Dreer's garden book Henry Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Dreer. dreersgardenbook1931dree Year: Ageratum (Floss Flower) One of the best bedding plants, being literally a sheet of bloom from early summer till frost. Unlike many bedding plants, their flowers are not liable to bl spoiled by rain, nor do the colors fade out. The various blue varieties are without doubt the most satisfactory bedding plants of this color for our trying climate Easily raised from seed, which is usually started in a hotbed or window and trans- ferred to the open ground in May. Can also be sown outdoors in May. A sow
Dreer's garden book Henry Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Dreer. dreersgardenbook1931dree Year: Ageratum (Floss Flower) One of the best bedding plants, being literally a sheet of bloom from early summer till frost. Unlike many bedding plants, their flowers are not liable to bl spoiled by rain, nor do the colors fade out. The various blue varieties are without doubt the most satisfactory bedding plants of this color for our trying climate Easily raised from seed, which is usually started in a hotbed or window and trans- ferred to the open ground in May. Can also be sown outdoors in May. A sowinj in September will give plants to bloom indoors all winter. (See cut.) PER PKT 1071 Blue Perfection. This is the darkest colored of all large flowering Ageratums. Color deep amethyst-blue; compact growth; fine bedder; 9 inches. { oz., 40 cts $0 1( 1073 Cope's Pet. 30 cts The best light blue variety for edging; 9 inches. \ Acroclinium a^MgB*«4t<A 1 1074 Imperial Dwarf Blue. Clear blue; 8 inches. \ oz., 30 cts 1( 1075 Imperial Dwarf White. 8 inches. \ oz., 30 cts II 1076 Little Blue Star. A variety of exceedingly dwarf and even growth; the tiny bushes, not over 4 to 5 inches high, are densely covered with bright blue flowers, a fine variety for edging, j oz., 75 cts 1078 Princess. A beautiful variety of compact, even growth, rarely ex ceeding 8 inches in height; the flowers are sky-blue with white centre the contrast being really exquisite. \ oz., 40 cts 1079 Collection of a packet each of above 6 sorts, 50 cts. 1072 Blue Ball. For description see page 49. I oz., 50 cts 1 21 II Abutiloil (Flowering Maple) pER pKT 1010 Fine Mixed. Considered indispensable for flowering indoors during the winter and spring months, and use- ful for bedding out in the summer. Sown indoors any time before April, they will produce plants that will flower the first season; 3 feet. Mixed colors $0 25 Achillea (Milfoil, or Yarrow) 1021 Ptarmica 'The Pearl.' One of the best hardy white perennia
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