. Dreer's garden book : seventy-third annual edition 1911. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. New Giant Spider Flower. Begonia Gracilis Prima Donna. 1564 This may be briefly described as a perfected, ideal form of the popular pink B. gracilis. The flowers are much larger, of a limpid rose, shading to carmine at the centre; a color of exqui- site beauty; habit of plant per- fect and very free-flowering. 25 cts. per pkt. Begonia Semperflorens " Salmon ; 1577 We
. Dreer's garden book : seventy-third annual edition 1911. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. New Giant Spider Flower. Begonia Gracilis Prima Donna. 1564 This may be briefly described as a perfected, ideal form of the popular pink B. gracilis. The flowers are much larger, of a limpid rose, shading to carmine at the centre; a color of exqui- site beauty; habit of plant per- fect and very free-flowering. 25 cts. per pkt. Begonia Semperflorens " Salmon ; 1577 We had the pleasure of seeing this beautiful variety in flower at the introducer's, and were much impressed by the bright- ness of its brilliant salmon-rose flowers. All the varieties of this free-flowering, easily grown Begonia are worth growing either for bedding or for pot culture, and this, the brightest-colored of them all, is especially desirable. 20 cts. per pkt.; 3 pkts., 50 cts. DOUBLE-QUILLED ENGLISH DAISY. (Bellis perennis tubulosa fl. pi.) 3598 It has taken years of careful selection to produce this densely double-quilled type, which reproduces itself almost true from seed. The colors include white, pink, blood-red and other shades of red, and are a desirable addition to this pretty spring-flowering plant. 20 cts. per pkt.; 3 pkts., 50 cts. INVINCIBLE GIANT COWSLIP 2112 Quite distinct bom the ordinary Cowslip both in the Stronger growth of the plant and in the massive flow- ers, which are borne on stout stems 12 to 15 inches high. A bed of these in early spring presents a sight which commands the admiration of every lover of beautiful flowers. The colors range from pure yellow and orange to the deepest scarlet and crimson. 25 cts. per pkt.; 5 pkts. for § DOUBLE BLUE CORNFLOWER. (Centaurea Cyanus fl. pL) 1881 This was introduced by us in 1907, and is now a standard variety and largely used by the commercial florist, who quickly recognized its value as a cut flow
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