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Cimicifuga Simplex 



Caryopteris 



Mastacanthus (Blue Spiraea) . A hand- 

 some Hardy Perennial; grows about 3 

 feet high and produces rich lavender- 

 blue flowers in great profusion the 

 whole length of the branches from 

 early in September until cut by frost. 



Tangutica. A Chinese variety of very 

 neat habit and shrubby growth with 

 slender arching branches covered from 

 July to September with many small, 

 partly concealed flowers of a very 

 pleasing and distinct light blue. 



Price. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; 

 $20.00 per 100. 



Centaiirea (Hardheads or Knapweed) 



Of easy culture, delighting in an open, sunny position, producing a wealth of 

 bloom, which not only makes a fine display in the border but is excellent for 

 cutting. 



Dealbata. Distinct bright rose-colored flowers; July to September; 18 inches. 

 Macrocephala. Large thistle-like golden-yellow flowers; useful for cutting and 



showy in the border; July and August; i\ feet. 

 Montana (Perennial Com Flower). Grows 2 feet high, bearing large violet-blue 



flowers from July to September. 

 Montana Alba. Pure white. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; Set of 4 sorts, 85 cts. 



Cephalaria (Roundheads) 

 Alpina. When fully established attains a height of 6 feet, bearing in June and 

 July delicate sulphur-yellow flowers, not unlike the flowers of Scabiosa. 35 

 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



CeraStiUITl (Snow in Summer) 



Tomentosum. A desirable low-growing plant with silvery foliage and 

 white flowers in June, suitable for the rockery, or for carpeting dry, sunny 

 spots, or for covering graves. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Cimicifuga < Snakeroot » 



Simplex. Most valuable by reason of its extreme late flowering, beginning 

 in September and attaining full perfection about the middle of October. 

 Its flowering stems are from 2| to 3 feet high, terminated with a dense spike of 

 white flowers, which, when cut, last in perfection a long time. $1.00 each; 

 $10.00 per doz. 



Racemosa. A handsome native species bearing in July and August, spikes of 

 pure white flowers; well suited for planting at the back of the border, or for 

 naturalizing at the edge of the woods; 4 to 6 feet. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; 

 $20.00 per 100. 



Dreer's Garden Chrysanthemums 



See Colored Plate and Descriptions Page 161 



Hardy Chrysanthemums (Shasta Daisy, eto 



Shasta Daisy "Alaska" A 



decided improvement on the origi- 

 nal; with blooms 4j to 5 inches 

 across, of pure glistening white. 

 Very free-flowering and in bloom 

 all summer and fall. 2 feet. 

 Arcticum (TkeArticDaisy). Among 

 fall-flowering perennials this is a 

 perfect gem. It forms an attrac- 

 tive rosette-like clump 8 to 10 

 inches high, of pretty dark green 

 foliage, and in September multi- 

 tudes of flower stems appear, 

 terminated by pure white flowers 

 from 2 to 2\ inches in diameter. 

 These begin to develop during the 

 last week in September, and con- 

 tinue in good condition throughout 

 October, and frequently into 

 November. 

 Coreanum (Korean Daisy). A 

 recent introduction from Korea 

 with large white flowers with 

 golden centres, frequently 

 becoming tinted pink in frosty 

 weather. An attractive late- 

 flowering very hardy perennial. 

 2 ft. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 

 Glory of Wayside. The earliest 

 to flower, coming into bloom in 

 May with pure glistening white 

 flowers, which are produced in 

 great profusion on symmetrical 

 compact plants from 12 to 15 

 inches high. 

 Price. Except where noted, 25 

 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 

 per 100. 



Convallaria (Lily of the Valley) 



Clematis Davidiana 



The six new Climbing Roses offered on page 134 are wonderful additions to this type 



