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COSMOS. One of the very finest late sum¬ 
mer and fall flowers, and an excellent cut 
flower. The bushes grow tall, 6 to 8 
feet, and are loaded with large showy 
blossoms, 5 inches in diameter, in white, 
pink or crimson. Cosmos should be in 
every garden. Sow the seed early and 
transplant, or sow later in spring where 
it is to remain. Hardy annual. 
Double Pink Beauty. Clear pink, with 
double crest. Package, 15c. 
Double White Queen. Pure white. Pack¬ 
age, 15c. 
Early Varieties. This strain is truly giant 
and very early. Flowers in 75 days from 
seed. 
Early Crimson. Package, 15c. 
Early Pink. Package, 15c. 
Giants of California. Pink and crimson. 
Package, 10c; oz., 50c. 
Elondyke. A late blooming variety with 
bright yellow blossoms. Package, 15c. 
CYPRESS VINE (Quamoclit Vulgaris). A 
tender, climbing annual, with soft fern 
like foliage and small star like flowers in 
red, pink or white. Mixture of all colors. 
Package, 10c. 
DAHLIA. Dahlias will bloom the first year 
from seed, and while they do not come 
true to variety they are very interesting 
to grow. Single mixed; double mixed, 
Cactus mixed, per package, 10c. 
Hybridized Mixed. Special hand hybrid¬ 
ized seed. Many varieties of prize win¬ 
ning dahlias have been produced in Cali¬ 
fornia from our hybridized seed. Pack¬ 
age, 35c. 
DAISY, SHASTA. A fine perennial plant, 
bearing large, white, single blossoms, with 
yellow centers; an excellent cut flower. 
Soak seed in warm water before sowing. 
Package, 10c. 
Alaska. One of Burbank’s creations. Pack¬ 
age, 15c. 
Double. Package, 25c. 
DIANTHUS, PINKS. Nothing is prettier or 
more satisfactory than old fashioned Jap¬ 
anese pinks. They should be in every 
garden. They are hardy, about 1 foot in 
height, and bear beautifully colored sin¬ 
gle and double blossoms in profusion all 
summer. Sow seed early in boxes and 
transplant, or sow in rows where the 
plants are to remain and thin. See also 
Carnation. 
Chinensis (China or India Pink). Double 
White. Package, 10c. 
Double Mixed. Package, 10c. 
Heddewigii (Japanese Pink). Finest single 
mixed. Package, 10c. 
Finest Double Mixed. Package, 10c. 
Diadematus (Double Diadem Pink). Large 
double flowers in many colors. Pack¬ 
age, 10c. 
Mourning Pink. Very dark crimson, mar¬ 
gined pure white. Package, 15c. 
Laciniatus. Single fringed pink; single 
fringed white; single fringed mixed. Per 
package, 10c. 
Imperialis (Double Imperial Pink). Very 
large. Package, 10c. 
Plumarius (Grass Pink; Pheasant Eye; 
Scotch Pink). A single hardy perennial 
pink with light colored flowers having a 
darker center; various colored. This 
makes a fine border or flowering bed. 
Constantly in bloom. Package, 10c. 
Plumarius, Double (Double Clove Pink). 
A double flowered sort, in various colors 
like the single. The foliage makes a 
pretty border; flowers delightfully close 
scented. Package, 10c. 
DIDISCUS COERULEUS (Queen Ann’s 
Blue Lace). Though not new this valu¬ 
able annual has only recently been intro¬ 
duced into California. The plants are of 
upright growth and produce numerous 
heads of sky blue flowers. It succeeds 
well in the open ground and also makes 
an excellent pot plant. Package, 10c. 
DUSTY MILLER. See Centaurea and Cin¬ 
eraria. 
DIGITALIS, FOXGLOVE. Grows usually 
about 3 y 2 feet, although in very rich soil 
it sometimes reaches 6 feet. The bell 
shaped flowers are borne on long spikes. 
Thrives best in cool, shady locations. 
Hardy perennial. 
Pink. Mottled. Package, 10c. 
Purple. Package, 10c. 
White. Package, 10c. 
Mixed. Package, 10c. 
DIMORPHOTHECA AURANTIACA HY¬ 
BRID. Hardy annual. Beautiful flowers 
in all shades from white to cream, yellow 
and salmon. Package, 10c. 
DOLICHOS (Hyacinth Bean). Tender an¬ 
nual climber and very rapid growers. Sow 
seed in open ground late in April. 
Lablab. Mixed. Package, 10c. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA (California Poppy). The 
California Poppy is an exceptionally 
bright and handsome flower. It adorns 
the fields and railway embankments. If 
your premises have a wild or uncultivated 
plot, by all means plant some Eschscholt¬ 
zia seed. It grows easily and once seeded 
will reseed itself. Sow the wild sort by 
the pound over the hill sides. Multiply 
the native flowers by the thousands. The 
leaves of the Eschscholtzia are cut fine 
and feathery. Sow in the fall out in the 
open for the plants. Do not transplant 
well. Height, 1 to 1 y* feet. Hardy an¬ 
nual. 
Califomica. The bright, orange yellow wild 
variety. Package, 10c; oz., 30c; lb., $2.75. 
Carmine King. There is nothing prettier 
than this carmine rose Eschscholtzia. 
Package, 10c; oz., 80c. 
Crimson Flowering. Package, 10c. 
Chrome Queen. Light yellow with "just a 
shade of apricot, a wonderful color; flow¬ 
ers frilled. Package, 10c. 
Crocea. Puredeep orange. Package, 10c; 
oz., 80c. 
Erecta, Mandarin. Brownish gold; erect 
plant. Package, 10c. 
Extra Golden. A fine selection of the dark 
wild California Poppy. This is the finest 
colored Eschscholtzia and its richness of 
color is unequaled. Should be in every 
garden. Package, 10c; lb., $3. 
Golden West. Very large, orange colored 
blossoms, shading to canary yellow at the 
edges. Package, 10c. 
Mandarin. Blossoms are copper colored 
outside and bright yellow inside the 
petals. Package, 10c; oz., 50c. 
Mikado. Orange crimson. Package, 10c. 
Purple Glow. Reddish purple. Package, 
10c. 
Rose Cardinal. Creamy rose. Package, 10c. 
Tango. Bronzy red overlaid terra cotta. 
Package, 10c. 
Vesuvius. Red and gold. Package, 10c. 
White. Large ivory-white. Package, 10c. 
FEVERFEW (Matricaria capensis). Called 
“Double Feverfew.” A plant growing 
1 Vi feet high and bearing profusely pure 
white, very double flowers. Package, 10c. 
See also Pyrethrum for edging varieties. 
FOUR O’CLOCK (Peru Mirabilis). Hardy 
annual. Seed should be sown in the open 
and thinned to one foot. An old fashioned 
favorite, with trumpet-shaped flowers freely 
borne. 
Mixture of colors. Package, 10c. 
Anemone Flowered Cosmos 
