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DIANTHUS OR PINKS 



A magnificent genus, embracing some of tlie most popular flowers in cultiva- 

 tion, producing a great variety of brilliant colors and profusion of bloom. The 

 varieties classed as annuals may be sown out of doors when danger from frost is 

 past, and in a few weeks' time they are a mass of bloom, continuing so until hard 

 frost ; 1 foot. 



DOUBI.B ANNUAI. PINKS. 



2250 ChilK^nsis Fl. PI. (C//;//^? or fndian Pink). iJouljle mixed. Per 



oz., 30 cts 5 



2270 Heddewlgi Fl. PI. (^Double Japan Pink'). Double mixed. Colors 

 varying from the richest velvety crimson to the most delicate rose; in- 

 dividual flowers very large. Per oz., 75 cts 5 



2266 Snowball. Double white, fringed flowers; very fine. Per oz., 75 els. 5 



2260 DiadeniatUS Fl. PI. {Double Diadem Pink). Beautiful double flow- 

 ers ; mixed, of various tmts of lilac, Crimson, purple, to very dark pur- 

 ple, with the outer edges fringed and nearly white. Per oz., 75 cts... . 5 



2280 ImperiaJis Fl. PI. (/9^«W^ Imperial Pink). Double mixed in a 



very large range of colors. Per oz., 50 cts 5 



2290 LaclnlatUS Fl. PI. {Double Fringed Pink). Large, double, showy 

 flowers, with fringed edges and beautifully striped; mixed, various col- 

 ors. (See cut.) Per oz., 75 cis 5 



22G7 riournlng Cloak ( While Frill). Rich, blackish, velvety crimson, 



margined with pure white, making a unique contrast. (See cut.) 5 



2277 Fireball. A dwarf variety, producing globular, double, dark, blood- 

 red flowers ; extra fine for bedding. Per oz., 60 cts 5 



2268 Salmon King. A double- 



Mourning Cloak Dianthus. 



flowering form of the pretty 

 single Salmon Queen. The 

 beautiful, finely fringed flowers 

 are of a brillant salmon color, 

 changing as they fade to sal- 

 mony-rose 10 



2300 NobiliS Fl.PI; {Double Royal 

 Pinks). A double - flowering 

 form of the Royal Pinks, and 

 represents the highest ideal in 

 this beautiful annual. The 

 plants are strong and robust, 

 with blue-grey foliage, flowers of 

 largest size, varying in color 

 from scarlet to dark blood-red 

 and rose to white 15 



228d Imported Collection o f 

 China and Japan Pinks; 12 

 varieties 40 



Dianthus Laciniatus Fl. Pl. 



Dianthus Nobilis (Royal Pinks). 



SINGI.E ANNUAL, 

 PINKS, 



All of the single sorts have large 

 flowers, 2 to 4 inches 'in diameter ; 

 their many and brilliant colors make 

 them very desirable for beds and bor- 

 ders; 1 foot. :' PER PKT 



2303 Heddewigi Nobilis {Royal 

 Pinks). Selected and im- 

 proved varieties of the popu- 

 lar single - flowering Japan 

 Pink, producing flowers of 

 qui'e a new shape, the petals 

 being undulated and twisted, 

 each petal covering half of 

 the other, and beautifully 

 fringed ; the colors vary from 

 white to dark red. (See cut). 10 



2310 Heddewigl {Single Japan 

 Pink). Finest selected single- 

 flowered, mixed. Oz., 60 cts.. 5 



2316 Marvelous. This remarkable and perfectly distinct new strain origi- 

 nated in Japan, and shows ils distinctiveness in the seedling stage by its 

 very narrow foliage. The plants grow from 12 to 15 inches high, and 

 produce their large flowers on stiff, upright stems; the petals are deeply 

 cut into fine strips or thread-like fringes for about half their length, and 

 are twisted in all directions, presenting a novel aspect; in color they vary 

 very much, having all shades from pure white to deep purplish-red, with 

 red and rose zones and stripings 15 



I'i'Ki \^SiCm\ataS> {Single Fringed Pink). A beautiful fringed variety ; vari- 

 ous colors. Per oz., 60 els & 



2302 " Eastern Queen." Beautifully marbled ; the broad bands of rich 

 mauve upon the [laler surface of the petals are very striking and pretty. 

 Per oz. , 75 cts 



2301 " Crimson Belle," as its name implies, is a rich crimson color, flowers 

 of large size and good substance, evenly and finely fringed. Per oz., 75 cts. 



2317 "Salmon Queen." The well-formed, nicely-fringed flowers are a 

 brilliant salmon color, changing into a salmon-rose when fading. The 

 seeds of this variety are white or yellowish-white; those of other annual 

 Pinks are dark brown or black 



2318 Dwarf Hybrid Fringed Pinks. Selection from that beautiful variety, 

 " Salmon Queen," dift'ering by their somewhat smaller, less fringed, but 

 higher-colored flowers, which vary frem white to purplish-red, all being 

 tinged with bright salmon, and having a dark ring around the eye. When 

 grouped are as beautiful as they are distinct. Remarkably free-flowering. 



Hardy Garden Pinks. See page 74. 



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Carnations and Sweet \A^ilUan:is belong to the family of Dianthus, but are offered under their popular names. 



