Dreer's garden book 1904 Dreer's garden book : 1904 dreersgardenbook1904henr Year: 1904 L\',IMA(,HIA CLETHKOIUFS LiLiuM Speciosum Rubrum Ciliata {Fringed Loosestrife). Grows 2 feet liigh, with lemon- yellow flowers in July. Clethroides {Loose-strife). A fine hardy variety, growing about 2 feet high, with long, dense, re- curved spikes of pure white flow- ers from July to Sep. (See cut.) NummuEaria {Creeping Jenny, or iMoney-woi!). Valuable for plant- ing under trees or shrubs where grass will not grow, where it quickly forms a dense carpet. — Aurea. A golden-leaved form of the
Dreer's garden book 1904 Dreer's garden book : 1904 dreersgardenbook1904henr Year: 1904 L\',IMA(,HIA CLETHKOIUFS LiLiuM Speciosum Rubrum Ciliata {Fringed Loosestrife). Grows 2 feet liigh, with lemon- yellow flowers in July. Clethroides {Loose-strife). A fine hardy variety, growing about 2 feet high, with long, dense, re- curved spikes of pure white flow- ers from July to Sep. (See cut.) NummuEaria {Creeping Jenny, or iMoney-woi!). Valuable for plant- ing under trees or shrubs where grass will not grow, where it quickly forms a dense carpet. — Aurea. A golden-leaved form of the foregoing. Punctata. I'lanls 2 to 3 feet high, with yellow flowers during July and August. 15 cts. each; § per doz. LYTHRUM. Roseum Superbum [A'ose Loose strife). A strong-growing, shrub- like plant, 3 to 4 feet high, thriv- ing in almost any position, pro- ducing large spikes of rose-colored flowers from July to September. 15 cts. each; $ per doz. (Campion). iiaageana {Shaggy Lychnis). UriUiant orange-scarlet flowers ; blooms in May aiul June ; 12 inches. 10 cts. each; $ per doz. Chalcedonica FI. PI. {Jerusalem Cross). A fine perennial, producing im- mense heads of vermilion-scarlet flowers, far exceeding in brilliancy the bright- est Geraniums; 2 to 3 feet high, flowering from July to September. A gem for cutting, and one of the showiest border plants. 25 cts. each; $ per doz. Chalcedonica {Maltese Cross). A single-flowered form of the above; a most desirable plant. 15 cts. each; $ per doz. — Alba. White-flowered form of the above. 15 cts. each; $ per doz. — Carnea. A pale pink variety of Chalcedonica. 15 cts. each ; § per doz. Semperflorens Plenissima. This pretty variety flowers throughout the entire summer. The flower is of a beautiful, tender rose color, and is produced in bushy s|iikes 12 inches long. 15 cts. each ; $ per doz. Vespertina, Double White. Large, double white flowers, which are pro- duced in the greatest prof
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