. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 269 3ft. high, and yielding bright scarlet flowers, with yellow centres, during July and August. D. grandiflortun grows 2ft. high, and in July produces panicles of dark blue flowers. D. midkaule is a dwarf kind, growing only i8in. high, and bearing a profusion of bright orange-red flowers with yellow centres; it is an excellent rock-garden plant, and delights in sunny positions. Spring-sown seedlings will flower the first season. DiCENTRAS (DiELYTRAs) are lovely spring- or early summer
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 269 3ft. high, and yielding bright scarlet flowers, with yellow centres, during July and August. D. grandiflortun grows 2ft. high, and in July produces panicles of dark blue flowers. D. midkaule is a dwarf kind, growing only i8in. high, and bearing a profusion of bright orange-red flowers with yellow centres; it is an excellent rock-garden plant, and delights in sunny positions. Spring-sown seedlings will flower the first season. DiCENTRAS (DiELYTRAs) are lovely spring- or early summer- flowering plants. Propagated by cuttings or by division of the crowns in early spring. D. formosa has delicate fern-like foliage, and umbels of drooping red flowers, produced during May and June; it grows ift. high. D. spectabilis (Bleeding. Fig. 153.—DiELYTRA SPECTABILIS. Heart) (Fig. 153) is a well-known forcing plant, and also one of the best for border culture; it grows 2ft. high, and flowers during May, June, and July. The flowers are produced on drooping racemes, and are white and rosy-crimson. DiCTAMNUS.—D. albus (Fraxinella) (Fig. 154) is a favourite old border plant, forming a neat bush from i8in. to 3ft. high. It is said that the Fraxinella has outlived father, son, and grandson in the same position. It is sometimes known as the "Burning Bush," because of a resinous exudation from the stems, which, when a light is applied, has a luminous appearance at. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Drury, William D. , 1857-1928, ed. London, Eng. , L. U. Gill; New York, U. S. A. , C. Scribner's sons
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