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Doronicum. (Leopard’s Bane) 
Excelsum. Large bright yellow flowers and one of the most 
effective very early spring flowering perennials. There are 
many who have seen this only as a single plant, here or there in a 4 
hardy border, and have no idea of the effect it has when planted 
ina mass. Also a splendid flower for cutting, as it carries well i 
and stands along time in water, opening out morning after morn- 
ing. They succeed everywhere. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Dracocephalum (Dragon’s Head) 
: A . a4 Ruyschiana. A neat border as well as rock plant, bearing at- 
x tpt tee Sea ta : : ‘ RAN tractive blue flowers during July, 2 feet. 30 cts. each; $3.00 
: re 3 per doz. 
Echinops (Globe Thistle) 
Ritro. Deep metallic-blue flowers; 3 feet. 
Sphaerocephalus. An interesting thistle-like plant with large 
globular heads of bluish-white attractive flowers. 3 feet. 
30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18/00 per 100. 
Erigeron (Fleabane) 
Coulteri. Grows about 15 inches high and during July bears 
attractive single mauve-colored Aster-like flowers in profusion. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
Erinus 
Alpinus. Forms pretty rosettes of foliage and racemes of rosy 
purple flowers during May and June. A desirable rock plant; 
4 inches, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Eryngium (Sea Holly) 
Handsome ornamental plants, growing from 2 to 3 feet high. 
The flower heads, which are produced from July to September, are 
useful to cut for vases or to dry for winter bouquets. 
Alpinum. One of the most beautiful, the flower heads are nearly 
3 inches across, of attractive steel blue color; 2 feet. 
Amethystinum. The finely-cut, spiny foliage and the beautiful 
thistle-like heads are of glistening amethystine-blue; 3 feet. 
Maritimum. Has most attractive large glaucous-blue, deeply 
toothed foliage and pale blue globular flower heads. 
Planum. Steel-blue flowers, large spiny foliage; 2 feet. 
35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS (Bleeding Heart) 
Dictammnus Gas Plant) 
Fraxinella. A very showy border perennial, forming a bush about 23 feet 
in height, having fragrant foiiage and spikes of rosy-pink flowers with 
deeper veins during June and July. Requires a heavy, strong soil, and an 
open, sunny position. It is not advisable to transplant often, as they im- 
prove 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. 
— Alba. The white flowered variety of above, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
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. Strong 
clumps, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 
Formosa (Plumy Bleeding Heart). A dwarfer-growing species, with finely- 
cut ornamental foliage, growing about 15 inches high and producing its 
showy pink flowers from April till October. 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 
$18.00 per 100. 
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Digitalis (Foxglove) 
The Foxgloves, old-fashioned, dignified and stately, are wholesome company 
in any garden. The strong flower stalks rising from rich and luxuriant masses . 
of leaves, always give an appearance of strength to the hardy border, and dur- 
ing their period of flowering dominate the whole garden. 
Giant Shirley. A magnificent strain of the Gloxinia-flowered type of 
vigorous habit attaining a height of from 5 to 7 feet with spikes of bloom 
4 feet in length, closely set with flowers of unusual size ranging in color from 
purest white to deepest rose, handsomely spotted with crimson-maroon 
and chocolate. We offer them in mixture only. 
Ambigua or Grandiflora. Showy flowers of pale yellow, veined brown. 
Lanata. A distinct species, producing dense spikes, 2 to 3 feet high of odd 
looking flowers, the corolla being gray, the lip creamy-white. ‘ 
Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. Doronicum 
The New Double Oriental Poppy is gorgeous, see page 188 
