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Carnations 
884 HARDY BORDER DOUBLE MIXED. A good hardy strain 
for outdoor culture, flowering the second season and produc¬ 
ing a mass of flowers in a great variety of colors. 2 feet. Fkt., 
15c; y B oz., 50c. 
Centaurea 
885 MONTANA (Perennial Cornflower). Hardy perennial varie¬ 
ty, grows 2 feet high, bearing large violet-blue flowers from 
July to September. Fkt., 10c; y a oz., 25c. 
Cerastium - Snow-in-Summer 
These blanketing hardy perennial plants are suitable for 
growing over stones and rough banks, also used on rough places 
in the rock garden or for edging of borders. 
® 886 TOMENTOSUM. Narrow, silvery foliage with white flow¬ 
ers, suitable for planting in dry sunny places. 3 to 6 inches. 
June. Fkt., 10c; y 8 oz., 35c; V4 oz., 55c. 
Cheiranthus 
Very pretty dwarf hardy biennial plants, usually handled as 
annuals, flowering freely throughout the summer from seed 
sown in spring; for early spring flowering, sow in late summer. 
Splendid for rockery. 
@887 ALLIONI (Siberian Wallflower). About 12 inches high 
with heads of brilliant orange flowers. Fkt., 10c; Vi oz., 25c. 
Chrysanthemum - New Types 
@888 MAWI. An ideal plant for the border or rockery. Height 
about 1 foot. Flowers 2 inches across and of a rich pink col¬ 
or. Silvery foliage and perfectly hardy. Fkt., 25c. 
889 CASCADE. A new race of Perennial Japanese Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, bearing large clusters of small single flowers in shades 
of Scarlet, bronze, orange, yellow and white. Beautiful when 
grown in masses affording a splendid colorful garden effect 
long to be remembered. March and April sown seed in the 
open ground will bloom in September and October. An ad¬ 
mirable greenhouse or potted plant, falling as it does in cas¬ 
cades of beautiful flowers. Fkt., 15c. 
Chrysanthemum - Shasta Daisy 
890 NEW GIANT DOUBLE WHITE. (Diener Strain). This 
strain includes an assortment of various types of double 
flowers ranging from the most fully double fringed petaled 
sorts through semi-doubles to a type which, though single, 
forms unusual and beautifully shaped flowers with laciniated, 
curled and quilled petals. The flowers are all large and car¬ 
ried on long wiry stems. Fkt., 40c. 
891 THE FRINCE. A Shasta Daisy producing very large pure 
white flowers, 5 inches in diameter, borne on long stiff stalks, 
18 inches and more in length, of which the vigorous plant 
throws up a large number. Blooming takes place in about 
mid-season and it is no doubt the best variety for cutting yet 
produced. Fkt., 15c; y B oz., 35c. 
892 ALASKA. A splendid hardy perennial variety with flowers 
rarely less than 5 inches across, of the purest glistening 
white, with broad overlapping petals, and borne on long 
strong stems; a beautiful cut flower, remaining in good con¬ 
dition a week or more. Fkt., 10c; y B oz., 25c. 
Coreopsis - Tickseed 
Will flower the first year if sown very early. 
893 MAYFIELD GIANTS. Deep golden yellow. This variety 
will produce a tall and vigorous plant, having long and firm 
stems and large individual blossoms. Excellent for cutting. 
Blooms freely all summer. Fkt., 15c; y B oz., 25c. 
894 LANCEOLATA GRANDIFLORA. Bright yellow Cosmos¬ 
shaped flowers. Pkt., 10c; V4 oz., 25c. 
895 DOUBLE YELLOW. This new double form is just as easy 
to grow as the single varieties offered above and the extra 
petalage adds a further charm to the flowers. Fkt., 10c; y B 
oz., 35c. 
DELPHINIUM. See next page. 
Dianthus Species 
These well-known mountain plants are for the sunny border 
or sunny, exposed places in the rock garden or rock wall. They 
flower generally after the spring flowers are over and some are 
very fragrant. Wlhile having all the outward characteristics of 
high alpine plants, the varieties we list are as friendly and 
easily grown as Arabis or Alyssum. Hardy perennials. 
CULTURE. Easily raised from seed, germinating quickly. 
Plant in ordinary good soil, which contains some lime and 
which should be well drained. 
@916 CAESIUS. (Cheddar Fink). Pleasing to the eye at all 
seasons with its tufts of grey, narrow leaves and rose-pink, 
fringed, spice-scented blossoms. Good for a south wall, or any 
dry, hot place on the rock garden. Will vary from 6 to 10 
inches high. Late May to early July. Pkt., 10c; V4 35c; V4 
oz., 50c. - - 
Chrysanthemum Mawi. 
DIANTHUS SPECIES—Continued 
@917 DELTOIDES (Maiden Pink). A trim 
sturdy dwarf plant. Deep pink, crimson- 
centred flowers borne in abundance. Fol¬ 
iage forms a dense carpet. Easily grown 
on the rockery. Requires sunny position. 
6 to 9 inches high. May and June. Fkt., 
15c; y B oz., 50c. 
@918 DELTOIDES, MAJOR STERN’S VA¬ 
RIETY. Flowers bright crimson, with 
dark foliage, free-flowering. Fkt., 20c; 
1 /16 oz., 50c. 
@919 KNAFPI. A unique species, producing 
on slender stems clusters of small yellow 
blossoms. Place it high in the rock garden, 
as it loves a dry, sunny place. Pkt., 25c. 
ANNUAL FINKS. See page 40. 
Dianthus - Hardy Garden Pinks 
Every garden should include some of the 
pinks because they are so easily grown and 
make such a wonderful display with their 
bright colored flowers. The plants are cov¬ 
ered with sweet-scented flowers all during 
the summer. Grows about 1 foot high. 
@912 ALLWOODI. Mixed. A splendid strain, 
being half carnation and half pink. 75 per 
cent come double. Fkt., 35c. 
BARBATUS. See Sweet William, page 61. 
913 HIGHLAND QUEEN. The most bril¬ 
liant perennial Dianthus in cultivation, 
bearing in profusion flowers of a lustrous 
scarlet-vermilion color, which captivates 
the beholder at first sight. It is extremely 
hardy, of vigorous growth, and ideal for 
bedding, borders and the rock garden, 
continuing in bloom, as it does, from end 
of May until frost. Fkt., 25c. 
914 HIGHLAND HYBRIDS. Tall strong¬ 
stemmed Pinks in a mixture of colors, 
beautifully marked and zoned, of the same 
habits as Highland Queen. Fkt., 25c. 
@915 PLUMARIUS (Pheasant’s Eye Pink). 
A semi-double hardy variety, clove-scent¬ 
ed. Flowers blus,h white, shaded with 
crimson and maroon. Fkt., 10c; V4 oz., 25c. 
FLOWER SEED COLLECTIONS 
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