Dreer's garden book 1916 (1916) Dreer's garden book 1916 dreersgardenbook1916henr Year: 1916 GEUM (Avens). Pretty border plants, growing about 15 inches high, and producing showy, bright-colored flowers from May to July. Coccineum. Brilliant scarlet flowers. 15 cts. each; § per doz. Mrs. Bradshaw. A new brilliant large double scarlet variety, fully double the size of the type, in bloom during the greater part of the sum- mer and fall. 25 cts. each; § per doz. Miniatum, Perry's Variety. A splendid improvement on this bril- liant rich orange-colored variety, and one of the earliest pere
Dreer's garden book 1916 (1916) Dreer's garden book 1916 dreersgardenbook1916henr Year: 1916 GEUM (Avens). Pretty border plants, growing about 15 inches high, and producing showy, bright-colored flowers from May to July. Coccineum. Brilliant scarlet flowers. 15 cts. each; § per doz. Mrs. Bradshaw. A new brilliant large double scarlet variety, fully double the size of the type, in bloom during the greater part of the sum- mer and fall. 25 cts. each; § per doz. Miniatum, Perry's Variety. A splendid improvement on this bril- liant rich orange-colored variety, and one of the earliest perennials lo flower in spring. 50 cts. each. GIULENIA (Bowman's Root). Trifoliata. A strong-growing perennial; admirable for the border or for use in connection with shrubs, with handsome trifoliate foliage and numerous white flowers, tinged with pink; July; 3 feet. 25 cts. each; § per doz. GLECHOMA, OR NEPETA. Variegata ( Variegated Groundsel, or Ground Ivy). A most useful variegated creeper for growing over banks and stones in the rockery. 10 cts. each; § per doz.; § per 100. GUNNERA (Chilian Rhubarb). Scabra. Probably the noblest of all hardy perennial decorative foliage plants, a well-grown plant attaining a height of 5 feet by 15 to 20 feet in diameter; but to produce a satisfactory growth it must receive liberal treatment. Very rich, deep, mellow soil is indispensable. Full exposure to the sun is advisable, but they should be sheltered from severe winds, and must never suffer for the want of water. Ample winter protection should be pro- vided. 50 cts. each. Arukdo Donax, or Gkeat Reed (Offered on opposite page) HARDY BAMBOOS (Bambusa). All the Hardy Bamboos grow best where the soil is rich, moist and well drained. They do not thrive in stiff, hard clay. During the summer months it is advisable to mulch small or newly planted specimens until well established with a mixture of leaves, moss and manure. The mulch should not be removed, but rather added, on the a
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