. Dreer's garden book for 1946 : faithful for over a century. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Pentstemon heterophyllus. Blue Gem Pentstemon t^HP] Ihp] Beard Tongue 3251 Barbatus coccineus (Scarlet Bugler), [hp] This also is known as Chelone barbata. Has splendid tall. spikes set with showy tubular scarlet- red blooms from June to August. 3 ft. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 40c. 3256 Cioxinioides, Sensation, [hhp] A spreading, well-branched plant with spikes 30 inches tall set with


. Dreer's garden book for 1946 : faithful for over a century. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Pentstemon heterophyllus. Blue Gem Pentstemon t^HP] Ihp] Beard Tongue 3251 Barbatus coccineus (Scarlet Bugler), [hp] This also is known as Chelone barbata. Has splendid tall. spikes set with showy tubular scarlet- red blooms from June to August. 3 ft. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 40c. 3256 Cioxinioides, Sensation, [hhp] A spreading, well-branched plant with spikes 30 inches tall set with large Gloxinia-like flowers of many bright colors from July to Septem- ber. Pkt. 20c; large pkt. 75c. 3261 HeterophyUus, Blue Cem. [hp] A Dainty spikes of bright blue flow- ers from June to August. A gem for the rock garden. Also fine for borders. 18 in. tall. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 7Sc. 3260 Grandiflorus, Mixed, [bjp] A splendid mixture of large-flowering sorts in a good range of colors. Gives a showy display throughout the sum- mer months. Pkt. ISc; large pkt. 7Sc. Platycodon t^i ® Balloon Flower 3475 Grandiflorum praecox gigan- teum. A remarkable extra-early flowering new variety with superb bell-shaped bright blue flowers measuring 4 inches across. Blooms profusely from early .\ugust until frost. Perfectly hardy. 2 ft. Pkt. ISc; large pkt. 60c; 54 oz. 7Sc. 3477 Mariesi. Of more compact growth than the preceding, about 1 ft. tall, with showy bright violet- blue flowers during the summer. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 40c. 3478 Mariesi album. Same habit as the preceding but has white flow- ers. Pkt. 25c; large pkt. Flat' codon J 66 A = Suited to Rock Garden; 0=Suited to Semi-Shade; iSuited to Shade. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade


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