. Dreer's garden book 1917. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 227 9IONARDA (Bergamot). Showy plants growing from 2 to 3 feet high, succeeding in any soil or position, with aromatic foliage, and producing their bright flowers during July and August. Didyma Cambridge Scarlet (Oswego Tea). Brilliant crimson-scarlet. — Rosea (Bee Balm). A pretty rose-colored form. — Salmonea. Salmon-rose color, very distinct. — Violacea. Bright amaranth-red. Fistulosa Alba ( Wild Bergamot). A w
. Dreer's garden book 1917. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 227 9IONARDA (Bergamot). Showy plants growing from 2 to 3 feet high, succeeding in any soil or position, with aromatic foliage, and producing their bright flowers during July and August. Didyma Cambridge Scarlet (Oswego Tea). Brilliant crimson-scarlet. — Rosea (Bee Balm). A pretty rose-colored form. — Salmonea. Salmon-rose color, very distinct. — Violacea. Bright amaranth-red. Fistulosa Alba ( Wild Bergamot). A white-flowered variety. 20 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. The set of 5 varieties, 85 cts. MONTBRETIAS. The Montbretias are one of the brightest of our summer-flowering bulbs, and de- serve to be planted extensively. The bulbs should be set out during April or May, 3 to 6 inches apart in clumps of a dozen or more. the winter with a heavy covering of leaves or litter. Aurantiaca. A fine deep orange. Crocosmiteflora. Deep golden-orange; fine. Etoile de Feu (Star of Fire). Bright ver- milion; yellow centre. Germania. Rich, glowing orange-scarlet, with blood-red throat. Rayon d'Or. Yellow and brown. Rheingold. A new robust growing variety with flowers of a rich golden yellow, shading lighter towards the centre which is marked with crimson-brown blotches. These are fully 1£ inches in diameter of unusual heavy texture, and borne on stout, erect stems making them a de- sirable cut flower. 25 cts. each; $ per doz. Speciosa. A splendid golden yellow. Price, except where noted, 5 cts. each; 50 cts. per doz.; $ per 100. MYOSOTIS (Forget-Me-Not). Palustris Semperflorens. A variety that is hardly ever out of flower; useful in a shady spot in the border. 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Alpestris robusta grandiflora. The large spring-flowering Forget-Me-Not, with intense sky-blue flowers, bright and attractive. 10 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100
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