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CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA 
have extra-fine plants grown under the best conditions in the open ground and which 
will give good satisfaction next summer. 25 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100, $15 per 1,000. 
D. cardinale is the much-sought-for Giant Scarlet Larkspur of southern California. 
It has rather scant basal foliage, but grows as high as 6 feet, with many orange-scarlet 
flowers. Only collected plants are available. Although when once established it seems 
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. 20 cts. each, 
$2 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, $1.25 per doz. 
DIANTHUS, or Hardy Pinks. The genus includes not only the Florists' Carnations 
and the annuals but a large number of hardy perennial sorts, which I refer to as Hardy 
Pinks. All, with the exception of the Florists' Carnations, are hardy and easily grown. 
While they appreciate a mellow, well-worked soil, many of them are among the finest 
plants for crevices in dry rockwork and similar difficult locations. All are fragrant and 
easily grown. 
D. alpinus. A very dwarf and tufted sort, with small white flowers. 25 cts. 
The Pheasant's-Eye Pinks, or D. 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. 
Separate varieties. White; soft pink, no eye; soft pink, very light eye; deep rose, 
with dark eye. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
The CUSHION PINKS are various European rock-plants most useful for rockwork 
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 fine plant for edging beds or rocks. 
15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. Very heavy plants, 25 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
D. pungens forms dense cushions like the above but the flowers are white and 
delicately fringed. 25 cts. each. 
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 39. 
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, 25c. 
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 pref- 
erably with mold. It spreads by underground runners to make very handsome col 
onies. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz., $5 per 100. 
DIGITALIS. See Foxgloves, on page 15. 
DICTAMNUS, or Gas Plants, are very stout, erect plants, quite leafy at the base 
and bearing at the top of the stems spikes of showy flowers. A well-grown clump is very 
ornamental. They are very hardy and lasting when established. D. caucasicus grows 
to 3 feet, with red flowers. D. caucasicus 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 magnificum, or Flea-Bane, is a plant that, cither in the garden or as 
a cut-flower, is greatly admired. With light yellow flowers nearly as large as the Shasta 
daisy, and blooming very early and for a long season, it is invaluable for cutting, while a 
bold mass of light shade is most attractive. It will stand neglect, yet most liberally 
repays care. A well-worked, rich soil, in light shade, best develops its beauty. The 
leaves are on the ground, and the slender stems 2 feet or more in height. For massing 
plant a foot apart each way. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
