Title: Dreer's wholesale price list / Henry A. Dreer.
Identifier: dreerswholesalep1912dree (find matches)
Year: [1] (s)
Authors: Dreer, Henry A. (Firm); Dreer, Henry A. (Firm)
Subjects: Nursery Catalogue
Publisher: The Company
Contributing Library: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library
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12 HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA, PA., WHOLESALE PRICE LIST Dreer's Fine Sweet Peas We only offer the very best varieties, kinds best suited for Florists for cutting. Those marked * are the Orchid=fIowered Sweet Peas. This type is distinguished from the standard sorts by the extraor- dinary size of their flowers and by the standard being crinkled and wavy. They usually bear four blossoms on a stem, and are as easy to grow as the commonest sorts. Owing to their being shy seeders they will always be higher in price than the standard sorts. *Apple Blossom Spencer. Rose and pink .... Aurora Spencer. White, striped orange-salmon . Black Knight Spencer. Rich maroon *Countess Spencer (true). A lovely clear pink . . â¦Florence M. Spencer. Delicate blush with pink margin . . â¦Frank Dolby. Largest pale lavender â¦Gladys Unwin. Charming pale rose pink . . . . George Herbert. Rich, rose carmine Helen Lewis. Brilliant orange rose . . . ... Juanita Spencer. White striped and suffused soft lavender King Edward Spencer. Crimson scarlet *Mrs. Routzahn Spencer. Soft chamois pink . . . Mrs. Walter Wright Spencer. Deep mauve . . . *Nora Unwin. A magnificent white *Primrose Spencer. Primrose or creamy yellow Prince of Wales Spencer. (Marie Corelli.) Bril- liant rose, very large Ruby Spencer. Rich cherry red â¦White Spencer. A pure white Countess Spencer of very large size Orchid=Flowered Mixed Named Standard Varieties. The sorts marked * are the kinds best suited for florists for cutting. Oz. â¢/4=lb. Lb. 20 60 $2 00 15 50 1 50 20 75 2 75 10 35 1 25 10 35 1 25 10 30 1 00 10 20 50 10 30 1 00 10 30 1 00 20 60 2 00 20 60 2 00 20 60 2 00 20 50 1 50 10 20 50 10 35 1 25 20 50 1 50 20 60 2 00 10 30 1 00 10 25 75 Oz. '/i=lb. Lb. Aurora. White flaked with orange salmon .... Black Knight. Black maroon â¦Blanche Ferry. Pink and white Coccinea. Rich cerise, very bright Dainty. White, edged with pink â¦Dorothy Eckford. The finest white . . Duke of Westminster. Clear purple tinted violet â¦Earliest of All. Re=selected. (Christmas Pink.) Same color as Blanche Ferry, but a week earlier than the extra early type, fine for forcing . . . â¦Emily Henderson. Purest white â¦Flora Norton. The clearest and most pronounced bright blue Helen Pierce. White veined, bright blue â¦Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon. The finest primrose yellow yet introduced â¦Janet Scott. A large and bright pink Jeannie Gordon. Rosy pink on a cream ground . â¦Katherine Tracy. Brilliant pink ... â¦King Edward VM. Rich deep crimson scarlet â¦Lady Grisel Hamilton. Pale lavender .... â¦Lord Nelson. Improvement on Navy Blue. Color rich navy blue .... .... Lottie Eckford. White suffused with lavender . . â¦Lovely. Shell pink, extra fine Midnight. Indigo and maroon. Very dark . . . Miss Willmott. Rich, deep orange pink â¦Mont Blanc (Christmas White). An early flow- ering white, fine for forcing . . ..... â¦Mrs. Walter Wright. Deep mauve â¦Prima Donna. Deep pink, fine .... â¦Prince of Wales. Deep rose Queen Alexandra. Brilliant geranium-red, the nearest approach to a pure scarlet yet intro- duced ... â¦Queen of Spain. Charming shade of chamois pink â¦Salopian. Rich deep scarlet St. George. Brilliant orange scarlet Mixtures of Sweet Peas. We take special pains in making up our various mixtures; noth- ing but named sorts are used. Dreer's Peerless Mixture, contains only the finest Oz. I4=lb. Lb. grandiflora varieties the best mixture of standard sorts possible. Per 10 lbs. $2.50 . . 5 10 30 Orchid=flowered mixed. A splendid mixture, con- taining most of the varieties, besides a number of seedings of Countess Spencer 10 25 75 Pink shades. Mixed 5 10 30 Red Shades. Mixed .... 5 10 30 Lavender and blue shades. Mixed 5 10 30 Purple and maroon shades. Mixed 5 10 30 White and primrose shades. Mixed 5 10 30 Striped shades. Mixed 5 10 30 Cupid or Dwarf. All colors mixed 5 10 35 5 10 30 5 10 35 5 10 30 5 10 30 5 10 25 5 10 25 5 10 25 5 15 40 5 10 25 5 10 25 5 15 40 5 10 25 5 10 35 5 10 30 5 10 25 5 TO 30 5 10 30 5 10 30 5 10 25 5 10 25 5 10 30 5 10 25 5 15 40 5 10 30 5 10 30 5 10 30 5 10 30 5 10 30 5 10 25 10 20 60
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ORCHID-FLOWERED SWEET PEA Vinca. Most useful plants. Seeds should be sown early in brisk heat. Tr. pkt. Oz. Rosea. Rose, with darker eye 15 $0 50 Alba. White, with rose eye 15 50 Pura. Pure white 15 50 Mixed. All colors 15 40 Viola (Tufted Pansies). Cornuta Papilio (Butterfly Violet). Blue 30 1 25 " Lutea splendens. Clear yellow 30 125 Blue Perfection. Deep blue 30 125 White Perfection. Fine white 30 1 25 Hybrida Admirabilis 30 125 Mixed. All colors 25 1 00 Zinnia (Youth and Old Age . There is always a good demand for plants of these in the spring, and as cut flowers through the summer they are invaluable. Improved Dwarf double, Canary Dark Scarlet Flesh Pink " " Jacqueminot scarlet . '* " Orange Bright Scarlet White " " Salmon Rose . . . " " Scarlet and Gold . " " Finest mixed . . Curled and Crested. Mixed Double Fringed. White " " â Deep carmine " " Bright rose " " Mixed colors . . . . Giant Double. Very large. Mixed colors . . Haageana. Double orange .... " Perfection. Double mixed . . - Mammoth. Double mixed . . Red=Riding=Hood. A dwarf compact sort, small double red flowers Tall Double, Mixed Zebra. Double striped Single Flowering. Mixed Crimson with pkt. Oz. 10 40 10 40 10 40 15 50 10 40 10 40 10 40 10 40 10 40 10 25 10 30 15 50 15 50 15 50 10 30 20 75 15 60 25 1 00 15 40 15 50 10 20 15 50 10 25 For full descriptions and illustrations, see our Garden Book for 1912.

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