Established 1838 



Incorporated 1892 



SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL EDITION 



OF 



DREER'S GARDEN BOOK 



1838 — 1909 



IN presenting this, the Seventy-first Annual Edition of our Garden Book, we wish first to express our thanks to the thousands 

 of friends and customers for their generous patronage which we have enjoyed in the past, and to assure them that we will 

 use our best endeavors to merit a continuance of their good will and orders in the years to come. Many, no doubt, dislike to 

 order but a single packet of seed or one plant which may be wanted, but we would like to emphasize the fact that we solicit the 

 orders of all buyers, no matter how small or how large, and especially the orders of those who do their own gardening and appre- 

 ciate values. 



For many years we have realized that the average catalogue is a mere descriptive price-list, and that there was need of one which 

 would not only offer the very best that could be had in Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, etc., with truthful illustrations and descriptions, but 

 which would also give clear, concise cultural directions for all important articles. We were deterred from putting our ideas into 

 practice by the enormous amount of work it involved and the cost of the undertaking; but last summer we determined, regardless of 

 trouble or cost, to make our Garden Book for 1909 



A NEW KIND OF CATALOGUE 



by incorporating cultural notes which would enable amateurs to grow their favorite flowers or vegetables to perfection. With this 

 end in view, we were fortunate in securing the co-operation of a number of the leading horticultural writers of the country, includ- 

 Mrs. H. Rutherfurd Ely, author of "A Woman's Hardy Garden," etc.; Prof. L. H. Bailey, of Cornell University; Mr. William 

 Falconer, of Pittsburg, Pa. ; Mr. George W. Oliver, of Washington, D. C. ; Mr. W. C. Egan, of Egandale, 111. ; Mr. Eben E. 

 Rexford, the well-known writer on House Plants, etc.; Mr. T. Greiner, the eminent authority on Growing Vegetables, and many 

 others, besides our own corps of experts; and almost every item of any consequence has had cultural hints added and special articles 

 on the following: 



SEE PACE 



Aconitum. Mrs. Ely 179 



Amaryllis 121 



Annuals and How to Grow Them. Prof. L. H. 



Bailey 52, 53 



Araucaria. Rexford 122 



Asparagus Fern. Rexford 122 



Aspidistra. Rexford 123 



Asters from Seeds 67 



Aucuba. Rexford 123 



Bamboos. Oliver 195 



Begonias, Tuberous- rooted. Rexford 124 



Caladium, Fancy =leaved 125 



Campanulas. Mrs. Ely.. 183 



Canterbury Bells. Mrs. Ely 73 



Carnations 128 



Clematis, Climbing. Oliver 228 



Cold Frames. Falconer 10 



Dahlias 133 



Delphiniums. Mrs. Ely and Mr. W. C. Egan 189 



Delphiniums from Seed. Egan 80 



Dracaenas. Rexford 141 



Farfugium. Rexford 144 



Ferns for the House. Rexford ^ 142 



Gladiolus 146 



Gloxinias. Rexford 148 



Grasses, Ornamental. Oliver 194 



Hardy Border, flaking and Care of 172, 173 



Hardy Perennials from Seed. Falconer 53 



Hibiscus, Chinese 148 



Hotbeds. Falconer 10 



Hydrangea Hortensis 149 



Lupines. Mrs. Ely 200 



Miscellaneous Hints and Suggestions for the Am= 



ateur Florist. Rexford 115, 116 



Palms. Rexford 152 



Pandanus. Rexford 151 



Phloxes, Hardy. Mrs. Ely 206 



Planting Table 119 



Platycodon. Mrs. Ely 2n8 



Poppy, Oriental. Oliver 205 



Rubber Plant. Rexford 144 



Roses 159 



Shrubs , 217 



Success With Flower Seeds 51 



Sweet Peas 109 



Vegetables, All Kinds. Greiner ] 1 to 43 



Veronica. Mrs. Ely 216 



Water Lilies 233, 234 



Water Lilies from Seed 113 



We give on the following two pages an index of both the Botanical and the Common or Popular names of the Flower Seeds, 

 Plants and Bulbs which we offer in this Catalogue, the general arrangement of the book being as follows: 



Vegetable Seeds. 



New and Choice Varieties 4 to 9 



General List 11 to 43 



Vegetable Plants and Roots 43 



Lawn Grass and Special Grass flixtures 44 to 45 



Agricultural Seeds 46 to 50 



Flower Seeds. 



Novelties and Specialties 54 to 62 



General List 63 to 114 



Garden and Greenhouse Plants. 



New and Rare Varieties 116 to 118 



General List ... 119 to 158 



Roses. pages 



New Varieties 160 to 162 



General List 163 to 171 



Hardy Perennial Plants. 



New and Rare Sorts 174 to 178 



General List 179 to 216 



Hardy Shrubs. 



General Select List 217 to 225 



Hardy Climbing Plants. 



New and Rare Sorts 226 



General List 227 to 230 



Select Small Fruits 231 to 232 



Water Lilies and Aquatics 235 to 243 



Tools, Implements and Sundries 244 to 256 



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