HARDY HERBACEOUS AND ROCK-PLANTS 
CYPRIPEDIUM acaule. Lady’s Slipper; 3 10 100 
©Moccasin Flower. This plant sends up a 
stem about 1 foot high on which is borne 
one large, showy, rosy purple flower of 
curious shape. The plant should have well- 
drained soil with some leaf-mold and shade.$1 50 $3 75 $30 00 
C. parviflorum. Small Yellow Lady’s Slipper. 
©One of the best of the Hardy Orchids, grow¬ 
ing about 1 foot high with a leafy stem, 
bearing one or two very showy yellow flow¬ 
ers. Plant in the shade in soil enriched 
with leaf-mold. 1 50 3 75 30 00 
C. parviflorum pubescens. Large Yellow 
© Lady’s Slipper. Similar to the preceding, 
but with larger flowers. Plant in the shade 
in well-drained soil enriched with leaf-mold. 1 50 3 75 30 00 
C. parviflorum spectabile. Showy Lady’s 
©Slipper. The finest and most showy of all 
Native Orchids. It grows about 2 feet high, 
with several large, roundish leaves along the 
stalk, which bears one or two large, rose- 
purple or nearly white flowers. Does well in 
a moist, partly shaded bed of leaf-mold ... 1 50 3 75 30 00 
DAPHNE Cneorum. Garland Flower. Unusually attractive, 
©dwarf, bushy evergreen plant, the branches spreading from the 
crown, forming a solid mass and bearing bright pink flowers at 
tip of every branch during May and August. Illustrated in color 
on page 50. * Each 10 
7 to 9-inch spread.$0 75 $6 50 
9 to 12-inch spread . 1 25 11 00 
12 to 15-inch spread . 1 50 13 50 
15 to 18-inch spread. 2 00 18 00 
Delphinium • Larkspur 
Mixed Hybrids. The most satisfactory plants for borders on 
account of their stately habit and handsome spikes of flowers 
ranging in color from light to dark blue and purple. Fine for 
cutting. 85 cts. for 3, $2 for 10, $18 per 100. 
Wrexham Strain or Hollyhock Delphiniums 
We offer Delphinium plants grown from the seed of the finest 
named varieties. For mass planting, this collection is unequaled 
in assorted shades from pale blue to rich dark purple. Mixed 
colors only. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $20 per 100. 
Delphinium, Belladonna. A fine light blue 
form of Formosum. 
D., Bellamosum. This is a dark blue form of 
the popular Belladonna. 
D. grandiflorum chinense (Chinense). Gen¬ 
tian-blue .;. 
D. grandiflorum chinense alba. Pure white. 
Delphinium Hybrids, Blackmore & Lang- 
don’s Prize English Strain. These choice 
hybrids range from the palest to the deep¬ 
est blues. The flowers are single and double 1 
DICENTRA eximia. Reddish purple. 1 ft. 
April-Sept. 1 
D. formosa. Wild Bleeding-Heart. A grace- 
©ful and very useful plant for shade or sun. 
It has fine, fern-like foliage and produces 
slender racemes of small pink flowers al¬ 
most all season. 1 ft. May-Aug. 75 
D. spectabilis. Bleeding-Heart. Heart- 
© shaped, rosy red flowers in long, drooping 
racemes. An old garden favorite useful for 
many purposes, but especially fine in the 
rockery. 13^ ft. April-June. 1 
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Dianthus • Hardy Pink 
10 100 
I 75 $15 00 
85 2 00 18 00 
Interesting and useful, blooming in early spring. Many of the 
varieties we offer are improved forms of these old-time favorites. 
Fine for cut-flowers. Most of them grow 10 to 12 inches high. 
Dianthus alpinus. Beautiful alpine Pinks with 3 
©deep rose flowers. Forms dense cushions of 
shining green. 3 to 4 in. June, July.$0 75 
D. alpinus Allwoodi. A perpetual-flowering 
©hardy Pink in mixed colors for growing in 
rockeries, crevices in stone walls, and alpine 
gardens. It loves sunny locations and rich 
soil with burnt refuse and lime. 4 to 6 in.. 
D. arenarius. Flowers white or light pink, 
©fragrant, forming dense carpets. For rock¬ 
ery and dry places. 5 to 8 in. July—Sept.. 85 2 00 18 00 
D. barbatus. Sweet William. In separate 
colors: Red, White, and Rose. 2 ft. 75 1 75 15 00 
D. caesius. Cheddar Pink. Delicate rose- 
© colored flowers; fragrant. Close tufts of 
glaucous foliage. Does well on sunny rocks 
and sandy places. 3 to 6 in. May—July.. . 1 00 2 50 20 00 
D. deltoides. Maiden Pink. Dwarf. Sprays 
©of pink flowers. Fine for rockery. 8 in.... 75 1 75 15 00 
D. deltoides albus. A white form of the 
®above... 75 1 75 15 00 
Wrexham or Hollyhock Delphinium 
Hybrid Hardy Pinks 
Abbotsford. Deep crimson, marked with 3 10 100 
©white. One of the best.$1 20 $3 00 $25 00 
Beatrix. Fragrant; light salmon-pink. 10 to 
12 in. May-Nov. 1 00 2 50 20 00 
©Carmen. Light pink; fragrant. Very dwarf. 1 20 3 00 25 00 
Furst Bismarck. Wonderful old hybrid 
Dianthus which throws a profusion of 
double, bright crimson-pink flowers from 
May to November. 10 to 12 in. 1 00 2 50 20 00 
Her Majesty. One of the best white Garden 
©Pinks. 1 00 2 50 20 00 
Highland Queen. Scarlet-vermilion. Vigor¬ 
ous grower. Floriferous. May-Nov. 1 00 2 50 20 00 
Lord Lyon. Double; rosy pink, petals striped 
©red... .. 1 20 3 00 25 00 
Mother’s. A very beautiful pure white, 
double Carnation. Early flowering. 8 to 
10 in. May, June. 1 20 3 00 25 00 
DICTAMNUS Fraxinella (albus). Gas-Plant. 
This is also called Burning-Bush, as in dry 
weather the white flowers sometimes emit 
a vapor which is inflammable and intensely 
aromatic. If a lighted match is held for an 
instant at the base of the flower-spike on a 
still, close evening, the flame will crackle 
up the entire length of the stem. These 
plants are very permanent and love to be 
left alone when once established. Both va¬ 
rieties are showy and most attractive. 2 to 
3 ft. June-Aug. 1 00 2 50 20 00 
D. Fraxinella rubra. Rosy purple, with 
deeper colored veins. 3 to 4 ft. June—Aug. 1 00 2 50 20 00 
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