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JIENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Hardy I'ERENNiii. Phlox. 



Perennial Phlox. 



General Collection of Standard Varieties. 



Our collection of Phloxes has been carefully selecterl from 

 a number of European colleclk)ns, and embraces only the best 

 and most distinct varieties. 



Alexander von Gontard. Carmine rose with white centre. 



B. Comte. Rich satiny amaranth puqjle. 



Bacchante. Dark crinvson rose. 



Cross of Honor. Rose edged white. 



Duquesclin. White, violet rose centre. 



Etoile du Nord. Fine violet puqjle. 



E. Lavavasseur. Extra early dwarf white. 



E. Schmidt. White with distinct carmine centre. 



H. O. Wijers. White, crim.son eye. 



Inspector Elpei. Deep ro.se. 



Isabella Dupuy. White with rose centre. 



Jourdan. liright magenta crimson. 



Japonais. Salmon-red, crimson eye. 



riarquis de St. Paul. Carmine, dark eye. 



rioliere. Salmon pink, white eye. 



Nettie Stewart. Fine, large white. 



Ornament. Salmon ro.se, dark centre. 



Obergartner Wittig. Deep ro.se, carmine eye. 



Pantheon. Pure pink with salmon slieen. 



Semiramis. 15right pink with deeper centre. 



Robert Werner. Tender rose, carmine centre. 



Simplon. Carmine centre, light edges. 



Tivoli. .\ fuie, ])urplish crimson. 



The Pearl. The best late white. 



William Muhle. Salmon rose with white marked centre. 



\'oung ])lants (no clumps) from 2i^-inch pots, ready March 

 Iftli. 75 cents per dozen ; $^.oo per loo. 



PliySOStegia, (False Dragon-hcad ). 



One of the most beautiful of our midsummer-flowering peren- 

 nials, fonning dense bushes 3 to 4 feet iiigh, bearing .spikes of 

 delicate tubular flowo;rs not unlike a gigantic heather. A most 

 useful plant for cutting, especially the pink flowered form. 



/Vr r/o':. Per 100. 

 Virginica. Bright, but .soft pink ; strong 



divisions 75 #6 OO 



Virginica Alba. Pure wiiite, divisions . . 75 6 00 



New Hardy Pinks. 



Albino. 'I"he flowers of this variety more clo.sely resemble a 



Carnation than a hardy pink ; it is a wonderful free bloomer, 



the flowers are fuller, larger and of much finer form than any 



other white variety. 

 Alice Lee. A creamy white variety, of neat, compact habit, 



especially recommended for cutting. 

 Ernest Ladhams. Without ciuestion one of the finest pinks 



yet rai.sed, having very large flowers of a lovely .shade of j)ink 



with deep carmine centre. 

 Homer. Rich rosy red, with dark centre ; a robust grower, 



holding its flowers erect on stout, stiff stems, and very free. 



2>4'-inch pots, ready March 1st. 15 cents; .set of four for 

 50 cents. 



Hardy Pinks— Standard Varieties. 



Diamond. Fine pure white. 



Her Majesty. Pure white. 



Juliette. White laced crimson. 



Laura Wilmer. White maroon centre. 



Snow. Pure white. 



Souv. de Salle. Soft rosy pink. 



Stanislaus. Violet rose, crimson centre. 



Very strong one-year-old clumps. 75 tents jjsr dozen ; $6.00 

 per 100. 



Platycodon (J apanese Bell Flower). 



Per doz. Per 100. 

 Japon icus fl. pi. New, strong clumps . . $1 00 

 Mariesi. Strong clumps . . ... 75 



Grandiflorum. Blue and white ; strong 



clumps 75 



SS 00 

 6 00 



6 oo 



Plumbago ( l -ead - won ) . 

 Larpentse. .Strong clumps i 25 10 00 



Polygonatnm. ( Solomon' s Seal ) . 

 Hajus 75 6 00 



Polemoninm. (Jacob's Ladder). 



Coeruleum 1 00 S 00 



" Album I 00 S 00 



Richardson! i 50 



Potentilla ( Cinquefoll ) . 

 Formosa. 3-inch pots 75 6 00 



Primula Veris Superba. 



(New Giant Hardy Primrose.) 



This is one of the good new things that occasionally turn up 

 by chance. The plant originated a few years since in a batch or 

 seedling Polyanthus, and apparently is a hybrid Primrose, having 

 somewhat the growth of a Polyanthus combined with the vellow 

 color and fragrance of the English Primrose. 



In size of flower, it is fully three times as large as any hardy 

 Primrose known to us, the average size of the flower being over 

 one inch, and we have seen them frequently measuring over 2 

 inches, with trusses of bloom 6 inches in diameter. It is per- 

 fectly hardy, grows from lo to 12 inches high, and begins to 

 flower earlier and continues in bloom longer than any other ]ilant 

 of the .same family known to us. This alone is sufficient to 

 insure its popularity as a plant for the garden ; but its greatest 

 merit consists in the fact that it is not only one of the easiest 

 plants we know of to force, but a plant that will sell on sight 

 when brought into flower during the winter and early spring 

 months, and especially so when grown as an Piaster plant. 



The plants can be stored in cold frames, successive batches 

 being brought into a cool greenhouse to flower as re(|uired, allow- 

 ing about lour to live weeks" time to bring them into full 

 bloom. (See illustration on next page. ) 



^1.25 per dozen ; ;^IO.OO per 100. 



