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f^ ■wTv\w'^oB \/ itio {Ipomcea quamoclit) A. most 

 V^y|JIC99 Vine beautiful Tupid growing 

 climber with delicate darli green, feattiery foliage and 

 many bright, star-shaped, scarlet or white blossoms 

 which contrast most effectively with the graceful foliage. 

 Planted by the side of veranda, tree or stakes, and 

 trained properly, there is no handsomer climber. 



Seed is usually sown outdoors early in spring iu the 

 row where the plants are to remain. Cover seed one- 

 half inch deep. Germination will be hastened if the soil 

 is warm and kept in moist condition. Thin the young 

 plants four to six inches apart. If very early blooming is 

 desired, seed should be started indoors. Seed rather 

 small, black, wedge-shaped. Tender annual; about fifteen 

 feet high. 



Scarlet. A very deep, rich shade. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c, 



White. Clear paper white. Oz. 85c " 5c. 



Mixed. The two colors above. Oz. 25c " 5c. 



Dahlia 



A favorite for autumn flowering, bloom- 

 ing the first season from seed if started 

 early. The flowers are so symmetrical 

 and perfect and the range of colors so wi le and varied 

 that they will aUvays be popular where display is wanted. 

 Seed may be sown in spring in open ground after 

 danger of frost is over, but for best results sow in shallow 

 pans at any time from March to June, and transplant 

 the seedlings to small pots. When strong enough and 

 clanger from frost is over plant out one foot apart. These 

 plants will produce tubers which should be taken up iu 

 the fall and replanted the following spring; these roots 

 will flower freely the following autumn. Tender herba- 

 ceous perennial, three to four feet high. 

 Finest Double Mixed. Seeds saved from choicest double 

 flowers, includins: shades of red, pink, dark maroon, 



yellow, white, etc Pkt. 15c. 



Finest Single Mixed. Will produce brilliant flowers 

 running through a wide range of striking colors. 



Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



For Dahlia Roots see Bulbs and Roots, Page 93. 



¥^ • (Bellh perennis) Charming little plants 



lla IC'W for edgings and borders, also used for low 

 '"^ '^J' beds and rock work. The flowers of the 

 improved varieties we offer are borne above the low 

 cluster of leaves on stiff flower stalks, making them 

 suitable for bouquets. With careful cultivation nearly 

 seventy-five percent are double. Leaves spatulate or 

 obovate. 



For best results sow seed early in hotbed and when plants 

 are large enough transplant to a rich soil in a cool and 

 partially shaded situation, setting the plants six inches apart. 

 If plants are started early indoors they will flower the same 

 season, but bloom, more abundantly in the spring if sown iu 

 autumn and the plants wintered over in cold frames; or can 

 be set out in the open border and protected with mulching. 

 Half hardy perennial; about six inches high. 

 Double Rose. {Longfellow) Finest strain. Oz. $2.50. .Pkt. 10c. 

 Double White. Very double, clear white. Oz. $2.50. . " 10c. 

 Double Mixed. Shades of rose and white. Oz. $2.50. . " 5c. 



r\r||-|l'l«o Large branching plants producing very large, 



•'-'"^^* ^ handsome, double or single, trumpet-shaped 



blossoms of exquisite fragrance. Excellent for late summer 



and autumn flowering. 



Seed may be sown outdoors after danger of frost is over, 



but for early blooming sow in hotbed and transplant about 



three feet apart each way. Roots can be kept all winter in 



cellars. Tender annual; three feet high. 



Wrighti. Pure white at the center shaded into lilac and blite; 

 magnificent large single flowers. In warm latitudes can be 

 continued as a perenmal. Oz. 25c Pkt. 5c. 



Chlorantha, fl. pi. {Humilis flava) Large, usually double yellow, 

 richly scented. Oz. 35c Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. The above varieties " 5c. 



DELPHINIUM— (See Larkspur) 



DIANTHUS— (•S'ee Pinks) 



DIANTHUS BARBATUS— {See Sweet William) 



DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS— (See Carnaiion) 



DIGITALIS— (See Foxglove) 



Dimorphotheca Aurantiaca l^i,^^l4^l 



orange-yellow flowers, is sometimes called African "Golden- 

 Orange" Daisy. Plants somewhat spreading, with finely cut 

 foliage, producing abundantly on stems of good length glossy, 

 single daisy-like blossoms about two and one-half inches 

 across. The brilliant orange coloring of the petals contrasts 

 strikingly with the black center which is suiTounded by a 

 dark colored disc. Well adapted for summer flowering in 

 beds or borders. 



Sow early iu spring, preferably in light, well prepared soil, 

 not too rich, in a sunny situation. Make rows one and one- 

 half feet apart, covering seed one-fourth inch deep: thin the 

 young plants ten to twelve inches apart. Hardy annual, 

 about one foot high Pkt. 10c. 



EscHSCHOLTziA, Bush {Himnemannia) 



DOLICHOS — (See Hyacintli Bean.) 



EMERALD FEATHER— (See Asparagus Sprengeri) 



T^ 1 1 1« • (California Poppy) The 



blSChSChOitZia ^^^^^ i^^^-^^- °* California. It 

 *"^*'^'***'^'**^'***^*** IS fully as valuable as the 

 common Poppy for garden ornamentation since it blooms 

 through a much longer season. A bed in full bloom of these 

 large saucer-shaped flowers in various shades of yellow with 

 orange center gives a brilliant color elfect. The foliage is 

 finely cut and has a bluish tinge or bloom, delicate and very 

 attractive. 



Sow seed early in spring or late in autumn where plants are 

 wanted to bloom as they do not bear transplanting well. Use 

 well pulverized soil, make the rows one foot apart and cover 

 the seed one-fourth inch deep. Thin six to eight inches apart. 

 Effective results are also obtained by thinly sowing broadcast 

 and lightly raking in the seed. Hardy annual, low spreading; 

 about one to one and one-half feet high. 

 Californica. Deep yellow, orange center. A desirable addition 



to every garden. Oz. 35c Pkt. 5c. 



Californica, Double White (Alba) The flowers are creamy 



white ; very attractive. Oz. 50c Pkt. 5c. 



Mandarin. The outer side of the petal is tinged with scarlet, the 



inner side rich brownish orange Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. An excellent mixture producing deep yellow, creamy 



white, scarlet and orange flowers. Oz. 35c Pkt. 5c. 



Bush {Himnemannia') Flowers beautifully cup-shaped, about 

 three inches across; petals broad, bright yellow with wavy 

 edges; leaves coarser and larger than comuioa J^iiids. Stems ten 

 inches long and desirable for cutting, in the northern states 

 for early blooming and largest flowers start in pots and trans- 

 plant outdoors. Height about two feet. Hardy annual, be- 

 coming in warm latitudes a tender perennial. Oz. 50c. Pkt, 5c. 



EVENING GLORY— (See Ipomcea Bona Nox) 



erns 



Perennial fiowerless plants, too well known to need 



description. The seed spores are very small and 

 of slow germination but the exceeding grace and beauty of 

 the plants will usually well repay all the care necessary to start 

 them properly in the greenhouse or some place indoors where 

 they will keep moist. The young ferns may be placed in a 

 window-box without much sun, or can be set outdoors in sum- 

 mer in some moist and shady place. 



Fine Mixed. Pkt. 20c. 



Finest Species, Mixed 25c. 



FEVERFEW — (See Matricaria and Pijreihrum) 



