. Dreer's garden book : 1906. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 1889- Per oz., 25 cts. 5 Per oz., 25 CIS. 5 Blue, white, rose, etc. Per oz., 20 cts 5 -Double-flowered,Mixed colors. Per oz., 30 5 VARIOUS CENTAUREAS. 1873 Americana. A splendid native variety, growing 3 feet high and bearing im- mense thi-tle-like blooms of a heliotrope color. Very showy in the mixed bor- der and splendid for cut- ting 5 1874 'S>\!ia\QQ\QX\s(fYellowSweet Sultan, or Grecian Corn- Jlo
. Dreer's garden book : 1906. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 1889- Per oz., 25 cts. 5 Per oz., 25 CIS. 5 Blue, white, rose, etc. Per oz., 20 cts 5 -Double-flowered,Mixed colors. Per oz., 30 5 VARIOUS CENTAUREAS. 1873 Americana. A splendid native variety, growing 3 feet high and bearing im- mense thi-tle-like blooms of a heliotrope color. Very showy in the mixed bor- der and splendid for cut- ting 5 1874 'S>\!ia\QQ\QX\s(fYellowSweet Sultan, or Grecian Corn- Jlower). Very showy, large brighl-yellow flowers,sweet- ' ly scented. (See cut.) 40 cts. per oz 5 Royal Sweet Yellow Sweet Sultan. White-leaved Centaureas. (Dusty Millers.) Fine for bedding, vases, hanging-baskets and pots; also extensively used for margins. As an edging to a bed of dark-leaved Cannas these are particularly effective. Sow the seed from December to April. PER PKT. 1882 Qymnocarpa. Fine-cut silvery foliage; \\ feet. Per 1000 seeds, 80 cts 10 1881 Candidissima. Silvery white; leaves broadly cut. Per 1000 seeds, 50 cts 10 1883 Rutifolia Purpurea. Like the above this silver-leaved plant is peculiarly a<iapted ,, for beds, groups, filling vases, etc 15 Centaurea CvANus( Sailor or Cornflower), A complete index of the popular or common names is given on pages 2 and 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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