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Group of Double Annual Pinks 
Double Annual Pinks ® 
Chinensis fl. pl. (China or India Pink). Very double 
flowers of many bright colors. They are borne in showy 
large clusters on strong upright growing plants. Blooms 
freely throughout the summer. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25c. 
Diadematus fl. pl. (Double Diadem Pink). Large double 
blooms in tints of lilac, crimson, purple, etc., with fringed 
white edges. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 30c. 
Fireball. Double rich fire red blooms. Often planted 
together with Snowball for good contrast. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 50c. 
Heddewigi fl. pl. Mixed. (Double Japan Pink). A 
colorful mixture including everything from the most del- 
icate rose to the richest velvety crimson imaginable. 
Pkt. 10c; 2 oz. 25c. 
Lucifer. Elegantly fringed double blooms measuring 2 
inches in diameter. Their color is a dazzling geranium red 
of great intensity. A universal favorite. Pkt. 15c; 4 0z. 50c. 
Mourning Cloak (White Frill). Deepest velvety crimson 
margined with white. Always greatly admired for its 
unusual color contrast. Very double. Pkt 10c; 4 oz. 50c. 
Pink Beauty. A lovely double variety of Pinks with 
elezantly fringed petals. The color is a clear and most 
attractive pure pink. Pkt. 15c; + oz. 60c. 
Salmon King. A very popular variety with large double 
salmon-rose blooms. Very showy. Pkt. 15c; } oz. 60c. 
Snowball. Lovely double balls of purest white. Splendid 
for cutting or for bedding. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 40c. 
Violet Queen. An unusual shade of rich violet, different 
from any of the others. Pkt. 15c; 3 oz. 50c. 
2289 Collection of Double Annual Pinks. 
One packet each of 6 of the best double sorts. 50c. 
The Garden Notebook (Putz). Handbook of home gardening arranged by weeks. 
, 2321 
Dianthus or Pinks © ¢« #9 
A magnificent genus, embracing some of the most popular 
flowers in cultivation. It includes a great variety of brilliant 
colors and blooms most profusely. The varieties classed as annuals 
are really biennials but are treated as annuals and may be sown out 
of doors when the danger from frost is past. In a few weeks’ 
time they are a mass of bloom, continuing so until after hard frost. 
As a rule, they survive the winter if given slight protection, 
flowering abundantly the following season. They grow about a 
foot high and can be used in beds or borders of solid or mixed 
colors. The double flowering sorts are almost as fine as Carnations 
for cutting. They are not particular as to soil, but should have a 
sunny location. 
Single Annual Pinks @ 
There are many beautiful varieties among the single 
annual Pinks and their display value in the garden is not 
exceeded by any other annuals. Our list of varieties 
includes the best, and we are sure you will find them very 
lovely. They are large flowered with blooms measuring 
2 to 3 inches in diameter. 
2301 Crimson Belle. Elegant large blooms of well- 
rounded form. The color is a rich velvety 
crimson —a shade which gives good color contrast 
with lighter ones. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 30c. 
2302 Eastern Queen. A very lovely single annual 
Pink with showy large blooms. Exhibits a 
beautiful marbled effect of rose and mauve upon 
a lighter background. Pkt. 10c; 3 oz. 25c. 
2320 Nobilis (Royal Pinks). These are indeed royal in their 
splendor and size. The blooms are extra large. They 
include a wide and beautiful range of colors starting with 
white and running through all shades to deepest red. 
Pkt. 10c; } oz. 25c. 
Heddewigi (Single Japan Pink). Excellent for garden 
display or for cut flowers. Its large single blooms will 
always make a splendid impression. Our mixture is noted 
for its many fine colors. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 30c. 
Princess Pinks (Punctatus). A very novel variety with 
attractively fringed flower petals. They are mottled, flaked, 
spotted, and striped in the greatest diversity of colors, no 
two plants producing flowers which are exactly alike. You 
will find them very attractive and interesting. Pkt. 10c; 
t oz. 40c. 
Marvelous (Oriental Beauty). This is a very artistic 
strain of single annual Dianthus. Its large flowers range 
from pure white to deep purplish red. The flower petals 
are deeply laminated and cut into fine strips of thread- 
like fringes. It is an excellent cut flower. Pkt. 10c; + oz. 30c. 
2324 Salmon Queen. Well formed, nicely fringed flowers of a 
brilliant salmon changing to a salmon-rose after they have 
passed their prime. The seeds of this variety are white or 
yellowish white, while those of other pinks are dark in color. 
Pkt. 15c; } oz. 50c. 
Vesuvius. This makes a very attractive bed or border 
as the brilliant Geranium red blooms sparkle and glisten 
in the sunlight. It is also fine as a cut flower. Pkt. 10c; 
¢ oz. 50c. 
2329 Collection of Single Brilliant Dianthus 
containing one packet each of the 6 best single sorts. 50c. 
Dianthus hybridus—Svweet Wivelsfield @A 
2331 This hardy annual Dianthus resembles a large flowering 
Sweet William. It is distinct in habit and freedom of growth. 
Its flowers are carried more gracefully in loose heads, well 
above the foliage, and they have a greater variety of coloring. 
The predominating colors are reds, pinks, and crimsons. 
Makes an excellent flower for cutting. Grows about 12 
inches in height, and if started in heat in February or early 
March will bloom continuously from June until October. 
Sown in the open ground in April or later it will flower late 
in the summer, or can be sown in summer or autumn for 
flowering early the following spring. Pkt. 15c; special 
pkt. 50c; } oz. 75c. 
For Dianthus barbatus see Sweet William, page 61. 
For Hardy Garden Pinks see next page. 
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