. Dreer's garden calendar : 1899. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. i47 Phlox Divaricata Canadensis. One of our native varieties that is but rarely met with, and which has been introduced in Europe the past few years as a novelty. A plant that is certain to meet with much favor when better known, as nothing can produce such a cheerful corner in the garden in the very early Spring, frequently beginning to bloom early in April, it continues until about
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1899. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. i47 Phlox Divaricata Canadensis. One of our native varieties that is but rarely met with, and which has been introduced in Europe the past few years as a novelty. A plant that is certain to meet with much favor when better known, as nothing can produce such a cheerful corner in the garden in the very early Spring, frequently beginning to bloom early in April, it continues until about the middle of June, with large bright lilac-colored (lowers, which are produced on stems about 10inches high, in large showy heads, and are very fragrant. 15 cts. each ; $ per dozen. Phlox Subulata Rosea. {Moss Fink.) Very free flowering, pinkish-purple, with darker centre. Alba. A beautiful pure white form of the above. It flowers so freely as to completely hide the shining green foliage. Atropurpurea. Deep rosy-purple. The Bride. White with red centre. Amoena. Bright pink star-like flowers. 10 cts. each ; $ per doz.; set of 5 for 40 cts Platycodon Japonic us [DoubleJapanese Belljlowcr.) A double form of Grandiflorum, with large, glossy, deep blue or white flowers, which average 2 V inches across. There are two rows of petals in the flower, which alternate with each other, giving the flower the appearance of a ten-pointed star. (See cut. ) We offer blue and white separate. 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; one of each, 25 cts. Platycodon Grandiflorum. In constant flower from early Spring to late Fall. It forms dense clumps, which are covered with a miss of blue and white bell-shaped flowers. 15 cts. each ; $ per doz. Platycodon Mariesi. A valuable dwarf variety, bearing deep blue, bell-shiped flowers, nearly three inches across, for a long season in late Summer and early Autumn. One of the finest of border plants. The unopened buds are nearly as beautiful as th
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