Dreer's garden calendar : 1903 . dreersgardencale1903henr Year: 1903 Lysimachia Clethroides. LYSIMACHIA. iX,oose-strife.) Ciliata {Fringed Loose-strife). Grows 2 feet high, with lemon- yellow flowers in July. Clethroides {Loose-strife). A fine hardy variety, growing about 2 feet high, with long, dense, re- curved spikes of pure white flowers from July to September. (See cut.) Nummularia {Creeping fenny, or Money-wort). Valuable for planting under trees or shrubs where grass will not grow, where it quickly forms a dense carpet. — Aurea. A golden-leaved form of the foregoing. Punctata. Plants 2
Dreer's garden calendar : 1903 . dreersgardencale1903henr Year: 1903 Lysimachia Clethroides. LYSIMACHIA. iX,oose-strife.) Ciliata {Fringed Loose-strife). Grows 2 feet high, with lemon- yellow flowers in July. Clethroides {Loose-strife). A fine hardy variety, growing about 2 feet high, with long, dense, re- curved spikes of pure white flowers from July to September. (See cut.) Nummularia {Creeping fenny, or Money-wort). Valuable for planting under trees or shrubs where grass will not grow, where it quickly forms a dense carpet. — Aurea. A golden-leaved form of the foregoing. Punctata. Plants 2 to 3 feet high, with yellow flowers during July and August. 15 cts. each ; § per doz. MENTHA (Peppermint). Piperita. The common Pepper- mint. — Variegata. A pretty varie- gated form; bright green foli- age, bordered with white. 10 cts. each; $ per doz. LYCHNIS iCampion). Haageana {Shaggy Lye/mis). Brilliant orange-scarlet flowers; blooms in May and June; 12 inches. 10 cts. each; $ per doz. Chalcedonica Fl. PI. {Jerusalem Cross). A fine perennial, producing im- mense heads of vermilion-scarlet flowers, far exceeding in brilliancy many of the brightest Geraniums; 2 to 3 feet high, flowering from July to September. A gem for cutting, and one of the showiest border plants. 25 cts. each. Chalcedonica [Maltese Cross). A single-flowered form of the above; a most desirable plant. 15 cts. each; $ per doz. — Alba. White-flowered form of the above. 15 cts. each ; Sl-50 per doz. — Carnea. A pale pink variety of Chalcedonica. 15 cts. each. Semperflorens Plenissima. This pretty variety begins to flower early in the spring, and continues throughout the entire summer. The flower is of a beautiful, tender rose color, and is produced in bushy spikes 12 inches long. 15 cts. each; $ per doz. Vespertina, Double White. Large, double white flowers, which are produced in the greatest profusion during the entire summer; 18 inches high. 20 cts. each ; $2 00 per doz. Viscari
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