VARIETIES MARKED WITH * SUPPLIED IN PLAIN PACKETS ONLY 
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DAHLIA (Seeds Only) O 
(Normal germination, 10-20 days) 
A favorite for autumn flowering, blooming the first 
season from seed if started early. The flowers 
are so symmetrical and perfect and the range of 
colors so wide and varied that they will always be 
popular where display is wanted. Will produce 
many choice tubers, which should be dug after 
flowering, buried in dry sand, ashes or peat moss, 
and stored for the winter in a cool place. The 
Dahlia originally grew wild in Mexico. 
Hybrid Show Double Mixed— An exceptional 
mixture of really fine seed, saved from prize¬ 
winning plants.1 oz., 80c.; pkt., 10 
Finest Single Mixed —Will produce brilliant 
flowers running through a wide range of striking 
colors. Fine for cutting.| oz., 26c.; pkt., 10 
★Coltness Mignon Strain Mixed —Splendid for 
dwarf bedding. 2§-3 feet.. . . | oz., 60c. ; pkt., 10 
DAISY, DOUBLE (Beilis monsfrosa) O 
(Normal germination, 8-10 days) 
The English Daisy is a dainty perennial Springtime 
plant. Fine for edging or border. Quite hardy in 
most situations, easy culture, requires shade. 
Flowers from April to June. Start seed in hot¬ 
bed. Should be planted in beds 5 inches apart to 
make best effect. Grows 8 inches tall. Native 
habitat Great Britain. 
Improved Giant Double Pink f oz., 60c.; pkt., 10 
Improved Giant Double Red f oz., 60c.; pkt., 10 
Improved Giant Double Snowball. 
| oz., 60c.; pkt., 10 
Improved Giant Double Choice Mixed. 
i oz., 60c.; pkt., 10 
Daisy, Shasta —See Chrysanthemum. 
Daisy, Painted —See Chrysanthemum. 
DIANTHUS (Pinks) O □ 
(Normal germination, 5-15 days) 
These old favorites are still as popular as ever. 
Rich soil will make bright flowers. Most of the 
varieties are fragrant. In the open garden most 
bloom the first Autumn. Need slight protection 
in cold weather. Believed to be a native of the 
Old World. 
Perpetual Flowering Carnations □ 
Giant Marguerite, Red .| oz., 60c.; pkt., 10 
Giant Marguerite, White. .. .£ oz., 60c.; pkt., 10 
Giant Marguerite, Mixed Extra Large —A very 
vigorous class, suitable for garden and splendid 
for cutting. Sown as annuals in February on a 
gentle heat and transplanted to open ground as 
soon as possible after frost, will produce a pro¬ 
fusion of flowers in five months after sowing, 
50 to 75% of the plants being double and sweetly 
scented. Although usually treated as annuals, if 
given protection over winter, will bloom following 
spring. 20 inches.} oz., 30c.; pkt., 10 
Border or Open-Garden Types O 
The flowers are generally borne on long stems; seed 
can be sown under glass or in the open ground, 
and will flower the next summer. 
★ Grenadin Mixed —Early double. 18 inches. 
| oz., 46c.; pkt., 10 
Vienna —Early double dwarf. Mixed colors. 18 
inches. \ oz., 76c.; pkt., 10 
Plumarius Semperflorens or Clove Pink— The 
everblooming hardy garden pink of our grand¬ 
mothers’ garden. Mostly pinkish with dark red 
eye, though a percentage of white and lavender 
flowers will appear. Best for borders. 12-14 
inches.Oz., 26c.; pkt, 10 
Dianthus—Plumarius Semperflorens 
Chinese and Japanese Pinks □ 
The Pinks or Picotees are free-flowering biennial 
plants, but best treated as annuals, that bloom the 
first summer, and if freely cut will produce larger 
flowers the second year. Unrivaled for showy 
colors, flowers produced in abundance over four 
months’ time. 
Chinensis (China or Indian Pink)—Flowers borne 
in Sweet William-like clusters in various colors, 
showy and double. Height, 1 foot. 
£ oz., 30c.; pkt., 10 
Heddewigi Double (Japan Pink)—Very showy and 
fragrant. Flowers 2 to 2^ inches, resembling a 
carnation, many beautifully striped and mottled. 
10 inches.$ oz., 36c.; pkt., 10 
Heddewigi Single (Japan Pink). 
i oz., 26c.; pkt., 10 
Laciniatus, Single, Mixed —Flowers all colors 
exquisitely fringed. Height, 18 inches. 
i oz., 60c.; pkt., 10 
Swbbt Wivblsfibld —See Sweet William. 
Dianthus Barbatus —See Sweet William. 
