The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
DIANTHUS. 
DIANTHUS HEDDEWIGt— SNOWDRIFT. 
DIGITALIS— FOX-GLOVE. 
Those constitute one of the most brilliant and splendid groups 
of hardy biennials in cultivation. The large, beautifully coloured 
flowers vary from pure white to the darkest crimson, some of the 
double flowers being almost equal to carnations in size. All the 
varieties are easily raised from seed and sown in March under glass 
and transplanted, they will bloom freely the first season and make 
charming beds during the Summer and Autumn. The Heddewigi 
section produces the largest flowers and are perhaps the most beauti- 
ful, but all are deserving of extensive cultivation. The plants vary 
in height from 8 inches to 1 foot. 
DIANTHUS HEDDEWIGI, Double-flowered. 
Very useful for cut flowers. perpkt. — s. d. 
554 FIREBALL. Dark crimson, splendid . . ..06 
555 SNOWDRIFT. Pure white, beautifully fringed flowers, 
charming . . . . . . • - ..06 
556 FRINGED, DOUBLE. Splendid mixed. The petal* of 
these are elegantly laciniated. Excellent for cutting 0 6 
557 DANIELS’ CHOICEST MIXED, DOUBLE. A charming 
variety of beautiful colours .. .. 6d. and 1 0 
DIANTHUS HEDDEWIGI, Single-flowered. 
558 PURE WHITE. Large flowers, very freely produced . . 0 6 
559 SALMON QUEEN. Brilliant salmon pink, one of ths 
most beautiful, makes a splendid bed . . ..06 
560 DARK CRIMSON. Very rich colour . . ..06 
561 CHOICEST ivrrxm SINGLE. Very showy and beautiful 
varieties .. .. •• •• ..06 
562 CHINENSIS (Indian Pink). Finest double mixed. Very 
choice . . . • . * * * 3d. and 0 6 
563 „ ALBA FL. PL. White, double . . ~ 0 6 
DELPHINIUM. 
A vory beautiful and showy class of 
hardy perennials, of fine effect for shrub- 
bery borders, and first class for planting 
in any odd comer of the garden. The 
largo-spotted varieties, of which we give 
illustration, are exceedingly handsome. 
They grow about 6 to 6 feet in height, 
with long spikes of beautiful Gloxinia-like 
flowers that continue for a long period 
when the plants are partially shaded by 
trees, &c. The seeds should be sown 
somewhat thinly, out of doors in May or 
June, and when the young plants have 
made 4 or 5 leaves they should be planted 
out about 3 inches apart on nursery 
beds to strengthen. Planting out where 
intended to bloom, should be done in 
Autumn or early Spring. Planted about 
1 foot apart, in clumps of six or eight or 
more, they form strikingly handsome 
groups when in bloom. 
per pkt. — s. d. 
550 DANIELS’ SUPERB SPOTTED. 
Magnificent varieties with 
large, gloxinia- Kke spotted 
flowers . . . . ..06 
551 MONSTROSA. Splendid mixed. 
Beautiful shades of rose 
and white ..04 
552 LARGE WHITE. Very fine 0 3 
DIASCIA BARBERyE. 
553 A beautiful little half-hardy 
annual growing about 9 
inches high and bearing 
a profusion of pretty terra- 
cotta red flowers. Excel- 
lent for pots in the green- 
house or for borders . . 10 
From Mr. H. CLARKE, Luton. 
February 15th. 
“I obtained fourteen Prizes last year, 
FOX GLOVE — LARGE SPOTTED. thanks to your excellent Seeds.” 
These beautiful hardy border Perennials, when grown in clumps on the 
herbaceous border are strikingly effective when in bloom. Their handsome 
spikes of flowers ranging in colour from white through all the richest 
shades of blue and purple, furnish some rare colours not found in any 
other class of plant. The new dwarf hybrids and the formosum varieties 
are very fine, whilst the scarlet Nudicaule and the pale yellow Sulphureum, 
provide some novel colours amongst theso charming flower*. 
per pkt. — s d. 
564 CARDIN ALE. Bright 
scarlet. 18 inches . . 0 6 
505 FORMOSUM. Rich dark 
blue. Very fine. Height 
4 to 6 feet . . ..04 
500 FORMOSUM CCELESTI- 
NUM. Beautiful sky blue 0 0 
667 NUDICAULE. Bright 
scarlet flower. Height 
1 foot. Very pretty 0 0 
568 SULPHUREUM. Long 
spikes of beautiful clear 
yellow flowers. Height 
3 feet . . ..10 
569 NEW DWARF HYBRIDS 
A splendid new class, 
growing only about 3 
feet high, and produc- 
ing a beautiful variety 
of haudsomo spikes of 
bloom . . ..10 
570 CHOICEST MIXED 
SINGLE, In beautiful 
variety. From our fine 
collection of named 
flowers . . 3d. and 0 6 
571 DOUBLE-FLOWERED 
CHOICEST MIXED. 
Fine new varieties 6d. & 1 0 
DELPHINIUM— SINGLE-FLOWERED. 
DODECATHEON MEADIA. 
American Cowslip. 
per pkt. — «. 
572 Beautiful hardy perennial, about 9 inche* high, with 
elegant cyclamen-like flowers of a bright purplish rose 
oolour ... „ . . . . . . — 1 
d. 
