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BRISTOL HURSERIES, Inc., BRISTOL, COHK 
Top flowers, Dianthus, Bristol Jewel 
Lower. Bristol Maid 
DIANTHUS (Hardy Garden Pinks), Beatrix. Semi¬ 
double flowers of an attractive salmon-pink shade. 
Everblooming and of distinct habit. 35 cts. each, 
$3.50 per doz. 
Bristol Beauty (Seedling No. 6). (Bristol Nurseries, 
Inc., 1931.) Very large flowers, almost carnation 
size, of rich pink color and very fragrant. 
Bristol Jewel. (Bristol Nurseries, Inc., 1929.) Seldom 
without bloom from June until frost. Semi-double, 
nicely formed, fragrant flowers; white prettily flaked 
crimson, distinct crimson eye. Growth somewhat 
spreading; cut back after flowering. 
Bristol Maid. (Bristol Nurseries, Inc., 1929.) A very 
large, double flower of excellent form; rose-pink with 
a famt lavender shading. Free flowering in June; 
occasional flowers in late summer. Delightfully 
clove-scented. 
Bristol Purity. (Bristol Nurseries, Inc., 1929.) Abso¬ 
lutely pure white, double flowers and very fragrant. 
Good, compact-growing habit; extremely free, with 
occasional flowers in fall. 
Furst Bismarck. A distinct shade of cerise-red. Ex¬ 
tremely free and persistent. 
*Plumarius, Annie Laurie. Single, delicate pink flowers 
of extraordinary size, produced freely throughout 
the season. 
*Plumarius semperflorens. Perfection. Old-fashioned 
June Pinks. Pretty shades of red. Flowers from 
June on. Height, 1 foot. 
Winter!. (New.) A valuable new type similar to the 
old-fashioned June Pink but more tidy in habit and 
quite attractive as a plant when not in bloom. The 
flowers are single, white, with bold crimson center, 
delightfully fragrant, and carried on wiry stems. 
Height, 1 foot. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
*Caesius Hybrids. Dwarf Cushion Pinks. A gem for 
the rockery. Dense, true cushion formation. Flow¬ 
ers light to bright pink in early May. 
*Dianthus deltoides, Wisley Strain. A pretty trailing 
[riant carrying dark red and crimson-eyed flowers in 
June and July. Height, 6 inches. 
*Graniticus. Resembling Deltoides, with neat, branch¬ 
ing habit. Bright red flowers. 
*Liboschitzianus. Bright pink. Dwarf, compact¬ 
growing habit. Very free. Height, 6 inches. 35 cts. 
each, $3.50 per doz. 
DIANTHUS barbatus. Sweet William. We can supply 
this fine old-fashioned favorite in plants grown from 
the choicest European strains available and almost 
true to color. 
Nigrescens. Deep crimson. Dark bronzy foliage. 
Pink Beauty. A lovely salmon-pink shade. 
Pure White. Very large flowers. 
Mixed. Including all colors. 
DICENTRA (Dielytra) spectabilis. Bleeding-Heart. 
This fine old favorite has been almost unprocurable 
for several years. A good stock now of strong roots. 
50 cts. each, $5 per doz. Illustrated in color on 
page 14. 
*Formosa. Western Bleeding-Heart. A variety with 
finely cut "leaves and slightly smaller, pretty rose- 
purple flowers which are borne on and off all sum¬ 
mer. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
*Eximia. Fringed Bleeding-Heart. Dainty rose-pink 
flowers in drooping racemes. Fernlike foliage. 
Height, 1 foot. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
DICTAMNUS Fraxinella. Gas Plant. A splendid old 
garden favorite and one of the most permanent of 
hardy garden plants. Spikes, approximately 2J^ to 3 
feet high, of rosy pink flowers during June and July; 
fragrant foliage. An interesting feature of this plant 
is that if a lighted match is held at the base of the 
flower-stem, a flash of light will appear through the 
flower-stalk. This ignites best in the late afternoon 
and during close weather, when the odor is most 
pronounced. 
Fraxinella alba. A very desirable clear white form. 
Above two, 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove), The Shirley. Those who ad¬ 
mire the old-fashioned Foxglove will delight in this 
greatly improved strain of Gloxiniaeflora. The flow¬ 
ers, unusually large in size, varying in color from 
white to deep rose-pink, are spotted crimson and 
maroon. Illustrated in color on page 16. 
Gloxiniaeflora. White, Pink, Purple, and Spotted. 
Isabellina. A desirable yellow form of above. 
Lutea grandiflora. Attractive shade of soft yellow. 
Monstrosa. Mammoth Foxglove. Mixed colors. 
*DODECATHEON Meadia. An interesting rock variety 
bearing clustered, rose-colored flowers on wiry stems 
1 foot or more in height. 
DORONICUM (Leopard-bane) caucasicum. A splen¬ 
did garden plant with conspicuous, daisy-like flowers 
of bright golden yellow colors, flowering in May and 
June. An excellent cut-flower. 
Mme. Mason. Fine improvement on Caucasicum, 
which it resembles, but much easier to grow, with¬ 
standing hot summer conditions better. 
Plantagineum excelsum. A fine clear yellow form 
attaining a height of 2 feet, flowering in mid-May. 
Above Doronicums, 30 cts. each, $3 per doz. 
ECHINACEA purpurea. Purple Coneflower. Reddish 
purple, prominent golden brown center. Height, 
2J^ to 4 feet. July to October. Illustrated in color 
on page 12. 
ECHINOPS Ritro. Steel Globe Thistle. Good back¬ 
ground plant. Fine for cutting. Height, 2 to 234 feet. 
July, August. 
*EP1MED1UM macranthum niveum. Snowy Epi- 
medium. Masses of white blossoms during May and 
June. Prefers semi-shade. Height, 9 inches. 35 cts. 
each, $3.50 per doz. 
All Perennials on this page, 25 cts. each, 65 cts. for 3 of one kind, $2.50 per doz., unless otherwise noted 
Varieties marked * are suitable for the rock-garden 
