Dreer's 1907 garden book (1907) Dreer's 1907 garden book dreers1907garden1907henr Year: 1907 Anthericum Liliastrum Giganteum. On the following 5 pages we give a very select list of the newest things in Hardy Perennials ; also a number of varieties which are not new but which are quite rare and seldom offered. Our General List of Hardy Perennials is the most complete in this country and is given on pages 157 to 188 ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM, CERISE QUEEN. A decided improvement in color on the Rosy Milfoil,'which in this variety is of a bright amaranth-red. 25 cis. each ; $ per doz. ACONITUM WI
Dreer's 1907 garden book (1907) Dreer's 1907 garden book dreers1907garden1907henr Year: 1907 Anthericum Liliastrum Giganteum. On the following 5 pages we give a very select list of the newest things in Hardy Perennials ; also a number of varieties which are not new but which are quite rare and seldom offered. Our General List of Hardy Perennials is the most complete in this country and is given on pages 157 to 188 ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM, CERISE QUEEN. A decided improvement in color on the Rosy Milfoil,'which in this variety is of a bright amaranth-red. 25 cis. each ; $ per doz. ACONITUM WILSONI. This new Aconi'e, an introduction from northern China, is entirely distinct from all other species. It is of a strong stately habit of growth, attaining a height of from 5 to 6 feet, with very large flowers of a light violet-blue color. It commences to bloom early in September, and after the terminal raceme is over others are pro- duced from the branches lower down on the stem, by which means the season is extended to the end of October. $ each. ANCHUSA ITALICA, DROPMORE VARIETY. A grand improvement on the original type of A. italica, or Italian Alkanet, and a plant which, on account of its remarkable freedom of flowering and its beautiful blue color, is sure to become one of our most popular Hardy Perennials. It attains a height of 5 to 6 feet, and produces its pretty blue flowers, which are from 1 to \\ inches in diameter, throughout the entire summer. Stock limited. § each. ANTHERICUM LILIASTRUM GIGANTEUM. (Giant St. Bruno's Lily.) A wonderful improvement on the St. Bruno's Lily, of which it is a gigantic form. It produces 2j feet high stems which during May and June are terminated by spikes of very large white flowers, and forcibly remind one of a miniiture Lilium Candi- dum. A striking novelty. 50 cts. each. HARDY ASTER, SUB-CCERULEUS. Scores of new hardy Asters have been introduced during the past 3 years, but few of them, when tried, possessed sufficient
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