HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS | [1E 
DICTAMNUS 6Gas Plant). 
A very showy border perennial, forming a bush about 2} feet in height, having fra- 
grant foliage and spikes of curious flowers during June and July, giving off during hot 
weather a fragrant volatile oil, which ignites when a match is applied to it. “They 
require a heavy, strong soil and an open, sunny position. It is not advisable to trans- 
plant often, as they improve with age, it being one of the most permanent features of 
the hardy herbaceous border. Instances are known where this plant has outlived 
father, son and grandson in the same spot. 
Fraxinella. Showy rosy-pink flowers, with deeper veins. 15c. each; $1.50 per doz. 
— Alba. Pure white. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
—Caucasicus. A gigantic form, with flowers double the size of the type. 25 cts. 
each; $2.50 per doz. 
DIELWTRA, OR DICENTRA. 
Spectabilis (Bleeding Heart, or Seal Flower). An old-fashioned favorite; 
its long racemes of graceful heart-shaped pink flowers are always attractive; it 
is used largely for forcing, and is perfectly at home in any part of the hardy 
border, and especially valuable for planting in the shade. 
Formosa (Plumy Bleeding 
Heart). A dwarfer-growing spe- 
cies, with finely-cut ornamental 
foliage, growing about 15 inches 
high and producing its showy 
pink flowers from April to Au- 
gust. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; 
$10.00 per 100. 
DIcTAMNUS. 
DIGITALIS | (Foxglove). 
The Foxgloves, old-fashioned, dig- 
nifed and stately, are wholesome 
company in any garden. The 
strong flowerstalks—frequently 4 to 6 
feet high—rising from rich and lux- 
uriant masses of leaves, always give an appearance of strength to the hardy border, 
and during their period of flowering dominate the whole garden. 
Gloxinizeflora (Gloxvinia-flowered). A beautiful strain of finely-spotted varieties. 
We offer them in White, Purple, Lilac, Rose or Mixed. 
Ambigua, or Grandiflora, Showy flowers of pale yellow, veined brown. 
“anata, A distinct species, producing dense spilzes, 2 to 3 feet high, of odd-looking 
flowers, the corolla being gray, the lip creamy-white. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. One each of the 6 colors, 75 cts. 
DODECATHEON (Shooting Star, or American Cowslip), 
vieadia, An interesting plant with soft-rose Cyclamen-like flowers in trusses of ten 
or more stems 10 inches high. They delight in a cool, shady position. 15 cts. 
each; $1.50 per doz. 
DORONICUM (Leopard’s Bane), 
One of the most effective very early spring-flowering perennials, growing about 2 
feet high. If placed in pots in the fall, they can readily be forced into flower dur- 
ing the winter months in the conservatory or window garden. There are many who 
have only seen this as a single plant, here or there in a hardy border, and have 
no idea of the effect it has when planted in a mass. It is also a splendid flower 
for cutting, as it carries well and stands a long time in water, opening out morn- 
ing after morning, to the surprise and delight of the possessor, They succeed every- 
where, and are worthy of a place in any garden. 
Clusii. Rich yellow; 24 to 3 inches across. 
Columuz. Very large, bright yellow. 
Excelsum, Large orange-yellow; 3} inches across. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. Set of 3 varieties for 65 cts. 
Doronicum 
Dierracis GLoXINt@eLora. 
New and Rare Hardy Perennials are offered on pages 174 to 178. 
