Dreer's garden book 1923 (1923) Dreer's garden book 1923 dreersgardenbook1923henr Year: 1923 190 /flEWyA-BKEEll^ HARDY PERENNIAL PIANTS >HlLaiEIiPHRlk\ PENTSTEMON (Beard Tongue) Most useful showy perennials, either for the border or rockery. With the exception of 'Sensation,' which requires protection, they are perfectly hardy. Gloxinioides 'Sensation.' A beautiful strain, bearing ^spikes of large Gloxinia-like flowers in a great variety of bright colors, including rose, cherry, crimson, purple, hlac, etc. The plants grow 2 feet high, and bloom from early summer till frost. Barbatus Tor
Dreer's garden book 1923 (1923) Dreer's garden book 1923 dreersgardenbook1923henr Year: 1923 190 /flEWyA-BKEEll^ HARDY PERENNIAL PIANTS >HlLaiEIiPHRlk\ PENTSTEMON (Beard Tongue) Most useful showy perennials, either for the border or rockery. With the exception of 'Sensation,' which requires protection, they are perfectly hardy. Gloxinioides 'Sensation.' A beautiful strain, bearing ^spikes of large Gloxinia-like flowers in a great variety of bright colors, including rose, cherry, crimson, purple, hlac, etc. The plants grow 2 feet high, and bloom from early summer till frost. Barbatus Torreyi. Spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers; height, 3 to 4 feet; June to August. Digitalis. Large spikes of long, purple-white flowers with purple throats during June and July; 2 to 3 feet. Pubescens. Bright rosy-purple; July and August; I5 feet. Smalli. Rosy-carmine flowers in early summer; 1 foot. Price. 30cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. One each of the 5 sorts for $ PHYSALIS (Chinese Lantern Plant) Francheti. An ornamental variety of the Winter Cherry, forming dense bushes, about 2 feet high, producing freely its bright orange scarlet lantern- like fruits; highly interesting. 25 cts. each; $ per doz. PHYSOSTEGIA (False Dragon-Head) Phlox Divaricata VARIOUS PHLOXES Amoena. A useful variety for carpeting the ground, the rockery, or the border; it grows but 4 inches high, and in spring is a sheet of rich bright pink flowers. 25 cts. each; § per doz.; $ per 100. Arendsi Amanda. A cross between Divaricata Canadensis and one of the Decussata varieties of vigorous branching habit, growing about 12 inches high, producing delicate lilac flowers with deeper centre from May to July. 35 cts. each; $ per doz. Arendsi Louise. Grows 2 feet high and has attractive light lilac flowers with carmine eye. 35 cts. each; $ per doz. Divaricata Canadensis. One of our native species, which is worthy of extensive planting, commencing to bloom early in April, and c
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