Dreer's garden book 1917 (1917) (20829723360)

Title: Dreer's garden book 1917
Identifier: dreersgardenbook1917henr (find matches)
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Henry A. Dreer
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library



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252 m jHEMRTADREER -PNIlADELPHIAfA-m CHOICE HARDY SHRUBS RHODODENDRONS. This grand genus, with their huge cluster of flowers in beautiful colorings, stand unequalled among hardy flowering Shrubs, and during the latter part of May or early June no flower is more gorgeous, while the bright evergreen foliage is attractive at all seasons. They require only a good garden soil, which should be dug at least 2 feet deep and well mixed with leaf mould or peat, and a somewhat sheltered situation, the north angle of a building, which the majority of other plants dislike, being one of their favorite loca- tions. They delight in an ample supply of water during their growing season, but must have perfect drainage. During the summer a mulch of any loose light material is beneficial. For winter protection it is important to cover the ground with not less than five inches of leaves, and a light screening of the tops with evergreen boughs is desirable. To allow the next season's flower buds to develop, the old flower heads should be carefully removed after they are faded. The varieties offered below are a selection of the most dependable and hardiest of the Catawbiense type. Album Elegans. A fine white. Candidissimum. A fine white. Caractacus. Purplish-crimson. Charles Dickens. Deep crimson. Catawbiense Alba. White, tinted blush. , Soft violet-mauve. Blush-white. Light rosy-lilac. Aniline-red. Light red. — Grandiflorum Delicatissimum. Everestianum. General Grant. Ignatius Sargent. Kettledrum. Red. Lady Armstrong. Light rose. Mrs. C. S. Sargent. Soft rosy-pink. Prof. Charles S. Sargent. Rich crimson. Parson's Grandiflorum, Crimson-rose. Roseum Elegans. Bright rosy-lilac. We can furnish any of the sorts in strong bushy plants, well set with buds, in the following sizes, varying according to habit of variety. 12 to 18 in. high, $1.25 each; $12.00 per doz.; $90.00 per 100. ; 15 to 24 18 to 36 in. high, $3.00 each; $35.00 per
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