Dreer's garden book : seventy-fourth annual edition 1912 . w about 3 feet high. Being perfectly hardy andfree from attacks of insects, they are especially valuable. 1 hey require only well-preparedgarden soil and to be kept watered in dry weather, which should always be done ifpossible late in the afternoon. 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. ^ I^YSIMACHIA. Ciliata (Frirnjeil Loose Strife^Grows 2 feet high; yellow flowers inJuly. Clethroides (Loose-strife). A finehardy variety, about 2 feet high, withlong, dense, recurved spikes of purewhite flowers from July to September,(See cut.)
Dreer's garden book : seventy-fourth annual edition 1912 . w about 3 feet high. Being perfectly hardy andfree from attacks of insects, they are especially valuable. 1 hey require only well-preparedgarden soil and to be kept watered in dry weather, which should always be done ifpossible late in the afternoon. 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. ^ I^YSIMACHIA. Ciliata (Frirnjeil Loose Strife^Grows 2 feet high; yellow flowers inJuly. Clethroides (Loose-strife). A finehardy variety, about 2 feet high, withlong, dense, recurved spikes of purewhite flowers from July to September,(See cut.) Fortunei. A neat variety growingabout 18 inches high, with dense upright spikes of white flowers in August. Nummuiaria (Creepiiu; Jevny, oi3niii<y-trort). Valuable for plantingunder trees or .hrubs where grass willnot grow, whtre it quickly forms adense carpet. 10 cts, each; $ perdoz.; $ per 100. Punctata. Plants 2 to 3 feet high,with yellow flowers during July andAugust. Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each;$ per doz.; $ per LiLIUM Sprciosom RUBRUH. LOBBUA ^11131 (Lily). All herbaceous borders should have a few Lilies scattered through them. The sorts offered below can be planted with excellent results during the early spring months. It is in the hardy border that Lilies do best, as they get the benefit of the shade of the surrounding plants, which is so necessary for their welfare; other varieties should be planted in the autumn, and are offered in our autumn catalogue. Auratum {Gold-handed Lily). Large, graceful flowers, composed of six petalsof a delicate ivory-white, thickly studded with chocolate-crimson sfKJts, andstriped through the centre a golden-yellow. 25 cts. each; $ per doz.;$1.^.00 per 100. Speciosum Album. Large white flowers of great substance, with a greenishband ruiming through the centre of each petal. 25 cts. each; $ per doz.;$ per 100. Speciosum Rubrum, or Roseum. White, heavily spotted with rich, ro
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