indoors. 



PER PKT. PER PKT 



1171 Giant Scarlet. 



1172 ■■ . White.. 

 ; " Yellow. 



Dkeek's 



New Late Branching 



Astek "Crimson King." 



DREER'S 

 NEW LATE BRANCHING 

 ASTER 

 "CRIMSON KING." 



1431 This variety originated with our Aster grower, 

 who has been carefully selecting it for a number 

 of years, until it is now perfect in every way. It 

 has all the good qualities of our Superb Late Branching type, 

 with extra large, intensely double flowers, few under 5 inches 

 across, on steins 15 to 18 inches long, in color a very rich blood- 

 crimson, full of fire, making a brilliant bed or border, and very 

 desirable for cutting, the color showing up well under artificial 

 light. 15 cts. per pkt. ; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



TWO GRAND NEW 



GIANT COMET ASTERS. 



Among the hundreds of Asters which we tested the 

 past season the two sorts here offered were 1>\ far 

 the best, and the only ones which we con- 

 sidered to have sufficient merit lo add to OUI 

 present list. They are of American origin, of free, 

 Sturdy growth, attaining a height of over 2 feet, well 

 branched, with long, strong stems and artistic, fluffy 

 flowers, rarely less than 4 inches across and frequently 

 over 5 inches, as tine as any Chrysanthemum, and when 

 cut keep longer in good condition than any Aster of 

 tins type. They bloom from mid-Augusl on through 

 September. 



1281 Crego's White. Of purest glistening white. 



1282 Credo's Shell-pink. A lovdj sofl shade, which 

 is always admired. 



15 cts. per pkt.; a packet <>l " <-.u li coloi l"i 25 <t^. 



10 1174 Giant Garnet 10 

 10 1175 " Pink .. 10 

 10 1176 " Striped.. 10 



1179 Collection of a packet each 

 of 6 colors 50 



1180 Giant ilixed. all colors.. 10 



NEW COLIMBINE 

 "ROSE QCEEN." 



( Aquilegia.) 



1193 A hybrid of the beautiful Rocky 

 Mountain Columbine, with very 

 large, long spurred Rowers, vary- 

 ing in color from light to deep 

 rose, witli white centre and yel- 

 low anthers. 20 cts. per pkt.; 

 3 pkts., 50 cts. 



For general list of Columbines, 



which includes a number of 



fine sorts of recent intro- 



uction, see page 66. 



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