Dreer's garden book 1906 Dreer's garden book : 1906 dreersgardenbook1906henr Year: 1906 Alyssum Little Gem or Carpet of Snow. ALYSSUM (Mad-Wort). Pretty little plants for beds, vases, baskets, edgings or rock-work, blooming profusely all summer; use- ful also for winter-flowering. Very sweetly scented. per pkt. 1101 Little Gem, or Carpet of Snow. Of dwarf, compact habit, 4 to 6 inches in height, each plant covering a circle 15 to 30 inches in diameter. It begins to bloom when quite small, and the plants are a solid mass of white from spring to late in au- tumn. (See cut.) 5 11
Dreer's garden book 1906 Dreer's garden book : 1906 dreersgardenbook1906henr Year: 1906 Alyssum Little Gem or Carpet of Snow. ALYSSUM (Mad-Wort). Pretty little plants for beds, vases, baskets, edgings or rock-work, blooming profusely all summer; use- ful also for winter-flowering. Very sweetly scented. per pkt. 1101 Little Gem, or Carpet of Snow. Of dwarf, compact habit, 4 to 6 inches in height, each plant covering a circle 15 to 30 inches in diameter. It begins to bloom when quite small, and the plants are a solid mass of white from spring to late in au- tumn. (See cut.) 5 1102 Sweet Alyssum {A. Ma- ri/ii/niin). Of trailing habit; flowers white. 25 cts. per oz. 5 1103 Tom Thumb {Benthami Coriipactuin). Ofdwarf, com- pact, erect growth; excellent for edging; white. 30c. per oz. 5 1104 Saxatile Compactum. ^'Basket of Gold.'' Showy golden-yellow flowers ; hardy perennial, blooms the first sea- son; excellent for rock-work ; 1 foot. 50 cts. per oz 5 AMARANTHUS. Brilliant foliaged annuals, growing 3 to 5 feet high, some of the varieties bearing curious racemes of flowers. All are use- ful in borders of tall plants or for the centres of large beds. hould not be grown too / Agrostemma. In every case they clos Iv together, but should be given sufficient room to develop their full beauty. per pkt. ,^^|ll Caudatus (Zotv Lus Bleeding). Blood-red ; drooping ; 3 ft. 25 cts. per oz. 1116 Cr\^nt\XS{Prince's Feather). Dark / red feathery flowers. 25 cts. per oz OliuS {Fount,,in Plant). Graceful red and yellow foliige, of (hooping habit; 3 feet 1113 Sunrise. A magnificent and bril- liant variety. For description see Novelties 25 1114 Tricolor. {Joseph's Coat). Leaves red, yellow and green ; 3 feet. 30 cts. lier oz 1115 Tricolor Splendens. An improve- ment on the oUl sort, of more bril- liant coloring. 40 cts. per oz 5
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