DAHLIAS from Seeds (Annual) 



Dahlias may be grown a'nd flowered in late sum- 

 mer and autumn if the seed is sown indoors or in a 

 hotbed in February or March and the young plants 

 transplanted to the open ground after danger from 

 frost. 



2065 Cactus-flowered, Double, Mixed Colors. 



Saved from choicest Cactus-flowered varieties 

 Pkt. 25c 



2068 Orchid Flowered Mixed. An attractive break 

 in Dahlias which comes 90 per cent true from 

 seed and has a great variation in color. The 

 petals are attractively twisted and curled. 

 Dahlias are as easy to grow from seed as most 

 annuals. (See illustrations.) Pkt. 25c 



2070 Coltness Hybrids. Very distinct plants 18 

 inches high, covered with charming single 

 flowers including pink red, yellow, purple, 

 mauve, white, and combinations. Mixed 

 Colors Pkt. 25c 



2072 Collarette, Mixed Colors. Flowers of various 

 colors, adorned with a collar of small petals 

 around the center, novel and beautiful.. . Pkt. 25c 



2074 Colossal. A French race producing vari- 

 colored flowers that attain 8 inches in diameter. 

 They are composed of whorls of wide over- 

 lapping petals Pkt. 25c 



2075 New Double Giant-flowering Decorative. 



Produces flowers often 7 to 8 inches in diameter, 

 in form between the show Dahlias and the 

 narrow curled-petaled Cactus Dahlia. . Pkt. 25c 



2080 Single Giant Perfection, Mixed. Immense 

 single flowers of various colors, including many 

 striped and spotted sorts Pkt. 15c 



DELPHINIUM or Hardy Lark- 

 spur (Perennial) 



(See Colored Plate Opposite) 



DIANTHUS or "China Pinks," 

 Double (Annual) 



2110 Crown of Perfection. The plants are bushy, 

 of symmetrical form; 1 foot high. The flowers 

 average 2 inches across; are densely double 

 and produces summer and autumn in great 

 numbers. The colors range from purest white 

 to red shades, soft pinks and flesh tints. (See 

 illustration.) Double Mixed Colors. 



Per 1000 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 10c 



2114 Fireball. Large, double, brilliant red, Pkt. 10c 



2118 Double Striped and Fringed. Mixed. 

 (Laciniatus, ft. pi.) Large double-fringed 

 flowers of various colors:and markings, Pkt. 10c 



2122 Salmon Queen. Beautiful rosy-salmon, fine, 

 large, double Pkt. 10c 



2124 Snowdrift. Large and double.white. Pkt. 10c 



2131 Imported Collection of Double Annual 

 Dianthus; 6 varieties 50c 



2132 Imported Collection of Double Annual 

 Dianthus; 12 varieties 75c 



Single-Flowering (Annua/) 



2133 Laciniatus Splendens. The flowers are very 



large, over 2 inches across, in a brilliant shade 

 of crimson, with a large white eye. 1 foot high. 



Pkt. 15c 



2134 Giant "Ruffled and Frilled." The flowers 

 are 3 to 4 inches across. The petals are 

 ruffled, frilled and fringed, the gorgeous 

 blossoms range from dark blood-red to glow- 

 ing crimson, carmine-rose, salmon-pink, and 

 white, some of the flowers are mottled and 

 blended. The plants are about 1 foot high, 

 and flower through summer and fall. 

 Per 1,000 seeds. 50c; Pkt. 10c 



DIANTHUS (Perennial) 



2139 AUwoodii Alpinus. The colors run through 

 all the shades of pink, red and purple, also 

 white. Most of the flowers are single, al- 

 though occasionally semi-double. The plants 

 grow six inches high and are also attractive 

 on account of their silvery foliage. Mixed 

 Colors Pkt. 50c 



2141 Sweet Wivelsfield. This hardy biennial 

 is quite distinct from the Annual Sweet 

 William. It has a variety of color and a long 

 season of bloom. Sown indoors in February 

 and March and planted out in May, it will 

 bloom from June to November. Mixed 

 Colors Pkt. 25c 



2142 Double Sweet Wivelsfield. This sort gives 

 a display all through the summer. There is a 

 fine range of color from velvety crimson to 

 white and salmon pink, 15 inches high. 

 Mixed Colors Pkt. 50c 



2145 Dwarf, Large, Double-flowering Grass 

 or Spice Pinks. (Dianthus Plumarius 

 nanus, fi. pi.) The flowers are large and have 

 a variety of colors and markings; beautifully 

 fringed, and they emit a clovelike perfume. 

 Mixed Colors Pkt. 15c 



2150 Plumarius, Double Mixed. The flavoritc 



old Pheasant's Eye or Grass Pinks; 1 foot. 



Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 10c 



DIDISCUS COERULEUS or Blue 

 Lace Flower (Annual) 



2155 The plants grow 2 feet high, producing lovely, 

 umbel-shaped flowers; range from 2 to 3 inches 

 across. The color is heavenly blue. Seed sown 

 outdoors after danger from frost will produce 

 plants blooming from July to October. It may 

 be grown as a pot plant. (See illustration.) 



Pkt. 10c 



DIGITALIS or Foxglove (Glox- 

 inia-Flowered) (Biennial) 



These are very hardy, easy to grow and produce 

 freely spikes 4 to 5 feet high, furnished with large, 

 flowers of various colors, including white, cream, 

 rose, red and other shades all of which have throat 

 markings, spots and blotches of purple, maroon, etc. 

 They require protection during the winter months. 

 (See Colored Plate Page 59.) 



2162 Purple, spotted Pkt. 10c 



2163 Rose, spotted Pkt. 10c. 



21 64 White, spotted Pkt. 10c 



2166 Grandifiora, Yellow. Charming flowers of 



soft chrome-yellow Pkt. 10c 



2170 Mixed Colors. (Gloxinoides.) 



Per 1,000 seeds, 35c; Pkt. 10c 



2180 MonBtrosa or Monster. A very unique type, 

 producing long spikes of large flowers, many of 

 which are beautifully spotted, etc., but the 

 striking feature of this strain is the enormous 

 bell-shaped blossom that tops each spike. (See 

 illustration.) Mixed Colors. 



Per 1000 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 15c 



DIMORPHOTHECA or African 

 Daisy (Annual) 



2185 Golden African (D. Auranliaca.) A showy 

 branching plant; about 12 inches high. The 

 single daisy-like blossoms, 2J4 inches in diam- 

 eter, are orange, with a dark-colored disk, 

 zoned black; flowers very early in sunny situa- 

 tions. (See illustration.) 



Per 500 seeds, 35c; Pkt. 10c 



2186 Hybrid African Daisies. These new hybrids 

 are like the parent, but vary in color from white 

 to red and tints of sulphur lemon and golden- 

 yellow, orange, reddish-yellow salmon shades. 

 Mixed Colors Per 500 seeds, 40c; Pkt. 10c 



2187 White Beauty. Of compact habit, growing 

 about 8 or 10 inches. The flowers of pure white 

 with blue zone are very attractive. .Pkt. 15c 



2188 Ecklonis. The flowers are white with a dark 

 blue center, reverse side of petals lavender. 

 A fine sort for garden and greenhouse culture. 



Pkt. 15c 



DOLICHOS or Hyacinth Bean (Annual) 



Annual climbers of rapid growth, 10 feet high, with 

 Wistaria-like clusters of flowers. 



2192 Japanese Giant Crimson. Blush, deepening 

 with age to dark red Pkt. 10c 



2193 Japanese Giant White. Long spikes of clear 

 white flowers Pkt. 10c 



DIMORPHOTHECA or AFRICAN DAISY 



