Identifier: dreerswholesalep1921henr (find matches)
Title: Dreer's wholesale price list : flower seeds for florists plants for florists bulbs for florists vegetable seeds fertilizers, fungicides, insecticides, implements, etc
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Henry A. Dreer (Firm) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs Flowers Seeds Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs Gardening Equipment and supplies 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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t tl 25 Austria (Orchid Flowered). Large, purecanary-yellow with reddish dots in centreof upper petals; 5 ft 1 25 Beacon. Rich cardinal-red; 3/jft 126 Carmine Beauty. Deep bright carmineflowers, freely produced high above theheavy dark-green foliage, which has anarrow red margin; 4% ft 1 50 Cheerfulness. No more appropriate namecould be given to this brilliant variety.Its beautiful bright fire-red or deep orangeflowers appear early and continue withoutinterruption until frost. Add to the pre-vailing color a golden border and centrewith each petal flaked carmine-crimsonand you may form some conception of thisfascinating variety; 3/4 ft 1 25 City of Portland. A wonderful bright rosy-pink; much deeper in color than Mrs.Alfred Conard or Hungaria; a free-flower-ing, vigorous grower; 3ViU. 2 00 Cleopatra. Striking deep carmine-crimsonflowers, surmounting the dark glaucousbronze foliage; 4 ft. • . 3 00 Per 100 Per 1000 $8 00 «70 00 001 00 70 0070 00 10 00 90 00 00 70 00 15 00 125 00 25 00
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TYPE OF NEWER CANNAS PerDoz.Dazzler. One of the best, deep fire-red, veryfree: 33^ ft $1 25 Dragon. Very rich dark, ox-blood red; 3 ft. 1 25 Dr. B. Ackerknecht. Carmine lake, suffusedwith deep carmine, bronze foliage; 4 ft • . 1 25 Druid Hill. Well-poised heads of rich crim-son flowers on dark bronzy foliage; 4 ft. • 2 00 Duke of Marlboro. An attractive deepbrilliant crimson; 4 ft. . . ... 1 26 Eureka. The best white for massing, veryfree and of fine habit; 4)4 ft 1 50 Fanal. An intense, fiery cinnabar-red; anideal grower holding its flowers well abovethe foliage; one of the best bedders; 4 ft. . 1 25 Favorite. This is the best red spotted yellowCanna yet introduced. The color is a rich,deep golden-yellow; the flowers are pro-duced on strong stems well above thefoliage; 5 ft 1 25 Feuermeer. Brilliant fiery-scarlet; 4 ft - . 1 25 Firebird (Oiseau de Feu). A remarkablevariety with perfectly formed florets, 7 to 8inches across,of a brilliant cardinal-red; 4ft. 2 00 Flag of Truce. A l

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