DIANTHUS barbatus. Sweet William. 1 Yz ft. 
July. Plants will sometimes live several 
seasons, but best treated as a biennial. 
—Black Maroon. Very dark. 20 cts. each. 
—Newport Pink. Salmon-pink. 20 cts. each, 
caesius. Cheddar Pink. 8 in. May. Glaucous 
foliage and pink, spice-scented blossoms. 
20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
caesius hybrid. 6 in. May. Dwarf variety 
with compact tuft of foliage, covered in 
spring with a mass of pink flowers. A gem 
for the rock garden. 30 cts. each, $2.50 for 
10 . 
DICENTRA eximia, and formosa. We now 
have these two confused varieties distinct. 
The small pink flowers and fine-cut foliage 
differ only slightly, but eximia seems to 
grow a little taller and to bloom more 
freely. Both are hardy, bloom long, and 
endure part shade. 
spcctabilis. Bleedingheart. 2 ft. May, June. 
Old-fashioned favorite. Long, drooping 
racemes of heart-shaped pink flowers. Will 
grow in part shade. Good for cutting, and 
usually in bloom Memorial Day. 40 cts. 
each, $3.50 for 10. 
DICTAMNUS. Gasplant. 2 to 3 ft. June. A 
very long-lived plant with handsome dark 
green foliage. Fragrance similar to Lemon 
Verbena. Pictured on our front cover, 
albus. White. 2 yr., 35 cts. each, 
albus ruber. Lavender-pink. 2 yr., 30c.ts. ea, 
$2.50 for 10; 3 yr., 50 cts. each; 4 yr., 75 cts. 
DIGITALIS purpurea. Giant Shirley. Fox¬ 
glove. 3 to 5 ft. June, July. Stately racemes 
of inflated flowers whose vertical lines sug¬ 
gest spires or towers of bells. Biennials 
which easily self-sow. New strain, of mixed 
colors from white to deep rose. 20 cts. 
each, $1.50 for 10. 
Sutton's Giant Primrose. A beautiful 
strain with flowers of rich cream or buff. 
20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
DOR0NICUM plantagineum excelsuni. 
Showy Leopardbane. 1 to 1H ft. May. Showy 
yellow, daisy-like flowers. 35 cts. each. 
EPIMEDIUM macranthum niveurn. 9 in. 
April, May. Dainty, charming plant for 
half shade. Fine foliage and waxy white 
flowers. 35 cts. each, $3 for 10. 
pinnatum elegans. A variety of similar 
habit with yellow flowers. 35 cts. each, $3 
for 10. 
EUPATORIUM eoelestinum. Mistflower. 1 
ft. August. Light purple flowers like Ager- 
atum. It likes a little shade and needs light 
winter protection. 3 in. pots. 
ERYNGIUM amethyslinum. 2 ft. July, 
August. Steel-blue flowers, thistle-like in 
form. The flowers can be cut when colored 
and dried for winter bouquets. 
FILIPENDULA hexapelala flore-pleno. 
Double Drop-wort. 1 Yi ft. June, July. Small, 
white, globular flowers and fernlike foliage. 
Graceful. 30 cts. each, $2.50 for 10. 
GAILLARDIA aristala. Blanket Flower. 2 ft. 
Showy flowers with reddish brown centers 
and yellow daisy-like petals with rings of 
red. Blooms all summer. Short-lived but 
easily self-sows. Useful for cutting. 20 cts. 
GENTIANA andrewsi. Closed Gentian. 1 ft. 
September. A lovely native with dark vio¬ 
let-blue flowers. Desirable because of its 
late season. Needs moisture. 20cts.each. 
$1.50 for 10. 
GYPSOPHILA paniculata. Babysbrealh. 2 to 
3 ft. July. Minute white flowers in a gauze¬ 
like, misty mass. Valuable in the garden for 
contrast with coarser flowers, and indis¬ 
pensable for cutting. These are seedlings of 
the double form and some come double. 
—flore-pleno, Bristol Fairy. New double 
variety with larger flowers. Blooms over 
longer period than the older double form. 
Grafted, 2 yr., 40 cts. each, $3.50 for 10. 
repens. Creeping Gypsophila. July. A mat of 
gray foliage and white flowers, for the rock 
garden. 
HELENIUM autumnale rubrum. Red 
Sneezewted. 3 to 4 ft. September. Terra¬ 
cotta-red flowers—an unusual color. Beau¬ 
tiful for cutting. 
HELLEBORUS niger. Christmas-rose. 6 in. 
November. An interesting old-fashioned 
plant that blooms late in autumn and even 
after snow comes if protected. Large single 
white flowers like anemones that last a long 
time. 75 cts. each. 
HEMEROCALLIS. Daylily. Yellow or orange, 
very fragrant, lily-like flowers and tall 
grass-like foliage. Will thrive in part shade. 
Very hardy and soon forms large clumps. 
By choosing several varieties the blooming 
period can be prolonged. 
Apricot. 2J-*! ft. June. Apricot-yellow. One of 
the best early varieties, lovely color, free 
blooming, and very hardy. 30 cts. each. 
flava. Lemon Daylily. 3 ft. June. Clear yellow. 
The best-known, early variety. 
Golconda. 4 ft. July. Yellow. 40 cts. each. 
Goldeni. 3 ft. July. New Betscher variety 
with brilliant deep orange flowers. 85 cts. 
each. 
Highboy. 5 ft. August. We found this plant 
in our nursery, propagated and named it. 
It is pale yellow, the latest and tallest 
variety we have. 65 cts. each. 
J. A. Crawford. 3 ft. July. Rich apricot- 
yellow. New Betscher variety, not unlike 
Ophir. 85 cts. each. 
middendorfli. Amur Daylily. 2 ft. June. 
Orange-yellow. 
Mrs. W. H. Wyman. 3 ft. August. Clear 
yellow flowers. New Betscher variety that 
blooms late. 85 cts. each. 
Ophir. 3 ft. July. Golden yellow. Very similar 
to J. A. Crawflord and perfectly hardy. 65 
cts. each. 
thunbergi. Japanese Daylily. 3 to 4 ft. July. 
Pale yellow, like Flava, but a month later. 
Flowers not so large but very freely pro¬ 
duced, making fine mass of color. 
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