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DICTAMNUS. 



(Gas Plaiit.j 



A very sliovvy border peren- 

 nial, forming a bush about 2J 

 feet in height, having fragrant 

 foHage and spiUes of curious 

 flowers, giving off during hot 

 weather a fragrant vulalile oil, 

 which igniies when a match is 

 a|)plied to it. (See cui.) 

 Fraxinella. Showy rosy- 



]iink floweij., wiih deeper 



veins. 

 — Alba. Pure white. 



15 cts. each ; SI. 50 per doz. 



DiELYTKA Spectabilis ( Bleeding Heart). 



DEtrPHINIUMS (Hardy Larkspur). 



The hardy Larkspurs are one of the most important 

 and most satisfactory plants in the herbaceous garden, 

 and should be planted extensively even in the smallest 

 garden. Their long spikes of flowers are produced con- 

 tinuously from June until late in the fall, if the precauti m 

 is taken to remove the flower stems before they can pro- 

 duce seed. 



ClliuensiS. A very pretty and effective variety, grow- 

 ing about 18 inches high, with large open panicles of 

 handsome flowers, varying in color through all the 

 lighter shades of blue to almost white; should be in 

 every collection. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 

 Formosum. Probably the best known and most 

 popular of the Larkspurs, producing long spikes of deep 

 blue flowers with white eye ; one of the best. 15 cts. 

 each; $1.50 per doz. 

 Sulpliureum {Zalil). An attractive species and en- 

 tirely distinct; of strong branching habit, often reach- 

 ing the height of 4 feet, forming a pyramidal bush 

 composed of stiff, wiry stems covered with pure su 

 phur-yellow flowers about an inch in diameter ; per 

 fectly hardy. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



TURBE GRAND HYBRID 

 DEI^PHINIUMS. 



The three varieties here offered are the 

 handsomest of this class of plants that have 

 yet come to our notice, and de- 

 serve a position in every garden ; 

 they are perfectly hardy and 

 flower continuously during the 

 summer and fall months, pro- 

 ducing spikes 15 to 18 inches 

 long. 



Selladonua. Cannot be rec- 

 ommended too highly on ac- 

 count of its large, lovely sky- 

 blue flowei-s, which are 

 heightened in richness by a 

 distinct silvery sheen ; remarkably free- 

 flowering; beginning in May it continues 

 a mass of bloom until Lnte in fall. 



Frau Fiunia Metzger. A most beau- 

 tiful variety, the peculiar coloring of 

 which it is almost impossible to describe ; 

 the flowers, which are of large size and 

 double, are of a glossy silvery rose in the 

 centre, which gradually passes to a light 

 sky-blue as it approaches the edges, and 

 white eye ; a combination of shadings 

 which must be seen to be fully appreciated. 

 (See cut.) 



Wilkie Collins. Rich royal purple 

 shading to blue, double flower, nearly two 

 inches in diameter. 



35 cts. each; the set of 3 varieties for $100. 



Delphinium, Frau Emma Metzger. 



DlCTAIVlM'S 



Dielytra, or Dicentra. 



Spectabilis {Bleeding Heart, cr Seal Flower). 

 Adapted for outdoor planting, de.ing .'-pleiididly 

 in 5emi->haded positions c r for forcing for early 

 spring blooming. It bears long racemes of 

 graceful heart-shaped pink flower'^. (See cut,^ 



'Eximia {Plumy Bleeding Heart). Similar in 

 growth, but with flowers a deeper shade thaa 

 D. Spectabilis and borne in plumes. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



DIGITALIS (Foxglove). 



A handsome and highly ornamental hardy per- 

 ennial plant, of stately growth ; has been used 

 recently in large quantities in some of the public 

 parks for planting in shrubberies and other half- 

 shady places; 3 feet. (See cut.) 15 cts. each j 

 f I.5() per doz. 



DODECATHEON. 



(American Cowslip, or Sliootiug Star.) 



Meadia. One of the choicest: 

 of our native perenni.^ls, with 

 broad, tufted foliage and tall, 

 .upright flower stems, sur- 

 mounted with showy reildish- 

 purple flowers, with rich 

 orange-yellow eyes. They 

 should be planted in a coo], 

 shaded position, either in the 

 border or rockery. 20 cts. 

 each; $2 00 per doz. 



DRABA (Whitlow Grass). 

 Audrosacea. A lirttty dwarf- 

 growing rock plant, ol neat, com- 

 pact habit, producing bright yellow 

 flowers. 15 cts. each ; $1 50 per doz. 



Digitalis (Foxglove). 



