GENERAL CATALOGUE 77 



COREOPSIS. Tickseed 



Showy and valuable free flowering perennials, continuing in bloom the entire summer. 



C. auriculata. A showy perennial; flowers solitary, on long stalks; yellow; 2 to 3 feet. June. 25c. 



C. grandiflora. Large yellow flowers on long stems; fine for cutting; early summer until frost; 

 3 feet. 23c. 



C. lanceolata. Large golden yellow flowers; profuse bloomer; keeps in flower throughout the sum- 

 mer; one of the best hardy plants ; 1 to 3 feet; very handsome. June. 25c. 



C. senifolia. Yellow flowers in August. 6 feet. 25c. 



C. verticillata. Flowers yellow; 2 feet. June to September. 25c. 



DACTYLIS. Cocksfoot 



D. glomerata variegata. A striped-leaved grass. 25c. 



DAPHNE 



D. Cneorum. Garlaxd Flower. A pretty dwarf, evergreen shrub, bearing a profusion of rosy lilac 

 flowers in May ; fine for rockwork. 50c. 



DELPHINIUM. Larkspur 



A remarkably showy class of tall growing plants, producing magnificent spikes of blue flowers in summer. We know 

 of no plants which will afford greater satisfaction than these. 25c. 



DIANTHUS. Pink 



D. barbatus. Sweet William. Among the most esteemed and valuable of hardy plants, producing 

 flowers of a great variety of colors. Mixed colors. 25c. 



DICENTRA, or DIELYTRA. Bleeding-Heart 



D. eximia. Rose color; foliage fern-like; flowers all summer; valuable; 12 inches. 25c. 



D. formosa. Bright red flowers in May. 6 inches. 25c. 



D. spectabilis. A handsome, most curiously formed, rosy-crimson flower, with white and blue tinged 



protruding stamen ; one of the finest border plants ; is quite hardy ; well adapted for blooming 



in the winter; 1 to 2 feet. May. 25c. 



DICTAMNUS, FRAXINELLA, or GAS PLANT 



A choice perennial, forming a bush about 2 feet high, and bearing spikes of curious red and white flowers, which are 

 fragrant. One of the best hardy plants. 



D. alba. White; 12 to 18 inches. June. 50c. 



D. rubra. Red; 12 to 18 inches. June. 50c. 



DIGITALIS. Fox Glove 



Ornamental plants, bearing spikes of long tubular flowers. Very popular and much employed in gardens. 

 D. purpurea. Flowers purple, varying to white, in long terminal spikes; 2 to 3 feet. June to 

 August. 25c. 



DORONICUM. Leopard's Bane 



Beautiful showy early yellow flowering perennials. Indispensable in any collection. 

 D. caucasicum. A fine perennial, about eighteen inches high; flowers yellow, \ l /2 inches across; soli- 

 tary, in early spring. 25c. 

 D. Clusii. Similar in habit to the preceding, with larger flowers and later; 2 feet. May. 25c. 



D. plantagineum. Yellow flowers, usually solitary. Spring. 25c. 



var. excelsum. Yellow flowers, larger than the type; 2 feet. April to June. 25c. 



ECHINACEA. Hedgehog Cone-Flower 



E. intermedia. Very pretty pink flowers; a showy plant; 3 to 4 feet. August. 25c. 



ECHINOPS. Globe Thistle 



Handsome broad foliage and showy globular heads of blue flowers. 

 E. humilis. 3 to 4 feet. September. 25c. 



ELYMUS. Lyme-Grass 



E. arenarius. A long, narrow, gray-colored grass; quite ornamental; 18 inches. 25c. 



ERIANTHUS. Ravenna Grass 



E. Ravennae. Resembles the Pampas Grass, but blooms more abundantly. Attains a height of from 

 nine to twelve feet. Being perfectly hardy, is a valuable grass for the decoration of lawns. 25c. 



