Dreer's garden book 1920 (1920) Dreer's garden book 1920 dreersgardenbook1920henr_0 Year: 1920 iHENRYA DREER PHILADELPHIA ^A- WHARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 189 DREER'S SUPERB HARDY PHLOXES. Hardy Phloxes have long been one of our leading specialties, and we are now the largest growers in the world of this import- ant hardy plant. We offer below a collection of the finest sorts, while on the following page will be found a very complete list of the miscellaneous species and varieties. The following cultural notes were written especially for this book by Mrs. Ely, the author of 'A Woman's Hardy Garden
Dreer's garden book 1920 (1920) Dreer's garden book 1920 dreersgardenbook1920henr_0 Year: 1920 iHENRYA DREER PHILADELPHIA ^A- WHARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 189 DREER'S SUPERB HARDY PHLOXES. Hardy Phloxes have long been one of our leading specialties, and we are now the largest growers in the world of this import- ant hardy plant. We offer below a collection of the finest sorts, while on the following page will be found a very complete list of the miscellaneous species and varieties. The following cultural notes were written especially for this book by Mrs. Ely, the author of 'A Woman's Hardy Garden.' 'Probably the most satisfactory of all perennials is the Phlox, and a good space in proportion to the size of the garden should always be given to these plants. The ground where Phlox is to be planted should be trenched fully two feet in depth, and may be planted in the autumn from the 1st to the 15th of October, so that they may become well rooted before winter; otherwise it should be set out as soon as the frost leaves the ground in the spring, as growth begins very early. Whether planted in spring or fall, a mulch of old manure thrown around the roots will be of benefit to the plants. Phlox should be set out eighteen inches apart, and if kept well watered will produce both individual blos- soms and heads of bloom far larger than otherwise, and amply repay the extra trouble. In October, after three seasons of flowering, the Phlox should be lifted, the ground again trenched and enriched, the plants sep- arated into bunches of three or four stalks each, and then reset. Occasionally, in warm moist summers, the Phlox is attacked by mildew. But if upon the first sign of its appearance, the leaves of the plants are well sprinkled and afterwards plentifully dusted with powdered sulphur the disease will be arrested. Albion. A strong, vigorous grower, producing very large panicles of pure white flowers with a faint red eye. Baron van Dedem. Brilliant cochineal-red, with salmon shad
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