EATON, OHIO 
MUNCIE, IND. ERNST NURSERIES 
DIANTHUS, Old Fashioned Pinks. 
Annie Laurie—Large flowers of orchid colors 
with wine-red ring in center. Free flowering. 
Abbotsford—Deep crimson with white markings. 
Heddewigl (Japanese Pinks)—A brilliant array 
of colors from pure white to crimson shades. 
Fine for bedding or cutting purposes. 
Barbatus (Sweet William)—The finest selection 
of colors ranging from white through to crim¬ 
son shades with double and single flowers. 
DIANTHUS SPECIES. 
*Alpina Allwoodi—-Loveliest of all rockery pinks. 
Glossy leaves with large flowers of rose and 
pink shades on 4 to 5 in. stems during July 
and Aug. 
New Varieties Introduced This Spring. 
Crimson Bedder 
G. Cranfield 
Laura Wilmer 
M. Martin 
Nigrescens 
DICENTRA, Bleeding Heart, 25c, $2.50 per doz. 
*Eximia (Plumy Bleeding Heart)—Dwarf grow¬ 
ing with finely" cut foliage and showy racemes 
of pretty pink flowers throughout the season. 
Full sun or partial shade. Perfectly hardy. A 
very fine rockery and border plant. 
Spectabilis—-The old fashioned favorite. Long 
racemes of graceful heart shaped pink flowers. 
Prefers shade and very effective as border plant. 
DICTAMUS, Gas Plant, 35c, $3.50 doz. 
Fraxinella Alba—Ashlike leaves which emit a 
charming fragrant odor, and quaintly formed 
flowers are borne in upright racemes. The in¬ 
florescence is covered with glands secreting a 
resinous, volatile matter, which may be ignited 
in the evening of hot days without damage to the 
plants. 
DELPHINIUM, Larkspur. 
Hybrid English—These are the finest, newest, 
and best. Range in color from palest shades of 
blue to deepest indigo blue and royal purple 
with many pastel shades of mauve, pink and 
lavender. The blooms are single and double of 
huge size. The most beautiful of our hardy per¬ 
ennials. The spikes of bloom range from 12 to 
30 in. in length. A valuable addition, to any 
ones garden. Out faded blooms so will bloom 
again same summer. 
Belladonna—This type is not so tall as the hy¬ 
brids with a more graceful and arching growth. 
Especially fine for cutting and bouquets. It is 
a fine early blue bloom with many spikes to a 
plant. Light sky blue color. 
Bellamosa—Practically same as above, but has 
dark blue bloom. 
Chinese—This type is entirely different than hy¬ 
brids or Belladonna types. Rarely grows over 3 
ft. in height,_ has fern-like foliage, the flowers 
grow in panicles and are an intense gentian 
blue. A lovely and graceful plant which blooms 
3 or 4 weeks later than the other types. 
DIGITALIS, Foxglove. 
Giant Shirley Hybrid—Flower heads 3 ft. long, 
covered with big, bell shaped blossoms. Colors 
range from white, pink and deep rose. 
EUPATORIUM, Hardy Ageratum. 
Coelestinum—Hardy plant with light purple flow¬ 
ers similar to Ageratum. Blooms August till frost. 
12 to 24 in. high. 
PUNKIA, Plaintain Lily or Japanese Day Lily. 
Subcordata grandiflora—Large pure white, lily 
shape, fragrant flowers. Aug. and Sept. 
Variegata—Variegated foliage, blue flowers, fine 
for edging. 
GALEGA, Goat’s Rue. 
Officinalis nana rosea flora plena—Pinnate fo¬ 
liage and double pink flowers borne in racemes 
throughout summer. A nice compact plant for 
sunny borders. 
GAILLARDIA, Blanket Flower. 
Improved Strain—This is one of the finest of 
our perennials. They respond to simple culture 
and give a profusion of orange, red and yellow 
bloom from June to November. 
GEUM, Avens. 
Coccineum, (Mrs. Bradshaw)—Large, double 
flowers of fiery orange-red, blooming nearly all 
summer. 
Lady Stratheden—Rich golden yellow blossom. 
GLOBULARIA, Globe Daisy, 25c, $2.50 doz. 
*Trichosantha—A dwarf, tufted little plant with 
beautiful lavender flower heads. Does well in 
front of well drained border or is a picture of 
beauty in the rockery. 
GRASSES, HARDY ORNAMENTAL, 25c, 
$2.50 doz. 
Culture: Will thrive in any well drained good 
loam soil. Tall varieties should be spaced 3 ft. 
apart; dwarf varieties, 18 in. apart. Should be pro¬ 
tected in fall by loose straw covering around base 
of plant. Water well in dry summer. 
Erianthus Ravennae (Plume Grass)—10 to 12 
ft. high, frequently throwing up 20 to 40 spikes, 
topped with silvery plumes. 
Eulalia japonica—Long, narrow, graceful, green 
foliage, and when in flower the attractive sil¬ 
very grey plumes are 6 to 7 ft. high. 
Eulalia japonica variegata—Very ornamental; 
long, narrow leaves, stripped green and white 
and often pink or yellow. 
Eulalia japonica zebrina (Zebra Grass)—The 
long blades of this variety are marked with 
broad, yellow bands across the leaf. 6 to 10 ft. 
high with silvery plumes. A lawn specimen. 
Festuca Glauca (Blue Fescue Grass)—12 to 15 
in., grows in dense tufts of very narrow, bluish 
leaves. Fine for edgings or contrast plants. 20c 
ea,, $1.75 per 10. 
GYPSOPHILA, Baby’s Breath. 
Bristol Fairy—A very beautiful new introduc¬ 
tion. Large panicles of double, white flowers. 
The individual blossom is large and of the pur¬ 
est white. Flowers continuously through the sum¬ 
mer. 35c, $3.25 doz. 
Paniculata flore-pleno—A very graceful cut 
flower which when arranged with other flowers 
makes a very artistic bouquet; masses of small 
double minute blooms. 
*Repens—A beautiful trailing plant for rock 
garden with clouds of small pink and white 
bloom in July and August. 
HELIANTHUS, Perennial Sunflower. 
Maximilliani—Golden yellow flowers in graceful 
sprays 6 ft. long in Oct. Fine for cutting. Good 
border or naturalizing plant. 
HERNARIA. Rupture Wort. 
**Glabra—Prostrate creeper; excellent for plant¬ 
ing in rockeries, steps or on graves where soil 
is too dry to grow grass. Foliage moss-like, green 
shading to bronze in winter. 
HESPERIS, Sweet Rock or Dames Violet. 
Matronalis—Fragrant purple flowers in showy 
spikes 2 to 3 ft. June and July. Best used for 
wild garden or shrubbery border. 
HIBISCUS, Mallow. 
New Giant Hibiscus—Immense hollyhock-like 
blooms of red-pink and white. Blooms pro¬ 
fusely in summer. 25c, $2.50 doz. 
Semi-double—Semi-double with fringed edges. 
Single—Mixed colors. 
HOLLYHOCKS. 
Double—6 to 8 ft. tall. Best used in rear of 
border. Most effective in masses. Space 8 in. 
apart. Colors range rose, maroon, pink, red, 
white, yellow and orange. 
Semi-double—Semi-double with fringed edges. 
Single—Mixed colors. 
IBERIS, Candytuft. 
*Sempervirens—Completely covered with a mass 
of white blooms in spring. Rich dark foliage. An 
exceedingly fine rock garden plant. 
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