Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book dreers18381908ga1908henr Year: 1908 UmADREERfflllAKLPHIA'W ARDY PERENniAL PbANTi 189 DICTAMNCS io». pi«..ti. A very showy border perennial, forming a bush about 2i feet in height, having fragrant foliage and spikes of curious flowers during June and July, giving off during hot weather a fragrant volatile oil, which ignites when a match is applied to it. (See cut.) Fraxinella. Showy rosy-pink flowers, with deeper veins. — Alba. Pure white. lb CIS. each ; $ per doz ; § per 100. DIEl^YTRA, OR DICEXTRA. ' SpectabiliS {Blerding
Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book dreers18381908ga1908henr Year: 1908 UmADREERfflllAKLPHIA'W ARDY PERENniAL PbANTi 189 DICTAMNCS io». pi«..ti. A very showy border perennial, forming a bush about 2i feet in height, having fragrant foliage and spikes of curious flowers during June and July, giving off during hot weather a fragrant volatile oil, which ignites when a match is applied to it. (See cut.) Fraxinella. Showy rosy-pink flowers, with deeper veins. — Alba. Pure white. lb CIS. each ; $ per doz ; § per 100. DIEl^YTRA, OR DICEXTRA. ' SpectabiliS {Blerding Heart, or Seal Flower^. An old-fashioned favorite; its long racemes of graceful heart-shaped pink flowers are always attract! ve ; it is used largely for forcing and is perfectly at home in any ]iart of the hardy border and especially valuable for planting in the shade. (See cut.) Formosa {Plumy Bleeding Heart). A dwarfer-growing species, with finely-cut ornamental foliage, growing about 15 inches high and producing its showy pink flowers from April to August. 1,5 cts. each ; $1 50 per doz.; ,?10 00 per 100. BOOKS HORTICUWytH SIIBJSBS. We offer a select list of these on page 248.
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