. Dreer's garden calendar : 1899. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. i6 DREER'S SELECT LIST. RIDBECKIA (ECHINACEA) PURPUREA. (Giant Purple Cone=Flower.) One of the good old hardy perennials, introduced in 1799, just a century ago, but has been lost sight of for many years. We consider it one of the best plants in our entire collection of hardy perennials. It is of easy culture, succeeding in any soil, forming large, broad, bushy plants, producing from Midsummer until late Au
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1899. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. i6 DREER'S SELECT LIST. RIDBECKIA (ECHINACEA) PURPUREA. (Giant Purple Cone=Flower.) One of the good old hardy perennials, introduced in 1799, just a century ago, but has been lost sight of for many years. We consider it one of the best plants in our entire collection of hardy perennials. It is of easy culture, succeeding in any soil, forming large, broad, bushy plants, producing from Midsummer until late Autumn a constant succession of large, showy, reddish-purple flowers, about 4 inches across, with a remarkably large cone-shaped centre of brown, thickly set with golden tips in spiral lines. 25 cts. each ; § per dozen. TWO NEW RUSSELIAS. The Russelias are useful basket or vase plants, of graceful drooping habit, pro- ducing freely tubular rich colored flowers. The varieties here offered are entirely distinct from the old favorite Russelia Juncea, and are a distinct break in this class of plant. Russelia Lemoinei Multiflora. The primary stems are strong and vigorous ; flower panicles being extremely long and are covered with tassels of flowers one above the other ; color a magnificent coral red. 35 cts. each. Russelia Lemoinei Elegantissima. The primary stems are finer than in Multiflora, and closely covered with foliage, very graceful in their arching form; the bloom is so freely produced as to completely cover the plant; flowers bright soft red. 35 cts. each. JlEW ROSES The grand new Climbing: . . Moss Rose ••Cumberland BELLE" Evergreen „\hVr Rneoc sorts will be ,,U3C3 found offered on pages 130 and 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 Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert
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