PERENNIALS AND CALIFORNIA BULBS 15 
quite lasting, it is not too easy to establish, and I guarantee nothing excepting that good 
roots are sent out. Sit., a warm, sunny place. Soil, loose and well-drained. Prop., seeds 
and plants; seedlings are apt to damp off. PL, October to December. 25 cts.' each. 
$2.50 per doz. 
D. nudicaule is a similar plant, usually a foot to 18 inches high, with very pretty 
foliage and scarlet flowers. Culture as for last. A prettier plant'and flower than the 
Giant Larkspur. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
DIANTHUS, Hardy Pinks for the Garden. Among these the Pheasant-Eyed Pinks 
stand well to the front. They are strong-growing plants with blue-green masses of 
foliage, always good and very many flowers on long stems. Hardy, very fragrant, and 
pretty, they are among our best garden flowers. Planted about 10 inches apart they 
make a fine margin for a large border. Strong plants in mixed colors, 15 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz. 
Cushion and Rock Pinks. These are wild species or hybrids of wild species and are 
compact little plants with fragrant flowers and wonderful hardiness. There are no better 
plants for the rockwork or hard places in the border. They will resist heat and drought. 
D. caesius. The Cheddar Pink makes a dense, grassy cushion as much as a foot across 
and little over an inch high. Above this, on slender stems, are borne great numbers of 
rose-pink flowers which are very fragrant. A good rock-plant and a very fine edging 
for beds. Strong plants, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
D. deltoides, Brilliant, is a low, slender sort with bright rose-colored flowers. 15 cts. 
each, $1.50 per doz. 
D., Integer is a small, compact sort with white flowers. A true rock plant. 15 cts. 
each, $1.50 per doz. 
D. pungens has grassy bluish green foliage and white flowers. About 18 inches high. 
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
D., Rare Sorts. Of these I have many, including both the garden carnation types of 
Hardy Pinks and Alpine and dwarf sorts. Lists on application. The finest of rock-plants. 
DICENTRA spectabilis is the Bleeding Heart of old gardens and a very handsome 
plant. It grows 1 to 2 feet in height, with graceful branches, fernlike foliage, and a long 
raceme of heart-shaped, rosy pink flowers, pendent below. It is an excellent plant for 
winter forcing. It thrives in a shaded position, but in the well-planned fern-bed, where 
an exquisite combination of contrasting ferns, mingled with heucheras and similar shade- 
loving plants, is completed by a soft, solid ground-cover, it is most charming. Sit., shade to 
deep shade. Soil, any loam. Prop., divisions. PL, October to March. Strong roots, 60c. 
D. formosa is the Western Dutchman's 
Breeches. It is most beautiful in its 
feathery foliage and makes a fine ground- 
cover. Sit., shade to heavy shade. Soil, 
loose and preferably with mold. It spreads 
by underground runners to make very 
handsome colonies. 10 cts. each, $1 per 
doz. 
DIGITALIS. See Foxgloves, on page 18. 
DICTAMNUS, or Gas Plants, are very 
stout, erect plants, quite leafy at the base 
and bearing at the top of the stem spikes 
of showy flowers. A well-grown clump is 
very ornamental. They are very hardy 
and lasting when established. D. fraxi- 
nella grows to 3 feet, with red flowers. D. 
fraxinella albus has pure white flowers. 
Sit., sun. Soil, any garden loam, and 
better if well worked. Prop., seedlings 
which are long in flowering. PL, October 
to April. Strong plants, 30 cts. each, $3 
per doz. 
DORONICUM Clusii, or Flea-Bane, is 
a plant that, either in the garden or as 
a cut-flower, is greatly admir:d. With 
light yellow flowers nearly as large as the 
Shasta Daisy, and blooming very early and 
Dictamnus {Gas Plant) 
