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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury, N. Y— Hardy Garden Flowers 
Hardy Pompon Chrysanthemums. We have selected a 
good variety to represent each color 
Chrysanthemum, Small Golden Button. The 
latest and hardiest variety, continuing during 
December. The distinct, solid foliage, which 
holds exceptionally late, makes it particularly 
valuable for edging beds of shrubs. 
C. maximum, " Triumph." A plant about 2]4 
feet high, with white, daisy-like flowers from June 
until October. 
C, Shasta Daisy. One of Luther Burbank's 
productions which, in this climate, has not come 
up to its description. It has large, pure white 
flowers nearly 4 inches in diameter. 
CLEMATIS Davidiana. A shrub-like plant about 
4 feet high, bearing fragrant blue flowers resem- 
bling Hyacinths. August and September. " 
C. recta. Upright Virgin's Bower. This grows 2 to 
3 feet high, has dense panicles of small white 
flowers, like the Clematis paniculata. We recom- 
mend it for the rear of flower borders, for planting 
among shrubs and for cut-flowers. 
CONVALLAEIA. Lily-of -the- Valley. A horti- 
cultural fact that is well known is that Lily-of-the- 
Valley will grow in the shade. It can be used as a 
carpet under evergreen trees and shrubs, and in 
the shady corners next to buildings. We grow it in 
large quantities and the plants can be divided 
and replanted as they crowd, and so cover a 
large area. 
COREOPSIS. A favorite among the numerous 
yellow, daisy-like flowers. It blooms so profusely 
and continuously that a bowl full of long-stemmed 
graceful flowers can be cut at any time from June 
until the end of summer. It has not the clumsy 
sunflower-like or weedy appearance of some of 
this family. 
COWSLIP. See Primula. 
DAFFODILS. See Narcissus. 
DAISY. See Bellis and Rudbeckia. 
DAY LILY. See Funkia and Hemerocallis. 
DELPHINIUM. Larkspur. These tall, blue spikes 
are among the most beautiful and useful hardy 
flowers. 
D. formosum. Indigo-blue. The old-fashioned 
sort. Has a continuous succession of flower- 
spikes. 4 feet. 
D. grandiflorum, var. Chinese. A low-growing 
variety, with fern-like foliage and deep blue 
flowers from June to August. 
D., Kelway's Hybrids. Avery fine range of colors, 
in tall, vigorous spikes. 5 to 7 feet. 
DESMODIUM. See Lespedeza. 
DIANTHUS. Pink. We have a large collection of 
the various Pinks. They represent in the garden 
the Carnation of the greenhouse. They like a dry, 
sunny position in the garden where their sod-like 
foliage makes an excellent border for paths. 
D., June Pink. Double, white. This is the old- 
fashioned sort, with clove-scented flowers of pure 
white color. Large mats of it should be in the 
flower-garden or on sandy banks. 
D., Homer. Rich rosy red, with dark center. 
D. delicata. A soft delicate rose, finely fringed. 
D. plumarius. Double and single hardy garden 
Pinks in a variety of colors. 
D. Chinensis. China Pinks. This and the follow- 
ing varieties are raised from seeds and bloom the 
same year and the next, being usually classed as 
annuals or biennials. We take especial care to 
grow only the finest, richest sorts, such as Fire- 
ball, which has double globular blood-red flow- 
ers, and Crimson Belle, the large single rich crim- 
son flowers, as these are very rich for bedding 
purposes. 
Dianthus Chinensis and D. Heddewigii. The Chinese 
and Japanese Pinks are similar in habit and in colors — 
rich crimson-maroon, brilliant reds, clear pinks and white. 
