Dictamnus fraxinella 
Erigeron, Violet-Blue 
Dianthus • Hardy Dwarf Pinks cult. 6 
These hardy perennials are unsurpassed for color and fra¬ 
grance, and are splendid for borders. They bloom finely the 
first season, remaining green all winter and blooming the next 
year also, if lightly protected. The double-flowering varieties 
are quite as fine as carnations for cutting. For annual dwarf 
varieties see Annual List. 
Allwoodi, Mixed. A splendid strain, being half Carnation and 
half Pink. 75 per cent come double. Ht. 1 ft. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Allwoodi alpinus. A wonderful plant for rock-gardens and 
stone walks. The tiny plants, only 4 inches high, are covered 
with small, Dianthus-Iike flowers ranging through purple, 
white, pink, and the darker rose shades. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Barbatus. See Sweet William. 
Deltoides (Maiden Pink). Beautiful, single coral-pink flowers 
with dark eye, borne 8 inches high in June and July, above 
grey foliage. Pkt. 15 cts.; ^oz. 40 cts. 
Neglectus. A very charming rock-plant, 6 inches high, with 
cherry-red flowers from May to July on the diminutive 
tufts. Pkt. 60 cts. 
Plumarius, Single Mixed (Pheasant’s-Eye Pink). Large, 
single, fringed flowers, beautifully marked in many colors; 
delightfully fragrant. Will bloom the first season from early- 
sown seed. Ht. 1 ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; Y oz - 25 cts. 
Plumarius, Double Mixed (Double Hardy Garden Pinks). 
Double and semi-double varieties. Pkt. 15 cts.; J^oz. 35 cts. 
Plumarius semperflorens (Everblooming Hardy Pinks). Very 
beautiful, sweet-scented, double, semi-double, and single 
flowers in great diversity of color. Pkt. 15 cts.; 34 oz * 45 cts. 
Dictamnus • Gas-Plant Culture 8 
Fraxinella. Fine border plants, 3 feet high, with dark green, 
glossy, leathery, lemon-scented leaves and large spikes of 
deep pink flowers in June and July. Seed germinates very 
slowly. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Digitalis • Foxglove Culture 6 
Beautiful biennial flowers for the tall border, with towering 
spikes of conical, bell-like blossoms and large, sage-green 
foliage at the base. Although they self-sow, they are best 
treated as biennials, blooming the second season from seed 
sown during spring or summer. Ht. 3 to 7 ft. 
Gloxiniaeflora. Large, spotted, gloxinia-like flowers, produced 
on spikes 4 feet high. Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts.; Y oz - 35 cts. 
Purpurea monstrosa, Mixed. A very unusual and showy form 
in which the upper flowers are united into one very large, 
cup-shaped blossom. Pkt. 15 cts.; Y oz - 35 cts. 
Giant Shirley. A new creation of Rev. Wilkes who introduced 
the Shirley poppy. The greatest improvement over Pur¬ 
purea. It grows 7 feet tall. Color from white to dark rose 
and blotched form. Pkt. 20 cts.; Y oz • 40 cts. 
Echinops • Globe Thistle Culture 6 
Ritro. Handsome, striking plants, 3 feet high, with silvery, 
deeply cut, large, prickly leaves, and round steel-blue 
flower-heads through the summer. These can be cut, or 
dried for winter decoration. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Edelweiss • Leontopodium Culture 7 
Alpinum. A true Swiss alpine with downy white leaves and 
white, horned flowers having yellow, knotted centers in 
June and July. Ht. 5 in. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Erigeron • Fleabane Culture 6 
Large-flowered Violet-Blue. June-flowering, single, daisy 
flowers with blue ray petals around a golden yellow disc, on 
attractive, tufted plants, 2 feet high. Pkt. 15 cts. 
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