DAHLIA. 



DOUBLE VARIKTIKS. 

 AltlioiiKh perennials, tliese willflower freely the samp 

 s^eiison from Kped. 4 to 6 feet. 



Choice Double Mixed. Manvcolors Pkt lo 



^ompone, Double Mixed. 8n.all-tlon<rin>; in 



cactus Dahlia, Double. Mixed Colors. Uiiille.l 

 autl curved petals, graeefull.v arranged in large heuils 



of bloom __ _ -J,, 



SINGLE VARIETIES. 

 Handsome bedding plants, flowering in great profu- 

 sion in a large variety of colors, unsurpassed for suiu- 

 tner bouquets. 



Single targ-e-flowering-, Mixed. Many colors ; 

 Belf-stnped and spotted. :i to 4 feet. 

 n?.^^'^'"^''^^^^^^- <''"iU)act bushy piants'.nbon't 

 IJ InclHH high liy 24 inches across. They produce 



large single tlf)wers of nifist exquisite colors 10 



Wlant Perfection. Enormous flowers 4 to .">;« inchis 

 across, of several beautiful colors. SeUs mottled. 



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striiied, etc. Mixed Colors. 



DELPHINIUM, or "HARDY LARK- 



SPUFIS." 



Handsome hardy pererinials, splendid flowers and 

 curiously cut leaves : for periuaueut beds and borders 

 tney are indispensable. 



Grandiflorumflorepleno. {^eppa^efi7.)..Pkf. l." 

 JSaUl. (Hardy YpIIoh- Lnrkspur.) Produces freclv 



long spikes of40to50 sulphur vellow blossoms each 



llnch in diameter, floweriagfrora June until August 



plant thrifty and bushy. 3 to 4 feet lo 



le Mastodonte. (Giant Bee Larkspur.) ""L'artxe 



bluefl.iwers. 3 to 6 feet 10 



rormosum. Popular for groups, tail spi'kesofdark 



blue tloivcrs with white eyes. 2 to 3 feet... 3 



iallar of Beauty. (D. fonnosum ccelestinuin ) An 



unusually bright and pretty shade of azure blue..lo 

 Wudicaule. Large scarlet flowers, li/o feet ]o 



finest MixedSingle Hybrids '. 5 



(Foraunual vurwties. .see Lnrksjiurs, page 109.)" 



DIANTHUS, OR PINKS, 



DOUBLE ANN0AL VARIETIES. 



The family of "Pinks" is unrivaled for brilliancy 

 and rich variety of color; the plants are bushy o"f 

 eymmetncal form— blooming profusely, until "fall 

 rendering them most satisfactory for summer flower 

 gardens. Treat as annuals. Heigl*, about 1 foot. 

 Chinensis fl. pi., Mixed Colors. Double China or 



Indian I'ink pj^f - 



Beddewigii fl. pi., Mixed Colors. Douiiie" Japan 

 Pink large flowers of many rich ami varied colors.. 5 

 Double Diadem Pink, Mixed Colors. (Diadem- 

 atiisfl. pi.) Splendid doubleflowers of many colors 

 edged and marbled r 

 WHITE DIADEM PUJrk. "Largedouiiie'flowers 

 of white. l)eautifully laced with the "Diadem" mark- 

 ings, in carmine, blood-rcil, lilac, purple, etc 10 

 DOTTBLE "SALMON QUEEN" PINK. Distinct 

 and beautifullargedoublefringed flowers of brilliant 

 salmon, changing to salmony rose as thev age 10 

 Double Snowflake. Large pure white, double fring- 

 ed flowers r 



Tireball. Large double flowers of iirilliant red 5 



White Prill, or Mourning- Cloak. Large double 



Bowers of rich purplish black, edged with wiiite 5 



-Double Striped and Fringed, Mixed Colors. 



[Lacinun.i. striata tt. pi.) (.See pa/^e HT ) lo 



5?.°'''? °f Perfection. (See page Hi.) "10 



■"^"liffllt. The stems, branches and flower buds are 



black; the leaves dark green. The double flowers 



are rich Jilackish maroon and like velvet 10 



imperialis rubro-striata fl. pi. Large double 



nowers of rich blood-red, irregularly striped and 



splashed with white and pink 10 



80UV. de la Malmaison. Rosy apricot 10 



imported roUertinns ofdniihle annual Diani'hus 

 vanetie.-i, L'jr.: IJ varieties, 40c. 



SINGLE ANNUAL DIANTHUS. 



Busily plants, about 1 foot high— usually grown as 

 garden annuals. Flowers very large, often 2 Inches 

 and over across, and freely produced from earlv sum- 

 mer until frost. For summer flower beds their gor- 

 geous colors render them unrivaled. We reallv prefer 

 tlK' Single Pinks to the Douliles for effectiveness when 



tiedilcd. 



Heddewigii, Mixed Colors. (Sinple.Tapan Pinks ) 

 Magnihccnt flowers, 2 to H inches across, broad and 

 round, and of many exquisite colors; blotched 

 splashed and spotted pj^f 5 



Salmon Queen. Large, fringed flow'e'rsofa brilliant 

 s.ilninn.cli.-iiiging to rosys.-ilmon 5 



Queen of Holland. (1>. Ilrddewinii albus.) Large, 

 round, smooth-edged single flowers of glisteninir 

 white ^ 5 



Little Gem, or the Bride. \Vine red/suffused and 

 veiiMMl rose and bordered with white lo 



Snowflake. Large, pure white-fringed flowers. Plant 

 imly li iiiihes high, fairly smothered with flowers . 5 



Eastern Queen. Immense single-fringed flowers, 

 in.irlil.d c:irinini--rose. mauve and lilac...... 5 



Crimson Belle. Alagniflcent fringed flowers of lus- 

 trous crimson = 



Glare of the Garden. Grand flowers, fully s 

 inches acrr.ss. fringed, and of the most brilliant vel- 

 vety r-nnison. Gorgeously effective 10 



GLOBIOSA. Immense fringed flowers. White y el- 

 veiy crimson and |iink hieroglyphically si>ln8hed, 

 slri|iedand blolcheil jq 



Laciniatus, Mixed Colors. Finest single-fringed 



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STAR PINK. (Iii.niUius Stellaris.) 'a" new'einss 

 Willi true sl.ir-shapcd flowers, having the brilliant 

 colorsoi (he Di.iMthusHi-ddewigiiclasH.of wliich this 

 IS a sport. Mixed Colors 10 



HARDY DL^NTHUS PINKS. 



These form low, bushy, tutted plants, above which 

 are produced on long stems the beautiful fringed and 

 fragrant flowers so valued in "olil-fashioned " gar- 

 dens. For jiermanent beds and borders these Pinks 

 are unrivaled. 



Plumarius, Double Mixed. Double-fringed fra- 

 grant flowers of while, crimson or purple shades 



spotted and v.n-iegated. 12 inches higli /'AC. 10 



Plumarius, Sing-le Mixed. Large single fragrant 

 ^ flovvr-rs of beautiful colors and finely fringed...." 5 

 Cyclop" Pinks. New single Pinks of unap- 

 pro.-ichable beauty, tlie predominating colors being 

 ro.se, flesh jiink, coiiper color, salmon, wine red, 

 wliite, crimson, etc., the beauty of every flower being 

 further enlivened by a large eye-like zone of velvetv 

 blood-red; clove-like perfume. The blossoms are 

 smooth-edged, round and fully 6 inches in circum- 

 ference. Mixed Colors 10 



DIGITALIS, or FOXGLOVE. 



Hardy perennial plants of easy culture ; long spikes 

 of large, showy flowers, ranging through shades of 

 purple, white, rose, yellow, spotted, etc. 3 to 5 feet 

 high. 



Mixed Colors pi^t. 5 



Spotted Gloxinia-flowered Varieties, Mixed 10 

 Monstrosa, Mixed. Long sjiike of nianv flowers 



surmounted with one enormous flower; novel and 



beautiful. 



.10 



DIANTHUS, Sl.NULE LACl.NIATUS. 



DOLICHOS, or HYACINTH BEAN. 



LAB-LAB. .\nnual climbing plantsof rapid growth, 

 iie.-iring large clusters of sliowv flowers of either 

 crimson or white. 1 feet. Mixed Colors.. ,Wt. 5 



New Giant Crimson. (See page 88.) 10 



DRACENA INDIVISA. 



Long, arching, green-leaved foliage plant, exten- 

 sively used for the ccntresof vases and for pot culture 

 2 to 3 feet paj. iq 



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