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Dianthus (Garden Pinks) 



The Dianthus genus has furnished us with many useful and pretty flowers. Besides 

 the Pinks listed below, there are the many forms of Carnations and the Sweet Williams 

 offered elsewhere in this catalogue. The Garden Pinks are particularly useful for 

 bedding and also suitable for cutting. They come in single and double forms, some 

 with deeply fringed petals, and in many attractive colors and markings. 



THE ANNUAL PINKS HA 



These are strong, sturdy growers, blooming from early summer until fall. They 

 require a moderate amount of sunshine but are not particular as to soil and will thrive 

 almost anywhere. The seed may be sown in spring or fall, and transplanting, if neces- 

 sary, should be done while the plants are quite small. 



CHINESE PINKS (Dianthus chinensis). About 1 foot 

 high, covered with flowers all summer long. Splendid for 

 bedding. 



301 2 Double Mixed. Flowers very double and in a diversity 

 of colors, including white, pink, crimson, lilac, and bicolors. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., }4 oz. 30 cts., oz. 75 cts. 

 JAPANESE PINKS (D. Heddewigii, etc.). Improved va- 

 rieties derived from the Chinese Pinks. They are free- 

 blooming, although not quite as profuse as the Chinese 

 Pinks, while their flowers are larger and more varied in 

 form and color. 



3015 Purity. Large, single, snow-white flowers; clove- 

 scented; fine for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts., 34 oz - 50 cts. 

 3017 Salmon Queen. Single flowers deep rosy salmon, very 



beautifully fringed. Pkt. 10 cts., \i ° z - 50 cts. 

 3019 Single Mixed. Many brilliant colors. Pkt. 10 cts., 



J 4 oz. 30 cts., oz. 60 cts. 

 3021 Double Diadem Pinks. Very large, double and 



showy; mixed colors. Pkt. 10 cts., \i oz. 35 cts. 

 3025 Mourning Cloak. Double; laciniated petals; deep, blackish crimson with a narrow silvery margin. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



3027 Dwarf Fireball. Very double, bright red flowers; 8 inches; a splendid bedder. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 

 3029 Dwarf Snowballs. Flowers double, pure white; fringed petals; 8 inches. Pkt. 10 cts., oz - 50 cts. 

 3032 Royal Pinks (D. nobilis). A very robust strain with large, fragrant, double flowers on long stems; excellent 

 for cutting. In many beautiful colors. 15 inches. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Japanese Pinks 



3035 Double Mixed. All colors and types in Double Japanese Pinks. Pkt. 10 cts. 



THE HARDY GARDEN PINKS HP 



oz. 25 cts. 



Perfectly hardy and very desirable for perennial beds, borders, cemetery plantings, etc. The flowers are dainty and highly prized for 

 their spicy, refreshing fragrance. 



3040 Single Early Grass Pinks (D. plumarius). Also called Pleasant Eye and Clove Pinks. Many-colored, with fringed petals. Pkt. 

 10 cts., )4 oz. 40 cts. 



3041 Everblooming Grass Pinks (D. plumarius semperflorens). Simple and semi-double; blooming constantly all summer long. Pkt. 

 25 cts., M oz. $1.00. 



3043 Double Grass Pinks (D. plumarius fl.-pl.). Also known as Scotch Florist's Pinks. Double flowers; early blooming. Pkt. 15 cts., 

 34 oz. 75 cts. 



Dimorphotheca (African Orange Daisy) HA 



The serious handicap of an awkward name has not prevented the Dimorphothecas 

 from rising rapidly in the favor of flower-lovers. They grow rapidly and luxuriantly 

 in any sunny spot, commence to bloom in six to eight weeks after sowing, and are one 

 continuous sheet of bloom from then on until fall. For best effect, they should be 

 planted in masses, but they are also suitable for borders and pot-plants, and make very 

 nice cut-flowers. 8 inches. 



3078 Aurantiaca. Fine, large, many-petaled flowers, deep ochre or orange-yellow 

 with a black zone at the base and small brown disk. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



3079 New Hybrids. Single and semi-double flowers varying in color from creamy 

 white to deepest yellow, salmon-rose and orange. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



Digitalis (Thimble Flower, or Foxglove) HB 



Beautiful hardy flowers for the tall border, with towering spikes of bell-shaped 

 blossoms and strong, clean foliage at the base. Although they sometimes persist 

 for several years, they are best treated as biennials, blooming the second season from 

 seed sown during spring or summer. They may also be flowered in pots in a cool 

 greenhouse from August-sown seed. 



Purpurea gloxinaeflora. Large flowers of velvety texture, with gloxinia-like spots, 



on long, well-filled spikes. 3J^ to 5 feet. 

 3065 Pink. 3066 Purple. 3067 White. 



Each, pkt. 10 cts., M oz. 40 cts. 

 3071 Purpurea maculata superba. A much-improved strain of large-flowering, 



heavily spotted varieties. Pkt. 10 cts., ]4 oz - 40 cts. 



3073 Purpurea monstrosa. A very unusual and showy form in which the upper 

 flowers are united into one very large, cup-shaped blossom. Various colors. Pkt. 

 15 cts., M oz. 50 cts. 



3074 Gt. Shirley Mixed. Finest strain of foxgloves yet introduced. Pkt. 15 cts., J£ 

 oz. 50 cts. 



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Hardy Garden Pinks 



