CHELTENHAM PERENNIALS 
Cypripedium pubescens (parviflorum), 
yellow, 15 in.; Lady Slipper', May; 
65c for 3; $'2.50 per doz. 
Easiest of the native orchids to 
grow; brown, twisted petals accent 
the yellow pouch; woods. 
Daisy—see Anthemis, Aster, Calimeris, 
Chrysanthemum, Doronicum, and 
Pyrethrum. 
Daphne, Cneorum, pink, 1 ft.; Garland 
Flower ; May; 75c each. 
A trailing, evergreen shrub; the 
exquisite, deliciously fragrant flowers 
appear again in the Fall; by no 
means easy. 
Day Lily—see Hemerocallis. 
Delphinium Belladonna, light blue, 4 
ft.; June; 65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Loose, open spikes of pale blue flow¬ 
ers; not quite so subject to disease 
as the hybrids. 
— Bellamosum, dark blue, 4 ft.; June; 
65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Like Belladonna except for color. 
— chinense (grandiflorum), blue, 3 ft.; 
Chinese Delphinium ; June-Aug.; 65c 
for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Foliage like annual Larkspur. 
Dianthus . barbatus, 15 in.; Sweet 
William; June; 55c for 3; $2.00 per 
doz. 
Short-lived, best treated as biennials. 
Auricula flowers, mixed colors in cal¬ 
ico effect. 
Crimson 
Newport Pink, brilliant salmon pink. 
Sutton’s Fairy, delicate shades of 
light pink. 
Mixed. 
— Beatrix, pink, 1 ft.; May-June; 95c 
for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
Beautiful flowers like miniature car¬ 
nations; dislikes our hot summers. 
— caesius, pink, 10 in., Cheddar Pink; 
June; 65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Small, mat-forming plant, suitable 
for rock garden; fragrant flowers, 
one to a stem. 
— deltoides, rose, 1 ft., Maiden Pink; 
May; 55c for 3; $2.00 per doz. 
Bright green sods of foliage from 
which spring the wiry little flowers. 
— neglectus, rose, 4 in., Glacier Pink; 
June; 95c for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
Miniature plants with large flowers, 
the petals buff beneath. 
— plumarius, pink, 18 in.; Scotch Pink; 
May-June; 55c for 3; $2.00 per doz. 
Old fashioned fragrant pinks; 
spreading. 
— Sternbergii, rose, 10 in.; June; 65c 
for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Spotted, fragrant flowers. 
— superbus, pale rose, 1 ft.; June; 
65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Pale, slender, deeply fringed flowers 
with neat foliage. 
Dicentra eximia, rose 2 ft.; Dwarf Bleed¬ 
ing Heart; June-Oct.; 65c for 3; $2.50 
per doz. 
Deeply cut, airy foliage; nodding 
flowers with short, rounded spurs; 
sun or shade. 
— spectabilis (Dielytra), deep pink, 3 
ft., Bleeding Heart; April-May; 50c 
each; $1.40 for 3; $5.00 per doz. 
A charming, graceful plant with 
weeping hearts; it dies down in sum¬ 
mer. 
Dictamnus albus rubra, pinkish, 3 ft.; 
Gas Plant; June; 95c for 3; $3.50 
per doz. 
Long enduring plant which takes 
years to get established. 
Digitalis, Foxglove —We are not listing 
any of the old fashioned biennial Fox¬ 
gloves, because in spite of all pre¬ 
cautions we have had them ruined 
repeatedly by thrips. The following 
true perennials are satisfactory bord¬ 
er plants— 
— ambigua, yellow, 3 ft.; Yellow Fox¬ 
glove, May-on; 65c for 3; $2.50 per 
doz. 
Sparse flowers, large and showy. 
— laevigata, yellow, 3 ft., Aug.; 65c for 
3; $2.50 per doz. 
Yellow, marked purple. 
— lutea, yellow, 2 ft.; Straw Foxglove; 
June; 55c for 3; $2.00 per doz. 
Dense spikes of small, pale yellow 
flowers. 
Dodecatheon Meadia, rose, 1 ft.; Shoot¬ 
ing Star; May; 65c for 3; $2.50 per 
doz. 
White-centered flowers which look 
as though they might fly away; 
woodsy situation. 
Doronicum plantagineum excelsum, yel¬ 
low, 4 ft.; Leopard’s Bane; May; 65c 
for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Very large and showy daisies on long 
stems; beware of root lice. 
Dragonhead, False—see Physostegia. 
Echinops Ritro, blue, 4 ft., Globe Thistle; 
July; 55c for 3; $2.00 per doz. 
Metallic blue balls above stiff, prick¬ 
ly leaves. 
Erinus alpinus, rosy purple, 4 in.; 
June; 95c for 3; $3.00 per doz. 
A tiny, brilliant alpine; excellent 
drainage and a bit of shade required. 
