Dreer's garden book 1916 (1916) Dreer's garden book 1916 dreersgardenbook1916henr Year: 1916 lUMADRffRâ fflllADBffllA-Jfr^HMPIf ||S PLANTS- [HH ARMERIA (Thrift). Attractive dwarf plants that will succeed in any soil, forming evergreen tufts of bright green foliage, from which innumerable flowers appear in dense heads, on stiff wiry stems about 9 inches high. They flower more 01 less continuously from early spring until late in the fall. Very useful in the rockery. flaritima Splendens. Bright rosy pink. â alba. A pretty white. 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. ASCLEPIAS. (Butterfly
Dreer's garden book 1916 (1916) Dreer's garden book 1916 dreersgardenbook1916henr Year: 1916 lUMADRffRâ fflllADBffllA-Jfr^HMPIf ||S PLANTS- [HH ARMERIA (Thrift). Attractive dwarf plants that will succeed in any soil, forming evergreen tufts of bright green foliage, from which innumerable flowers appear in dense heads, on stiff wiry stems about 9 inches high. They flower more 01 less continuously from early spring until late in the fall. Very useful in the rockery. flaritima Splendens. Bright rosy pink. â alba. A pretty white. 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. ASCLEPIAS. (Butterfly Weed.) Very showy native plants, about 2h feet high, producing their flowers during July and August. Incarnata Rosea (Swamp Milkweed). A selection of our native Milk weed, having pretty rosy-flesh colored flowers. ' Tuberosa. Compact umbels of brilliant orange-colored flowers. 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. ASTRANTIA. (Master-wort.) Grows about a foot high and bears during June and July pecu- liarly interesting blush flowers so inch across. A most interesting flower for a moist position. 25 cts. each. $ per doz. AUBRETIA. (False Wall Cress.) Leichtlini. Pretty, dwarf grow- ing rock plants, forming broad masses of silvery green foliage and sheets of bright reddish crimson flowers in spring and early summer. (See cut.) 15 cts. each; $ pet doz.; $ per 100. ARTEMISIA. A most useful class of plants, either for the border or for filling in within the shrubbery. With the exception of the new variety Lactiflora they are not remarkable for their flowers; the foliage of the sorts offered is very ornamental. All the varieties offered stand cutting down to 5 or 6 inches when used in carpet or ribbon bedding. Abrotanum (Old Man, or Southern-wood). Dark green, finely cut foliage, with pleasant aromatic odor; 2 feet. Pedemontana. A handsome variety with finely cut silvery foliage. Stelleriana ( Old Woman). Deeply-cut silvery foliage; much used in carpet beddi
Size: 1209px × 1654px
Photo credit: © Bookworm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: archive, book, drawing, historical, history, illustration, image, page, picture, print, reference, vintage
