. Dreer's garden book : seventy-sixth annual edition 1914. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN Flower Seeds for 1914 The majority of the Flower Seed Novelties and Spec'^lties offered on this and the following nine pages have been thoroughly tested in our trial grounds. Some few sorts are European Novelties, received from most reliable growers, and the descrip- tions are those of the introducers. For General List of Flower Seeds see pages 61 to 113


. Dreer's garden book : seventy-sixth annual edition 1914. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN Flower Seeds for 1914 The majority of the Flower Seed Novelties and Spec'^lties offered on this and the following nine pages have been thoroughly tested in our trial grounds. Some few sorts are European Novelties, received from most reliable growers, and the descrip- tions are those of the introducers. For General List of Flower Seeds see pages 61 to 113. LILAC QUEEN SWEET AEYSSUM. 1100 A distinct new variety of the popular Sweet Alyssum with heads of pure lilac flowers and of the same dwarf compact growth as the dwarf white-flowering varieties. 20 cts. per pkt.; 3 pkts. for 50 cts. ANCHUSA ITAEICA, DROPMORE VARIETY. 1138 One of the finest hardy plants of recent introduction, remarkable for its free and continuous flowering and the beautiful gentian-blue color of its flowers; grows about 5 feet high, and should be in every hardy border. Illustrated in colors on plate opposite page 176. 15 cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. Veitch's Eong-Spurred Hybrid Aquileg^ias. 1206 This beautiful strain of Columbines com prises new and pleasing shades and com binations, ranging through all the shades of lavender, blue, mauve, white, yellow, orange, scarlet and bright rose-pink. The plants are perfectly hardy, (rigorous and stately in growth, produce abundantly large and degantiy shaped flowers with long spurs, borne well above the pale glaucous green foli- age, 15 cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts., 25 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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