DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



PINK.— (DiANTHUS.) 



I The family of Dianthus is by far the most useful of all the biennials and 



I perennials, and for beauty and variety cannot be surpassed. The delicacy and 

 I richness of the tints, combined with the aromatic, fragrance of many of its 

 species, are valuable recommendations for the entire family. 



Dianthus fhinensis fl. pi. (Double Cliiua Pinli.) This specie is a bien- 

 nial of dwarf habit ; flowers the first year, but the bloom is stronger tlie 

 second. The colors are very rich, and in large beds, you can hardly find 

 two alike. Seeds saved from double flowers will produce double ones. 

 " plumarius, (Phensaut Eyed Pink.) white or pink, with dark eye. The 

 flowers deeply fringed or feathered ; very fragrant. Hardy perennial. 



" Chiuensis Hed<lewi^ii fl. pU (Heddewr^'s Pink.) Flowers very large 

 and double, having a diameter of nearly three inches ; of various shades 

 of brilliant colors, almost unsurpassed. An elegant acquisition. Half- 

 hardy biennial. 



" Chinensis laciniatus 11, pi. (Double Japan Pink.) Tobeprope;!y 

 appreciated, these should be seen, as it is impossible otherwise to cc n- 

 vey any idea of their beauty. Rich in hue, very double, deeply fringed 

 petals — only lacking fragrance to make them perfect. Half-hardy 

 biennial, requiring protection through winter. 



" Hed<lewigii, diadem^tns, (Double Diadem Pink.) This is a most 

 striking novelty, of denser growth than the Heddewigii, and of dwarfer 

 habit. Very regular, densely double and of all tints, from crimson-pur- 

 ple to deep black-purple.- It has often a velvet-like, radiant fire, impos- 

 sible to reproduce. The flowers are too beautiful to describe, and the 

 grower has tried to imitate their beauty by the name "Dtadem Pink." 



" Chinensis iniperi ilis fl. pi. (Double Imperial Fink.; A superb, 

 double variety from China. 



" barbatus. See Sweet William. 



" caryophyllus. See Carnation, 



POPPY. — (Papaver.) 



Old fashioned flowers, not much in demand , there are however a few species 

 of great beauty, which are an ornament to any garden. The three following 

 varieties will be found to be magnificent, worth more than all the rest. Hardy 

 perennials, blooming first year from seed if sown early ; will not bear trans- 

 planting well. 



Papaver bracteatum pulcherrium, superb, large, double, orange-crimson 

 flowers. 

 " orientaie, larn^e, gorgeous, orange-scarlet blossoms ; bottom of petals 



black ; beautiful. 

 " carnation, brilliant, large, showy, double flowers, of various colors. 2 feet. 

 The last variety, under the name of Papaver SOmnifemm, is the sort used so 

 extensively for the extraction of opium. 



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