VARIOUS JULY 
Color English fe eenieet inti Height Time ot 
Name’ | Mameand Dest sition | Bloom 
yellow centred. Mrs. Bowman, (color 
no, 3 to white), solferino. Polly Ec- 
cles; fawn colored, red centred. Sun- 
set; (color no. 4 warmer tinged 18), 
yellowish. Black Bird; maroon-black 
each petal spotted with red. Danish 
Cross; carmine each petal having a 
white central band. Gaillardia; golden 
yellow, red near the centre. Lustre; 
rose shaded lighter near the centre. 
Record; yellow, tinged with scarlet. 
Often {SCARLET  |Dahlia Bushy plant with erect rather slen-| 2-5 ft. |July to 
33 dark [DAHLIA coccinea der grayish stems bearing large single |Sun early 
flowers having yellow centres and rays Oct. 
° recurved at the margin. Vars. yellow 
and orange. They should be staked. 
Dahlias are one of the most effective 
garden plants and are handsome in 
rows. Store roots in a dry cellar 
after frost kills the plant; set out 
preferably in June or July. They take 
six weeks to come to flower. Prop. 
by division; each tuber must have an 
eye, therefore start growth before 
dividing; cuttings, seed and grafting. 
Good sandy soil not too rich, for 
strength may go to foliage. Mexico. 
Various (VON Dahlia Plant of low spreading habit.| 2-3 ft. ee 
MERCK’S =| Mérckii Branching flower stems bearing single |Sun 
DAHLIA D. glabrata | flowers, often lilac, with yellow centres 
and short recurved rays which rise 20r 
3 ft. above the foliage, whichis particu- 
larly finely cut and handsome. Stake 
the plants. See D. coccinea for 
further information. Mexico. 
Often COMMON Dahlia Color variable, flowers single and| 2-5 ft. " 
17 dark |DAHLIA variabilis double. Vars. white and yellow. |Sun 
D. rosea Hairy or smooth grayish or green 
stems. Leaves entire or in two divi- 
sions. Parent of most garden kinds. 
See D. coccinea for further informa- 
tion. Mexico. 
62,57 |CHINESE **Delphinium| See page 267. June, 
LARKSPUR |grandiflorum July 
var. 
Chinénse 
33,34, (SWEET **Dianthus See page 267. ss 
35, etc. |WILLIAM s/barbatus 
Usually |COMMON **Digitalis See page 267. June, 
bet. FOXGLOVE |purptrea early 
32 & 39 D. tomentosa July 
Various [SWORD **Gladiolus Conspicuous spikes of lily-like flow- | 3-44 ft. |July to 
LILY vars. ers which last long when cut. Sword- |Sun Oct. 
shaped leaves. Plant at intervals 
from early spring until July to secure 
succession of bloom. Striking and 
very desirable in border. When the 
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