F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
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Dianthus, Sweet Wivelsfield 
DIANTHUS or PINKS . Flower of 
the Gods 
These very attractive, popular annual and perennial 
plants produce a great variety of brilliant colors and 
are profuse bloomers. Growing from 8 to 18 inches 
tall, these plants make ideal beds or borders of solid 
or mixed colors. The double flowering varieties are 
excellent for cutting, being almost as fine as Carna¬ 
tions. They do well on most any type of soil, but like 
a sunny location and are easy to grow from seed. 
DIANTHUS CHINENSIS DWARF—(China or Indian 
Pinks) —A fine class of single and double flowered 
annual plants. Flowers are borne in large clusters 
on strong upright growing plants one foot high, bloom¬ 
ing freely throughout the summer. 
Single Mixed, Double Mixed—Pkt. 10c each. 
DIANTHUS HEDDEWIGI (Japanese Pinks)— This 
dwarf free flowering class of annual plants reaches a 
height of 10 to 12 inches. The exceptionally large, 
well formed flowers are the oustanding feature of 
this class. 
Nobilis Giant Mixed (Royal Pinks)— This is a very 
select and improved strain of very large flowered 
single Japanese Pink in many colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Mixed —Colors vary from the richest velvety 
crimson to the most delicate rose. Pkt. 10c. 
Single Mixed—Pkt. 10c. 
DIANTHUS HEDDEWIGI LACI Nl ATUS— This beau¬ 
tiful class of plants have delightful fringed edges in a 
great variety of colors, growing one foot in height. 
Splendens —This new variety is one of the outstand¬ 
ing introductions. Free flowering, bearing large single 
flowers over 2 inches across in a brilliant shade of 
crimson with a large contrasting glistening white eye. 
Pkt. 20c. 
Double Mixed—Pkt. 10c. 
Single Mixed—Pkt. 10c. 
DIANTHUS PLU MARIUS (Grass or Clove 
Pinks) —Perennial group. This fine class of 
hardy perennials grows from 1 to 1% feet tall, 
and enjoys great popularity, being most attrac¬ 
tive in rock gardens, in borders, and for cut 
flowers. 
Cyclops —Large, single flowers in pink and rose 
shades, having a large red eye, are indeed most 
attractive. They are found in abundance on the 
sturdy plants that grow in thick clumps about 
15 inches high. Pkt. 10c. 
Single Mixed (Pheasant’s Eye)— Pkt. 10c. 
Double Mixed—Pkt. 10c. 
DIASCIA 
BARBERAE —A very attractive little annual plant, 
blooming freely in summer. The flowers have two 
short spurs produced on slender stems and are a 
beautiful salmon pink. Excellent for rock gardens 
and dwarf borders and makes a fine pot plant for in¬ 
door decoration. Height 9 inches. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 
oz. 50c. 
DIDISCUS . Blue Lace Flower 
COERULEUS —A very pretty annual. Exquisite pale 
lavender flowers on long stems. A constant and pro¬ 
fuse bloomer. Excellent for cut flowers. Not difficult 
to grow from seed; seed somewhat slow in germinat¬ 
ing. Pkt. 15c; J4 oz. 50c. 
DIMORPHOTECA . African 
Golden Daisy 
AURANTIACA HYBRIDS— Extremely showy annual 
daisies from South Africa. The plants grow 12 to 15 
inches high with flowers 2 1 / 4 inches over and across, 
varying in color from purest white through the vari¬ 
ous shades of yellow orange to rich salmon shades, 
many being zoned with several of these colors around 
the black disc. Sow the seed where it is to remain in 
the spring in a sunny position. Pkt. 10c; (4 oz. 40c. 
HARDY GARDEN PINKS 
Perennial Rock Garden Pinks 
ALLWOODII —A new race of perpetual-flower¬ 
ing hardy green pinks. The seed will produce 
an average of 75 per cent double, deliciously 
clove-scented flowers in many colors. Flowers 
continuously from spring until late in the 
autumn. Pkt. 35c. 
CAESIUS (Cheddar Pink) —Splendid rock plant, 
forming dense tufts 3 inches high with delicate 
rose colored flowers. Pkt. 15c; [4 oz. 50c. 
DELTOIDES BRILLIANT (Maiden Pink)—A 
charming creeping variety for the rock garden, 
with rich rosy crimson flowers. Pkt. 15c; '/ 8 
oz. 50c. 
SWEET WIVELSFIELD— This is the result of 
a cross of Dianthus Allwoodii on the Dianthus 
Barbatus. The growth is not unlike the Sweet 
William but the flowers are larger and it has a 
much wider range of color. Besides retaining 
the brilliant coloring of Heddewigi strain, which was 
one of its ancestors, it has many of the dainty mark¬ 
ings of the same. Some of the flowers have a honey 
perfume. Blooms the first year from seed and will 
live over winter if conditions are favorable. Mixed, 
pkt. 10c. 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS 
See Sweet William 
