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A LITTLE BOOK OF PERENNIALS 



Dianthus — Hardy Pinks, Sweet William, Maiden 



Pink, Grass Pink, Pheasant's Eye, Chinese 



Pink, Picotee, Carnation, Clove Pink 



The Pinks and the Sweet Williams are still one of the old-fashioned 

 favorites for the garden. There are many species and varieties, nearly 

 all of which make dense tufts of grass-like growth. 



The Sweet William (Di- 

 anthus barbaius) is gorgeous 

 when in bloom. The early 

 English writers used to tell us 

 that the narrow-leaved varie- 

 ties were called Sweet Johns 

 and the broad-leaved sorts 

 Sweet WiUiams. However, 

 the sweetness and beauty of 

 the flowers compensate for the 

 lack of knowledge about their 

 namesakes. The color scheme 

 ranges from purest white to 

 blackest red with an infinite 

 number of variations and com- 

 binations of colors. The pink 

 sort, known as Newport Pink, 

 is a very desirable one with a 

 distinct new color which flo- 

 rists call watermelon-pink or 

 salmony-rose. The Sweet 

 WilMams grow from 1 foot to 

 \}/^ feet tafl and bloom all Sunmier. The flowers are arranged in large 

 clusters of bloom and those which are ringed and spotted are very novel. 



The Glove or Garden Pinks (/). plumarius) are low growing 

 plants which bloom in early Spring. The single and double flowers 

 have fringed or jagged petals and are very fragrant. The colors range 

 from white to bright scarlet and are very dainty, growing above a dense 

 tuft of gray-green, grass-hke leaves. 



The Ghinese Pinks {D. chinensis, var Heddewigii) is a biennial; 

 that is, the seeds must be planted every year in order to have flowers 

 the next. They also have a wide range of color and markings and are 

 very popular. The double forms are especially attractive and the petals 



Sweet William, an old favorite appearing 

 at its best. 



