SEED-GROWN DAHLIAS ARE INTERESTING 
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DIANTHUS (Caryophyllus) O □ 
(Carnation Types) 
Culture 3, 4, or 5. Normal germination, 5-15 days. 
These old favorites are still as popular as ever. Rich 
soil will make bright flowers. Most of the varieties 
are fragrant. In the open garden most bloom the 
first Autumn. Need slight protection in cold 
weather. Believed to bo a native of the Old World. 
Carnation Chabauds O 
Splendid large double typos, which more nearly re¬ 
semble the florists’ carnation than any other 
variety. Sometimes 2}/^ inches across. 18 inches 
tall. Lime soil and full sun for best results. Start 
under glass for bloom the first season. 
#Sparkler—Cardinal Red.oz. 70 pkt. 1.5 
#Nero—Deep Crimson. yi oz. 70 pkt. 15 
• Renee Rose—Deep Rose.yg oz. 70 pkt. 15 
• Legion of Honor—Deep Salmon 
yi oz. 70 pkt. 15 
••Jeanne Dlonls—White.yi oz. 70 pkt. 15 
• Marie Chabaud—Yellow.y^ oz. 70 pkt. 15 
Chabaud’s Giant Mixed.yi oz. 50 pkt. 10 
Border or Open-Garden Types O 
The flowers are generally borne on long stems; seed 
can be sown under glass or in the open ground, and 
will flower the next summer. 
• Giant Grenadin Mixed —Early double. 18 
inches. yi oz. 50 pkt. 10 
• Giant Grenadin Scarlet .y^ oz. 50 pkt. 10 
Perpetual Flowering Carnations □ 
Giant Marguerite, Mixed Extra Large —A very 
vigorous class, suitable for garden and splendid for 
cutting. Sown as annuals in February on a gentle 
heat and transplanted to open ground as soon as 
possible after frost, will produce a profusion of 
flowers in five months after sowing, 50 to 75% of 
the plants being double and sweetly scented. 
Although usually treated as annuals, if given pro¬ 
tection over winter, will bloom following spring. 
20 inches. For best results add lime to soil. 
K oz. 50 pkt. 10 
• Giant Marguerite, Red. yi oz. HO pkt. 10 
• Giant Marguerite, White. yi oz. 80 pkt. 10 
Dahlia—Finest Single Mixed 
DAHLIA (Seeds Only) O 
Culture 1, 4, or 5. Normal germination, 10-20 days 
A favorite for autumn flowering, blooming the first season 
from seed if started early. The flowers are so symmetrical 
and perfect and the range of colors so wide and varied that 
they will always be popular where display is wanted. Will 
produce many choice tubers, which should be dug after 
flowering, buried in dry sand, ashes or peat moss, and 
stored for the winter in a cool place. Seed-grown Dahlias 
bloom only about 2 weeks later than those grown from tubers. 
The Dahlia originally grew wild in Mexico. 
Hybrid Show Double Mixed —An exceptional mixture of 
really fine seed, saved from prize-winning plants. 
H oz. 65 pkt. 10 
Finest Single Mixed —Will produce brilliant flowers running 
through a wide range of striking colors. Fine for cutting. 
J4' oz. 45 pkt. 10 
•Coltness Mlgnon Strain Single Mixed —Splendid for 
dwarf bedding. 18-24 inches.y^ oz. 45 pkt. 10 
Unwin’s Semi-Double Dwarf JGiant Flowered Mixed 
—2 feet. Excellent color range, and fine form. 
yi oz. 65 pkt. 16 
DIANTHUS (Pinks) O □ 
Plumarius Semperflorens or Clove Pink O— Single 
and Double Mixed. The everblooming hardy garden 
pink of our grandmothers’ garden. Mostly pinkish 
singles with dark red eye, though a percentage of white and 
lavender doubles will appear. Best for borders. 12-14 
inches.34 oz. 30 pkt. 10 
•Lacinlatus Splendens O—Special Mention in “All- 
America” Trials 1935. Very large single, over 2 inches 
across, in a brilliant shade of crimson with glistening white 
eye. The most striking Dianthus we have ever grown. 
yi oz. 45 pkt. 10 
Chinese and Japanese Pinks 
The Pinks or Picotees are free-flowering biennial plants, 
but best treated as annuals, that bloom the first summer, 
and if freely cut will produce larger flowers the second year. 
Unrivaled for showy colors, flowers produced in abundance 
over four months’ time. Varieties listed below, are at 
their best when started indoors. Need protection over 
Winter. 
DAISY, DOUBLE (Beilis monstrosa) O 
Culture 3. Set out Sept. Normal germination, 8-10 days 
The English Daisy is a dainty perennial Springtime plant. 
Fine for edging or border. Quite hardy in most situations, 
easy culture, requires shade. Flowers from April to June. 
Start seed in hot-bed. Should be planted in beds 5 inches 
apart to make best effect. Grows 8 inches tall. Native 
habitat Great Britain. 
•Improved Giant Double Pink. yi oz. 60 pkt. 10 
•Improved Giant Double Red .34 oz. 60 pkt. 10 
•Improved Giant Double Snowball . .yi oz. 45 pkt. 10 
Improved Giant Double Choice Mixed yi oz. 50 pkt. 10 
Daisy, SHASTA —See chrysanthemum. 
Chlnensls Double Mixed (China or Indian Pink) □ — 
Flowers borne in Sweet William-like clusters in various 
colors, showy and double. Height, 1 foot.. 34 oz. 20 pkt. 6 
Heddewigi Double Mixed (Japan Pink) □—Very showy 
and fragrant. Flowers 2 to 234 inches, resembling a carna¬ 
tion, many beautifully striped and mottled. 10 inches. 
34 oz. 30 pkt. 10 
Heddewigi Single Mixed (Japan Pink) □ 
34 oz. 25 pkt. 10 
Lacinlatus, Single, Mixed □—Flowers all colors ex¬ 
quisitely fringed. Height, 18 inches. 34 oz. 25 pkt. 10 
• Annual Sweet William (Sweet Wlvelsfleld) □ —A 
very desirable type of single flower (Dianthus Hybridus), 
with a Sweet William-like growth. Flowers, however, 
are much larger and brighter, and more unusually marked 
and flaked. Blooms first year. Mixed... 34 oz. 35 pkt. 10 
Daisy, painted —Seo Chrysanthemum. 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS—See Sweet William. 
