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CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA 
Delphiniums have long upright spikes of beautiful flowers. A hardy garden favorite 
The genus DIANTHUS includes all Carnations, Pinks and Sweet Williams. With 
the exception of the Carnations, Pinks are most hardy and easily grown. They appre- 
ciate rich soil and good culture; they will live and well repay trouble under almost any 
garden conditions. Plant from November to April and let alone. 
The Pheasant's-Eye Pinks, or Diantkus plumarius, are most satisfactory. They 
form broad, blue-green masses of foliage, and flower most profusely in early summer and 
some throughout the year. As a broad edging for a large bed the following is most 
effective: Plant two or three rows, 10 to 12 inches apart each way, with the outer row 
8 inches from the walk. They will form a solid belt of soft foliage. Strong plants, 
in mixed colors, 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz. Divisions, well rooted, $4 per 100. 
The CUSHION PINKS are various European rock plants most useful for rockworks 
or dry borders. D. caesius, the Cheddar Pink, has a low dense cushion of bluish, grass- 
like leaves, making a round mat not over 3 inches high. The small, rose-colored flowers 
in mid-spring are both pretty and fragrant. A line plant for edging beds or rocks. 
15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. Very heavy plants, 25 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
D. deltoides, Brilliant, the Maiden Pink, is thickly studded with small, bright rose- 
colored flowers. A charming plant. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
D. Prichardii is a most pleasing little plant. It forms a little cushion not over an 
inch high with many proportionately large, soft pink flowers. It is lovely. 25 cts. each. 
D. barbatus. Sec Sweet Williams, on page 30. 
DICENTRA spectabilis (Bleeding Heart) is one of the very handsomest plants 
for a cool shaded position, and especially for the fern-bed, not the common fern-bed 
