. Dreer's mid-summer catalogue 1916. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 52 HENKY A. DEEER, PHILADELPHIA—FLOWER SEEDS (Primula El«tior). Showy, early spring, free-flowering plants, fine for either pot or outdoor culture; hardy perennials; 9 inches. PER PKT. 3677 Invincible Giant. A magnificent strain of this spring-flower- ing Primrose, representing the work of twenty-five years of painstaking cross-breeding and selection by a Scotch specialist. Of strong, sturdy habi
. Dreer's mid-summer catalogue 1916. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 52 HENKY A. DEEER, PHILADELPHIA—FLOWER SEEDS (Primula El«tior). Showy, early spring, free-flowering plants, fine for either pot or outdoor culture; hardy perennials; 9 inches. PER PKT. 3677 Invincible Giant. A magnificent strain of this spring-flower- ing Primrose, representing the work of twenty-five years of painstaking cross-breeding and selection by a Scotch specialist. Of strong, sturdy habit, and bearing immense trusses of large flowers on self-supporting stems 10 to 16 inches in length. Un- doubtedly the finest strain in cultivation, containing all colors from purest white to the richest crimson. 5 pkts., $ 25 3676 Gold-Iaced. Very showy and attractive 15 3680 English. The best single; all colors mixed. J oz., 30 cts 10 PRIMXJI^A (Primrose). The charming and beautiful Chinese fringed Primroses and obconica varieties are indispensable for winter or spring decorations in the home or conservatory. They are one of the most important winter-blooming pot plants. The seed we offer is of the highest merit, and has, as usual, been saved from the best strains of English and Continental growth. Florists and others report that they have never seen finer flowers than those pro- duced from our seed. Can be sown at any time through the summer. The hardy varieties offered are also deserving of wide cultivation. Fringfed Cliinese Primroses. 3782 Alba Magnifica. A magnificent pure white 25 3783 Covent Garden Red. A fine rosy red 25 3785 Covent Garden White. A very free-flowering pure white 25 3787 Rosy Morn. Beautiful delicate pink 50 3790 Stellata. A very pretty form with large heads of star-shaped flowers of various colors; a splendid type for decorative purposes 25 3791 Giant Rowering. This magnificent strain is quite distinct from the regular type, being of much more
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