HENRY A. DREER, 
Dianthus —Hardy Garden Pinks i] A 
This hardy perennial enjoys the greatest popularity as the plants 
lend themselves exceptionally well to a number of purposes. They 
will give a showy bed or border, and are most attractive in the 
rock garden. Also very fine for cutting. 
2332 Allwoodi alpinus. These will bloom the first year from 
seed. Showy single and semi-double fragrant flowers repre- 
senting all the colors found in Dianthus. The plants grow 
4 to 6 inches high and bloom profusely. Fine for rock 
gardens. Pkt. 35c; 100 seeds $1.25. 
2333 Graniticus. Another fine rock garden Dianthus of low 
growth forming a dense carpet covered in May and June 
with bright crimson blooms. The plants grow about 4 
inches high. Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 60c. 
2334 Deltoides, Brilliant (Maiden Pink). A charming creep- 
ing variety with brilliant carmine flowers in June and July. 
Fine for the rock garden. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 60c. 
2338 Deltoides albus. A white-flowering form of the above and 
as beautiful. Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 75c. 
2335 Caesius (Cheddar Pink). Attractive dense tufts only a few 
inches high, studded throughout May and June with rose- 
pink sweet-scented blooms. Pkt. 15c; } oz. 50c. 
2339 Caesius grandiflorus. As free-flowering and strong 
growing as the preceding but with much larger blooms. Pkt. 
25c; special pkt. 75c. 
2336 Plumarius semperflorens (Lverblooming Hardy Garden 
Pinks). Very beautiful semi-double, double, and single 
flowers in a great diversity of colors. Delightfully sweet 
scented. Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 50c. 
2337 Plumarius fl. pl. (Double Hardy Garden Pink). 
and semi-double blooms in many beautiful colors. 
sweet scented. Pkt. 15c; } oz. 60c. 
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Dianthus plumarius 
2340 Plumarius (Grass Pinks, Scotch Pink, or Pheasant-Eye 
Pink). A beautiful single hardy Pink with fringed edged 
flowers of various colors. Spicy fragrance. Pkt. 10c; 
4 oz. 25c; oz. 75c. 
2341 Plumarius, Highland Rose Hybrids. Lovely single 
flowers having a rich fragrance. The blooms are bright rose 
with a zone of deeper rosy red. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 
2342 Latifolius atrococcineus fl. pl. (Everblooming Hybrid 
Sweet William). This is a cross between an annual Pink and 
Sweet William, combining the free and continuous blooming 
qualities of the former with the hardiness of the latter. The 
flowers are of an intense velvety crimson-scarlet. Will 
flower the first season if sown early. Pkt. 15c; } oz. 50c. 
2343 Latifolius, Double Mixed. This mixture contains 
various shades of purple, violet, rose, and velvety crimson- 
scarlet. Makes a fine display. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 40c. 
2346 Rock Garden Species, Mixed. A special mixture of 25 
rare varieties of hardy Dianthus suitable for the rock garden. 
Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
*Dictamnus—Gas Plant [7] 
2348 Fraxinella alba. A showy hardy border perennial grow- 
ing about 3 feet in height. It has fragrant foliage and showy 
flower spikes set with curiously shaped, Spider Plant like, 
fragrant white blooms. Flowers profusely in June and July. 
Perfectly hardy but the seed is slow to germinate. Pkt. 
15c; special pkt. 50c. 
2349 Caucasicus rubra. © This has the same splendid habit 
and strong constitution as the above variety but the flowers 
are a lovely shade of rose-pink with deeper veins. It will do 
well planted in semi-shade. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 
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Didiscus coeruleus 
Didiscus-—Blue Lace Flower ® 
2351 Coeruleus. This pretty and interesting annual blooms 
most profusely from July till November; also used extensively 
for early spring flowering in a cool greenhouse. Their ex- 
quisite pale lavender blossoms are excellent for cutting; 
plants grow about 18 inches high, and have as many as 50 
flowers open at one time. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 40c. 
Digitalis—Foxglove ® © 
Handsome and highly ornamental hardy plants of stately 
growth, succeeding under almost all conditions, and with but little 
attention will give a wealth of flowers during June and July. 
They are now used extensively with good effect for naturalizing 
in shrubberies, the edge of woods, and other half shady places; 
3 to 5 feet. Though they are biennial in character the plants 
sometimes live for more than two years and they easily self seed. 
Gloxiniaeflora. This is a fine strain of the popular Foxglove 
D. purpurea, with handsome spotted Gloxinia-like flowers on 
long spikes. Makes a splendid showing. 
2356 — Purple. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 40c. 
2357 — Rose. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 40c. 
2358 — White. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 40c. 
2360 — Mixed. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 30c; oz. $1.00. 
2361 Giant Shirley Mixed. Unquestionably the greatest im- 
provement ever made in Foxgloves. The very vigorous 
plants attain a height of 5 to 7 feet, with spikes of bloom 4 
feet in length, closely set with flowers of unusual size, ranging 
in color from the purest white to dark rose, handsomely 
spotted and blotched with crimson, maroon, and chocolate. 
Seed sown this spring will produce plants that will make a 
glorious show next season. Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 50c; oz. $1.50. 
2366 Grandiflora (Ambigua). Elegant graceful spikes closely 
set with lovely light yellow blooms. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 50c. 
2368 Lutzi Hybrids. Magnificent plants, 4 feet tall, with 
lovely salmon flowers. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 50c. 
370 Monstrosa (Mammoth Foxglove). A splendid strain bearing 
a profusion of long showy flower spikes set with large blooms. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 50c. 
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