Dreer's garden book 1905 Dreer's garden book : 1905 dreersgardenbook1905henr Year: 1905 Delphinium Belladonna. DICTA:^NUS (Gas Plant). A very showy border perennial, forming a bush about 2J feet in height, having fragrant foliage and spikes of curious flowers during June and July, giving off during hot weather a fragrant volatile oil, which ignites when a match is applied lo it. (See cut.) Fraxinella. Showy rosy-pink flowers, with deeper veins. — Alba. Pure white. 15 CIS. each;§ per doz.; $ per 100. Plumarius Semperflorens. (See cut.) DIELYTRA, OR DICENTRA. SpectabiliS {Bieediu^ H
Dreer's garden book 1905 Dreer's garden book : 1905 dreersgardenbook1905henr Year: 1905 Delphinium Belladonna. DICTA:^NUS (Gas Plant). A very showy border perennial, forming a bush about 2J feet in height, having fragrant foliage and spikes of curious flowers during June and July, giving off during hot weather a fragrant volatile oil, which ignites when a match is applied lo it. (See cut.) Fraxinella. Showy rosy-pink flowers, with deeper veins. — Alba. Pure white. 15 CIS. each;§ per doz.; $ per 100. Plumarius Semperflorens. (See cut.) DIELYTRA, OR DICENTRA. SpectabiliS {Bieediu^ Heart, or Seal Flower). A old- fashioned favorite, equally well adapted for forcing as for planting in the open border; its long racemes of graceful heart-shaped pink flowers are always attractive. Formosa [Plumy Bleeding Heart'). A dwarfer growing species, with finely cut ornamental foliage, growing about 15 inches high, and producing its showy pink flowers from April to August. 1-5 cts. each ; $ per doz.: $ per 100. DODECAXHHOX. (American Cowslip, or Shooting Star). Meadia, One of the choicest of our native perennials, with broad, tufled foliage and tall, upright flower-stems; surmounted with showy reddish- purple flowers, with lich orange-yellow eyes. They should be planted in a cool, shaded position, either in the border or rocker)'. 15 cts. each; $ per doz. DRABA (Whitlow Grass). Androsacea. A pretty dwarf-growing rock-plant, producing bright yellow flowers early in spring. 15 cts. each ; $ per doz. DELPHINIUMS [(Hardy Larkspurj. The hardy Larkspurs are one of the most important and most satis- factory plants in the herbaceous garden, and should be planted exten- sively even in the smallest garden. Their long spikes of flowers are produced continuously from June until late in the fall, if the precaution i^ taken to remove the flower stems before thev produce seed. THREE RAKE HYBRIDS. Belladonna, One of the finest of this fine family, with l^eautiful sky-
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