. Dreer's garden book 1918. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. ZEPHYRANTHES (Zephyr Flower, or Fairy Lilies) Beautiful dwarf, bulbous plant, very effective for masses or border, flowering wilh great profusion during the sum- mer. They are also suitable for pot culture. 6 bulbs clus- tered in a 5-inch pot in the autumn will give a fine display during the winter; 8 inches high. Alba. Pure white. 6 cts. each; 60 cts. per doz.; $ per 100. Rosea. Large rose-colored. 10 cts. e
. Dreer's garden book 1918. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. ZEPHYRANTHES (Zephyr Flower, or Fairy Lilies) Beautiful dwarf, bulbous plant, very effective for masses or border, flowering wilh great profusion during the sum- mer. They are also suitable for pot culture. 6 bulbs clus- tered in a 5-inch pot in the autumn will give a fine display during the winter; 8 inches high. Alba. Pure white. 6 cts. each; 60 cts. per doz.; $ per 100. Rosea. Large rose-colored. 10 cts. each; 75 cts. doz.; $ per 100. per ZINNIAS (Youth and Old Age) Improved Large=Flowering Dwarf. A fine strain of this popular summer-flowering annual, growing about 2 feet high, with large flowers in a great variety of colors. Mixed colors, ready in May and June. 75 cts. per doz.; $ per 100. THE DREER DOZEN HYBRID-TEA ROSES Offered on page 162 is made up of varieties that always do well. You will make no mistake in planting this collection. MEXICAN EYERBLOOMING SINGLE TUBEROSES This charming single variety begins to flower in July and continues throughout the season, each bulb throwing from 2 to 5 flower spikes in succession. The buds never blast, but all open up of the purest white, and are delightfully fragrant. (See cut.) 6 cts. each; 60 cts. per doz.; $ per 100. Vihca Major Variegata DOUBLE PEARL TUBEROSES One of the most delightfully fragrant and beautiful of the summer flowering bulbs. By skilful management a succession of flowers may be obtained all the year round. For early flowers they can be started in February or March in the greenhouse or hotbed; and for a succession they can be planted at intervals as late as July. For flowering in the open bor- der plant about the middle of May, or as soon as the ground becomes warm. Strong flow- ering bulbs, 5 cts. each; 40 cts. per doz.; $ per 100. YINCA Major Variegata ( Variegated Periwinkle). One of the very bes
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