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HARDY DAISIES 



JAPANESE DAISY (Chrysanthemum Nipponi- 

 cum). (2 feet.) — A Japanese species of shrubby 

 habit with glossy, leathery foliage. It attains a 

 height of 2 feet and is crowned in September and 

 October with a galaxy of large flowers, which 

 have pure white, wax-like petals. 



SHASTA DAISY. (6 to 12 inches.)— Luther 

 Burbank's hybrid Daisy, remarkable for its large 

 size, grace and beauty. The flowers are of great 

 substance, often 4 inches across, with numerous 

 petals of pure, glistening white and bright yel- 

 low centers, on strong stems. It blooms inces- 

 santly for several months. 



ALASKA.— An improvement upon the popular 

 Shasta Daisy; being larger (blooms measure 41/2 

 to 5 inches across), with numerous long, graceful 

 petals of pure shining white. It is very free 

 flowering and hardier than the parent. 



CALIFORNIA. — Similar to Alaska in size and 

 habit, with buds and opening flowers a pleasing 

 lemon yellow and with a double row of petals. 

 The color changes to pure white when a day or 

 tw^o old. 



Each, 15c.; dozen, $1.50; 100, $8.00. Set of 4 

 for 50c. 



DESMODIUM 



PENDULIFLORUM.— An exceedingly attractive 

 and eff'ective shrubby plant with finely divided 

 foliage and large, long, drooping clusters of showy 

 reddish-purple, pea-like flowers along the branches 

 in great masses, during late summer and au- 

 tumn. The plant grows 3 to 4 feet high and is 

 literally covered with its pleasing colored flowers. 

 Besides coming, as it does, at a season when there 

 is a dearth of color upon the lawn and in the 

 border, it is of the greatest value. Especially 

 useful for massing, as the background for borders,' 

 and planting with shrubbery. 



JAPONICUM ALBUM.— Similar to the above, 

 though not so strong a grower, with white flow- 

 ers. 



Strong field-grown plants, each, 20c.; dozen, 

 $2.00; 100, $12.00. » 



DICENTRA (Dielytra) 



EXIMIA (Formosa). Plumy Bleeding Heart. 



(8 to 12 inches.) — A very useful and graceful 

 plant with finely divided fern-like foliage. It 

 produces numerous racemes of showy rosy-pink 

 flowers, continuously from April until late Au- 

 gust. It forms large stools and is very valuable. 



SPECTABILIS. Bleeding Heart or Seal Flower. 



(11/2 to 2 feet.) — A well-known hardy perennial, 

 producing freely in spring and early summer, 

 heart-shaped flowers of pale crimson and silvery 

 white in graceful drooping racemes, sometimes a 

 foot long. 



Each, 15c.; dozen, $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



DORONICUM (Leopard's Bane) 



CAUCASICUM. — An early blooming plant, two 

 feet high, producing in early April bright yellow 

 flowers quite two inches in diameter, on long 

 stems. Of the easiest culture and succeeds every- 

 where. Each, 20c.; dozen, $2.00. 



DICTAMNUS (Burning Bush) 



Plant. (2 feet.)— A strong 

 grant foliage, which bears 

 but interesting russet-red 

 The flowers are of good 

 during June and July, at 

 3 off" a combustible vapor 

 sufficient quantity as to 

 when a lighted match is 



FRAXINELLA. Gas 



growing plant with fra, 

 long spikes of peculiar 

 lemon-scented flowers, 

 size and are produced 

 which season it throw 



on warm evenings, in 

 produce a bright flash 

 held near it. 



FRAXINELLA ALBA. A variety of the above 

 with pure white flowers. 



FRAXINELLA CAUCASICUS.— A giant form 

 with flowers of the same color as the species, but 

 twice the size. Each, 25c.; dozen, $2.50. 



Price (except as noted), each. 15c.; dozen, $1.50. 



One each of the three for 50c. 



DIGITALIS OR FOXGLOVES 



The old-fashioned summer flowering plants 

 are always handsome and showy. Their large 

 tubular flowers are thickly clustered on tall 

 spikes and are produced in great profusion ; rang- 

 ing in color from purple to white wnth throats 

 variously spotted and colored. They succeed 

 everywhere; three to four feet; biennial habit. 



GLOXINiEFLORA.— The large flowered form 

 of the old-fashioned Foxglove. I have them in 

 separate and in mixed colors. 



GRANDIFLORA (Ambigua).— A distinct spe- 

 cies, having showy pale yellow flowers, with 

 brown veinings. 



Each, 12c.; dozen, $1.25; 100, $8.00. 



ERYNGIUM 



AMETHYSTINUM. Sea Holly. (3 to 5 feet.) 



— Unique and eff'ective. The flower heads, which 

 appear in summer and autumn, resemble the 

 thistle somewhat, are of a peculiar bluish metallic 

 hue. Foliage much dissected and each point ter- 

 minates with a spine. The flowers may be gath- 

 ered and dried for making bouquets in winter. 

 Each, 15c.; dozen, $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



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