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NEW OR NOTEWORTHY PLANTS 
C. Davidiana. Two feet; tubular flowers 
of clear blue in whorls, fragrant, early sum¬ 
mer. 
C. eriophora. * One foot; silky laciniate 
foliage; deep purple nodding bells in May 
or June; partial shade and leaf-mold soil. 
C. Fremontii. * One foot; flower bells of 
lavender or lilac, leaves oval, very distinct, 
easy culture; not too large for the rock gar¬ 
den. 
C. integrifolia. Low bush, very large blue 
flowers for a long season, the petals two 
inches in length. 
C. ligusticifolia. * Western Virgin’s-Bow- 
er. Vine of vigorous growth (woody) the 
showy white flower sprays in August fol¬ 
lowed by fluffy seed heads. 
C. recta grandiflora. Two feet; much like 
C. recta, but with two-inch white flowers in 
large terminal sprays; very beautiful and 
easily grown. 
C. Scottii. *$ One foot; glaucus pinnate 
foliage, the nodding blossoms are urn¬ 
shaped, light blue to Dluish violet, large and 
of distinct form; for well-drained sunny po¬ 
sition. 
C. Simsii. * Vine from western Texas, 
hardy and a vigorous climber to ten feet. 
The herbaceous stems come from the ground 
each season, bearing deep purple bells all 
summer. 
C. Texensis. (Syn. C. coccinea.) * Scarlet 
Clematis. An herbaceous climber to 10 feet 
or more, grows rapidly and blooms con¬ 
stantly from June until frost, the brilliant 
scarlet bells being mingled with the golden 
seed plumes; hardy and of prime value. 
C. Viticella. Climbing to 12 feet. Flowers 
blue-purple, two inches across, 2-3 together, 
June to Aug. One parent of the hybrid, 
Jackmani. 
Convallaria majalis, Parsons Giant. Lily- 
of-the-Valley. A superb garden type, excep¬ 
tionally strong growth, large bells on tall 
stems, followed by red berries. Originally 
from Sweden, very hardy and a prolific 
bloomer. Flowering clumps, 50c; 3, $1.25; 
dozen, $4.00. 
Coreopsis tripteris. A very tall (to 6 feet) 
perennial coreopsis from Illinois, with slen¬ 
der erect stems and sprays of showy yellow- 
rayed flowers. 50 cents. 
DELPHINIUM. Ranunculacae. Two spe¬ 
cies offered belong to the foothills, and a 
rather dry, sunny rock-garden position is 
suggested. 
D. elongatum. * A tall perennial mountain 
plant requiring more moisture than the oth¬ 
ers, with very long spikes of blue-gray flow¬ 
ers. Easily grown and distinct. Thrifty 1- 
year transplants, 30c; dozen, $2.50. 
D. Geyeri. *$ Two feet; grayish foliage 
and long spikes of intensely blue flowers in 
June. 30c; dozen, $2.50. 
DIANTHUS deltoides. $ Floriferous, bril¬ 
liant pink, easily grown. Clumps, 50c each. 
Note. Dianthus deltotides can be furnished 
in the following varieties at 30c; 3 of one 
variety, 75 cents. Var. albus, Brilliant, 
Splendens and Wisley Var. 
DICENTRA Oregana. Syn. D. glauca. t A 
far-westerner, distinct and worthwhile. Fol¬ 
iage glaucus, flowers straw-yellow with a 
violet tip. 75c each. 
DICTAMNUS. Rutaceae. Loamy soil. 
Very permanent perennials, valued both for 
foliage and flowers. Either color, 40c; 3, 
$1.00; dozen, one color or assorted, $3.00; 
100, $17.50. 
D. albus. White Fraxinella. 18 inches; 
excellent clumps with many spikes of white 
orchid-like blossoms; early summer. 
D. rubra. Same, except that the color is 
deep rosy purple. 
DIGITALIS ambigua. Yellow Foxglove. 
Perennial and hardy, flowers large, yellow. 
40c each; 3, $1.00. 
Doclecatheon multiflorum 
DODECATHEON. Primulaceae. Shooting 
Star. Light moist loam with humus. Plant 
one to two inches deep in clumps of three 
to a dozen; best with light shade. Fall 
planting recommended. 
D. Meadia. An improved strain, propa¬ 
gated from large-flowering types; often 
more than two feet tall, the umbel bearing 
15 to 20 or more cyclamen-like blossoms of 
