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Carl Purely, Ukiali, California 
1 have \'ei-y fine jjlaiUs grown from seeds from one of the finest named collections 
in Europe. The colors are very fine, and there are singles and doubles in the mix- 
ture at 25 cts. each, $2 per doz.; Black-and- White at $1 each; Primrose at 75 cts. 
Duke of Connaught is a most superb, single, clear blue sort. 50 cts. each. 
Belladonna grandiflora is of a lower-growing habit, with slender stems and sky- 
blue llowers. 25 CIS. each, $2 per doz. Small seedlings of my fine mixed at Si. 25 per 
doz. These will llower in midsinnmer. 
Delphinium cardinale, nudicaule, Emiliae and variegatum under C alifornian Per- 
ennial I'lanis, page 27. 
Delphinium Sibiricum is a low-growing, very pretty blue Larksjjur. 15 cts. each. 
DIANTHUS, or Sweet Williams and Garden Pinks. While the carnation is not of 
cas\' culture in the open ground as a rule, there are races of Garden Pinks of the easiest 
possible culture, and very beautiful and fragrant. What is more beautiful than a fine 
mass of Sweet William or a broad border of the old-fashioned Grass Pink? 
Sweet Williams I have in the Holborn Glory strain, with very large flowers and many 
colors. There is no better. These at 8 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz., $3 per 100. 
Pheasant's Eye Pinks are Dian/hiis plumariiis, a most satisfactory plant for a 
broad boi-der, and beautiful in leaf and flower. Mixed colors, heav>- plants, 15 cts. each, 
.^;i.25 per doz. Good divisions, rooted, at 75 cts. per doz., $5 per 100. 
Marguerites. See Carnations, page 9. 
Cushion Pinks. Among my last year's importations was a sel of the dear little 
wild Pinks of Europe. All have low tufts of grassy foliage, f<jrming mats from 6 inches 
to nearly 2 feet across. The flowers are dainty in pink, white or scarlet. 
D. Caesius, the Cheddar Pink, delicate rose, very fragrant, D. deltoides, Brilliant, 
the Maiflen Pink, rose-colored, and the plant covered with flowers. D. integer, D. 
pungens and D. rupicola, are alike pretty in rocks or edging. 25 cts. each. 
DICENTRA spectabilis, or Bleeding Heart, has very handsome foliage, and long 
racemes of deej) red flowers tipped with white and shaped like a heart. It is a most 
excellent plant either for the ordinary flower-border or the shaded corner. The plant 
begins to flower in early spring and lasts a long time. 25 cts. each. 
DIGITALIS. See Foxgloves, page 13. 
DISPORUM Menziesii. A charming perennial, 2 to 3 feet high, with C|uaint, 
nodding, greenish llowers, and somewhat hairy leaves on long, wir>- stems. 25 c(s. ea. 
DORONICUM magnificum, or Flea Bane, is a jilanl thai, either in the garden 
or as a cut-llowcr, is greatly admired. Willi light >ellow llowers nearh- as large as the 
Shasta daisy, and bloom- 
ing very early and for a 
long season, it is invalu- 
able for cutting, while a 
bold mass in 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 mas- 
sing, plant a foot apart 
each way. 15 cts. each, 
Si .25 per doz. 
EPIMEDIUM. See un- 
der California Perennial 
Plauls, page 27. 
Disporum^Menziesii 
ERYSIMUM pulchel- 
lum is an excellent hardy 
plant for dry places or dry 
rockwork. The leaves 
form a tuft at the groimd, 
and the handsome orange 
llowers are of the wall- 
flower t>-pe. 10 CIS. each, 
Si per doz. 
