Choice Trees, Shrubs and Hardy Plants. 



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DELPHINIUn. Laekspuk. Kemarkably showy 

 plants. Long spikes, 2 to 5 feet, of showy blue 

 and light purple flowers in midsummer. Lead- 

 ing varieties : Asurium, Bicolor, Ccdtstinum, 

 Flora, Formosum, Ivanhoe, Louis Agassiz, Pyr- 

 amidalis, Wheelerii, and others. 



DENTARIA diphylla. Toothwokt or Peppeb 

 EooT. Corymb of large white flowers. Crisp 

 root stalks. 



DESnODIUn Japonicum. A valuable hardy 

 plant. Showy white flowers in September. 



OESnODlUn penduliflorum. See Deciduous 

 Shkubs, page 34. 



OIANTHUS. Pink. Small, easily grown plants. 

 Very sweet and fragrant. Delicate petal- 

 fringed flowers. A good assortment of the 

 best varieties. 



DiCEKTKA SpECTABILIS. 



OICENTRA (DIELYTRA). Bleeding Heart. 

 Fine. Showy flowers in early summer. The 

 varieties are eximea, rose color, and apectabilis, 

 crimson. 



OICTAMNUS. Fkaxinella or Gas Plant. A 

 showy perennial, forming a bush about 2 feet 

 in height, spikes of fragrant red and white flow- 

 ers. The best varieties are alba and rubra. 



DIGITALIS. Foxglove. Beautiful flowers in 

 long spikes in midsummer. 



DION/EA muscipula. Venus' Fly-Tbap. Very 

 sensitive leaves. 



DORONlCUn. Leopaed's Bane. Showy yellow 

 perennial, flowering in early spring. 



ECHINACEA. Hedgehog Cone Flower. A 

 showy, strong plant, remaining long in bloom. 



ELYflUS. Lyme Geass. An ornamental, long, 

 narrow grass, of a grayish hue. 



EPIQEA Repens. See Ceeeping Vines fob 

 Shaded Places, page 51. 



ERIANTHUS. Winteb Aconite. Dwarf her- 

 baceous plant with yellow cup-shaped flowers. 



ERIANTHUS. Ravenna Grass. Perfectly hardy 

 and fine. Attains a height of from 9 to 12 feet. 

 Eesembles Pampas Grass. One of the best of 

 the hardy grasses. 



ERYNGIUM. Sea Holly. Blue flowers; spiny 

 leaves. 



ERYTHRONIUn. Dog's-tooth ViOlET. Yellow 



flowers ; variegated foliage. 



EUPATORIUM. Snake Root. A variety easily 

 grown and bearing handsome flowers. 



EUPHORBIA. Flowering Spuege. Low-grow- 

 ing plant with yellow flowers. 



EuLALiA Jap. Zebbina. 



EULALI A. Very handsome plumed grasses from 

 6 to 8 feet in height. The best varieties are 

 Japonica, gracillima univittata, variegata and 

 zebrina. Strong flowering roots at special prices 

 per 100 and per 1,000. 



FUNKIA. Plantain Lily. Valuable ornamental 

 foliage for use in clumps. Mostly purple or 

 blue flowers. The choice varieties are camlea, 

 grandiflora and Sieboldiana. 



QAILLARDIA. Blanket Floweb. Beautiful 

 large yellow and crimson flowers all summer. 



GAULTHERIA procumbens. Aromatic Win- 

 TEEGEEEN. Small white flowers, followed by 

 red berries. Of low growth. Very low prices 

 per dozen and 100. 



GENISTA. WoAD-WAXEN. Pretty plants for 

 rockwork. 



GERANIUn. Crane's Bill. Purple or purplish- 

 red flowers. Long seed pods. 



GLADIOLUS. Extra choice collections of the 

 large flowering bulbs, distinct colored kinds. 

 Very fine. Selected bulbs, $3 to $5 per 100. 

 XXX, $7.50 and $10 per 100. 



GYPSOPHILA. Chalk Plant. Small white 

 flowers. Acutifolia, paniculata and repena are 

 the best varieties. 



HARPALIUn. Peaibie Sunfloweb. Large, 

 showy yellow flowers in profusion. 



HELENIUM. Sneezewort. Large orange-col- 

 ored flowers in August. 



