Dreer's garden book Henry Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Dreer. dreersgardenbook1931dree Year: 130 /pEfflflfl^!^ Artemisia A most useful class of plants either for the border or for 611ing in among the shrubbery. Abrotanum (Old Man or Southernwood). Finely cut, dark green foliage with pleasant aromatic odor. 18 inches. Lactiflora (Hawthorne Scented Mugworl). A most effective plant of strong, free growth, 31 to 4 J feet high, terminated by great panicles of Astilbe-like, Hawthorne-scented, creamy white flowers from the latter part of August to the end of September. Silver Beauty. A beautifu
Dreer's garden book Henry Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Dreer. dreersgardenbook1931dree Year: 130 /pEfflflfl^!^ Artemisia A most useful class of plants either for the border or for 611ing in among the shrubbery. Abrotanum (Old Man or Southernwood). Finely cut, dark green foliage with pleasant aromatic odor. 18 inches. Lactiflora (Hawthorne Scented Mugworl). A most effective plant of strong, free growth, 31 to 4 J feet high, terminated by great panicles of Astilbe-like, Hawthorne-scented, creamy white flowers from the latter part of August to the end of September. Silver Beauty. A beautiful new variety of striking appearance. The foliage is a perfect silver-gray. The flower stems are splendid for cutting and are very effec- tive in making up baskets of mixed flowers. Easily dried for winter bouquets. Silver King (Ghost Plant). A very showy white-leaved contrast plant growing 3 feet high and maturing its beautiful silver white foliage early in summer. Long sprays may be cut to mix with winter bouquets. Stelleriana (Old Woman). Deeply cut, silvery white foliage. 18 inches. Any of the above: 25c each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Asclepias— Butterfly Weed Tuberosa. Very showy native plants, about 2\ feet high, pro- ducing flowers of brilliant orange-scarlet during July and August 25c each; $ pfi doz.; $ per 100. Astilbe Astilbe This collection includes the best of the latest novelties, all are varieties of vigorous growth producing many branched, feathered heads of flowers during June and July. They succeed best in a half-shady moist position in any ordinary garden soil. Amethyst. Deep violet-red flowers on well branched spikes; 3 feet. Granat. Deep crimson flowers; 3 feet. Kriemhilde. Delicate pleasing salmon-rose; 2| feet. Professor van der Wielen. Lon;* spikes and si le shoots show- ing a great profusion of pure white flowers; 4 feet. Rhineland. Bright crimson, shaded salmon; 2\ feet. Vesta. Very graceful spikes of light lilac-rose; 3 feet. Any
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