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Diantlius caryophyllus. Carnation Pink. Tliis is a well 

 known and highlj^ esteemed class of flowers. They are doable, of 

 different colors, and very fragrant; can be sown either in fall or 

 spring ; should be shaded during mid-summer and protected from hard 

 rains ; three to four feet high. November till April. 



Diaiitliiis Picotee. Finest hybrids. Stage flowers saved from 

 a collection of over ouu named varieties ; per package, 50c. 



I>lautbus puiuila. Early dwarf flowering Carnation Pink. If 

 sown early this variety will flower the first season. They are quite 

 dwarfish and flower very profusely. November till April. 



DelpliJiiiuui IiuperialJs, II. pi. Imperial flowering Larksiuir. 

 Very handsome variety of symmetrical form. Mixed colors; bright 

 red, dark blue and red stripes ; liteet high. 



I>elpliiiiiuiii ajacis. Eocket 

 Larkspur. Mixed colors ; very showy ; 

 two and a half feet. 



Delpliiuiuiii Cliiiicu§i$. Dwarf 

 China Larkspur. Mixed colors; very 

 pretty; one foot high. November till 

 ApriL 



Note.— None of the above three va- 

 rieties transplant well, and are better 

 sown at once where they are intended • 

 to remain. 



Dalilia. Large Flowering Dahlia. 

 Seed sown in the spring will flower by 

 June. Yery pretty colors are obtained 

 from seed; the semi-double or single 

 ones can be pulled up as thej^ bloom ; 

 but those seeds which are saved from fine doable varieties will pro- 

 duce a good per centage of double flowers. February till Jane. 



Esclisclioltzia Californica. California Poppy. A very free 

 flowering plant, good for masses. Does not transplant well. One 

 foot high.. December till April. 





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Delphinium Cbiiiensis. 



Gaillardia bieolor. 



Turplo Globe Amaranth. 



