Dreer's garden book 1928 (1928) Dreer's garden book 1928 dreersgardenbook1928henr Year: 1928 170 flEimEEER^fjir^ AllChUSa ItaliCa (Alkanet or Bugloss) Dropmore Variety. This improved Alkanet justly takes a front rank among early summer flowering perennials. The rich gentian blue tones of its flowers fill a vacancy in this color, of which there is never a superabundance, particularly during their flowering period which covers May and June. It forms much branched specimens 3 to 5 feet high, each branch terminated by a large pyramidal, graceful spike, and while the habit of the plants are strong
Dreer's garden book 1928 (1928) Dreer's garden book 1928 dreersgardenbook1928henr Year: 1928 170 flEimEEER^fjir^ AllChUSa ItaliCa (Alkanet or Bugloss) Dropmore Variety. This improved Alkanet justly takes a front rank among early summer flowering perennials. The rich gentian blue tones of its flowers fill a vacancy in this color, of which there is never a superabundance, particularly during their flowering period which covers May and June. It forms much branched specimens 3 to 5 feet high, each branch terminated by a large pyramidal, graceful spike, and while the habit of the plants are strong and vigorous they are not at all coarse. Of easy culture in any good garden soil and a sunny position. Very effective either in solid beds or in the hardy border. 25 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Anchusa Myosotidiflora An entirely different and distinct dwarf species from the Caucasian mountains growing but 10 to 12 inches high, producing during April and May sprays of beajtiful Forget-me-not-like flowers of a rich hue. 35 cts. each; $ per doz. Anthemis (Marguerite) Tinctoria, This hardy Marguerite is one of the most satisfactory summer-flowering perennials, succeeding in the poorest soil; of bushy habit, growing about 15 inches high, and producing its large, golden-yellow, daisy-like flowers continuously during the entire summer. — Alba. Creamy-white flowers with yellow centre. 25 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. AntheriCUm (St. Bruno's Lily) S Liliastrum Major. A charming border plant with rush-like foliage and 18 to 24 t3& inch high racemes of small white lily-like flowers. 35 cts. each; $ per doz. '^ AraDlS (RockCress) Alpina. One of the most desirable of the very early spring-flowering plants that is especially adapted for edging and for the rock garden, but does equally well in the border, forming a dense carpet, completely covered with pure white flowers. It is nice for cutting, and lasts for a long time in bloom. 25 cts. each; $ per
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