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WAYSIDE GARDENS mentor , Ohio 
DIANTHUS HEDDEWIGI - Japanese Pinks 
mixed Varieties Three $0.55, Doz. $1.35, 100 $9.00 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS - Sweet William 
Atrococcinens flore pleno Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
(Double Sweet William). Intense deep scarlet double flowers; 
very brilliant in the garden and a fine cut flower. 
Sutton’s Fairy Three $0.35, Doz. $0.90, 100 $6.00 
Charming variety of recent introduction, with delicately tinted 
salmon-pink flowers. 
Sutton’s Giant White Three $0.35, Doz. $0.90, 100 $6.00 
Enormous trusses which might well be mistaken for perennial 
Phlox. 
Sutton’s Pink Beauty - Three $0.35, Doz. $0.90, 100 $6.00 
We have succeeded in fixing the shade of this beautiful sal¬ 
mon-pink variety, which should be grown in every garden. 
Sutton’s Rich Crimson Three $0.35, Doz. $0.90, 100 $6.00 
A remarkable color. The flowers are of intense scarlet. The 
richest Sweet William known; although very dark, it is a 
bright color. 
Sutton’s Scarlet Three $0.35, Doz. $0.90, 100 $6.00 
A remarkable color. The flowers are of intense scarlet. 
Sutton’s Mixed Shades Three $0.30, Doz. $0.80, 100 $5.00 
Include all the various tints, which give a most pleasing and 
harmonious effect. 
DIANTHUS SPECIES 
♦Alpinus Allwoodi Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
This is one of the loveliest of all rockery pinks, with glossy 
leaves and large flowers of various shades of rose and pink 
on 4-inch stems, produced during July and August. It thrives 
best in loam with some lime added. A gem for the rock garden. 
♦Arenarius Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
(Sand-Doving Pink). This Pink delights in a sandy soil and 
sun. Flowers white with carmine ring, on 5-inch stems, deeply 
fringed and fragrant. Excellent for dry, hot places. 
*Caesius grandiflorus Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
(Cheddar Pink). It is very compact in growth and makes a 
cushion of glaucous leaves from which in May, spring the 
sweet smelling, rose-colored flowers. It varies as much as 
from 4 inches to 10 inches in height. It is easily grown and 
very fine for the rock garden. 
*Cruentus Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Dense heads of flowers on long stems. Deep red. Fine border 
plant. 
♦Deltoides Three $0.55, Doz. $1.35, 100 $9.00 
(Maiden Pink). A beautiful little prostrate plant with narrow 
leaves, and bearing a profusion of small, crimson flowers dur¬ 
ing June and July. Easily grown on rockery. 
♦Deltoides albus Three $0.65, Doz. $1.35, 100 $9.00 
A charming white form of the above variety. 
♦Deltoides “Brilliant” Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Glowing crimson-red; a most striking rock plant. 
♦Knappi Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
A dainty species producing slender stems which bear clusters 
of small, yellow blossoms. This is a unique Dianthus as it is 
the only species which produces yellow flowers. Place it high 
in the rock garden as it loves a dry, sunny place. 
Liboschitzianus Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
A lovely species, pure white flowers in great profusion 
during July. Very lovely plant for rockery or border. About 
20 inches high. 
*Plumarlus semperflorens flore pleno 
Three $0.35, Doz. $0.90, 100 $6.00 
Double and single blooms. Blooms throughout the summer. 
*Speciosns Three $075, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
A free-flowering, lavender-pink variety;' flowers are finely cut, 
giving a lacy effect; wonderfully sweet scented, growing any¬ 
where like all other varieties under this heading; the hotter 
and drier the spot the more they are at home. 
DICENTRA - Bleeding Heart 
♦Eximia Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
(Plumy Bleeding Heart). A dwarf-growing sort, with beauti¬ 
ful, finely cut foliage and showy racemes of pretty pink flowers 
throughout the season. Too much cannot be said for this fine 
border plant as it is equally at home in full shade or sun and 
perfectly hardy anywhere. 
Spectabilis Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, $100 $20.00 
(Bleeding Heart or Seal Flower). An old-fashioned favorite; 
its long racemes of graceful heart-shaped pink flowers are 
always attractive; it is used also for forcing in the house, and 
is perfectly at home in any part of the hardy border, and espe¬ 
cially valuable for planting in clumps. 
DICTAMNUS - Gas Plant or Fraxinella 
Fraxinella caucasicus Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
A very showy border perennial, forming a bush about 2% feet 
in height, having fragrant foliage and spikes of rosy pink 
flowers with deeper veins during June and July. Requires a 
heavy, strong soil and an open, sunny position. It is not ad¬ 
visable to transplant often, as it improves with age, being 
one of the most permanent features of the hardy herbaceous 
border. 
Alba Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
The white-flowered variety of above. 
DIGITALIS - Foxglove 
Ambigua Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
2-foot spikes in June and July. A hardy plant, with yellowish 
flowers, marked with brown. Effective in groups in wild gar¬ 
den. This is a good perennial species. 
Giant Shirley Hybrids Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
The flower heads are over 3 feet long, crowded with big, bell¬ 
shaped blossoms. Color range from white and shell-pink to 
deepest rose, many attractively dotted crimson or chocolate. 
Gloxiniaeflora Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
3 to 4 feet. June and July. A popular variety, deep purple. 
Robust habit. 
Gloxiniaeflora alba Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
2 feet. June and July. The white-flowered Foxglove. 
Gloxiniaeflora rosea Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
3 to 4 feet. June and July; tall spikes of rose-pink flowers. 
Isabellina Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
A lovely cream-yellow sort of medium height producing 3 to 
4 flower spikes to one plant. It is beyond doubt the nicest of 
all the Foxgloves. 
Laevigata Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
A dignified and handsome perennial Foxglove. Bronzy yellow 
flowers with whitish lip. 
Lutzi Hybrids Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
Salmon-pink shades. 
DODECATHEON - American Cowslip 
*Meadia Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
(Shooting Star). A pretty perennial, with rose-colored or 
sometimes white flowers in May or June, on 8- to 10-inch 
stems. This is sometimes called “American Cyclamen.” It 
thrives in rich, moist woods, in the open border or rock garden. 
DORONICUM - Leopardbane 
Caucasicum Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
Large, bright yellow flowers, one of the most effective early 
spring-flowering perennials. Effective in a hardy border. It is 
a splendid flower for cutting, as it carries well and stands a 
long time in water. 
DRABA - Whitlow Grass 
Fladnizensis Three $1.10, Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
(Androsacea). A very hardy species from the Arctic regions. 
Produces a profusion of yellow flowers from March to May. 
Fine for rock garden. 
DRACOCEPHALUM - Dragonhead 
*Ruyschianum japonicum Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
Flowers blue; central lobe of corolla with a blue border and 
white spots, might be called a blue Physostegia. 1 foot. July 
and August. 
ECHIHACEA (Coneflower). (See Rudbeckia purpurea). 
ECHINOPS - Globe Thistle 
Bannaticus Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
One of the tallest globe thistles. Its fine steel blue heads 
reared 5 feet high are always very effective in the hardy 
border. 
Ritro Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Interesting and showy thistle-like plants with globular heads 
of deep metallic blue flowers during July and August, which 
can be dried and remain attractive for a long time. 3 to 4 feet 
high. 
EDELWEISS. (See Leontopodium). 
EDRAIANTHUS - Wahlenbergia 
Dalmaticus Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
Low border or rock plant about 3 to 4 inches high, producing 
blue flowers not unlike the Platycodon; this plant is very rare. 
EPIGAEA - Trailing Arbutus 
Repens Three $1.10, Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
(Mayflower). Likes acid soil, therefore plant in some place 
where lime will not hurt it. Very difficult to transplant. Sent 
only at your risk. Strong plants. 
EPIMEDIUM - Barrenwort 
*Macranthum Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
A dwarf-growing plant suitable for a shady position in the 
rock garden, edge of border or for mass planting under trees 
where grass will not grow. The leathery, bronzy green foliage 
and panicles of small, cream-white flowers in May make it 
one of the most attractive small plants in cultivation. 
ERIANTHUS (Plume Grass). (See Grasses). 
