Dreer's garden book 1920 (1920) Dreer's garden book 1920 dreersgardenbook1920henr_0 Year: 1920 114 HBBfADBBR-IHHADitflHA-fA- WBABlE FL0WtRSEItoTHQ DREER'S MAMMOTH VERBENAS (Illustrated in colors on plate facing page 53.) We have been carefully selecting and improving this fine strain of Verbenas for years, and can rec- ommend it as the very best procurable. For best and quickest results seed should be sown early in the house or hotbed, and transplanted to flowering quarters in May. If sown outdoors in May, it blooms from the end of July on. Verbenas are better grown from seed than from cut
Dreer's garden book 1920 (1920) Dreer's garden book 1920 dreersgardenbook1920henr_0 Year: 1920 114 HBBfADBBR-IHHADitflHA-fA- WBABlE FL0WtRSEItoTHQ DREER'S MAMMOTH VERBENAS (Illustrated in colors on plate facing page 53.) We have been carefully selecting and improving this fine strain of Verbenas for years, and can rec- ommend it as the very best procurable. For best and quickest results seed should be sown early in the house or hotbed, and transplanted to flowering quarters in May. If sown outdoors in May, it blooms from the end of July on. Verbenas are better grown from seed than from cuttings, being more vigorous and not liable to disease. m 'a PER PKT. 4351 Pink 10 4352 Purple 10 4353 Scarlet 10 PER PKT. 4354 Striped 10 4355 White 10 4356 Blue ' 10 '> 4359 Collection of above 6 colors 50 j 4360 Dreer's Mammoth Mixed. Contain- , ing all the colors. Jcz., 50cts.; oz., $ 10 VARIOUS VERBENAS J 4361 Hybrida, Fine Mixed. A splendid mixture, jjj j flowers not quite so large as our Mammoth Strain. \ oz., 30 cts 5 4357 Lucifer. A new deep cardinal-scarlet variety of ^/L'*-' Mammoth Verbenas. See Specialties pages 52 to 62, 25 Lemon Verbena {AloysiaCitriodora). Every garden should have a few plants of this fragrant favorite. Its pale green delightfully scented foliage goes well with any flower. 15 Erinoides {Moss Verbena). This lovely variety produces a mass of moss- like foliage, spreading over the ground like a carpet, above which are borne heads of purplish-blue and white blossoms in lavish profusion; comes into flower in June and continues until frost. For beds, baskets or rockeries it is highly desirable Venosa {Hardy Garden Verbena). This variety is largely used for bedding purposes, It is a strong, thrifty grower about 1 foot high, and cov- ered from early summer until late fall with its bright purplish-heliotrope flowers. 1 oz., 30 cts 10 Dreer's Mammoth Verbbna VALERIANA (Valerian) per pkt. 4340 Rubra, Mixed. Showy, hardy border plants; pro- ducing lar
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