Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book dreers18381908ga1908henr Year: 1908 These Cordifolia. Himalaica. Ligulata. SAXIFRAGA (Megasea). ^ .vill thrive in any kind of soil and in any position ; grow about 1 foot high, and are admirable for the front of the border or shrubbery, form ing masses of handsome, broad, deep green foliage, which alone renders them useful, while the pretty flowers, which appear very early in the spring, some almost as soon as the frost is out of the ground, makes them doubly effective. Purple tlowers. Orbicularis. Rose-colored. Rose colored.
Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book dreers18381908ga1908henr Year: 1908 These Cordifolia. Himalaica. Ligulata. SAXIFRAGA (Megasea). ^ .vill thrive in any kind of soil and in any position ; grow about 1 foot high, and are admirable for the front of the border or shrubbery, form ing masses of handsome, broad, deep green foliage, which alone renders them useful, while the pretty flowers, which appear very early in the spring, some almost as soon as the frost is out of the ground, makes them doubly effective. Purple tlowers. Orbicularis. Rose-colored. Rose colored. Squarrosa. White; blooms in June. White flowers. Van Houttel. Light pink. 25 cts. each ; $ per doz.; $ per 100. ALPINE SAXIFRAGAS. The following varieties require a semi-shady position in well-drained ground or on the rockery. Pyramidalis. Forms rosettes of , silvery foliage ; showy spikes 2 feet high of white flowers in May and June. 35 cts. each. Sarmentosa [Aaron's-beard). A trailing variety, with deep green foliage, prettily variegated with silvery-white ; used in hanging-baskets, on the rockery, etc. 15 cts. each ; $ per doz. Umbrosa {London Pride, iVancy Pretty, or Nom-so-pretly). A low- growing, spreading sort, throwing up stems a foot high of white, sometimes sufTused with red flowers. 25 cts. each ; per doz. SCUTEIUI^ARIA (Sknllcapj. Qrandiflora. A pretty trailing plant for the rockery or border, with purple and white flowers in .August and September. Macrantlia. An interesting variety witli large blue flowers in August. 25 cts. each ; $ per doz. SCABIOSA. Caucasica [Blue Bonnet'). One of the handsomest perennials, and should ne grown in every garden, if only for cutting purposes, lasting a long time when placed in water. The flov/ers are of a soft and charming shade of lavender, and commence to bloom in June, throwing stems 15 to 18 inches high until September. — Alba. A pure white variety. Ochroleuca. Sulphur-yellow flowers; July to S
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