2 " fJTflUMADREER MAKLPHIAPA-fi HARDY PEREMMIAL PLANTi 



DIANTHrS. 



Barbatus (Sweet William) Newport Pink. A distinct new 

 color in this favorite flower, being a watermelon-pink or salmony- 

 rose. Strikingly brilliant and beautiful. 



— Finest Mixed. A splendid strain of large-flowering single 

 and double sorts in a very great variety of colors. 10 cts. each; 

 $1.00 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



Caesius {Cheddar Pink). Forms small, dense tufts, 3 inches 

 high, covered in May and June with bright rosy-pink flowers. 

 A fine rock plant. 



Deltoides ( \faidt >• Pink). A charming creeping variety, with 

 medium-sized pink flowers; especially suited for the rock garden. 



— Alba. A pretty white-flowered form. 



Fettes Mount. A charming variety of the Hardy Mule Pink, which 

 during the month of June is completely covered with very attractive, soft, 

 rosy-pink flowers, borne on stems a foot high. 



Hybridus Meteor. A showy variety, producing single flowers from 

 early spring till fall; these are li inches in diameter, of a brilliant blood- 

 red with maroon centre. 



L.atifolius atrococcineus Fl. PI. [Everh Hybrid Sweet 



William i. A beautiful summer bedding variety, producing masses of 

 brilliant fiery crimson double flowers throughout the entire season. 



Neglectus ( Glacier Pink). Masses of pink flowers in May and June; 



9 inches. 



Price, except where noted, 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per 

 doz.; SK .on per 100. 



Plumarius Semperflor- 

 ens. (See Hardy Garden 

 Pinks, page 234.) 



Dielytra Spectabilis (Bleeding Heart). 



DlCTAMNUS. 



DICTAMMS Gas Plant). 



A very showy border perennial, forming a bush about 2J feet in height, havin* 

 fragrant 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 

 transplant 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. (See cut.) 



Fraxinella. Showy rosy-pink flowers, with deeper veins. 15 cts. 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. 



DIELYTRA, 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. (See cut.) 



Formosa (Pbimy "Bleeding Heart). A dwarfer-growing species, with finely-cut 

 ornamental foliage, growing about 15 inches high and producing its showy pink 

 flowers from Apiil to August. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



DODECATHEON (Shooting Star, or American Cowslip). 



Meadia. An interesting plant with soft-rose Cyclamen-like flowers in trusses of ten 

 or more steins 10 inches high. They delight in a cool, shady position. 15 cts. 

 each; $1.50 per doz. 



DRABA (Whitlow Grass. 



Androsacea. A pretty dwarf-growing rock-plant, producing white flowers early ia 

 spring, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



We offer some splendid New and Rare Hardy Perennials. See pages 196 to 202. 



