Dreer's garden book 1932 (1932) Dreer's garden book 1932 dreersgardenbook1932henr Year: 1932 DlCTAMNUS Epimedium (Barren-wort, Bishop's Hat) An attractive plant growing 8 to 10 inches high with leathery bronzy foliage and panicles of interesting flowers in April and May. Suitable for a shady spot on the rockery or for the edge of the border. Lilacea. Soft lilac. Niveum. Snow white. Pinnatum Elegans. Yellow. Rubrum. Deep red. 50 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Erigeron (Fleabane) Coulteri. Grows about 15 inches high and during July bears attractive single mauve- colored Aster-like f
Dreer's garden book 1932 (1932) Dreer's garden book 1932 dreersgardenbook1932henr Year: 1932 DlCTAMNUS Epimedium (Barren-wort, Bishop's Hat) An attractive plant growing 8 to 10 inches high with leathery bronzy foliage and panicles of interesting flowers in April and May. Suitable for a shady spot on the rockery or for the edge of the border. Lilacea. Soft lilac. Niveum. Snow white. Pinnatum Elegans. Yellow. Rubrum. Deep red. 50 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Erigeron (Fleabane) Coulteri. Grows about 15 inches high and during July bears attractive single mauve- colored Aster-like flowers in profusion. Speciosus. Large rosy-pink flowers; June to August; 2 feet. 25 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. DoRONICUM Dielytra (Bleeding Heart) Erinus Alpinus. Forms pretty rosettes of foliage and racemes of rosy purple flowers during May and June. A desirable rock plant; 4 inches. 25 cts. each; $ per doz. Eryngium (sea Hoiiy) Handsome ornamental plants, growing from 2 to 3 feet high. The flower heads, which are produced from July to September, are useful to cut for vases or to dry for winter bouquets. Amethystinum. The finely cut, spiny foliage and the beautiful thistle like heads are of glistening amethystine-blue; 3 feet. Maritimum. Has most attractive large glaucous-blue, deeply toothed foliage and pale blue globular flower heads. 1 foot. Planum. Steel-blue flowers, large spiny foliage; 2 feet. 35 cts. each; $ per doz. Garden Chrysanthemums offered on pages 172 and 173 will supply an abundance of flowers after every thing else has been cut by frost
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