. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. \ HARDY PERENNIAL PIANTS / ^PHIMBELPHIAI. Aquilegia—Columbines The Columbines are among the most elegant and beautiful hardy plants, producing their graceful spurred flowers on stems rising 2 feet or more above the beautifully divided foliage. They should be planted wher- ever their presence will serve to lighten up a stiff or formal planting, for no other plant has so airy a grace as the Columbine, is more generous of its blooms, or more effectively adapted for cut flowers. They do well in almost any soil or location although they pr
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. \ HARDY PERENNIAL PIANTS / ^PHIMBELPHIAI. Aquilegia—Columbines The Columbines are among the most elegant and beautiful hardy plants, producing their graceful spurred flowers on stems rising 2 feet or more above the beautifully divided foliage. They should be planted wher- ever their presence will serve to lighten up a stiff or formal planting, for no other plant has so airy a grace as the Columbine, is more generous of its blooms, or more effectively adapted for cut flowers. They do well in almost any soil or location although they prefer a sandy loam and a moist but well drained sunny position. They usually make themselves at home in any hardy border or rockery. Their period of flower- ing covers the late spring and early summer months. Taken as a whole, they are a most important plant of the hardy garden that should be grown in quantity by every lover of old-fashioned garden flowers. Canadensis. Our native Columbine; bright red and yellow. Chrysantha. Long-spurred, bright yellow flowers. [v '' r > Dreer's Long-Spurred Mixed Hy- f fig brids. This is the most admired type of Columbines. Flowers of largest size vary- ing in color through charming tones of cream, pink, lavender, blue, white, red, etc. Supplied in mixture only. Dreer's Long-Spurred Pink Shades. A special selection of the greatly admired pink shades of this most popular type. A very effective rich blue Dreer's Long-Spurred Aquilegia or Columbine Amsonia Salicifolia. A stout, shrub-like plant, growing about 2 feet high, with terminal spikes of light steel-blue flowers in July. Desirable to intersperse in clumps in the front row of the shrubbery border. 25c each; $ per doz. Anchusa-Sea Bugloss, Alkanet Italica Dropmore Variety. A grand improvement on the old Italian Alkanet. Grows 5 to 6 feet high and produces its pretty gentian-blue flowers in May and June. One of the best blue perennials. 25c each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Helen
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