. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. ON HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 265 perpetuate any distinct variety, as they do not reproduce themselves entirely true from seeds. A sowing of seeds will, however, yield a fair proportion true to name, or at any rate of good colour and habit, and the inferior ones may be pulled up and thrown away. A. caruka (Rocky Mountain Columbine) is one of the best; it grows from i^ft. to 2ft. high, and bears large sky-blue flowers, with white cups and long spurs, from May to July. Numerous others are also grown, including A. chr
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. ON HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 265 perpetuate any distinct variety, as they do not reproduce themselves entirely true from seeds. A sowing of seeds will, however, yield a fair proportion true to name, or at any rate of good colour and habit, and the inferior ones may be pulled up and thrown away. A. caruka (Rocky Mountain Columbine) is one of the best; it grows from i^ft. to 2ft. high, and bears large sky-blue flowers, with white cups and long spurs, from May to July. Numerous others are also grown, including A. chrysantha, with bright golden-yellow flowers ; A. glandulosa, with deep azure-blue flowers and white corollas ; A. pyrenaica, with delicate fern-like foliage, and bright lilac or blue flowers ; this last is suitable for the rockery; and the beautiful hybrid, A\Stuartii (Fig. 148), purple, blue, and Fig. 149.—Aster Amellus bessarabicus. Asters (Michaelmas Daisies) are handsome plants of easy culture, suitable for either borders, shrubberies, or wild gardens ;. 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 Drury, William D. , 1857-1928; Abbott, J. M. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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