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The Elm City Nursery Co v New Haven, Conn. 
HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 
DAPHNE, see page 21. 
DAISY, see Bellis and Chrysanthemum. 
DAISY SHASTA, see page 29. 
DAY-LILY, see Funkia. 
*DELPHINIUM CASHMERIANUM. 2 to 3 feet. June to August. 
This Larkspur is not very well known in gardens. Of robust habit, but dwarf. Deep 
blue and very effective. 
DELPHINIUM ELATUM (Bee Larkspur). 3 to 6 feet. June to August. Deepest blue. 
DELPHINIUM FORMOSUM. 3 to 6 feet. June to August. 
This type of Larkspur is superb. Color, soft porcelain blue; produced on tall spikes. 
DELPHINIUM GRANDIFLORA (Chinese Larkspurs). 2 to 3 feet. June to September. 
A form of Larkspur with delicate cut foliage and producing a profusion of flowers of 
deepest blue, light blue or white on loosely-arranged spikes. 
DESMOD1UM PENDULIFLORUM, see Lespedeza. 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS, see page 32. 
DIANTHUS PLUMARIUS (Scotch Pink). 9 to 12 inches. May and June. Pink and very 
fragrant. 
DIANTHUS PLUMARIUS VAR. HER MAJESTY. 9 to 12 inches. May and June. 
Double white; fragrant. As large and finely formed as a carnation pink. 
*DICENTRA EXIMIA. 1 to 2 feet. May to September. 
A beautiful Bleeding Heart of dwarf habit, producing graceful spikes of pendant 
blooms in great profusion. The foliage is delicate and fern-like in appearance. 
DICENTRA SPECTABILIS (Bleeding Heart). 2 to 3 feet. May and June. Rose. 
An old favorite. Keeps well as a cut flower. Forces well if taken up early and put 
inside. 
*DICTAMNUS ALBUS FRAXINELLA (Gas-plant). 2 to 3 feet. June and July. White; 
very fragrant. 
*DICTAMNUS ALBUS VAR. RUBRA. 2 to 3 feet. June and July. Rose color and very 
fragrant. 
DIGITALIS PURPUREA (Fox Glove). Old-fashioned garden favorites of easiest culture. 
Strong plants set out in the spring will bloom the first season freely. In early fall it is 
well to remove the flower stems and transplant the plants, setting them about two 
inches deeper in the earth than before. 
ECHINACEA PURPUREA (Purple Coneflower). 
ERIANTHUS RAVENNAE (Ravenna Grass). 6 to 10 feet. October. 
One of the tallest grasses, 25c. to $1.00 each, according to size of clump. 
EULAL1A, see Miscanthus. 
EUPHORBIA COROLLATA (Spurge). 1 to 2 feet. July to October. White; keeps well 
when cut. ., .. 
FALSE INDIGO, see Baptisia. 
FESTUCA GLAUCA. 1 to V/ 2 feet. June. Silvery blue foliage grass. 
FLAGS, see Iris, also pages 26 and 27. 
FORGET-ME-NOT, see Myosotis. 
FOX GLOVE, see Digitalis. 
FRAXINELLA, see Dictamnus. 
*FUNKIA SIEBOLDIANA (Day Lily). 1 to V/ 2 feet. July and August. Pale lilac. Silvery 
blue foliage. Like all the following forms of Funkia, this Day Lily thrives well in the 
shade, forming effective clumps of heart-shaped foliage, flower spikes appearing well 
above it. 
FUNKIA SUBCORDATA (White Day Lily). 1 to V/ 2 ft. July and Aug. White. Light 
green foliage. 
*FUNKIA OVATA. 1 to V/ 2 feet. July to September. Deep blue. 
*FUNKIA LANCIFOLIA. 6 to 12 inches. August to October. Pale lilac. 
FUNKIA LANCIFOLIA VAR. ALBA-MARGINATA. 6 to 12 inches. August to October. 
Pale lilac. Foliage margined with white. 
*FUNKIA LANCIFOLIA VAR. AUREA MARGINATA. 6 to 12 inches. August to 
October. Pale lilac. Foliage margined with yellow. 
GAILLARDIA ARISTATA (Blanket Flower). 2 to 3 ft. July to Oct. Bright red, yellow 
splashes. 
GERMAN IRIS, see page 27. 
GIANT REED, see Arundo. 
GOLDEN-GLOW, see page 30. 
GOLDEN ROD, see Solidago. 
GRASS SEED, see page 65. 
GRASSES, see Erianthus and Miscanthus. 
GROUND IVY, see Nepeta. 
*GYPSOPHILA PANICULATA. 3 to 4 feet. July to October. Known as Infant's Breath. 
Produces a mass of the smallest white flowers so disposed as to form a veritable 
cloud of bloom. Keeps well when cut. 
*HELENIUM AUTUMNALE (Sneezeweed). 6 to 7 feet. August and September. 
One of the best tall-growing garden plants. Flowers golden yellow; in large masses. 
HELENIUM HOOPESII. 1 to 3 feet. May and June. Color a peculiarly rich apricot yellow. 
*HELIANTHUS ORGYALIS. 5 to 7 feet. October and November. 
The tall flower spikes of the plant produced so late in the season with their medium 
sized, sunflower-like blooms, disposed all along the stems, and of such a bright golden 
yellow, make it especially desirable. 
HELIANTHUS MULTIFLORUS FL. PL. 3 to 4 feet. August to October. 
Resembles Golden-Glow, but more double and less tall grower. 
*HELIOPSIS LAEVIS. 4 to 5 feet. July to November. 
Another good hardy plant with rich yellow daisy-like flowers in great profusion. 
HELLEBORTJS NIGER (Christmas Rose). 6 to 12 inches. October to March. White and 
pink. 
Very attractive. Almost impossible as it may seem, this strange plant really produces 
its flowers in the winter, out of doors. Often when the ground is frozen hard their dainty 
begonia-like blooms, almost hidden in a clump of waxy evergreen leaves, will astonish 
one. It is best to select a place for this plant which is sheltered from the winds in the 
winter and where it can remain for years undisturbed. Also a few large plants, four M 
five years old, at 75 cents each. 
HEMEROCALLIS AURANTIACA VAR. MAJOR. 2 to 2y 2 feet. June and July. Rich 
orange yellow, new and rare. Strong plants only 50 cents. ^ 
HEMEROCALLIS DUMORTIERII (Early Yellow Lily), Japan. 1 to 2 feet. June. Deep 
yellow and fragrant. 
Makes a splendid foreground plant. 
HEMEROCALLIS FLAVA (Lemon Lily). 2 to 3 feet. June and July. Pale lemon yellow; 
fragrant. 
This old garden favorite is most effective when grown in generous masses. 
HEMEROCALLIS (Orange Lily). 2 to 4 feet. July and August. Orange red. , 
HEMEROCALLIS FULVA VAR. KWANSO. 2 to 4 feet. July and August. Orange red, 
semi-double. 
HEMEROCALLIS THUNBERGII (Late Blooming Lemon Lily). 2 to 3 feet. Late June 
and July. Lemon yellow. 
See page i for terms and special discounts. 
