. Dreer's garden book 1928. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Tritoma (Red-hot Poker, Flame Flower, or Torch Lily) (The Everblooming Flame Flower). The early, free and continuous blooming qualities variety has made it one of the great bedding plants. Succeeds in any ordinary garden soil, but responds quickly to liberal treatment; hardy if given protection, but the most satisfactory method of wintering is to bury the roots in sand in a cool cellar. In bloom from August to Oc
. Dreer's garden book 1928. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Tritoma (Red-hot Poker, Flame Flower, or Torch Lily) (The Everblooming Flame Flower). The early, free and continuous blooming qualities variety has made it one of the great bedding plants. Succeeds in any ordinary garden soil, but responds quickly to liberal treatment; hardy if given protection, but the most satisfactory method of wintering is to bury the roots in sand in a cool cellar. In bloom from August to October, with spikes 3 to 4 feet high, and heads of bloom of a rich orange-scarlet, producing a grand effect either planted singly in the border or in masses. (See cut.) 30 cts. each; § per doz.; $ per 100. Lord Roberts. A rare robust growing variety7 producing during August and September, bold, 4 feet high, spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers. $ each. Royal Standard. A very distinct new variety of vigorous growth and remarkably free flowering, blooming continuously from June to the end of October, producing 3 feet high stems of good sized flowerheads, the flowers on the lower half of the spike of a bright yellow, the upper part a rich rosy scarlet; a most effective and rich color combination. $ each. TrolliuS (Globe Flower) Europaeus. Desirable free-flowering plants, producing their giant bright yellow, Buttercup-like blossoms on stems 1 to 2 feet high from May until August; succeed admirably in the border in a half shady position in well drained preferably light soil. 35 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Orange Globe. A rare variety with large orange flowers. 50 cts. each. Valeriana (Valerian) Coccinea. Showy heads of reddish flowers; June to October; 2 feet. — alba. A white-flowered form. Veronica Longifolia Subsesshis (Offered on page 197) Officinalis (Hardy Garden Eelio- showy heads of rose-tinted white and July, with delicious, strong to 4 feet.
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