CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



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Dianthus Chinensis (Chinese Pink). Blooms the first year from seedT'^ 

 The colors are exceedingly rich ; crimson and darker 

 shades of that color, approaching to black ; mixed . .05 

 fl. pi. Same as above ; selected from finest double 



flowers 10 



" alba. Double white ; very fine . . .10 

 " " Heddewigii. A most beautiful variety. The flow- 



ers are very large, from two to three , inches in 

 diameter ; of a most beautiful shape ; and of a 

 variety and brilliancy of colors quite unsur- 

 passed in pinks. Hardy annual. 1 foot . .10 

 " w " new double. A new variety of this splendid 



Pink. Hardy annual 15 



" « « grandiflorus albus plenus. This is a 



new double white variety of the beautiful 

 Heddewigii pink. It, is. of quite compact, 

 dwarfish habit, resembling Dianthus Hedde- 

 wigii fl. pi. ; and nearly, without exception, 

 constant from seed, which it produces very 



sparingly 25 



w ** COronatus fl. pi. A new double-flowered variety 

 of this beautiful-striped variety, raised in Prussia, 

 and received direct from the producer. Very superb .25 

 ** " laciniatus. A beautiful variety. The colors are 

 pure white, flesh, rose, various shades of red, car- 

 mine, violet, purple, and rich maroon ; some being 

 selfs, others striped and spotted,; all very deli- 

 cately cut or fringed. Hardy annual . . . 10 

 u " fl. pi. laciniatus A double variety of the pre- 

 ceding ; very fine 25 



44 atropurpurea hybridus fl. pi. Large, dark, blood-red 



flowers I© 



" hybridusfl.pl. New ; a hybrid of the Chinese varieties ; 



beautiful, bushy habit ; covered with flowers, quite double, 



of many different colors 2§ 



44 giganteus. New; extra-fine .25 



44 lilacina. Same habit as. D. Chinensis. Excellent variety for 



edgings and small groups ; keeps long in flower ; of a lilac 



self color; very effective 25 



•* Cincinnatus. A new species from Japan, of the size of 

 Dianthus Heddewigii, and with deeply-fringed petals. Su- 

 perb . . . . . . . . . . . .25 



44 , caryophyllus double dwarf mixed. This new, and 

 too little known, species is. commendable on account of its 

 compact and bushy habit, and the abundance of its double 

 flowers, variously colored. The, flower-stems are pretty 

 nearly equal in height (about twelve to fifteen inches), and 

 stand close to each other, making the whole plant look like 

 a bouquet of flpwers . . 25 



