Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book dreers18381908ga1908henr Year: 1908 i HENRTADREER -PHIIADEliPillA fkWi FLOWER SEED HOVEIiri E5- \!\ 1 %%%%%%%%7 **NEWPORT PINK' S^WEET WILLIAM. 4282 A distinct new color in this favorite hardy plant, w hich originated in one of the fir-lanied gardens at Newport, R. I. In color it is what florists call wateruielon-pink or salmony-rose. Stiikingly bnUiant and beautiful; the habit of the plant is perfect, being well-formed, neat and compaci, the flowers borne in massive heads on stems 18 inches liigh. For mid-seasun rhass bedding it ha
Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book dreers18381908ga1908henr Year: 1908 i HENRTADREER -PHIIADEliPillA fkWi FLOWER SEED HOVEIiri E5- \!\ 1 %%%%%%%%7 **NEWPORT PINK' S^WEET WILLIAM. 4282 A distinct new color in this favorite hardy plant, w hich originated in one of the fir-lanied gardens at Newport, R. I. In color it is what florists call wateruielon-pink or salmony-rose. Stiikingly bnUiant and beautiful; the habit of the plant is perfect, being well-formed, neat and compaci, the flowers borne in massive heads on stems 18 inches liigh. For mid-seasun rhass bedding it has no equal. It is also very effective as a pot plant and for Perfectlv hardy in any part of the country, io cts. per pkt.; 5 pkts., ' . DOLTBEE ROSE, SWEET WILLIAM. 4'2\)o A beautiful new double-flowering sort, bearing large umbels of hand- some rose colored flowers. As m all Double Sweet Williams, about one- half of the seedlings produce single flowers. 20 cts. |)er pkt.; 3 pkis., 50 cts. SWEET WILLIAM ' HOLBORN GLORY.' 4291 This strain is a large-flowered selection of the auv most beautiful and admired of all Sweet Williams, ers and trusses are of extraor- dinary size,'while the range of color, all showing a clear, white eye, is truly superb. 10 els. per pkt. EVERBLOOMING IIVBRID S^VEET WILLIAM. (Diuutlius latifolitis fi. pi.) 2342 This beautiful Dianthus is not new, but is not well knovi'n. It is a cross between the China Pink and Sweet William, com- bining the free and continuous blooming qualities of the former with the hardiness of the latter. The color is an intense vel- vety crimson-scarlet,and, while a perennial, it blooms freely from seed the first year. 15 cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. icula-eved section, (he The individual flow-
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