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DictamnUS (Gas Plant) 

 Fraxinella Caucasicus. A very showy border perennial, forming a bush about 7\ 

 feet in height, having fragrant foliage and spikes of rosy-pink flowers with deeper veins 

 during June and July. Requires a heavy, strong soil, and an open, sunny position. It is 

 not advisable to transplant often, as it improves with age, it being one of the most 

 permanent features of the hardy herbaceous border. 

 — Alba. The white flowered variety of above. 



50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



Dielytra, or Dicentra 



Spectabilis (Bleeding Heart, or Seal Flower). An old-fashioned favorite; its long racemes 

 of graceful heart-shaped pink flowers in May or June are always attractive; 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; 1 to 2 feet. Strong clumps, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; 

 $40.00 per 100. 



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 



till October. 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. ; $18.00 per 100. 



Digitalis (Foxglove) 



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

 garden. The strong flower stalks rising from rich and luxuriant masses of leaves, always 

 give an appearance of strength to the hardy border, and during their period of flowering 

 in June, dominate the whole garden. 

 Ambigua or Grandiflora. Showy 



flowers of pale yellow, veined brown; 



2 to 3 feet. 

 Giant Shirley. A magnificent strain 



of the Gloxinia-flowered type of 



vigorous habit attaining a height of 



from 5 to 7 feet with spikes of bloom 



4 feet in length, closely set with 



flowers of unusual size ranging in 



color from purest white to deepest 



rose, handsomely spotted with crim- 

 son-maroon. We offer them in 



mixture only. 

 Lanata. A distinct species, producing 



dense spikes, 2 to 3 feet high of odd 



looking flowers, the corolla being gray, 



the lip creamy-white. 

 Price. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 



$18.00 per 100. 



DORONICUM 



Eryncium Amethystinum 



Doronicum 



(Leopard's Bane) 

 Excel sum. Large bright yellow daisy- 

 like flowers and one of the most 

 effective very early spring flowering 

 perennials. There are many who 

 have seen this only as a single plant, 

 here or there in a hardy border, and 

 have no idea of the effect it has when 

 planted in a mass. Also a splendid 

 flower for cutting. It succeeds 

 everywhere; 2 feet. 35 cts. each; 

 $3.50 per doz. 



EcllinOpS (Globe Thistle) 



Ritro. Deep metallic-blue flowers; 



July. 3 feet. 

 Sphaerocephalus. An interesting 

 thistle-like plant with large globular 

 heads of bluish-white attractive flowers 

 in July. 3 feet. 



30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 

 per 100. 



Epi medium 



(Barren-wort, Bishop's Hat) 

 Niveum. An attractive plant growing 

 8 to 10 inches high with leathery 

 bronzy foliage and panicles of interest 

 ing white flowers in April and May. 

 Suitable for a shady spot on the 

 rockery or for the edge of the border. 

 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



Erigeron (Fleabane) 



Coulteri. Grows about 15 inches high and during July bears attractive 



single mauve-colored Aster-like flowers in profusion. 

 Speciosus. Large rosy-pink flowers: June to August; 2 feet. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Erinus 



Alpinus. Forms pretty rosettes of foliage and racemes of rosy purple flowers 

 during May and June. A desirable rock plant; 4 inches. 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



Eryngium (Sea Hoiiy) 



Handsome ornamental plants, growing from 2 to 3 feet high. The flower 

 heads, which are produced from July to September, are useful to cut for 

 vases or to dry for winter bouquets. 



Amethystinum. The finely-cut, spiny foliage and the beautiful thistle 



like heads are of glistening amethystine-blue; 3 feet. 

 Maritimum. Has most attractive large glaucous-blue, deeply toothed 



foliage and pale blue globular flower heads. 1 foot. 

 Planum. Steel-blue flowers, large spiny foliage; 2 feet. 



35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Dielytra (Bleeding Heart) 



Garden Chrysanthemums offered on page 161 will supply an abundance of flowers after everything else 



has been cut by frost 



