Dreer’s Dianthus — Pinks 6 «t= 
The annual Pinks are favorites for 
garden planting because of their rich 
colors and exquisite fragrance. Where 
winters are mild they may live for 
longer than one year. 
Single Annual Pinks ® 
They bloom all summer Jong. 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 con- 
trast with lighter shades. Pkt. 15c; 
large pkt. 50c. 
2226 Heddewigi Mixed. Excellent for 
garden display or for cut flowers. Its 
large single, fringed blooms always 
make a splendid impression. Pkt. 
10c; large pkt. 30c; %4 oz. 50c. 
2227 Laciniatus splendens. Large 
single crimson flowers with white eyes. 
Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 40c; 34 oz. 60c. 

Dianthus laciniatus, Mixed 
2229 Laciniatus, Mixed. A magnifi- 
cent strain with large single flowers 
often more than 2 inches across. In- 
cludes many splendid color combina- 
tions and has beautiful deeply fringed 
or laciniated flower petals. An excel- 
lent cut flower. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 
30c; % oz. 50c. 
2230 Nobilis Mixed (Royal Pinks). 
These are indeed royal in their splen- 
dor and size. The blooms are extra 
large. They include a wide and beau- 
tiful range of colors starting with 
white and running through all shades 
to deepest red. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 
40c; % oz. 60c. 
2233 Salmon Queen. Well formed, 
nicely fringed flowers of a brilliant 
salmon changing to a salmon-rose 
after they have passed their prime. 
Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 50c; %4 oz. $1.00. 
2235 Vesuvius. This makes a very at- 
tractive bed or border as the brilliant 
Geranium red blooms sparkle and 
glisten in the sunlight. Also fine for 
cutting. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 50c; 
Y% oz. $1.00. 
4824 Collection of 
Brilliant Single Dianthus 
One packet each of the seven 
varieties, value 85c, for 60c 
Double Annual Pinks ® 
2263 Fireball. Double rich fire-red 
blooms with elegantly fringed edges. 
Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 50c. 
2211 Salmon King. Fringed salmon- 
rose blooms of artistic appeal. Pkt. 
10c; large pkt. 50c. 
2213 Snowball. Fringed pure white. 
Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 50c. 

Dianthus chinensis fl. pl. 
2200 Chinensis fl. pl. 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; large pkt. 30c; 
¥% oz. 50c. 

Dianthus Heddewigi fl. pl. 
2204 Heddewigi fl. pl. Mixed. A 
colorful mixture including every- 
thing from the most delicate rose to 
richest velvety crimson imaginable. 
Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 30c; ™% oz. 50c. 

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. 1 ft. Pkt. 10c; large 
pkt. 40c; %4 oz. 60c. 
2247 Double Sweet Wivelsfield. A 
double-flowering strain of the above. 
Many colors. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 60c. 
Hardy Pinks [=] A 
These make showy beds or borders, 
» and they are most attractive in the rock 
garden. Furthermore they yield many 
sweet-scented blooms for cutting. 
2242 Latifolius atrococcineus. (Ever- 
blooming Annual Sweet William). 
Intensely brilliant, velvety crimson- 
scarlet blooms. Flowers first year. 
Height, 12 inches. Pkt. 15c; large 
pkt. 60c. 
2251 Aliwoodi alpinus. Showy single 
and semi-double fragrant blooms on 
compact plants 4 to 6 inches tall. 
Blooms first year if sown early: 
Pkt. 20c; large pkt. 75c. 
2253 Caesius (Cheddar Pink). Attrac- 
tive dense tufts studded in May and 
June with sweet-scented rose-pink 
blooms. Only six inches tall. Pkt. 10c; 
large pkt. 50c. 
2257. Deltoides Brilliant (Maiden 
Pink). Brilliant carmine flowers in 
June and July. 6 inches tall. Pkt. 
15c; large pkt. 60c. 
2259 Loveliness. Charming, informal 
flower of rosy-lilac measuring 1% 
to 2 inches across. Of artistic shaggy 
appearance borne on plants 15 inches 
high. Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c. 
2261 Plumarius Spring Beauty. Well- 
formed Carnation-like blooms of 
large size in a beautiful range of 
color. Fully double, richly fragrant, 
and resembling Greenhouse Carna- 
tion. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 60c. 
2262 Plumarius semperflorens (Ever- 
blooming Hardy Garden Pink). Sin- 
gle, semi-double, and double blooms 
in a great diversity of colors. 18 
inches tall. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 40c. 
2264 Plumarius, Highland Hybrids. 
Single bright rose with deep rosy red 
zone. 18 in. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 75c. 
2266 Plumarius Single Mixed (Grass - 
Pink, Scotch Pink, Pheasant Eye 
Pink). Beautiful single fringed flow- 
ers in various colors. 18 in. Pkt. 10c; 
large pkt. 40c; %4 oz. 60c. 
2300 Rock Garden Species, Mixed. 
All the best varieties of dwarf habit. 
Pkt. 20c; large pkt. 75c. 
For Dianthus barbatus 
see Sweet William, page 72 


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Didiscus—Blue Lace Flower 
Didiscus—Blve Lace Flower ® 
2311 Coeruleus. Showy, lacy, light 
lavender flower heads borne profuse- 
ly from July to frost. For borders 
and cutting. 18 inches. Pkt. 10c; large 
pkt. 40c. 

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