Dreer's garden book 1918 (1918) Dreer's garden book 1918 dreersgardenbook1918henr Year: 1918 204 HfflRTADREER -PHHADELPI1IA M'^^HARDY PEREhHIAL PLANTS- itfH DREER'S FRAGRANT PAEONIES Double Herbaceous Pjeony Cotironne d'Or. Immense ball shaped blooms, snow white with golden yellow stamens and delicate carmine markings on the central petals. Dr. Caillot. A very striking brilliant Tyrian-rose late flower- ing variety. Edulis Superba. Deep rose-pink with lighter shadings. The earliest variety in our collection. 35 cts. each; $ per doz. Felix Crousse. The ideal self-colored bright red Pseo
Dreer's garden book 1918 (1918) Dreer's garden book 1918 dreersgardenbook1918henr Year: 1918 204 HfflRTADREER -PHHADELPI1IA M'^^HARDY PEREhHIAL PLANTS- itfH DREER'S FRAGRANT PAEONIES Double Herbaceous Pjeony Cotironne d'Or. Immense ball shaped blooms, snow white with golden yellow stamens and delicate carmine markings on the central petals. Dr. Caillot. A very striking brilliant Tyrian-rose late flower- ing variety. Edulis Superba. Deep rose-pink with lighter shadings. The earliest variety in our collection. 35 cts. each; $ per doz. Felix Crousse. The ideal self-colored bright red Pseony. Francois Ortegat. Brilliant crimson; one of the richest dark varieties. Festiva Maxima. This truly superb variety is considered the finest white in cultivation. Golden Harvest. Peach -blossom pink with creamy white centre. La Tulipe. Very large pale lilac, almost white; a most pleas- ing color and of splendid form. L'Indispensable. Immense flowers of a delicate lilac-pink with darker shading towards the centre. The old-fashioned Pseony officinalis in our grand- mother's garden, while still popular because of their early flowering, have been eclipsed by the wonderfully improved sorts introduced in recent years. They are the ' Queen of Spring Flowers,' and are well adapted for massing in beds, and particularly valuable for plant- ing in groups throughout the perennial or shrubbery border, where their brilliant hues add attraction to all around. Their requirements are so simple—a good, rich, deep soil, and an open, sunny position; which however, is not absolutely necessary, as they will thrive in a partly shaded position, and a liberal sup- ply of water during their growing season being suffi- cient to give an abundance and wealth of flowers, which rival the finest Roses in coloring and fragrance, and produce during their flowering season a gorgeous effect not equalled by any other flower. They are perfectly hardy, requiring no protection whatever, even in the most severe cl
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