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Title: Dreer's bulb list : 1887
Identifier: dreersbulblist181887henr (find matches)
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Seeds; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : H. 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 jpIlJTUMN BuLB LlIST. Hyacinths in Packages. For the convenience of our customers who are unacquainted with the varieties, we have made several collections which contain the best of their respective classes. The collections cannot be divided When other sorts axe wanted they can be selected from lists on pa°-es 3 4 and 5
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No. 2—6 Single. $1.10. Postpaid, $1.25. Agnes. Dark rose. Argus. Deep blue. Chas. Dickens. Lilac, striped violet. Grandeur a Merveille. Rosy white. Leonidas. Pearl, snaded sky blue. Robert Steiger. Brilliant carmine. No. 5—3 Double, 3 Single. $1.10. Postpaid, $1.25. A la Mode. I D1 Tale blush, lilac eye. Amy. (S; Dazzliug carmine. Bouquet Tendre. (D) Dark crimson. Gen. Antinck. (D) Blue, shaded violet. Grand Vedette. (S) Snow white. Regulus. (S) Light azure blue, striped. No. 1—12 Double. $2.00. Postpaid, $2.25. Anna Maria. White, violet centre. Bouquet Tendre. Dark crimson. Bouquet Royal. Rose, dark centre. Blocksberg. Porcelain blue. Czar Nicholas. Delicate rose. Gen. Antinck. Blue, shaded violet. La Charmante. Deep azure blue. La Virginite. White, rose centre. Lord Wellington. Deep blue, lilac striped. Nanette. Pure white, early. Noble par Merite. Dark rose, pink stripe. Prince of Waterloo, Pure white. No. 2—6 Double. $1.10. Postpaid, $1.25. A la Mode. Pale blush, lilac eye. Bouquet Royal. Rose, dark centre. Garrick. Deep blue, shaded violet. La Tour d'Auvergne. Pure white. Princesse Royal. Red, violet centre. Richard Steele. Azure blue. No. 3—12 Single. $2.00. Postpaid, $2.25. Amy. Dazzling carmine. Chas. Dickens. Lilac, striped violet. Fabiola. Pink, striped carmine. Grand Vedette. Snow white. Grandeur a Merveille. Rosy white. Leonidas. Pearl, shaded sky blue. Mrs. Beecher Stowe. Pure white. Norma. Pink. Priestley. Fine light porcelain blue. Regulus. Light azure blue, striped. Robert Steiger. Brilliant carfnine. Vesta. Rosy white. No 6—60 cts. 6 Double, Mixed. Postpaid, 75 cts. Red, Pink, Dark and Light Blue, White, Blush. No. 7—Single, Mixed, 60 cts. Postpaid, 75 cts. Red, Pink, Dark and Light Blue, White, Blush. No. 8—6 Double, 6 Single, Mixed. $1.00. Post- paid, $1.00. Twelve different colors. Hyacinthus Candicans. A Yucca-like plant, producing in July and August a flower stem 3 to 4 feet high, covered with 20 to 30 pure white, pendant, bell-shaped flowers. This plant is rapidly gaining popularity. 25 cents each; S2.50 per doz. Miscellaneous Hyacinths. These varieties are of interest to those who desire to cultivate them ; the bulbs, though small, produce fine spikes of flowers of various shades and color, and are desirable for garden or pot culture. Belgian (Belgicus alba). White. 5 cents each; 50 cents per dozen. Belgian (Belgicus ccerulea). Blue. 5 cents each; 50 cents per dozen. Feathered (Muscariplumosus). Purple. 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen. Grape (Muscari botryoides). Blue. 7 cents each; 70 cents per dozen. Grape (Muscari botryoides alba . White. 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen. Musk (Muscari moschatus minor). Blue and yellow, very- fragrant. 20 cents each; £2.00 per dozen. Miniature. Mixed. 8 cents each ; 75 cents per dozen. A Jd for postage on Hyacinths at the rate of 25 cents per dozen, when ordered to be sent by mail.

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