. Dreer's mid-summer list 1928 . Aqutlbgia or Columbine Bellis (English Daisy) 1591 A favorite perennial which will stand the winter if given the pro- tection of a little litter. In bloom from early spring until well on in the summer. Easily raised from seed, which may be sown any time from spring tiU August. For best results, new plants should be raised from seed each year. The following are the finest double flowering kinds, selected after careful test out of over twenty sorts: per PKT. Giant Rose. Each plant produces but a few flowers, but these are of enormous size, almost as large as a go
. Dreer's mid-summer list 1928 . Aqutlbgia or Columbine Bellis (English Daisy) 1591 A favorite perennial which will stand the winter if given the pro- tection of a little litter. In bloom from early spring until well on in the summer. Easily raised from seed, which may be sown any time from spring tiU August. For best results, new plants should be raised from seed each year. The following are the finest double flowering kinds, selected after careful test out of over twenty sorts: per PKT. Giant Rose. Each plant produces but a few flowers, but these are of enormous size, almost as large as a good sized SO 15 1593 Giant White. Same as the above except in color 1594 Longfellow. Large, double pink flowers 1595 Double Quilled. Double quilled flowers in mixture, con- taining red, pink and white 1596 Ranunculiflora Alba. A splendid type, with densely double pure white flowers, not verj' large, but very free- flowering 1597 Ranunculiflora Rosea. Identical to the preceding, ex- cept in color, which is a bright rosy pink 1598 The Bride, or Improved Snowball. A fine large double free-flowering pure white 1600 Double Mixed. A fine mixture, containing all the colors. 1 oz., 50 cts BoCCOnia (Plume Poppy, or Tree Celandine) 1611 Cordata. Effective, hardy perennial, for single specimens or groups on lawns. Foliage glaucous green; bears freely spikes 2 to 3 feet long of cream-colored flowers; 6 feet; easily raised from seed, i oz., 25 cts 15 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 Bellis Perennis—Double Daisy BoltOnia (False Chamomile) One of the showiest of our native hardy perennials, growing 4 to 6 feet high, with daisy-like flowers in countless thousands from July to Septem- ber. 1615 Asteroides. White $0 15 1616 Latisquama. LUac pink IS For Complete List and Cultural Notes see our Garden Book for 1928
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