22 CURTIS & COBBS 



PRICE. 



Cuphea purpurea. Rosy purple, various shades; half-hardy annual. 



if feet . w 



" silenoides (silene-like). Dark crimson brown ; a desirable 



species ; half-hardy annual. i£ feet 10 



** Zimpanii. Reddish violet ; flowers, large and beautiful ; half- 

 hardy annual, i£ feet . . . 2 5 



(For other varieties, see Greenhouse Seeds.) 



CYCLAMEN (see Greenhouse Seeds). 



DAHLIA. Nat. Ord., Composite. 



Admirers of this noble plant may confidently depend upon the quality of 

 this seed, having been saved from the best varieties in cultivation. 

 Dahlia. Extra fine ; from prize flowers ; mixed ; half-hardy perennials . .25 

 " COCCinea. New; bright scarlet; very interesting. ; blooms from- 



seed- the first year . . . . . 2 5 



DATURA. Nat. Ord., Solanacece. 



A tribe of highly-ornamental plants, producing large, sweet-scented, 

 trumpet-shaped flowers of the most attractive character, and succeeding in 

 any. rich soil. The roots may be preserved in and through the winter in a 

 dry cellar. Half-hardy annuals. 

 Datura, Wright's, or meteloides (Datura Wrightii). A beautiful 

 plant, producing flowers which are of extraordinary size, pure 

 white at the centre, and passing imperceptibly to a lilac blue at 

 , the border. 2 to 3 feet . . . . . . • • 



" humilisflore pleno. Double ; yellow 10 



** " chlorantha. A magnificent new variety, producing 



a profusion of deep golden-yellow flowers ; very large, 

 double, and sweet-scented ; in bloom a long time. 



2 feet . . . 25 



* fastUOSa alba. Double ; white. 2 feet 10 



" Huberiana.. This is a grand acquisition. It attains a height 

 of 5 feet, and a circumference of 15 feet ; the robust -growing 

 stalk is of a deep purple ; the flowers, the same size as Datura 

 arborea; the back, of a dark lilac ; the inner sides, of a clear 



white, with green throat ; extra fine -2$ 



" Carthageniensis. Pure white; free-flowering; with large, 



trumpet-shaped flowers. 2 feet . . . ■ 10 



DIANTHUS. Nat. Ord., Caryophyttacea. 



A magnificent genus, which embraces some of the most popular flowers 

 in cultivation. The Chinese varieties may be considered the most beautiful 

 and effective of our hardy annuals ; the double and single varieties, with 

 their rich and varied colors, in beds or masses, are remarkably attractive ; 

 while the recently-introduced species, Dianthus Heddewigii and Dianthus 

 Laciniatus,. with their large and rich-colored flowers, three to four inches 

 in diameter, close, compact habit, and profusion of bloom, are unsurpassed 

 for effectiveness in beds and mixed borders. 



Dianthus caryophyllus. (See Carnation Pink) 



