Dreer's garden book 1926 (1926) Dreer's garden book 1926 dreersgardenbook1926henr Year: 1926 94 /flEHRyAJREEILI RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. I Annual Larkspurs Annual Larkspurs jjt^_^ } This is one of the best-known of garden flowers, and in recent years a vast improvement has been effected by careful selection in size and color of the blossoms and the general habit of the plant. Seeds sown in the open ground before the close of April will produce ^fe flowering plants by the beginning of July, and give a continuous ^â ^ succession of flowers from then until frost, a record that is not ^^ ^y surpass
Dreer's garden book 1926 (1926) Dreer's garden book 1926 dreersgardenbook1926henr Year: 1926 94 /flEHRyAJREEILI RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. I Annual Larkspurs Annual Larkspurs jjt^_^ } This is one of the best-known of garden flowers, and in recent years a vast improvement has been effected by careful selection in size and color of the blossoms and the general habit of the plant. Seeds sown in the open ground before the close of April will produce ^fe flowering plants by the beginning of July, and give a continuous ^â ^ succession of flowers from then until frost, a record that is not ^^ ^y surpassed by any other annual. They make handsome beds or f^ ^f lines, and their free, graceful habit and bright colors are very effective when interspersed in the old-fashioned flower or shrubbery border. They stand well when cut and a vase of one or mixed colors is indeed charming. 3 feet. Illustrated in colors on page 57. PER PKT. }J^. 2931 DarkBlue. J oz., 30 cts $0 10 2932 Ageratum Blue, i oz., 30 cts 10 \ 2933 Lustrous Carmine or Newport Pink, i oz., 30 cts 10 y 2935 Sky Blue, i oz., 30 cts ., 10 2936 Exquisite. Soft rose-pink, i oz., 50 cts 15 2937 Pure White, i oz., 30 cts 10 2938 Collection. A packet each of the above 6 colors, 50 cts. 2939 Collection. J oz. each of the above 6 colors, $ 2940 Finest Mixed. All colors, i oz., 25 cts.; oz., 75 cts 10 Lantana 2920 One of the most desirable half-hardy perennial greenhouse or bedding plants, constantly in bloom;' Verbena-like heads of orange, white, rose and other colored flowers; 2 to 3 feet. Mixed colors. J oz., 30 cts 10 Lavatera (Annual Mallow) 2976 Trimestris Grandiflora Rosea. A very beautiful and showy annual, growmg about two feet high with large cup-shaped shrimp-pink flowers; in a border or bed the effect is very bright. Sow in May where they are to bloom and thin out to 12 inches apart. J oz., 25 cts. 10 2977 Splendens Rosea. A very showy variety forming a shrub, 3 to 4 ft. high, covered during the summer with lar
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