ESEG7 HARDY DERENNIAL PLANTS: | 
DicTamNnus 
DIANTHUS ints) 
Deltoides (Miuiden Pink). A 
charming creeping variety, with 
medium-sized pink flowers in 
June and July; especially suited 
for the rock garden. 
— Alba. A pretty white-flow- 
ered form. 
Latifolius atrococcineus FI. 
Pl. (Hver-blooming Hybrid | 
Sweet William). A beautiful |, 
summer bedding variety, pro- 
ducing masses of brilliant fiery 
crimson double flowers throughout the entire season. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
See also Hardy Garden Pinks, page 195,and Sweet William, page 202. 
DICTAMNUS (Gas Plant) 
A sery showy border perennial, forming a bush about 24 feet in height, having fra- 
grant foliage and spikes of curious flowers during June and July, giving off on warm, 
sultry evenings a fragrant volatile oil, which ignites when a match is applied to the 
stem directly under the head of the flowers. 
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. 
— Alba. Pure white. 
Price, cither of the above, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
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. May; 2 feet. 
Formosa (Plumy Bleeding Heart). 
ornamental foliage, growing about 15 inches high, and producing its showy pink 
flowers from April to August. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
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Diantuus Latiroxrius AtRococcingeus, FL. Pt. 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove) 
The Foxgloves, old-fashioned, dignified and stately, are wholesome company in any- 
garden. The strong flowerstalks—frequently 4 to 6 feet high—rising from rich and. 
luxuriant masses of leaves, always give an appearance of strength to the hardy border, 
and during their period of flowering dominate the whole garden. 
Gloxinizflora ( Gloxinia-flowered Foxglove). A beautiful strain of finely-spotted: 
varieties. We offer them in JWhite, Purple, Rose or Mixed). 
Lanata. A distinct species, producing dense spikes 2 to 3 feet high, of odd-looking 
flowers, the corolla being gray, the lip creamy-white. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. One each of the 4 colors, 85 cts. 
DORONICUM (eopard’s Bane) 
One of the most effective very early spring flowering perennials. If placed in pots 
in the fall they can readily be forced into flower during the winter months in the con- 
servatory or winter 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 morning after morning, to the surprise and 
delight of the possessor. They 
succeed everywhere, and should 
have a place in every garden. 
Caucasicum. Bright yellow 
flowers about 2 inches across; 
18 inches. 
Excelsum. Large orange-yel- 
low; 34 inches across; 24 to 36 
inches. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
$15.00 per 100. 
They require a heavy, strong soil and an 
A dwarf-growing species, with finely-cut 
Dieirauis (Foxglove) 
