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Coreopsis 



Lanceolata grandiflora. One of the most popular hardy plants. The flowers are a 

 rich golden-yellow, of graceful form valuable for cutting; blooms during the entire 

 summer; 2 feet. 



Rosea. Finely divided, dark green foliage, bearing in August and September, numerous 

 small pink flowers; useful in border or rockery; 1 foot. 



25 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



DianthuS (Pinks) 

 Caesius (Cheddar Pink). Forms compact cushions of blue gray foliage and sweetly 



scented, rose-pink flowers in May and June; fine for the rock garden. 

 Cruentus. A showy border variety with dense heads of deep red flowers on 12 to 15 



inch long stems in June and July. 

 Deltoides (Maiden Pink). A charming creeping variety, with medium-sized pink 



flowers in June and July; especially suited for the rock garden. 

 — Alba. A pretty white flowered form. 



Neglectus (Glacier Pink). One of the prettiest of the Alpine Pinks, producing deep rose 

 colored flowers in June. 3 to 4 inches. 



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



Dielytra, or Dicentra 



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

 cemes of graceful heart-shaped pink 



flowers in May or June are always 



attractive; it is at home in any part of 



the hardy border, and especially valu- 

 able for planting in shade; 1 to 2 feet. 



Strong clumps, 40 cts. each; $4.50 per 



doz.; $35.00 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. 



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



100. 



DlCTAMNUS 



DORONICUM 



DictamnUS (Gas Plant) 

 Fraxinella Caucasicus. A very showy 

 border perennial, forming a bush about 

 2j feet in height, having fragrant foliage 

 and spikes of rosy-pink flowers with 

 deeper veins during June and July. Re- 

 quires 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. 



30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. ; $20.00 per 100. 



Dracocephalum 



(Dragon's Head) 

 Ruyschiana. A neat border as well as 

 rock plant, bearing attractive blue flow- 

 ers during July, 2 feet. 30 cts. each; 

 $3.00 per doz. 

 Digitalis (Foxglove) 

 The Foxgloves, old-fashioned, dignified and stately, are wholesome com- 

 pany 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; 



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 crimson- 

 maroon. We offer them in mixture only. 



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



DorOnicum (Leopard's Bane) 

 Ezcelsum. 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. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; 

 $18.00 per 100. 



Dielytra (Bleeding Heart) 



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