Dianthus laciniatus, Mixed 



Dianthus Heddewigi fl. pi. 



Dianthus latifolius, Double Mixed 



Dianthus - The Beautiful Pinks 



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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 often will live through the winter to bloom next year if planted in well-drained soil. 



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. 

 They bloom all summer long. 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; large pkt. 30c. 



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; 1 oz. 25c. 



2229 Laciniatus, Mixed. A magnifi- 

 cent strain with large single flowers often 

 more than 2 inches across. Includes 

 many splendid color combinations and 

 has beautiful deeply fringed or lacin- 

 iated flower petals. 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; | oz. 40c. 



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; 

 large pkt. 30c; | oz. 50c. 



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; large pkt. 40c; J oz. 60c. 



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4824 Collection of 

 Brilliant Single Dianthus 



One packet each of the six 

 varieties, value 60c, for 45C 



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Double Annual Pinks ® 



2203 Fireball. Double rich fire-red 

 blooms with elegantly fringed edges. 

 Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 40c; i oz. 60c. 



2205 Lucifer. Lovely fringed double 

 blooms of a brilliant dazzling Geranium 

 red color. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 40c; 

 i oz. 60c. 



2207 Mourning Cloak (White Frill). 

 Very double flowers of velvety crimson 

 with a beautiful white fringe. Pkt. 10c; 

 large pkt. 30c; j oz. 50c. 



2209 Pink Beauty. A most attractive 

 fringed clear pink flower. Pkt. 15c; 

 large pkt. 40c; J oz. 60c. 



2211 Salmon King. Fringed salmon- 

 rose. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 40c; \ oz. 60c. 



2213 Snowball. Lovely double fringed 

 pure white blooms. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 

 40c; ? oz. 60c. 



2215 Violet Queen. An unusual shade 

 of rich violet. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 40c; 

 i oz. 60c. 



4822 Collection of 

 Double Annual Pinks 



One packet each of the seven 



lovely varieties, value 75c, 



for 60C. 



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; \ oz. 25c. 



Dianthus hybridus ® a 



2246 Sweet Wivelsfleld. 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. 30c; } oz. 50c. 



Hardy 

 Garden Pinks [hp] a 



The plants lend themselves exceptional- 

 ly well for showy beds or borders, and they 

 are most attractive in the rock garden. 

 Furthermore they yield many sweet- 

 scented blooms for cutting. 



2243 Latifolius atrococcineus fl. pi. 

 (Everblooming Annual Sweet William). 

 Intensely brilliant, velvety crimson- 

 scarlet blooms. Flowers first year. 

 Height, 12 inches. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 

 30c; £ oz. 50c. 



2244 Latifolius, Double Mixed (An- 

 nual Sweet William). Various shades of 

 purple, violet, rose, and velvety crim- 

 son-scarlet. 12 in. Pkt. 10c; } 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. 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. 15c; 

 large pkt. 40c. 



2257 Deltoides Brilliant (Maide.n 

 Pink). Brilliant carmine flowers in 

 June and July. 6 inches tall. Pkt. 15c; 

 large pkt. 60c. 



2260 Plumarius fl. pi. (Double Hardy 

 Garden Pink). Many beautiful colors. 

 Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 50c; i oz. 75c. 



2264 Plumarius, Highland Hybrids. 

 Single bright rose with deep rosy red 

 zone. 18 in. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 30c. 



2266 Plumarius (Grass Pink, Seotrh 

 Pink, Pheasant Eye Pink). Beautiful 

 single fringed flowers in various colors. 

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



2300 Rock Garden Species, Mixed. 

 All the best varieties of dwarf habit. 

 Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c. 



For Dianthus barbatus 

 see Sweet William, page 48. 



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26 ® = Annual ; ® = Biennial; (hTTp] = Half-Hardy Perennial; [hp] = Hardy Perennial; [fp] = Tender Perennial 



