Dianthus - The Beautiful Pinks ®^m 



The annual as well as the hardy Pinks are favorite subjects for garden planting because of the rich colors and exquisite 

 fragrance of their blooms. The annual varieties may be started outdoors as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared. 

 Sown later they wiU live during the winter to bloom next year. 



Hardy 

 Garden Pinks iU a 



The hardy Dianthus enjoy the greatest 

 popularity as the plants lend themselves 

 exceptionally well for showy beds or bor- 

 ders, and they are most attractive in the 

 rock garden. Furthermore they yield 

 many sweet-scented blooms for cutting. 



Dianthus Marvelous 



Single Annual Pinks ® 



There are many beautiful varieties 

 among the single annual Pinks and their 

 display value in the garden is not ex- 

 ceeded by any other annual. All those 

 listed are large flowered with blooms 

 measuring 2 to 3 inches in diameter. 

 1 foot. 



2221 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 

 shades. Pkt. 10c; \ oz. 2Sc. 

 2226 Heddewigi Mixed (Single Japan 

 Pink). Excellent for garden display or 

 for cut flowers. Its large single blooms 

 will always make a splendid impression. 

 Pkt. 10c; i oz. 25c. 

 2228 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 laciniated and 

 cut into fine strips of thread-like fringes. 

 It is an excellent cut flower. Pkt. 10c; 

 i oz. 25c. 

 2230 Nobilis Mixed (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; i oz. 25c. 

 2233 Salmon Queen. Well formed, 

 nicely fringed flowers of a brilliant salm- 

 on changing to a salmon-rose after 

 they have passed their prime. Pkt. 10c; 

 J oz. 40c. 

 2235 Vesuvius. This makes a very 

 attractive bed or border as the brilliant 

 Geranium red blooms sparkle and glisten 

 in the sunlight. Also fine for cutting. 

 Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 30c; | oz. 50c. 



4824 Collection of 

 Brilliant Single Dianthus 



One packet each of the six 

 varieties, value 60c, for 45C« 



Dianthus Heddewigi fl. pi. 



Double Annual Pinks ® 



2203 Fireball. Double rich fire-red 

 blooms with elegantly fringed edges. 

 Pkt. 10c; i oz. 40c. 



2205 Lucifer. Lovely fringed double 



blooms of a brilliant dazzling Geranium 



red color. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 40c; 



i oz. 60c. 

 2207 Morning Cloak (White Frill). 



Very double, deepest velvety crimson, 



edged white. Pkt. 10c; i oz. 40c. 

 2209 Pink Beauty. A most attractive 



clear pink. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 40c; 



J oz. 60c. 

 2211 Salmon King. Salmon-rose. 



Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 40c; J oz. 60c. 

 2213 Snowball. Lovely double pure 



white blooms. Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 



30c; i oz. 50c. 

 2215 Violet Queen. An unusual shade 



of rich violet. Pkt. 15c; { oz. 50c. 



4822 Collection of 

 Double Annual Pinks 



One packet each of the seven 

 lovely varieties, value 90c, for oOC. 



2200 Chinensis fl. pi. Giant Mixed 



(China or India Pink). Very double 

 flowers of many bright colors borne 

 profusely in showy large clusters on 

 strong upright plants. Blooms all sum- 

 mer long. Pkt. 10c; i oz. 25c. 



2204 Heddewigi fl. pi. Mixed (Double 

 Japan Pink). A colorful mixture in- 

 cluding everything from the most 

 delicate rose to richest velvety crimson 

 imaginable. Pkt. 10c; J oz. 25c. 



Dianthus hybridus ® A 



2246 Sweet Wivelsfield. This hardy 

 Dianthus blooms as freely as the Sweet 

 William but includes a still wider range 

 of lovely colors. Sow outdoors in April 

 to flower in late summer and fall. 

 Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 30c; i oz. 50c. 



2243 Latifoliusatrococcineusfl. pi. 



(EverUooming Annual Sweet William). 

 Intensely brilliant, velvety crimson- 

 scarlet blooms. Flowers first year. 

 Pkt. 10c; J oz. 40c. 



2244 Latifolius, Double Mixed (An- 

 nual Sweet William). Various shades of 

 purple, violet, rose, and velvety crim- 

 son-scarlet. Pkt. 10c; i oz. 40c. 



2251 Allwoodi alpinus. Showy single 

 and semi-double fragrant blooms on- 

 compact plants 4 to 6 inches tall. 

 Blooms first year if sown early. 

 Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 60c. 



2253 Caesius (Cheddar Pink). Attrac- 

 tive dense tufts studded in May and 

 June with sweet-scented rose-pink 

 blooms. Only a few inches high. 

 Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 40c. 



2257 Deltoides Brilliant (Maiden 

 Pink). Brilliant carmine flowers in 

 June and July. Pkt. 15c; special 

 pkt. 60c. 



2260 Plumarius fl. pi. (Double Eardy 

 Garden Pink). Many beautiful colors. 

 Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 50c; \ oz. 75c. 



2262 Plumarius semperflorens (Ever- 

 blooming Hardy Garden Pink). Single, 

 semi-double, and double blooms in a 

 great diversity of colors. Pkt. 10c; 

 \ oz. 30c. 



2264 Plumarius, Highland Hybrids. 

 Single bright rose with deep rosy red 

 zone. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 40c. 



Dianthus plumarius 



2266 Plumarius (Grass Pink, Scotch 

 Pink, Pheasant Eye Pink). Beautiful 

 single fringed flowers in various colors. 

 Pkt. 10c; i oz. 25c; oz. 75c. 



2300 Rock Garden Species, Mixed. 

 All the best varieties. Pkt. 25c; special 

 pkt. 75c. 



For Dianthus barbatus 

 see Sweet William, page 45. 



® = Annual; ®=Biennial; iHPJ = Half-Hardy Perennial; ipl = Hardy Perennial ; |tp] = Tender Perennial 23 



