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Title: Dreer quality seeds plants bulbs
Identifier: dreerqualityseed1939henr (find matches)
Year: 1939 (1930s)
Authors: Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Henry A. Dreer
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Dreer's Sextette of Popular Darwin Tulips These have been selected as out- standing for a good color combination. The assortment contains Baronne de la Tonnaye, Clara Butt, Farncombe Sanders, Inglescombe Yellow, Prince of Wales, and Rev. H. Ewbank. 42-245 18 Bulbs, 3 each, value $1.20 for $1.05 42-246 36 Bulbs, 6 each, value $2.03 for $1.85 42-247 72 Bulbs, 12 each, value $4.05 for $3.60 42-248 150 Bulbs, 25 each, value §7.00 for $6.50 Dreer* s Glorious Giant Bring into the May Garden
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41-112 Anton Mauve. Mauve-violet with a silvery mauve edge. Of graceful form, large-size, and appealing color. 32 inches. 3 for 24c; 12 for 85c; 100 for S6.00. 41-114 Baronne de la Tonnaye. Vivid rose-pink toning to silvery rose at the margins. 30 inches. 3 for 20c; 12 for 70c; 100 for $4.75. 41-116 Bartlgon. A very effective large flower of a brilliant crimson-scarlet color. Very dependable. 22 inches. 3 for 20c; 12 for 70c; 100 for $4.75. 41-118 Bleu Aimable. A flower of perfect shape, good substance, and a pleasing soft mauve color. 25 inches. 3 for 20c; 12 for 70c; 100 for $5.00. 41-120 Black Eagle (Blue Eagle). Brilliant intense deep purple-blue with pitch black anthers and blue base. 22 inches. 3 for 20c; 12 for 70c; 100 for $5.00. 41-124 Clara Butt. An exquisite salmon-pink flower of huge size and massive form. Easily forced. 22 inches. 3 for 20c; 12 for 70c; 100 for $4.75. 41-126 Dream. Soft rosy mauve cast evenly over a bright heliotrope ground and light heliotrope edges. 24 inches. 3 for 20c; 12 for 70c; 100 for $5.00. ""~^, 41-130 Farncombe Sanders. Glistening rich Geranium scarlet veiled with a brilliant rosy sheen. Large and substantial blooms. Un- questionably one of the finest of all Darwin Tulips. 30 inches. 3 for 20c; 12 for 65c; 100 for $4.50. 41-132 Flamingo. Delicate shell pink blooms which look particularly attractive when planted in combination with laven- der shades. 28 inches. 3 for 20c; 12 for 70c; 100 for $5.00. 40-979 Inglescombe Yellow. Often called the "Yellow Darwin" though a brilliant rich yellow May-Flowering Cottage vaiiety. 22 inches. 3 for 20c; 12 for 65c; 100 for $4.50. 41-134 Jubilee. Rich lustrous violet-blue with a generous shading of purple. Splendid planted together with lighter colors. 29 inches. 3 for 24c; 12 for 85c; 100 for $6.00. 41-136 King George V. Translucent cherry red intensified by a glow gf scarlet on the outside. 25 inches. 3 for 27c; 12 for 90c; 100 for $6.50. Clara Butt Tulips are splendid for mass planting All bulbs are sent "Prepaid"

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