Dreer's garden calendar : 1903 . dreersgardencale1903henr Year: 1903 Vekonica Longifolia Su VINCA. (Periwinkle, or Trailing Myrtle.) Minor. An excellent dwarf ever- green trailing plant, that it used extensively for carpeting the ground under shrubs and trees, or on graves where it is too shady for other plants to thrive. 15 cts. each ; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Variegata. A variegated- leaved form of the preceding. 15 cts. each ; $ per doz. Double Russian Violbt. HARDY VIOLETS. The varieties listed below, while not suited for forcing, are perfectly hardy, and are covered with flower
Dreer's garden calendar : 1903 . dreersgardencale1903henr Year: 1903 Vekonica Longifolia Su VINCA. (Periwinkle, or Trailing Myrtle.) Minor. An excellent dwarf ever- green trailing plant, that it used extensively for carpeting the ground under shrubs and trees, or on graves where it is too shady for other plants to thrive. 15 cts. each ; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Variegata. A variegated- leaved form of the preceding. 15 cts. each ; $ per doz. Double Russian Violbt. HARDY VIOLETS. The varieties listed below, while not suited for forcing, are perfectly hardy, and are covered with flowers in early spring. Pedata (Bird's-foot Violet). A native variety, with finely cut foliage and showy blue flowers. 10 Cts. each ; $ per doz. — Bicolor. An elegant variety of the preceding, with the upper petals a rich royal purple, lower petals almost white. 15 cts. each ; $ per doz. Double Russian. Fine large double deep purple flowers of exquisite fragrance. 10 cts. each ; $ per doz. Hardy Yellow. A variety whose identity we have been unable to establish. Flow- ers small, of a pleasing shade of chamois-yellow, produced with such freedom as to completely hide the foliage. 10 cts. each; $ per doz. YUCCA (Adam's Needle). Filamentosa. Among hardy ornamental foliage and flowering plants this can be classed at the head of the list. Its broad, sword-like foliage and tall, branched spikes of large, fragrant, drooping, creamy-white flowers during June and July make it an effective plant for all positions. 25 cts. each; § per doz. Filamentosa Bicolor. A beautiful variegated form of Filamentosa, the foliage being longitudinally striped with creamy-white. $ each. TROIXIUS (Globe Flower>. EuropceuS. A giant Buttercup in appearance. The plant grows from 2 to 2-fc feet high, and produces large, bright yellow globular flowers, 2 inches in diameter, from May until August. 15 cts. each ; $ per doz. Caucasicus 'Orange Globe.' A new variety with large, deep, oran
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