Dreer's garden book 1929 (1929) Dreer's garden book 1929 dreersgardenbook1929henr Year: 1929 ^flEHRyA-DREE^ HARDY PERENNIAL PIANTS i 171 Aquilegias, or Columbines The Columbines are one of the most elegant and beautiful of hardy plants^ producing their graceful spurred flowers on stems rising 2 feet or more above the beautifully divided foliage, and should be planted wherever their presence will serve to lighten up a too stiff and formal planting, for no other plant has so airy a grace as the Columbine, is more generous of its blooms, or more effec- tively adapted for cut flowers. They are no
Dreer's garden book 1929 (1929) Dreer's garden book 1929 dreersgardenbook1929henr Year: 1929 ^flEHRyA-DREE^ HARDY PERENNIAL PIANTS i 171 Aquilegias, or Columbines The Columbines are one of the most elegant and beautiful of hardy plants^ producing their graceful spurred flowers on stems rising 2 feet or more above the beautifully divided foliage, and should be planted wherever their presence will serve to lighten up a too stiff and formal planting, for no other plant has so airy a grace as the Columbine, is more generous of its blooms, or more effec- tively adapted for cut flowers. They are not at all particular as to soil or location, although they prefer a sandy loam and a moist but well drained sunny position, and usually make themselves at home in any hardy border or rockery. Their period of flowering covers the late spring and early summer months. Taken as a whole, they are a most important part of the hardy garden, and should be grown in quantity by every lover of old-fashioned garden flowers. Dreer's Long-spurred Mixed Hybrids. This is the most admired type of Columbines. The plants arc of strong, thrifty growth. The flowers of largest size vary in color through charming tones of cream, pink, lavender, blue, white, red, etc., hardly any two being exactly alike. Dreer's Long-spurred Pink Shades. A special selection of the greatly admired pink shades of this most popular type. Chrysantha {Golden Columbine). Bright yellow long-spurred flowers. Chrysantha Alba. A fine long-spurred white. Helenae. A very effective rich blue variety. Nivea Grandiflora. A splendid large pure white. Skinneri. Petals yellow with long red spurs. Price. 30 cts. each; per doz.; $ per 100. One each of the 7 sorts for Arenaria (Sand-wort) Montana. A pretty creeping plant which during June is covered with at- tractive white flowers. A good edging plant and invaluable for the rock carden. 25 t-t^. each: per d(V,.; SIS,00 per 100.
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