THEY GROW BETTER 
THEY YIELD BETTER 
DAHLIA. Half-hardy 
Perennial. An old 
familiar, yet greatly 
admired flower 
grown more ex¬ 
tensively now than 
ever before. If the 
seed of the double 
varieties is started 
before April I, and 
the single varieties 
by the middle of 
May, both will 
bloom abundantly 
the first year. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 
5 cts., Yoz. 60 cts. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 
s Cts., YOZ. 2S cts. 
(I have roots of many 
separate colors; see 
Index.) 
DIANTHUS. See Pinks, 
page 48. 
DIDISCUS cseruleus 
(Blue Lace Flower). 
Be sure to include 
this lovely flower in 
your order. It is a 
hardy annual. The 
plants grow about 
lY feet high and 
are a constant mass 
of bloom from July 
Didiscus cseruleus (Lace Flower) until November, as 
many as 50 flowers 
open at one time. The color is an exquisite pale lavender. 
Wonderful for cut-flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., Yoz. 50 cts., Yoz. 
90 cts. 
DIMORPHOTHECA aurantiaca (African Golden Daisy). 
Hardy Annual. A very beautiful and showy annual Daisy 
from South Africa. The plants grow 15 inches high. The 
flowers are zY inches in diameter and are a rich, glossy 
orange-red with a dark disc in center. They surely do 
make a magnificent sight when in full bloom, and con¬ 
tinue to bloom from early summer to late fall. Pkt. 
10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts., Y oz. 40 cts., Yoz. 75 cts. 
aurantiaca hybrida. Mixed. Colors vary from the purest 
white through the various shades of yellow and orange to 
rich salmon shades. Pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts., Yoz. 
50 cts., Yoz. 90 cts. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA (California Poppy). Hardy Annual. Very 
showy, bright-colored flowers. The plants grow a foot high 
and bloom profusely all summer. Very attractive when 
grown alone or with other flowers. 
Golden West. Bright yellow. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 30 cts. 
Scarlet Beauty. Bright scarlet flowers. They resemble a 
bed of scarlet tulips. Pkt. 10 cts., Yoz. 50 cts. 
Schell’s Best Single Mixed. All shades mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Yoz. 25 cts. 
Bush Eschscholtzia. See Hunnemannia. 
Dimorphotheca aurantiaca (African Golden Daisy) 
EUPHORBIA variegata (Snow-on-the-Mountain). Hardy 
Annual. Very attractive ornamental foliage, veined and 
margined with white. Its flowers are inconspicuous and 
it is liked for its very pretty foliage. The plants grow 2 
feet tall. Pkt. 5 cts., Yoz. 25 cts. 
FEVERFEW. See Matricaria. 
FORGET-ME-NOT ( Myosotis ). See page 46. 
FOUR-O’CLOCK (Marvel of Peru). Hardy Annual. One of 
the best blooms of all the favorite summer garden flowers. 
They grow quickly from seed, and are one gorgeous mass 
of bloom all summer. 2 feet high. Have the plants 12 to 
15 inches apart. Pkt. 5 cts., Yoz. 15 cts., oz. 25 cts. 
GLOBE AMARANTH (Gomphrena). Bachelor’s Button. 
Very pretty flowers of various colors, resembling clover 
heads. They can be dried when cut, like Everlastings, 
and can thus be used for winter bouquets. As Centaurea 
cyanus is also called Bachelor’s Button, be sure to mention 
Globe Amaranth when ordering this variety. Pkt. 5 cts., 
Yoz. 20 cts., Y oz. 40 cts. 
GYPSOPHILA. See Baby’s Breath. 
GOURDS. Hardy Annual. Vines that grow 15 to 20 feet and 
have ornamental foliage and odd-shaped fruits. 
Mock Orange (Orange-shaped). Pkt. 5 cts., y 2 oz. 20 cts. 
Dipper or Calabash. Pkt. 5 cts., Yoz. 20 cts. 
Egg-shaped. Pkt. 5 cts., Yoz. 20 cts. 
Hercules’ Club. 4 feet long. Pkt. 5 cts., Yoz. 20 cts. 
Rag or Dish-Cloth. Pkt. 5 cts., Yoz. 20 cts. 
Pear-shaped. Striped; very showy. Pkt. 5 cts., Yoz. 20 cts. 
Mixture ol Above Varieties. Pkt. 5 cts., l Aoz. 20 cts. 
Four-o’Clock (Marvel of Peru) 
HELICHRYSUM (Straw Flower; Everlasting). Hardy 
Annual. Exceedingly effective double flowers of the 
richest colors for bedding or borders. They grow about 
2 Y feet high and are used extensively, after being dried, 
in vases and baskets during the winter. When to be used 
for this purpose, cut long stems, when blooms are a third 
open, break off the foliage, tie in bunches and hang, head 
downwards, in a dry, dark place until they are dried. 
Crimson, White, Yellow, Violet, Rose, or Schell’s 
Splendid Mixture. Each, pkt. 10 cts., 1 pkt. each of 5 
colors, 40 cts., Yoz. 45 cts., oz. 80 cts. 
monstrosum, Rose Queen. The blooms are immense , of a 
very rich deep rose color that is extremely beautiful under 
artificial light. It is a wonderful addition to the Helichry- 
sum group. Pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts., Yoz. 45 cts., 
oz. 80 cts., yib. $2.75. 
HOLLYHOCKS. Hardy Perennial. Beautiful hardy garden 
flowers. A clump or line of them as a background or along 
a fence gives a fine effect. Colors are gorgeous. Double, 
Deep Rose, Newport Pink, Scarlet, Yellow, and Finest 
Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts., Yoz. 50 cts. (10 to 30 days 
to germinate.) 
HUMULUS japonicus variegatus (Japanese Hop Vine). 
Hardy Annual. A very fast-growing vine, with dense foli¬ 
age. The leaves are beautifully marbled and splashed with 
silvery white, light and dark green; very effective for 
screens, arbors, trellises, etc. It is never injured by insects 
or affected by the heat, but retains its bright, variegated 
foliage until frost. Pkt. 5 cts., Y oz. 40 cts. 
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