PINKS OR DIANTHUS 
PINKS 
(.Diant hus.) Hardy and half-hardy bicn 
nials and perennials, hut nearly all 
blooming the first year from seed. In 
the South may he sown in open ground. In the North it is 
better to start the plants in the house. 
Double Japan, Mixed. 
fringed petals. 
Rich in hue; very double, deeply 
Hardy Garden Pinks. Perennial. Very spicy odor, suit- 
able for beds and hardy borders. Mixed Colors. 
PHDDV annual 
I Ul rl VARIETIES 
SHIRLEY. A magnificicnt variety, producing through a long season large single flowers of 
charmingly delicate colors, ranging from pure white through shades of pink and rose to brightest 
scarlet and cai mine-red. Some petals are of silky texture, others like tissue paper, some are 
Plain, some crimped and some wavy, If cut before the blooms are 
fully expanded, they will keep fresh in water for several days. Hardy 
annual, about twenty inches high, 
Double Carnation Mixed. Large showy double fringed flowers of 
various colors, hardy annual, about two feet high. 
ORIENTAL POPPY 
POPPY HARDY These do best in rows about 18 inches apart and one foot 
PERENNIAL, apart in the rows. Seed may be sown outdoors either in 
spring or fall, Plants are very hardy and once a bed is started will continue to bloom 
year after year with little attention. 
OR 1 ENTALE. Very large, gorgeous, bright scarlet blossoms. 
PORTULACA 
A popular hardy creeper, each 
strong plant covering a space 
two feet in diameter. It delights 
in a warm sun and shady soil, 
and the drought is never too long 
nor the heat too intense for this 
beautiful salamander. It makes 
brilliant bed on the lawn. The 
flowers of the double varieties 
are like small roses. Sow seed 
in the open ground early, or 
under glass. The plants can be 
transplanted when in full flower; 
and in making a ribbon bed with 
Portulaca, wait until the first 
flower opens, so as to be sure of 
the color. Annual. 
Choice Double Mixed, 
FLOWER OF SINGLE PORTULACA PLANT OF DOUBLB PORTULACA 
DVD T^TTl-TR Hardy perennial bearing 
A A Hi' w AVA large flowers of the Daisy 
or Cosmos type, very bright and attractive, ranging in color 
from white to deep red with showy yellow centers. Bloom in 
May and June and again in the fall. The leaves are feathery 
and ornamental and the flowers are born on long graceful 
stems making them very desirable for cut flowers. 
Hybridum Grandiflorum. 
RHODANTHE 
One of the most beautiful ever- 
lastings. Sometimes called Straw 
Flowers. The flowerheads are 
somewhat bell shaped, becoming when mature fully expanded and sometimes 
reflexed They are gracefully poised on slender stems. The mixture we offer 
includes rose with golden center and white with yellow disc. Blooms should 
be gathered before fully expanded and dried in the shade. The leaves are 
glaucous, clasping and are oval or elliptical in shape. 
Start under glass, or sow seed outdoors after danger of frost is over. 
Tender annual; one and one-half to two feet high. 
Choice Mixed, 
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