Dianthus Laciniatus 
DAHLIA. A well-known and popular late summer and autumn 
flowering plant. Is grown from seed or propagated from the 
bulbous roots. The seed may be planted early in the hotbed and 
the plants set out in May after all danger of frost is over. By 
sowing the seed early the plants may be made to bloom the first 
year. 
Cactus. Mixed, Double, with pointed petals. Pkt. 10c. 
Double. Mixed, pkt. 10c. 
Single. Mixed. The most easily grown and also the most 
satisfactory from seed. Pkt. 10c. 
Daisy, Double. See Bellis Perennis. 
DAISY, SHASTA DAISY. A fine perennial plant bear- 
ing large white single blossoms. 
Alaska. One of Burbank's new selections. Pkt. 15c. 
DATURA (Trumpet Flower, or Horn of Plenty). A tender 
annual, growing three feet high. Flowers large and trumpet- 
shaped. 
" (Chlorantha) P. PI. Double golden-yellow blossoms. Pkt. 5c. 
" (Cornucopia). Blossoms single, white inside, [shading to purple. 
Pkt. 5c. 
Delphinium. See Larkspur. 
Dianthus, Barbatus. See Sweet William. 
Dianthus, Caryophyllus. See Carnation. 
DIANTHUS, OR PINKS. Hardy annuals, about one 
foot high, and bearing beautifully colored, single and 
double blossoms in profusion all summer. Sow seed 
early in boxes and transplant, or sow in rows where 
the plants are to remain, and thin. 
Chinensis (China Pink). Double, White, pkt. 5c. 
Double Mixed, pkt. 5c. 
Diadematis PI. PI. (Double Diadem Pink). Large, 
double flowers in many colors. Pkt. 5c. 
Heddewigi (Japanese Pink). Finest single, mixed, 
pkt. 5c. Finest double, mixed, pkt. 5c. 
Mourning Pink. Pkt. 5c. 
Laciniatus. Single, fringed varieties. Pkt. 5c. 
Mixture of all single varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c. 
Imperialis. Very large. Pkt. 5c. 
Plumarius, perennial. Double white, pkt. 10c. 
Double mixed, pkt. 10c. 
DIGITALIS, OR FOXGLOVE. A hardy perennial, 
blooming the second year from seed. Grows usually 
about 33^ feet, although in very rich soil sometimes 
6 feet. The bell-shaped flowers are borne on long 
spikes, and come in shades of purple, lavender, rose 
and_ white, all spotted lightly inside the blossom. 
Thrives best in cool, shady locations. Fine mixed, 
pkt. 5c; oz. 50c. 
California Poppy^Eschscholtzia California 
DOLICHOS, OR HYACINTH BEAN. A tender, climbing annual. 
Grows rapidly and is valuable for covering a trellis. Flowers, 
in purple or white; are borne on long stems, the individual 
blossoms resembling the bean flower, and the ornamental pods 
resemble bean pods. Sow seed in open ground late in April. 
Daylight. The best white. Pkt. 10c. 
Darkness. The best purple. Pkt. 10c. 
Lablab. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Dusty Miller. See Centaurea Candldissima. 
ECHINOCYSTIS (Wild Cucumber Vine). One of the quickest- 
growing vines we know of, attaining a height of 30 feet in a season ; 
white, fragrant flowers, borne in great profusion, followed by an 
abundance of ornamental prickly seed pods; foliage very dense, 
on which account it is most desirable where much shade is 
desired. Pkt. 5c. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA, OR CALIFORNIA POPPY. A hardy 
annual, with fine-cut, feathery foliage and beautiful 
velvety cup-shaped flowers. Grows from 1 to 1J4. 
feet high, and blooms profusely. Seed may be sown 
in the fall and any time thereafter till April, and 
blossoms may be had from early in January till late in 
summer. Of the easiest culture. Any soil will do, 
but the better the soil, the larger the plants and 
blossoms. It is best to sow the seed in the garden,, 
where the plants are to remain, as they do not trans- 
plant easily. 
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