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Dianthus, "Crown of Perfection." 



Most beautiful and satisfactory summer-flowering annuals. Unrivaled for brillianev and rich 

 Tanety of color: the plants are bushy, of symmetrical form. 1 foot high. The flowers are 

 immense, averaging 6 inches in circumference, are densely double, and are produced in per- 

 fect succession during the whole summer and autumn in such numbers as fairlv to crowd 

 each other for room. There is a wonderful diversity of colors, from purest satinv-white 

 to red shades so deep and intensely brUliant that the eye can scarcely penetrate their 

 velvety depths; soft pinks and flesh tints more dainty than brush could" lav; and a large 

 proportion of flowers hieroglj-phicaUy marked with various hues, the delicate tints and 

 deep tones mingling in exquisite contrast. (See cut.) Double Mixed Colors.. Pkt. 10c. 

 "/ u-ant to tell you how splendidly my seeds did this year, especially the 

 CROWN OF PERFECTIOX PIXKS. I never saw anything so beautiful; 

 they are a blaze of bright colors and some of the blossoms are larger than 

 a silver dollar." LILITH [\ PINCHBECK, West Troy, N. Y. 



NEW DOUBLE FRINGED JAPANESE PINKS. 



(.Dianthus Mirabilis, fl. pi.) 



Beautiful double flowers 3 to 4 inches across, with deeply cut and fringed petals; 

 colors rich and varied from white to pink and red — some are self-colors, some zoned and 

 others striped. The plants, 1 ft. high, flower freely and are very showy. . . .Pkt. 25c. 



DIANTHUS 



A SUPERIOR STRAIN OF THE SINGLE HEDDEWIGll T\'PE. 



A magnificent new strain of these ever-popular Garden or China Pinks. The 

 flowers are of noble size, averaging 3 to -i inches across. The petals are ruffled, 

 frilled and fringed, lending grace and beauty to the gorgeously colored blossoms 

 which range from dark blood-red to glowing crimson, carmine-rose, salmon-pink 

 and white; some of the 

 flowers are mottled and 

 blended with two or 

 more shades. The 

 plants are bushy and 

 compact, about 1 foot 

 high, and flower abun- 

 dantlythrough summer 

 and fall. For garden 

 decoration and for cut 

 owers these new 

 Dianthus are of un- 

 approachable beauty. 

 (See cut.) Pit. 10c. 



DIANTHUS LACINIATUS MIRABILIS. ,,-Xan';l.^iff^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 



plants, 12 to 15 inches high, produce lovely. large flowers, .S'to 4 inchesin diameter. The marginsare deeply 

 cut into strips or thread-Uke fringe; this fringe is turned and twisted in all directions. The colors are 

 varied, from pure white and white with pink or red zones to rose and deep purplish-red, even striped and 

 mottled flowers are included. Excellent for bouquets, and equally useful for the flower garden. Pkt. 10c. 



eIrl'?lowerTng' grass, border, feather or SPICE PINKS 



{Dianthus Plumarius Hybridus Nanus. }i. pi.) 

 These are great improvements over the charming time-honored inhabitant of old-fashioned gardens. 

 The flowers of this new type are much larger, are borne more profusely on shorter, stiff stems. In 

 the.se new Pinks we have a large variety of colors and markings; the color, of course, refers to the centre 

 of the flower, the remainder being white or blush, with a band of color near the margin; the colors in- 

 clude blood-red, rose, maroon, purple, pink, blush, spotted, laced, variegated, etc., and they commence 

 bloomingabout two weeks earlier. Theyareexcellent perennial garden plants, about 1 foot high, vigor- 

 ous, hardy, and flower profusely during spring and early summer. The flowers are very large, double, 

 beautifuli.v fringed, and emit a clove-like perfume. (See cut.) Mixed Colors Pht. 25c. 



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