Dreer's 1909 garden book (1909) Dreer's 1909 garden book dreers1909garden1909henr Year: 1909 PLATYCODON (Balloon Flower, or Japanese Bell-flower . The Platycodons are closely allied to the Campanulas, and form neat, branched bushes of upright habit. Mrs. H. Rutherfurd Ely says of them: 'Do best if planted in early spring. Thev grow from 2 to 3 feet high, and after the third season, each plant will have from ten to twelve stalks covered with the lovely blue blossoms for nearly a month, beginning about July 10th. They are also free from at- tacks of insects, and if planted in good soil, and we
Dreer's 1909 garden book (1909) Dreer's 1909 garden book dreers1909garden1909henr Year: 1909 PLATYCODON (Balloon Flower, or Japanese Bell-flower . The Platycodons are closely allied to the Campanulas, and form neat, branched bushes of upright habit. Mrs. H. Rutherfurd Ely says of them: 'Do best if planted in early spring. Thev grow from 2 to 3 feet high, and after the third season, each plant will have from ten to twelve stalks covered with the lovely blue blossoms for nearly a month, beginning about July 10th. They are also free from at- tacks of insects, and if planted in good soil, and well covered in late autumn with a litter of leaves or stable manure, will be found to be quite hardy.' Grandiflorum. Deep blue cupped, star-shaped flowers; 1J feet. (See cut.) — Album. A white flowered form of the above. Mariesi. Deep bluebell-shaped flowers, nearly 3 inches across on 1-foot- high plants. 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. PODOPHYLIAM. Peltatum {May Apple or Mandrake). A well-known native plant, which is worthy of a place in every shady border. 10 cts. each; $ per doz. Jacob's Ladder. Useful border plants about 12 inches high, succeeding best in a partialy- shaded position, deep green finely cut foliage and spikesof showy flowers. Reptans. Of graceful growth; showy ] blue flowers in May and June. , Richardsonii. Sky-blue flowers, with golden anthers; June-July. :! — alba. A white flowered form of the above. 15ct~. each; per doz.; %%%%%%%% per 100. Physostegia. PHYSOSTEGIA, iFalse Dragon-Head.) One of the most beautiful of our midsum- mer-flowering perennials, forming dense bushes 3 to 4 feet high, bearing spikes of delicate tubular flowers not unlike a gigan- tic heather. (See cut.) Virginica. Bright but soft pink — alba. Pure white, very fine. — Speclosa. Very delicate pink. 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. HARDY GARDKX PINKS, Old favorites, bearing their sweet clove-scented flowers in the greates
Size: 1284px × 1557px
Photo credit: © Bookworm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: archive, book, drawing, historical, history, illustration, image, page, picture, print, reference, vintage
