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pleasing effect. Sow in March and 

 April. 



Cosmos bipinnata hybrida. A 

 very showy annual similar in shape to 

 the Bright Eye Daisy or Correopsis, 

 but taller and more brilliant in color. 

 Being a native of Mexico it is 

 well adapted to our climate and 

 will bloom here almost the entire 

 summer, but principally in the fall 

 and early winter. There are many 

 different varieties of Cosmos, or as 

 some botanists have it Cosmeas, but 

 the principal and most suitable for 

 our climate is Cosmos bipinnata in 

 different shades and varieties. Of 

 late this species of plants, although 

 not a novelty, has become quite a 

 favorite among the most of our 

 flower-loving ladies, and therefore 

 we have added it to our already 

 large collection of Flower seed. 

 Price, per packet, 10 cents. 



Dianthus Barbatus. Sweet Wil- 

 liam. A well known plant, which 

 has been much improved of late 

 years. Their beautiful colors make 

 them very showy. Should be sown 

 early otherwise they will not flower 

 the first spring; one and a half feet 

 high. October till April. 



Dianthus Chinensis. Chinese 

 Pink. A beautiful class of annuals 

 of various colors, which flower very profusely 

 in early spring and summer, 1 foot high; from 

 October to April. 



Dianthus Heddewiggii. Japan Pink. This 

 is the most showy of any of the annual pinks. 

 The flowers are very large and of brilliant 

 colors; one foot high. Sow from October 

 till April. 



Dianthus plumaris. Border Pink. A 

 fragrant pink used for edging. The flowers 

 are tinged, generally pink or white with a 

 dark eye. Does not flower the first year; 

 two feet high. Sow from January till April. 



Dianthus caryophyllus. Carnation Pink. 

 This is a well known and highly esteemed 

 class of flowers. They are double, of different 

 colors, and very fragrant; can be sown either 

 in fall or spring; should be shaded during 

 midsummer and protected from hard rains; 

 three to four feet high. November till 

 April. 



Dianthus Picotee. Finest hybrids. Stage 

 flowers saved from a collection of over 500 

 named varieties; per package, 25 cents. 



Dianthus caryophyllus Margaritae ro- 

 bustus, fl. pi. Semi-high double Margaret 

 Carnations. This beautiful pink originated 

 in Italy. It is of a dwarfish habit, grows 

 from 12 to 15 inches high; the stalks are 

 exceedingly strong, and therefore need no 

 support. The flowers are much variegated, 



occasionally producing yellow ones. What 

 makes this variety remarkable is that it 

 flowers after four months from the time of 

 sowing the seed, and produces about 80 per 

 cent, of double flowers, unlike other Carna- 

 tions; which are biennial and only bloom the 

 second year. 



Dianthus pumila. Early dwarf flower- 

 ing Carnation. If sown early, this variety 

 will flower the first season. They are quite 

 dwarfish and flower very profusely. Novem- 

 ber till April. 



Delphinium Imperialis, fl. pi. Imperial 

 flowering Larkspur. Very handsome variety 

 of symmetrical form. Mixed colors; bright 

 red, dark blue and red striped; 1^ feet high. 



Delphinium ajacis. Rocket Larkspur. 

 Mixed colors; very showy; two and a half 

 feet. 



Delphinium Chinensis. Dwarf China 

 Larkspur. Mixed colors; very pretty; one 

 foot high. November till April. 



Note — None of the Delphiniums or Lark- 

 spurs transplant well, and are better sown at 

 once where they are intended to remain. 



Dahlia. Large flowering Dahlia. Seed 

 sown in the spring will flower by June. Very 

 pretty colors are obtained from seed, the 

 semi-double or single ones can be pulled up 

 as they bloom; but those seeds which are 

 saved from the double varieties will produce 



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