. Dreer's autumn catalogue 1912. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. HmRrADRKR-WtADttPHI^W^BULBS-FOR^bLPljANTINCrjnil 23 CROWN IMPERIALS. (Fritillaria Imperialis.) Very showy and stately early spring-blooming plants. The flowers are bell-shaped, and are borne in a whorl at the top of the plant, which grows from 3 to 4 feet high. The Crown Imperial will grow well in any good garden soil, and if it can be said to have preferences, it is for a deep loam. At t
. Dreer's autumn catalogue 1912. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. HmRrADRKR-WtADttPHI^W^BULBS-FOR^bLPljANTINCrjnil 23 CROWN IMPERIALS. (Fritillaria Imperialis.) Very showy and stately early spring-blooming plants. The flowers are bell-shaped, and are borne in a whorl at the top of the plant, which grows from 3 to 4 feet high. The Crown Imperial will grow well in any good garden soil, and if it can be said to have preferences, it is for a deep loam. At the time of planting the soil should be deeply trenched and well manured. They should be planted 2 or 3 in a clump, 6 inches deep, and then left alone for years. When established they flower abundantly and the stems should not be cut off, but allowed to decay naturally. A slight covering during the winter is beneficial. (See cut.) Crown Upon Crown. Bright red. 25 cts. each; $;i0 per doz. Yellow. Canary-yellow. 25 cts. each; ^ per doz. Superfine Mixed. Including red, yellow and shades of orange 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. , or DICENTRA. {Ready in Nooember.) Spectabilis (Bleeding Heart, Seal Flower, or Lyre Flower). An old-fashioned favorite, equally well adapted for forcing as for planting in the open border; its long racemes of graceful heart-shaped pink flowers are always attractive. 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. ERAISTHIS H\E:» (Winter Aconite.) The Winter Aconite is a pretty yellow flower, valuable for its early blooming and contrast- ing well with the Snow- drops, which are the J only flowers to keep it company at the early season in which it blooms. 20 cts. per doz.; $ per 100; $ per Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original wo
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