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IEHRTADREER -PHILADELPHIA M" WJ HARDY PERENNIAL PL-ANTS 



DICTA3I1SUS (Gas Plant, 



A very showy border perennial, forming a bush about 21 feet in height, having 

 fragrant foliage and spikes of curious flowers during June and July, giving off 

 during hot weather a fragrant volatile oil, which ignites when a match is applied 

 to it. They require a heavy, strong soil and an open, sunny position. It is not 

 advisable to transplant often, as they improve with age, it being one of the most 

 permanent features of the hardy herbaceous border. Instances are known where 

 this plant has outlived father, son and grandson in the same spot. 

 Fraxinella. Showy rosy-pink flowers, with deeper veins. 

 — Alba. Pure white. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. ; £10.00 per 100. 



DIELYTRA,OR DICENTRA. 



Spectabilis {Bleeding Heart, or Seal Flower). An old-fashioned 

 favorite; its long racemes of graceful heart-shaped pink flowers are always attrac- 

 tive; it is used largely for forcing, and is perfectly at home in any part of the 

 hardy border, and especially valuable for planting in the shade. ( See cut. ) 



Formosa {Plumy Bleeding Heart). A dwarfer-growing species, with 

 finely-cut ornamental foliage, growing about 15 inches high and producing its 

 showy pink flowers from April to August. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; £10.00 per 100. 





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Digitalis Gloxixi«plor.v (Foxglo 



Dielvtra Spectabilis (Bleeding Heart) 



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Barbatus. (See Sweet William, page 213.) 



Del to ides {Maiden Pink). A charming creeping variety, with medium-sized pink 



flowers; especially suited for the rock garden. 

 — Alba. A pretty white-flowered form. 

 Fettes Mount. ' A charming variety of the Hardy Mule Pink, which during the 



month of June is completely covered with very attractive soft rosy-pink flowers, borne 



on stems a foot high. 

 Latifolius atrococcineus FI. PI. {Everblooming Hydrid Sweet William). 



A beautiful summer bedding variety, producing masses of brilliant fiery crimson 



flowers throughout tbe entire season. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; £10.00 per 100. 

 Plumarius Semperflorens. (See Hardy Garden Pinks, page 208.) 



DIGITALIS (Foxglove): 



The Foxgloves, old-fashioned, dignified and stately, are wholesome company in any 

 garden. The strong flowerstalks —frequently 4 to 6 feet high — rising from rich and 

 luxuriant masses of leave-, always give an appearance of strength to the hardy border, 

 and during their pi ri id ol lowering dominate the whole garden. 

 <ilo::iniaeflora {Gloxinia-flowered). A beautiful strain of finelj spotted varieties. 



We offer them in While, Purple, Lilac, Nose or Mixed. 

 Ambigua, or Urandifiora. Showy flowers of pale yellow, veined brown. 

 Lanata. A distinct species, produciug d n-e spikes, 2 to 3 feet high, of odd |i 



flowers, the corolla being gray, the lip creamy-white. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; §10.00 per 100. ( >ne each of the (i colors, 75 cts. 



DODECATHEON Shooting Star, or American Cowslip . 



Meadia. An interesting plant with soft-rose Cyclamen-like flowers in trusses of ten or 

 more on stems 10 inches high. They delight in a cool, shady position. 15 cts. each; 

 (1.50 pi I d </.. 



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PiCONlES and PHLOXES should be included in every collection of Hardy Plants. Always satisfactory. See pages 203 to 297. 



