Dreer's garden calendar : 1903 . dreersgardencale1903henr Year: 1903 Agrostemma. AGROSTEMMA PER PKT. 1090 An attractive free-flowering hardy perennial of easy culture, producing bright colored flowers on long, slen- der stems like a single pink ; blooms the first season; fine for cutting ; 1 to 2 feet. Mixed varieties. (See cut.) 5 AMARANTHDS. Brilliant foliaged annuals, growing from 3 to 5 feet high, some of the varieties bear- ing curious racemes of flowers. All are useful in borders of tall plants or for the centres of large beds. In every case they should not be grown too closely together
Dreer's garden calendar : 1903 . dreersgardencale1903henr Year: 1903 Agrostemma. AGROSTEMMA PER PKT. 1090 An attractive free-flowering hardy perennial of easy culture, producing bright colored flowers on long, slen- der stems like a single pink ; blooms the first season; fine for cutting ; 1 to 2 feet. Mixed varieties. (See cut.) 5 AMARANTHDS. Brilliant foliaged annuals, growing from 3 to 5 feet high, some of the varieties bear- ing curious racemes of flowers. All are useful in borders of tall plants or for the centres of large beds. In every case they should not be grown too closely together, but should be given sufficient room to develop their full beauty. 1116 Brilliant. Foliage bright red ; the ends of the branches being a combination or car- mine-rose, red and yellow 10 1111 Caudatus {Love Lies Bleeaing). Blood -red, drooping ; 3 feet 5 1112 Salicifolius (Fountain Plant'). Of pyramidal, drooping habit, branching close to the ground 5 1113 Sunrise. Bronzy crimson foliage, shading off to bril- liant scarlet tufts of leaves on top of the stalk, the lower leaves having a scarlet band through the centre ; 3 feet. This variety has been used for the past two seasons in the public parks of Washington, and has been greatly admired by many visitors 10 PER PKT. 1117 Sulphurine. Leaves dark green; the ends of the branches bright sulphur-yellow 15 1114 Tricolor (Joseph's Coat). Leaves red, yellow and green ; 3 feet. Per oz., 30 cts 5 1115 Tricolor Splendens. An im- provement on the old sort, of more brilliant coloring ; a beautiful orna- mental plant. (See cut.) 5 1118 Tricolor Marmoratus. A hydrid between Brilliant and Sulphurine, combining the colorings of both, the green and yellow ground color being suffused or marbled with carmine; very showy 1119 Collection of one each of the above 8 varieties 50 Amaranthus Tricolor Splendens. Little Gem rpet of Snow.
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