Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book dreers18381908ga1908henr Year: 1908 '^^^hdn^: Dreer's Mammoth Verbena. Tagetes Signata Pumila. TUXICA. 4335 Saxifraga. A neat, tufted hardy perennial plant, growing but a few inches high and bearing through- out the entire season numerous elegant pink flowers. Will thrive anywhere, but is especially adapted for the rockery or the margin of the hardy border ; blooms the first season 10 VALERIANA. (Garden Heliotrope.) 4340 Showy, hardy border plants, producing large corymbs of fra- grant flowers ; fine for bouquets; red and white m
Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book dreers18381908ga1908henr Year: 1908 '^^^hdn^: Dreer's Mammoth Verbena. Tagetes Signata Pumila. TUXICA. 4335 Saxifraga. A neat, tufted hardy perennial plant, growing but a few inches high and bearing through- out the entire season numerous elegant pink flowers. Will thrive anywhere, but is especially adapted for the rockery or the margin of the hardy border ; blooms the first season 10 VALERIANA. (Garden Heliotrope.) 4340 Showy, hardy border plants, producing large corymbs of fra- grant flowers ; fine for bouquets; red and white mixed ; 2 feet. J oz., 15 cts 5 Dreer's IVfammotli Verbenas. We have been carefully selecting and improving this fine strain of Verbenas for years, and can recommend it as the very best procurable. The trusses and in- dividual flowers are of the largest size, of brilliant colors; free-blooming and of vigorous habit. For best results seed should be sown early in the house or hot- bed, and transplanted to flowering quarters in May. Verbenas are better grown from seed than from cuttings, being more vigorous and not 'iable to disease. (See cut.) Pink 10 Purple 10 Scarlet 10 Striped 10 White 10 Dreer's Mammoth nixed, ^oz, 10 Collection of Mammoth Verbenas, 5 colors. . . 40 Hybrida, Fine Hixed. All colors of the older sorts. J oz., 25 cts , 5 VARIOUS VERBENAS. Lemon Verbena {Aloysia Citriodora). Every garden should have a few plants of this fragrant favorite. Its pale green delightfully scented foli- age goes well with any flower 10 4365 Erinoides (Moss Verbena). This lovely va- riety produces a mass of moss-like foliage, spread- ing over the ground like a cnrpet, above which are borne heads of purplish-blue bossoms in lav- ish profusion ; comes into flower in June and continues until frost. For beds, baskets or rock- eries it is highly desirable 10 4367 Venosa {Hardy Garden Verbena). This va- riety is largely used for bedding purposes. It is a strong, thrifty grower, is about
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