^RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDSJ 



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Cineraria Hybrida 



Beautiful flowering plants for the house or conservatory during the spring months. 

 Seed should be sown from May to September for succession. After transplanting, 

 place in a cold frame facing north, if possible. When the pots become full of roots, 

 shift into larger ones till the flowering size is reached. 



PER PKT. 



1963 Dreer's Prize Dwarf. Dwarf compact plants not over a foot high, with 

 immense heads of large flowers in a great range of beautiful colors. Special 

 pkt., $1.50 $0 50 



1964 Dreer's Prize Tall. Of taller growth than the above, with flowers of 

 extraordinary size. Special pkt., $1.00 35 



1961 Matador. The new large-flowering scarlet, which adds considerable life 



and brilliancy to a collection. Special pkt., $1.50 50 



1962 Hybrida Nana Multiflora. This miniature variety forms dense, com- 

 pact plants with good heads of small flowers in a good range of colors. 

 Special pkt., $1.50 35 



1966 Stellata (Star Cineraria). A charming variety, with large spreading panicles 

 of starry flowers in the same variety of colors as the ordinary Cineraria. 

 Special pkt., 75 cts 25 



White-leaved Cineraria (Dusty Miiier) 



1971 Maritima Candidissima. These, as well as the white-leaved Centaureas 

 offered on page 77, are called "Dusty Millers." Fine for bedding, ribbon 

 beds and margins; prized for their beautiful downy, silvery foliage; half 

 hardy perennials, but should be treated as annuals; 2 feet. (See cut.) J oz., 

 25 cts 10 



COBAEA SCANDENS 



Clematis 



2000 Paniculata (Japanese Virgin's 

 Bower). This is one of the best hardy 

 climbers. The leaves are of a bright 

 glossy-green, and when in bloom the 

 plant is completely hidden beneath a 

 blanket of white, hawthorne-scented 

 blossoms, does equally well in sun- 

 shine or shade. 10 cts. per pkt.; 

 i oz., 25 cts. 



Cineraria Maritima 



Cleome 



(Giant Spider Flower) 



PER PKT. 



2002 Gigantea. The plants 

 attain a height of 3j 

 feet, well branched, each 

 branch terminated by a 

 large head of bright rosy- 

 crimson flowers. It makes 

 a striking subject for large 

 beds or for interspersing 

 in the shrubbery border, 

 and is used extensively in 

 many of the public parks. 

 Seed should be sown in the 

 open ground as soon as 

 the weather is warm and 

 settled, and the plants 

 given sufficient room to 

 develop their full beauty. 

 (See cut.) | oz., 25 cts. $0 10 



Cobaea (Cups and Saucer Vine or Cathedral Bells) 



A climber of rapid growth, attaining a height of 30 to 50 feet during the season; 

 valuable for covering trellises, arbors, trunks of trees, etc.; will cling to any rough 

 surface. In sowing, place seeds edgewise and merely cover with light soil; to get early 

 results start the seed indoors in March or April; can also be sown out-of-doors in May. 

 (See cut). per pkt. 



2021 Scandens Purple. Large, bell-shaped purple flowers. £ oz., 25 cts $0 10 



2022 Scandens Alba. Pure white, i oz., 40 cts 10 



ColeUS (Flame Nettle) 



2040 Dreer's Hybrids. Our strain of hybrid varieties produces the finest 

 colored, most attractive and novel foliage plants for house or garden culture. 

 Sow indoors in March or April. Special pkt., 75 cts 



2041 Ornatus. Splendid, large-leaved variety, with strikingly handsome 

 variegated foliage; of great value for all decorative purposes. Special pkt., 

 75 cts 



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25 



Cleome Gigantea 



RainbOW Corn (Zea Japonica Variegata) 

 2662 As an ornamental foliage plant this is not only highly effective, but very 

 interesting. It grows about 5 feet high, quite bushy, the wonderfully varie- 

 gated leaves being striped with bright green, silvery white, rosy purple 

 and sulphur yellow. It makes a very pretty dividing line between the 

 vegetable and flower garden, or it may be used in the mixed border. Per 

 oz., 25 cts 



10 



The Iris (John C. Wister). Presents in a clear, convincing manner the simple requirements of this flower. 



$1.25 per copy, postpaid. 



