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Title: Dreer's garden calendar : 1899
Identifier: dreersgardencale1899henr (find matches)
Year: 1899 (1890s)
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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Jo DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS.
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DREER'S SUPERB NASTURTIUMS. (See colored illustration on front cover of Catalogue.) Tom Thumb, Dwarf or Bedding Varieties. The improved varieties of the Dwarf Nasturtium are among the most popular and beautiful of our garden plants. Their neat, compact growth, rich colored flowers and free-blooming and long-lasting qualities, together with their adaptability to almost any soil or situation, make them unsurpassed for garden decoration. 1 foot. PER oz pkt. 0144 Aurora. Primrose to pale pink and carmine 20 5 6136 Beauty. Yellow-striped red 20 5 6148 Bronze. Coppery bronze 20 5 6154 Cloth of Gold. Scarlet flowers and yellow foliage ... 20 5 6146 Crystal Palace Gem. Sulphur, spotted maroon ... 20 5 6153 Empress of India. Dark-leaved with crimson flowers .... 20 5 6142 Golden King. Brilliant yellow 20 5 6147 King of Tom Thumbs. Scarlet, dark foliage . . .20 6152 King Theodore. Dark maroon, bluish-green 6155 Lady Bird. Orange yellow, red spots 20 6143 Pearl. Creamy white . . . 20 6141 Prince Henry. Creamy white, spotted and tipped dark scarlet 20 6138 Regelianum. Purple violet 20 6145 Rose. Soft rose, very distinct . 20 6151 Ruby King. Crimson rose -0 6139 Spotted. Orange spotted crimson 20 6150 Mixed. Tom Thumb varieties. ;- lb. 40 cts 15 6149 Imported Collection of Dwarf Nasturtiums, 12 varieties Tall, or Climbing Varieties. Elegant and luxuriant climbers for verandas, trellises, etc., bearing their gorgeous flowers in profusion until killed by frost. May be used to cover unsightly railings and to trail over rough ground with fine effact. The seed pods can be gathered while green and tender for pickling. 6 to 10 feet. 5156 Crimson . . . .20 6158 Chocolate . . . .20 6157 King Theodore. Dark maroon . . .20 6175 Lemon Yellow . 20 6181 Lilac. Odd shade . 20 6162 Orange 20 6164 Pearl. White . . 20 61S3 Prince Henry. Cream, spotted red 20 6161 Purple 20 6160 nixed. Tall or climbing PER OZ. PKT. PER OZ. PI- Rose 20 Scarlet 20 Scarlet and Gold. Foliage yellow ; flow- ers scarlet 20 Straw. Striped scarlet 20 6177 Vesuvius. Brilliant fiery rose 50 6168 Yellow. Spotted crimson 20 .ies. \ lb. 40 cts 15 6166 6167 6169 6163 6159 Imported Collection of Climbing Nasturtiums, 12 ' 10 oil

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