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HARDY GARDEN PINKS 



Of the varieties of D. plumarius, the true garden Pink, 

 the best double sorts in cultivation are Her Majesty, large 

 flowers of purest white; Excelsior, light rosy pink; Juliette, 

 white laced crimson; Wm. Hooper, fringed white with 

 crimson-purple lacing; Homer, rosy red with dark center; 

 Elsie, bright rose with maroon center; and White Reserve, 



Hardy Double Border Pink, Her Majesty 



free blooming white, nicely fringed. These old favorites 

 bear Clove-scented flowers in great abundance during 

 May and June. They are excellent as an edging to a 

 hardy border or for use in smaller front gardens, growing 

 usually 6 in. to 8 in. high, or say a foot when in flower. 

 They are propagated by cuttings taken in the Fall, which 



