Dreer's garden book 1916 (1916) Dreer's garden book 1916 dreersgardenbook1916henr Year: 1916 225 LI ATRIS (Blazing Star, or Gay Feather). Showy and attractive native plants, succeeding anywhere, producing large spikes of flowers in July and August. Pycnostachya. Spikes of light rosy-purple flowers; 5 feet. Scariosa. Deep purple flowers in spikes 3 to 4 feet high. 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. LINDELOFIA. Longifolia. Grows about 2 feet high and produces blue Forget-Me-Not-like flowers during May. 25 cts. each; $ per doz. LINUM (Flax). Perenne. A desirable plant for the b
Dreer's garden book 1916 (1916) Dreer's garden book 1916 dreersgardenbook1916henr Year: 1916 225 LI ATRIS (Blazing Star, or Gay Feather). Showy and attractive native plants, succeeding anywhere, producing large spikes of flowers in July and August. Pycnostachya. Spikes of light rosy-purple flowers; 5 feet. Scariosa. Deep purple flowers in spikes 3 to 4 feet high. 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. LINDELOFIA. Longifolia. Grows about 2 feet high and produces blue Forget-Me-Not-like flowers during May. 25 cts. each; $ per doz. LINUM (Flax). Perenne. A desirable plant for the border or rockery, growing 2 feet high, with light, graceful foliage and large blue flowers all summer. 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. LITHOSPERMUM (Cromwell). Prostratum. An elegant creeping plant for the rockery, bearing lovely small blue flowers from April to September. 25 cts. each; $ per doz. — Heavenly Blue. A new and beautiful turquoise-blue variety. 50 cts. each. LOBELIAS. Handsome border plants, thriving in any ordinary garden soil, but preferring a moist, deep loam, where they will not suffer from drought. Few plants are more effective at their season of bloom, which extends from early in August till late in September. Cardinalis {Cardinal Flower). Rich, fiery cardinal flowers; strong plants, often pro- ducing 10 to 18 spikes, 24 to 30 inches long. 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Syphilitica hybrid a ( Great Lo- belia). A choice selection of our native Lobelia, producing large spikes of flowers varying from blue to pure white; July to September; 2 to 3 feet. 15 cts. each; $ per doz; $ per 100.
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