Dreer's garden book Henry Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Dreer. dreersgardenbook1931dree Year: Platycodon Grandiflorum Nierembergia Rivularis LupinUS (Lupine) Effective plants, producing large spikes of flowers, blooming in May and June. They require only well-prepared garden soil, pref- erably in a semi-shady location; 3 feet. Polyphyllus. Clear blue. — Albus. A white variety of above. — Rosea. A combination of light and dark shades of pink. 35 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Lychnis (Campion, Lamp Flower, etc.) Of the easiest culture, thriving in any soil, and this, in addition
Dreer's garden book Henry Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Dreer. dreersgardenbook1931dree Year: Platycodon Grandiflorum Nierembergia Rivularis LupinUS (Lupine) Effective plants, producing large spikes of flowers, blooming in May and June. They require only well-prepared garden soil, pref- erably in a semi-shady location; 3 feet. Polyphyllus. Clear blue. — Albus. A white variety of above. — Rosea. A combination of light and dark shades of pink. 35 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Lychnis (Campion, Lamp Flower, etc.) Of the easiest culture, thriving in any soil, and this, in addition to their brightness has brought them into high favor with lovers of hardy plants. Chalcedonica (Jerusalem Cross). A most desirable plant, heads of brilliant orange- scarlet in June and July; grows 2 to 3 feet high. — Alba. A white-flowered form of above. Haageana. Brilliant orange-scarlet flowers in May and June; 12 inches. Viscaria Splendens. Forms a dense tuft of evergreen foliage, and in June sends up spikes of handsome, double, deep red, fragrant flowers; 1 foot. Price. 25 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Set of 4 varieties for 90 cts. I_ythmm (Rose Loosestrife) Roseum Superbum. A strong-growing plant, 3 to 4 feet high, thriving in almost any position, producing large spikes of rose-colored flowers from July to September. Perry's Variety. A splendid improvement, with much larger flowers and longer spikes than the type, and of a glistening cheriy- red color. 30 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Mazus Reptans. A dainty and interesting Alpine creeper for a semi-shaded ! position in the rockery. Covered during May and June with white and purple Lobelia-like flowers; 4 inches. 35 cts. each; $ per doz. Mertensia (Blue Beiis) Virginica. An early spring-flowering plant, growing about 1 to 1-J feet i high, with drooping panicles of handsome light blue flowers, fading to clear pink; one of the most interesting of our native spring flowers. I May and June
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