Dreer’s Reliable Flower Seeds. 
On the following four pages we give a most complete list of Seeds of the Best Hardy Perennials which are now so 
deservedly popular. Sown this autumn in a protected corner of the garden or in a cold Irame, you can have, with little trouble, 
an abundant supply for flowering in 1907. The list also includes a choice selection of other Flower Seeds for Autumn sowing, 
such as Cinerarias, Cyclamens, Pansies, Primulas, etc. 
$ 3 ?* For complete list of Flower Seeds see pages 55 to 102 of our Garden Book for 1906. 
ACANTHI'S Bear’s Breech). Mollis Latlfollus Handsome and interesting hardy 
plants, with fine foliage and curious flowers in August and September. 
ACHILLEA. Ptarmica FI. 1*1 “The Pearl.” {Double White Yarroiu.) One of the 
best hardy white perennials in the list. Grows about 2 feet high, and from spring till frost is 
covered with heads of purest white double flowers...... 
ACONITCM i Monkshood, or Wolfsbane, i Napellas. A hardy perennial, produc¬ 
ing long spikes of curiously-shaped blue and white flowers ; likes shade; 3 to 5 feet. 
ADONIS Vernalis (Ox-eye)- A hardy perennial, bright yellow flowers in spring ; 1 foot. 
AGROSTEMMA. Coronaria ( Mullein Pink). An attractive free-flowering hardy peren¬ 
nial of easy culture, producing bright crimson flowers; loli.ige silvery-gray. 
ALYSS 1 JM. Saxatile Gompactum (Basket of Gold). Showy hardy perennial, golden-yel¬ 
low flowers ; excellent for rock-work or border ; 1 foot... 
Saxatile luteum. A new pale yellow sort. 
ANEMONE. (Windflower.) Coronaria, Mixed Colors {Poppy Anemone) . 
St. Brigid. A beautiful selection, comprising semi-double and double flowers. 
ANTHEMIS. (Hardy Marguerite.) Tinctoria Kelwayi. A most satisfactory hardy 
perennial, bearing all summer daisy like golden-yellow blossoms ; 2 feet. 
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon.) The Snapdragons are undoubtedly one of the best cut 
flowers, and are now largely grown for spring flowers. 
Giant. White, Scarlet, Garnet, Yellow, Pink, Striped and Mixed, each. 
Queen of the North Large white flowers. 
Torn Thumb Mixed. Large variety of colors. 5 | Tall Mixed. Extra fine selection. Oz.,4oc. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine). California Hybrida. A splendid type, producing exqui¬ 
site flowers, mostly in yellow and orange shades, all with long spurs. 
Canadensis. Scarlet and yellow; one of the brightest . 
Chrysantha {Golden Spurred). Bright golden-yellow ; 3 feet. 
— alba ( White Spurred ). A beautiful pure white .. . 
CcBftilea {Rocky Mount tin Columbine). Blue an l white. 
Ccerulea hybrida. Beautiful hybrids, with long spurred flowers in a great variety of colors. 
Flabellata nana alba. A fine dwarf white . . 
Glandulosa Light blue and pure white.. 
Haylodgiensis delicatissinia. A new pink variety of the Rocky Mountain Columbine. 
Helen*©. This new hybrid is of strong growth, bearing numerous 
flowers of a lovely shade of blue and pure white .. 
Niven Gramliflora. A large, free-flowering pure white.. 
Single. All colors mixed ; 2 feet. Per oz., 30 cts . 
Double. All colors mixed. Per oz., 30 cts . . . 
ARABIS (Rock Cress). Alpina. Unequalled for rockeries or 
edgings; withstands the drought and is always neat. The 
spreading tufts are covered with pure white flowers in early spring 
ARMERIA (Sea Pink, Cushion Pink, or Thrift). 
Formosa. A very pretty edging plant, bearing large tufts of 
rosy-pink flowers ; hardy perennial .. 
ASPAR YGUS. PIumoans Nanus. Foliage finer than that of 
the most delicate fern ; an excellent house plant . 
Sprengeri {Emerald Feather). One of the best plants to grow 
in suspended baskets for greenhouse . 
ASPERITLA. Odorata ( Sweet Woodruff). An old-fashioned 
favorite, grown for its fragrant leaves and stems ; best grown in 
semi-shade; flowers white .... 
ASTER. Perennial Mixed [St tr worts, or Michaelmas Dai¬ 
sies). Hardy herbaceous plants, thriving in any good garden soil 
BA PT LSI A (False Indigo). Australis. A beautiful hardy 
perennial herbaceous plant, producing pea-shaped flowers on 
spikes 6 inches long. Bright blue : 2*4 feet . 
BOCCONIA Plume Poppy, or Tree-Celandine). Ja- 
ponica. Effective, hardy perennial, for single specimens or 
groups on lawns ; foliage glaucous green ; bears freely spikes 2 
to 3 feet long of cream-colored flowers ; 5 feet ... 
BOLTONIA (False Chamomile). One of the showiest of our 
native hardy perennials, growing 4 to 6 feet high, with daisy-lilte 
flowers in couiuLss thousands from July to Sept.; very effective. 
Asteroides. White... to | Latisquama. Pink,ting-d with lilac 
Aquilrgia (Columbine). 
Bl'DDLEYA. Variahilis. A fine hardy, shrubby plant, with 
racemes of rosy-lilac blossoms. . 
CALCEOLARIA. Hybrida Gramliflora, Mixed. Beauti¬ 
ful, rich, self-colored flowers. 
- Tigrina. Tigered and spotted flowers. 
-Pumila Coinpacta. Of dwarf, compact growth. 
CALLIRHOE. Involucrata (Poffy Mallow). A showy, trail¬ 
ing, hardy perennial, bearing continuously large, bright crimson 
saucer-shaped flowers. 
CAMPANULA (Bellflower). Carpatica ( Carpathian Hare¬ 
bell). Free-flowering, blue and white mixed, continuing in bloom 
the whole season ; hardy perennial; 6 inches. 
Grossekii. Deep blue ; flowers all summer ; 2 Let. 
Perslcifolia Grandiflora (/'each Pells 1, Undoubtedly one of 
the finest of the hardy Bellflowers . grows 2 to 3 feet high, with 
large blue or white flowers ; mixed colors . 
Punctata. Pendant white flowers, spotted with purplish-rose.... 
Pyramidal!* ( The Chimney Bell/h>'iuer)t A beautiful, stately 
plant; for garden or pot culture; mixed blue and white flowers... 
Rapunculoides. Of graceful habit, 3 feet high, and bearing in 
June showy blue, bell-shaped blossoms . 
Traclieliuin (Coventry Hells, A sturdy variety, 2 to 3 feet 
high, with large blue flowers in July and August . 
CANTERBURY BELLS (Campanula Media). 
Calycantlieina (tub and.Saucer Canterbury Bril*). This is 
unquestionably the fine-t type of this old-fashioned and much 
prized garden plant. The increasing demand has induced us to 
offer it in separate colors as well as in mixture, viz.: 
— Rose. Delicate rose pink, to I —• Striped. White striped blue 
— Blue. A fine, clear shade. 10 | — White. Pure white. 
All colors of the Cup and Saucer type. 
Canterbury Bells. 
Finest Mixed. 
\ packet each of the 4 colors of Cup and Saucer Canterbury Be 
Single, Mixed. All the single Media varieties. Beautiful, large, bell-shaped flowers . 
Double, Mixed. All the double Media varieties ; 2J4 feet .. 
CANDYTUFT dberis). Gibraltarica Hybrida. White, shading to lilac. . 
Sempervirens. A profuse white blooming hardy perennial, coming in flower early in the spring; 
much used for rockeries, etc. 
CARNATION. Fine Double Mixed. The best for garden, culture . 
Finest Double Mixed. Saved from extra fine flowers.. ... 
Chahaud’s Everblooming. Blooms in five months after being sown, and con¬ 
tinues to flower in the greatest profusion indefinitely ; mixed colors . 
Marguerite. A quick-flowering type, fine double flowers : mixed colors. 
Giant Marguerite. An improved form of the above . 
CASSIA Marilandioa (American Senna). A desirable hardy perennial, large 
panicles of pea-shaped yellow blossoms in July and August. 
CERASTIUM (Snow in Summer). Tomentosum. A very pretty hardy 
dwarf, white-leaved edging plant ; small white flowers . . 
CHRYSANTHEMUM. Maximum “Triumph” l Moon fenny Daisy). Blos¬ 
soms of the purest white, with yellow centres, and borne on long, strong steins, 
lasting a long time when cut; perfectly hardy . 
_ King Edward VII. The finest Moonpenny Daisy yet introduced . 
— Robinsoni. Fine thread-like petals . 
“Shasta Daisy.” Flowers very large and perfect. Our stock of this comes 
direct from the originator, Mr. Luther Burbank;, the famous California hybridizer. 
CINERARIA. Our strains are justly celebrated for all good qualities, our Prize 
Dwarf and Tall being especially noted for size, coloring and texture. 
Dreer's Prize Dwarf . 35 I Dreer’s Prize Tall... . 
Dreer’s Choice Dwarf. 25 | Dreer’s Choice Tall 
Stellata (Star Cineraria). A charming variety, with large, spreading panicles 
of starry flowers in the same variety of colors as the ordinary Cineraria ; the ex¬ 
treme grace and elegance of the plant and flowers make them wonderfully effective 
for the decoration of the house or conservatory, and especially so for church deco¬ 
ration; also useful for cutting. 
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