Dreer's garden calendar : 1899 . dreersgardencale1899henr Year: 1899 HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. H5 LOBELIA—Cardinal Flower. rdinar ving 111 any ordinary garden soil, but preferring a not suffer from drouth. Few plants are more and none are richer in color. We offer the 15 to IS inches high, with L5 cts. each ; >f very large size. Handsome border plants, thri moist deep loam, where they will effective at their season of bloom following four fine varieties : Lobelia Apolla. A strong growing variety, grow-in large rich deep purple flowers. 30 cts. each. —Cardinalis. Rich fiery cardinal flo
Dreer's garden calendar : 1899 . dreersgardencale1899henr Year: 1899 HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. H5 LOBELIA—Cardinal Flower. rdinar ving 111 any ordinary garden soil, but preferring a not suffer from drouth. Few plants are more and none are richer in color. We offer the 15 to IS inches high, with L5 cts. each ; >f very large size. Handsome border plants, thri moist deep loam, where they will effective at their season of bloom following four fine varieties : Lobelia Apolla. A strong growing variety, grow-in large rich deep purple flowers. 30 cts. each. —Cardinalis. Rich fiery cardinal flowers ; strong plants, often producing 10 to 18 spikes, 12 to 24 inches long. 15 cts. each ; $ pel do/. —Queen Victoria. A beautiful form of above, with bronzy foliage and rich dark scarlet flowers. 15 cts. each ; § per doz. —Syphilitica. Dense spikes of fine deep blue flowers, per doz. Lychnis Haageana. Brilliant orange scarlet flowers, 10 cts. each ; $ per doz. Lychnis Chalcedonica, Fl. PI. A fine perennial, producing immense heads of vermilion scarlet flowers, far exceeding in brilliancy many of the brightest Geraniums. A gem for cutting, and one of the showiest border plants in culti- vation. 35 cts. each. Lychnis Semperflorens Plenissima. This pretty variety begins to flower early in the Spring, and continues throughout the entire Summer. The flower is of a beautiful, tender, rose color, and is produced in long, bushy spikes. 15 cts. each; § per doz. Lychnis Vespertina, Double White. Large, double, white flowers, which are produced in the greatest profusion during the entire Summer; very valuable for funeral designs, taking the place of the Carnation at a season when double white flowers are scarce. 20 cts. each ; § per doz. Lychnis Splendens, Double Red {Ra^^ed Robin). Forms a dense tuft of evergreen foliage, and in June it sends up tall spikes of handsome, double, deep-red (lowers of a most ex- quisite fragrance, and remains in per- fection
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