Dreer's garden book 1917 (1917) Dreer's garden book 1917 dreersgardenbook1917henr Year: 1917 HONESTY (Moonwort, Satin Flower). 2801 Hardy biennials, admired for its silvery seed pouches, which are used for house ornaments, as they present a beautiful and rather curious appearance; 2 feet. £oz.,20cts 5 HUMUWJS (Japanese Hop). 2811 Japonlcus. A Very ornamental and fast growing climbing plant. The foliage resembles in shape that of the common Hop, is very dense, and in color a lively green; annual. \ oz., 25 cts 5 2812 — Variegatus. A variegated variety of the above. The leaves are beautifully m
Dreer's garden book 1917 (1917) Dreer's garden book 1917 dreersgardenbook1917henr Year: 1917 HONESTY (Moonwort, Satin Flower). 2801 Hardy biennials, admired for its silvery seed pouches, which are used for house ornaments, as they present a beautiful and rather curious appearance; 2 feet. £oz.,20cts 5 HUMUWJS (Japanese Hop). 2811 Japonlcus. A Very ornamental and fast growing climbing plant. The foliage resembles in shape that of the common Hop, is very dense, and in color a lively green; annual. \ oz., 25 cts 5 2812 — Variegatus. A variegated variety of the above. The leaves are beautifully marbled and splashed with silvery-white, light and dark green; very effective for screens, arbors, trellises, etc. As with the green-leaved variety, it is never injured by insects nor affected by the ^ heat but retains its bright variegated foliage until frost. I oz., 30 cts 10 HUNNEMANNIA. (Giant Yellow Tulip Poppy, or Bush Eschscholtzia.) 2821 Fumariaefolia. This is by far the best of the poppy family for cutting, remaining in good condition for several days. Seed sown early in May will, by the middle of July, produce plants covered with their large buttercup-yellow poppy-like blossoms, and never out of flower until hard frost. The plants grow about 2 feet high, are quite bushy, with beautiful feathery glaucous foliage. J oz., 25 .. IBKRIS (Hardy Candytuft). 1771 Glbraltarica Hybrida. White shading in lilac 10 1772 Sempervlrens. A profuse white-blooming, hardy perennial, coming in flower early in the spring; much used for cemeteries, rocke- ries, etc. 1 foot 15 IMPATIENS (Sultan's or Zanzibar Balsam). Charming plants for the decoration of the greenhouse or dinner table, pro- ducing bright, waxy-looking flowers profusely and almost continuously. The young seedlings should be carefully handled, as they are exceedingly brittle at the outset. 2842 Sultani. Flowers of brilliant rosy-scarlet color 25 1 2845 Holstii Hybrids. Forms strong; bushy plants about 2 feet high, cove
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