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Title: Dreer's garden book for 1944 : six luscious vegetables for every garden
Identifier: dreersgardenbook1944henr (find matches)
Year: 1944 (1940s)
Authors: Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds 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 Select Gladiolus Gladiolus are universally appreciated as most useful and satisfactory for garden display and for cutting. Make successive plantings for a continuous display. They do best in a moderately rich, well-drained soil with full exposure to the sun. Plant the corms in an upright position and cover with 2 to 4 in. of fine soil. Provide stakes and string for their support. 46-111 Aflame. Splendid long spikes with showy giant flame red flowers. 46-123 Albatros. A tall snow white without a trace of any other color. 46-147 Bagdad. Very pleasing smoky old rose blooms of large size. 46-159 Beacon. Clear bright rose- scarlet with large creamy blotch in the throat. Exceptionally showy. 46-168 Berty Snow. Exquisite, large, bright rosy lavender blooms, lighter in the throat. Stately tall spikes. 46-171 Betty Nuthall. A universal favorite with magnificent blooms of rich coral-pink shaded with yellow. A picturesque variety. 46-191 Break O'Day. La France pink with deeper pencilings. A very beautiful and showy variety. 46-207 Charles Dickens. Glowing red-purple with deeper velvety blotch. A very impressive Gladiolus. 46-219 Commander Koehl. A most glorious clear bright blood red flower of magnificent size and heavy sub- stance. A vigorous grower. 46-243 Debonair. La France pink shading to shell pink with creamy throat blotch, lightly peppered pink. 46-255 Dr. F. E. Bennett. A most dependable variety with bright scar- let blooms having white spearhead markings. 46-285 Flaming Sword. Bright scar- let-red flowers which bloom quite early. Forms a gorgeous flower spike. 46-315 Giant Nymph. Large blooms of light salmon-rose with a luminous sheen. An exceptionally pretty variety. 46-330 Golden Dream. Rich golden yellow flower spikes on tall, straight stems. Beautifully formed. 46-357 Helen Wills. Beautiful, large, white blooms with soft canary-yel- low shadings on the lower petals. 46-399 Maid of Orleans. Giant flower stalks displaying elegantly formed pure white flowers. 46-423 Mary Elizabeth. White with light yellow throat. Beautiful, me- dium sized, heavily ruffled blooms. 46-459 Minuet. Light pinkish laven- der of great charm. Has magnificent well-formed flowers. Extra fine. 46-507 Morocco. A very unusual rich maroon-red color. 46-483 Mrs. Frank Pendleton. An exquisite pale salmon-pink with dark markings in the throat. Forms a gorgeous flower spike. 46-495 Mrs. Leon Douglas. Huge salmon-rose flowers often heavily splashed with scarlet. Develops truly sensational spikes of artistic propor- tion. 46-542 Pelegrina. A striking and most outstanding dark violet color. 46-566 Phyllis McQuisron. A gor- geous pure pink. Excellent tall spikes. 46-578 Picardy. The most outstand- ing Gladiolus of recent introduction. Giant shrimp pink blooms arranged in glorious spikes. 46-600 Pride of Wanakah. Very at- tractive, free growing Gladiolus with well-formed large blooms of an exquisite lavender-rose color. 46-612 Primrose Princess. A very fine light yellow of a beautiful prim- rose shade. Tall and sturdy. 46-624 Rapture. Elegant long spikes with exquisite light salmon blooms with cream blotch in the throat. 46-636 Red Phipps. A vigorous and profuse bloomer with very large light red flowers. 46-660 Shiriey Temple. Creamy white with rich cream throat. 46-672 Smiling Maestro. Rich sal- mon-rose. A marvelous exhibition variety. 46-684 Star of Bethlehem. Very large creamy white. Splendid spikes. 46-702 Token. A tall flame salmon with clear yellow throat. 46-714 Vagabond Prince. Iridescent garnet-brown; lighter throat with glowing scarlet spot on lower petals. Strong first-size bulbs: 14c each; 3 of the same variety 35c; 6 of one variety 55c; 12 of one variety $1.00; 25 of one variety $1.85; 100 of one variety $6.50. Pot-Luck GSadioSus Assortments If you do not care for any particular varieties but merely wish to secure a good display in a desirable color range, we recommend these special assort- ments which are made in order to equalize our stock. Please do not ask for any specific varieties to be included in these. 46-821 3 bulbs each of 6 varieties, our selection $1.85. 46-822 6 bulbs each of 6 varieties, our selection $3.00. 46-823 12 bulbs each of 6 varieties, our selection $5.50. 46-824 25 bulbs each of 6 varieties, our selection $10.00.
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Dreer's Superior These mixtures are made up of in- numerable giant-flowering sorts of ail colors. The larger sizes will quite nat- urally produce somewhat larger spikes than the smaller ones, and the latter should not be planted too late in the season. There are few gardens where a 100 bulbs of these could not be used to great advantage to add their stately appearance and brilliant colors during the summer and fall. 46-805 Jumbo Size Bulbs with a diameter of 1% in. and over: 3 for 35c; 12 for $1.00; 25 for $1.85; 100 for $6.50; 250 for $15.00, prepaid. 46-807 No. 1 Size Bulbs measuring V/i to V/% in. across: 3 for 25c; 12 for 75c; 25 for $1.30; 100 for $4.50; 250 for $10.00, prepaid. 46-810 No. 2 Size These bulbs measure 1^4 to 1/-2 in. across: 12 for 65c; 25 for $1.00; 100 for $3.75; 250 for $8.00, prepaid. 46-813 No. 3 Size Bulbs with a diameter of 1 to 1T4 in.: 12 for 45c; 25 for 80c; 100 for $2.75; 250 for $6.00, prepaid. For a succession of flowers make several plantings of Gladiolus. 85

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