Dreer's garden book 1918 (1918) Dreer's garden book 1918 dreersgardenbook1918henr Year: 1918 178 ;T~HfflRTADREER -PHILADELPHIAPA-^^HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS- jlffi .<EGOPODIUM (Bishop's Weed) Podagraria Variegata. A rapid-growing plant, with neat green and yellow variegated foliage, thriving in any soil; makes a fine border for a bed of shrubs or for covering waste ground; 1 foot. 20 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. ^ETHEOPAPPUS PUECHERRIMIJS A most valuable flowering plant for garden decoration and for cutting. Its flowers, which are not unlike a Sweet Sultan, are a brilliant rose,
Dreer's garden book 1918 (1918) Dreer's garden book 1918 dreersgardenbook1918henr Year: 1918 178 ;T~HfflRTADREER -PHILADELPHIAPA-^^HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS- jlffi .<EGOPODIUM (Bishop's Weed) Podagraria Variegata. A rapid-growing plant, with neat green and yellow variegated foliage, thriving in any soil; makes a fine border for a bed of shrubs or for covering waste ground; 1 foot. 20 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. ^ETHEOPAPPUS PUECHERRIMIJS A most valuable flowering plant for garden decoration and for cutting. Its flowers, which are not unlike a Sweet Sultan, are a brilliant rose, and last a long time when cut and placed in water. It blooms in July, and the plant grows 2 to 2£ feet high and is perfectly hardy. (See cut.) 35 cts. each; $ per doz. AGROSTEMMA (Rose Campion) Stout, erect-growing plants with silvery foliage, which contrasts well with the showy flowers; which are produced during June and July. Coronaria [Mullein Pink). Bright rosy-crimson; 2\ to 3 feet. — Alba. A pure white variety. Flos Jovis (Flower of Jove). Deep pink flowers on 12-inch high stems. 20 cts. each; $ per doz.; £ per 100. AJUGA (Bugle) Reptans rubra. A useful plant for the rock- ery and for carpeting the ground, particularly in shady positions, as under trees where grass will not grow; large spikes of purplish-blue flowers in May. 20 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. ALSTROMERIA (Chilian Lily) Chilensis. A tuberous-rooted plant, 2 feet high; with spikes of showy flowers, varying from rosy-white to deep orange-red, flower- ing from July to September. Requires deep planting to give the roots protection. 20 cts. each; $ per .doz. PLANS OF HARDY BORDERS These are shown together with list of suitable plants in our Special Catalogue of Hardy Plants. Copies free on request.
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