Dreer's quarterly wholesale price list Dreer's quarterly wholesale price list of reliable seeds, plants, bulbs &c . dreersquarterlyw1899henr Year: 1899 DREER'S WHOLESALE PRICE LIST. 'Nejxr Hybrid DelpMniums. The two varieties here offered are the handsomest of this class of plants that have yet come to onr notice, and deserve a position in every garden ; they are perfectly hardy and flower continuously during the summer and fall months, producing spikes 15 to 18 inches long. Frau Emma Metzger. A most beautiful variety, the peculiar coloring of which it is almost impossible to de- scribe. The
Dreer's quarterly wholesale price list Dreer's quarterly wholesale price list of reliable seeds, plants, bulbs &c . dreersquarterlyw1899henr Year: 1899 DREER'S WHOLESALE PRICE LIST. 'Nejxr Hybrid DelpMniums. The two varieties here offered are the handsomest of this class of plants that have yet come to onr notice, and deserve a position in every garden ; they are perfectly hardy and flower continuously during the summer and fall months, producing spikes 15 to 18 inches long. Frau Emma Metzger. A most beautiful variety, the peculiar coloring of which it is almost impossible to de- scribe. The flowers, which are of large size and double, are of a glossy silvery rose in the centre which gradually passes to a light sky-blue as it approaches the edges, and white eye, a combination of shadings which must be seen to be fully appreciated. 'Wilkie Collins. Rich royal purple shading to blue, double flowers nearly two inches in diameter. 25 cents each, $ per dozen. Ceanothus Gloire de Plantieres. Very few of the Ceanothus have found their way into general cultivation, owing principally to the fact that most of the varieties heretofore introduced have been very tender. In this new variety is combined almost entire hardiness ; a slight protection around the roots, which may be omitted if planted in a sheltered position, be- ing sufficient to carry them over successfully, while the flowers are of large size and of a most desirable shade of lavender-blue. The shrub-like plant grows about three feet high and begins to bear its graceful and airy heads of flowers early in June, continuing through the greater part of the summer. 20 cts. each ; $ per dozen. Gaillardia Grandiflora. One of the flnest of hardy Perennials. Flowers large, numerous, produced on long stems, and excellent for cut- ting ; of the most gorgeous coloring. Centre dark-red brown ; petals variously marked with rings of scarlet crim- son, orange and vermilion. It delights in a rather poor, light soil, and blo
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