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HERBACEOUS GARDEN 
Mrs Lawson. Cerise. 
May Day. Bright pink. 
White Lawson. A white Enchantress. 
DIANTHUS, “Pinks.” (N.O. Caryophyllacea:.) 
Low-growing edging plants with grey-green foliage, which does 
not die down in winter. Should be planted in sandy soil in a sunny 
situation. Propagation by cuttings struck in a cold frame. 
D. barbatus (Sweet-William). 
D. albino. Large white. 
D. Early Rose. Bright pink, very early. 
D. Her Majesty. Large white flowers. 
D. Mrs Sinkins. Large white, free flowering. 
D. Paddington. Pink, crimson centre. 
D. The King. White ground, heavily marked crimson. 
DICENTRA (Dielytra), “Lyre Flower.” (N.O. Papaveracese. ) 
Old-fashioned border plant, glaucous, fern-like foliage, 3 feet 
high. Any soil, but liking a shady, sheltered situation. A good 
front-row plant. Propagated by division in autumn. 
D. eximia. Rosy purple, 12 inches high. 
D. spectabilis. Pink, 2 to 3 feet high. 
DICTAMNUS, “Burning Bush.” (N.O. Rutacese.) 
An old-fashioned border plant of handsome foliage with a curious 
resinous scent. The flowers give out a luminous vapour said to be 
inflammable. Succeeds best in a light soil, and grows 2 feet high. 
Propagated by seed sown when ripe or by its fleshy roots cut into 
pieces in the spring. Requires a sunny border. 
D. caucasicus. Colour varying from mauve to deep purple, a 
large and handsome plant, 4 feet high. 
D.fraxinella. Rose-coloured flowers on strong spikes, grow- 
ing 2 feet high, and with a white variety. 
DIGITALIS, “Foxglove.” (N.O. S crophulariaceae. ) 
(See Biennials, p. 131.) 
DORONICUM, “ Leopard’s Bane.” (N.O. Compositae.) 
Showy early spring-flowering border plant, growing in any soil 
and situation, propagated by division in autumn. Increasing very 
rapidly. 
