DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



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Dianthus Plant 



Dianthus 



The China and Japan Pinks are deservedly very 

 popular, as few flowers can equal them in beauty 

 and profusion of bloom. They bloom continually 

 all summer and fall, until overtaken by severe 

 frost; they live over winter and bloom again the 

 second season. The plants generally grow ten 

 to fifteen inches high, and are of the easiest cul- 

 tivation. So satisfactory a class of flowers should 

 be grown in large variety in every garden. Hardy 

 biennial. 



CHINESIS. .(Double Chinese Pink). A splendid 

 mixture, of one of the finest varieties, 1 ft. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts. 



HEDDEWIGII. (Japan Pink). Flowers very 

 large, 2 to 3 inches in diameter, double and 

 single mixed; 15 in. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



DIADEM ATUS, fl. pi. (Double Diadem Pink). 

 Splendid large double flowers of dark shades 

 and marked with white and black colors, rich 

 and beautiful. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



HEDDEWIGII NOBILIS (Royal Pinks). Select- 

 ed and improved varieties of the popular Ja- 

 pan Pink, producing flowers nearly four inches 

 in diameter, they are frilled and fringed, giving 

 them a distinct appearance. The flowers 

 grow on long stems, making them very desir- 

 able for cut flowers ; the colors vary from white 

 to dark red. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



FINE MIXED. A mixture of many varieties. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts. 



NEW CYCLOP PINK. A new strain of great 

 beauty. The plant grows 12 to 15 inches 

 high; flowers large, round, with broad, over- 

 lapping petals, and produced in great abun- 

 dance. A clove-like odor adds to their attrac- 

 tiveness. If sown early they bloom the first 

 season, and continue to flourish for several 

 years; mixed colors. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Fuchsia 

 (Lady's Ear Drop) 



This is one of the best known, beautiful flow- 

 ers that we possess, and cannot be equalled for 

 its graceful and elegant appearance, and artistic 

 beauty of its flowers. Easily grown from seed, 

 and requires a shady situation in the garden; the 

 best soil is a rich, sandy loam, and must not be- 

 come potbound before flowering. Green house 

 Shrub. 



HYBRIDA. Finest single and double mixed. Per 

 pkt. 15 cts. 



Gaillardia 



Gaillardia 

 (Blanket Flower) 



One of the most brilliant and dazzling of our 

 garden flowers. Most suitable for bedding, pro- 

 ducing large flowers in great abundance through- 

 out the entire summer. Hardy annual. 



LORENZIANA. (Double Gaillardia). This is a 

 charming, double variety; and is a splendid 

 bouquet flower; 18 in. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



GRAND I FLOR A. These are undoubtedly among 

 the choicest of Hardy Perennials; the flowers 

 are large, very numerous, excellent for cutting, 

 and of the most brilliant shades of orange, 

 crimson, scarlet and vermillion, and very often 

 a combination of all these colors in one flower. 

 Many colors, mixed, 2 ft. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Heliotrope 



A well-known profuse flowering and deliciously 

 fragrant plant that every one loves. Splendid for 

 bedding or pot culture. Can be easily raised 

 from seed, but should be started early in the 

 house. Half-hardy perennial. 



LEMOINE'S GIANT HYBRIDS. These are grand 

 improvements over the old variety. Distinct 

 in foliage, with mammoth clusters of flowers 

 often measuring ten to twelve inches across, 

 deliciously fragrant, perfuming the air in a 

 whole neighborhood. The colors are from pure 

 white through all the shades of violet and blue. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Lupinus 



A class of beautiful and free-flowering plants, 

 with long graceful spikes of bloom; colors rich 

 and varied. Many of the varieties are of stately, 

 robust growth, which makes them exceedingly 

 valuable for mixed flowers and shrubbery bor- 

 ders. Hardy annuals. 



FINEST MIXED, all colors; 2 ft. Per pkt. 5 

 cts. 



The seeds I had from you last year turned out 

 to be splendid, and I recommend them to every- 

 body who wants good seed. — Henry Hayes, Ash- 

 land Co., Ohio. 



