. Dreer's mid-summer catalogue 1924. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPmA—SPRING FLOWERING BULBS 39 The Poet's Narcissus (Narcissus Poeticus) This is the old-fashioned favorite type; all have snowy white flowers, with yellow or lemon cups margined more or less deeply with red and with rich, spicy odor. Ail do well in the open border, or naturalized in grass, are perfectly hardy, and once planted take care of themselves. Poeticus (Pheasant's Eye or Poet's
. Dreer's mid-summer catalogue 1924. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPmA—SPRING FLOWERING BULBS 39 The Poet's Narcissus (Narcissus Poeticus) This is the old-fashioned favorite type; all have snowy white flowers, with yellow or lemon cups margined more or less deeply with red and with rich, spicy odor. Ail do well in the open border, or naturalized in grass, are perfectly hardy, and once planted take care of themselves. Poeticus (Pheasant's Eye or Poet's Narcissus). Flowers snow-white, with beautiful lemon-yellow cup edged with bright orange-red. 45 cts. per doz.; $ per 100; $ per 1000. Poeticus OrnatUS. More symmetrical than the old Poeticus, and blooms almost a month earlier; flowers large, pure white, cup margined with scarlet. Extra large bulbs, 70 cts. per doz.; $ per 100; $ per 1000. Poeticus King Edward VII (Almira). An improvement on Ornatus, being a stronger grower, producing larger flowers of purest white, with yellow cup margined with scarlet; very early. 8 cts. each; 85 cts. per doz.; $ per 100. Poeticus Thelma. We consider this the finest Poet's Narcissus yet intro- duced. The wide overlapping substantial petals are of snowy-white, the broad light yellow cup distinctly margined with deep scarlet. A strong, free grower and bloomer. Extra fine. 20 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Collections of Poet's Narcissus 3 each of the 4 sorts $0 90 6 each of the 4 sorts 1 75 12 each of the 4 sorts $3 25 25 each of the 4 sorts 6 00. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Philadelphia, Pa. : Henry A. Dreer
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