FOUNDEl 

 1850 



DiNGEE Guide To Rose Culture 



FOUNDED 

 850 



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Queen of the Market Asters. 



Ageratum (Floss Flower) 



One of the best bedding plants, being literally a sheet of 

 bloom from early summer till frost. Unlike many bedding 

 plants, their flowers are not liable to be spoiled by rain, nor 

 do the colors fade out. The various blue varieties are 

 without doubt the most satisfactory bedding plants of this 

 color for our trying climate. 



Mexicanum — Lavender-blue ; height one and a half feet. 

 Mexicanum albiflorum — White ; plants grow two feet. 

 Imperial Dwarf Blue — Clear blue ; 8 inches. 

 Imperial Dwarf White — 8 inches. 



Dingee Gorgeous Pansies 



Giant Ruffled Masterpiece — Enormous rufiled flowers of striking effect. Dark, rich shades. 



Pkt., 10c. 

 President McKinley — Deep golden yellow. Petals blotched with reddish brown. Pkt., 10c. 

 Improved Giant Trimardeau — Rich dark shades. Extra large flowers, distinctly marked. 



Pkt., 10c. 

 New Orchid-Flowered — Ground color light, with large brown and yellow blotches. Upper 



petals are upright and plaited, resembling Orchids. Pkt., 10c. 

 Hercules Giant — Enormous flowers of thick, heavy texture. Various colors. Pkt. 25c. 

 Sweet Scented — A mixture of varieties that have a fragrance. Pkt., 5c. 

 Giant Fancy Mixed — Three and five spotted varieties of great size and substance. Pkt., 10c. 

 D. & C. Bedding — A mixture of free blooming varieties. Colors rich and distinct. Pkt., 



5c; % oz., 40c. 



New German Imperial Pansies 



The best strain for general planting. Plants are of a compact growth, profuse bloomers, 

 continuing through entire summer. 



Cardinal — Brilliant brownish scarlet, the lower petals marked with a dark brown blotch. 

 Crown Prince — Black, golden bronze face. 

 Deep Yellow — Very rich ; spotless. 

 Fairy Queen — Delicate azure-blue. 

 Fire King — Bright reddish fiery shade. 

 Odier, or Five-Spotted — Each petal has a large blotch. 

 Peacock — The color in the feathers of a peacock. 

 Red Riding-Hood — Shades of brilliant red. 

 Rosy Morn — Beautiful rosy red. 

 Snow Queen — Spotless white. 

 Improved German Mixed— -Includes all of the separate colors of this strain. Pkt., 10c; 



Ys oz., 65c. 



Price of all Pansies, except where noted, 10c per pkt. 



Flower and Vegetable Seeds 



Pure, Fresh and Reliable 



Dingee Seeds are of the same surpassing quality which is characteristic oi 

 Dingee Roses, Dingee Bulbs and other Dingee offerings. Our stock is absolutely as 

 good as it is possible to secure. Our prices are as low as can be made on tht 

 quality of seeds we ofi'er. with an honest margin of profit. We give liberal packets 

 and we prepay postage on all seeds by the packet, ounce, quarter-pound, pound, pini 

 or quart, except where noted. If seeds are sent by freight or express, deduct IC 

 cents for each quart from the mailing price. 



All seeds offered in this catalogue are 5 cents a packet, except where otherwisf 

 noted; 6 packets for 25c; 12 packets for 50c; 25 packets for $1.00. Full cultural 

 directions are given with each packet. When a packet of seeds is sold for 5c, i1 

 almost always contains 5 cents' worth of seed. When it is sold for 3c, 4c or 8c, 

 you are practically certain to get just as much more or less seed, as compared 

 with the 5-cent package. 



IT PAYS TO BUY GOOD SEED. WE FURNISH THE VERY BEST QUALITY 

 and we solicit your seed orders, promising you the worth of your money. 



DINGEE & CONARD COMPANY, West Grove, Pa. 



Dingee Magnificent Free-blooming Asters 

 Four Finest New Asters 



Mikado Pink — Charming shade of pink suff'used with lavender. Pkt., 10c. 



Cardinal — Vivid cardinal red. Splendid bedder. Pkt., 10c. 



Lavender Gem — Beautiful shade of lavender-pink. Pkt., 10c. 



Violet King — Individual flowers measure four inches in diameter and are composed 



of an immense number of long slender curled petals of rich violet-purple. Pkt., 10c. 

 Purity — Tall growing. Large, double, pure white flowers. Pkt., 10c. I 



SPECIAL OFFER— The set of 5 New Asters for 40c. 



Choice Asters, All Colors 



Christmas Tree — Early blooming, of pyramidal form, for individual specimens.; 



Double flowers. All colors. Pkt., 10c. 

 Truflfaut's Paeony-Flowered Perfection Mixed — Double, large, beautiful incurvedi 



flowers. 30 colors. Pkt., 10c; ^4 oz., 50c. 

 Dwarf White Queen — Growing 10 to 12 inches high. Large, double flowers. Profuse* 



bloomer. Pkt., 10c. 

 Mary Semple — Color soft rose. Double flowers. Pkt., 10c. 



Semple's Branching — Strong grower. Handsome double flowers. All colors. Pkt., 10c. 

 Queen of the Market — Early blooming, of spreading habit. All colors. Excellent! 



for cutting. Either variety, % oz., 25c. 

 Queen of the Market — Crimson. 

 Queen of the Market — Light blue. 

 Queen of the Market — Rose. 

 Queen of the Market — White. 

 Giant Comet — Handsome flowers, resembling Chrysanthemums. All colors, mixed. 



Pkt., 10c. 

 Victoria— Flowers large and double. In separate colors, white, scarlet and blue, and 



all colors. Pkt., 10c. 

 Mixed Asters for General Planting — Choice varieties of all colors. Double flowers. 



Pkt., 5c; 1/4 oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 



New Masterpiece 

 Pansy. 



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