F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
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DIANTHUS or PINKS . Flower of 
the Gods 
These very attractive, popular annual and per¬ 
ennial 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 Carnations. They do 
well on most any type of soil, but like a sunny 
location and are easy to grow from seed. 
DIANTHUS CHINENSIS DWARF— (Ch na or 
Indian Pinks) —A fine class of single and 
double flowered annual plants. Flowers are 
borne in large clusters on strong upright grow¬ 
ing plants one foot high, blooming freely 
throughout the summer. 
Single Mixed, Double Mixed—Pkt. 10c each. 
DIANTHUS H EDDEWIGI (Japanese Pinks) — 
This dwarf free flowering class of annual plants 
reaches a height of 10 to 12 inches. The ex¬ 
ceptionally large, well formed flowers are the 
outstanding 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 H EDDEWIGI L AC I NIATU S— This 
beautiful 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. 15c. 
Double Mixed—Pkt. 10c. 
Single Mixed—Pkt. 10c. 
DIANTHUS PLUMARIUS (Grass or Clove Pinks)— 
Perennial group. This f'ne class of hardy perennials 
grows from 1 to 1% feet tall, and enjoys great pop¬ 
ularity, being most attractive 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 at¬ 
tractive. 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. 
HARDY GARDEN PINKS 
Perennial Rock Garden Pinks 
ALLWOODII — A new race of perpetual-flowering 
hardy green pinks. The seed will produce an aver¬ 
age of 75 per cent double, deliciously clove-scented 
flowers in many colors. Flowers continuously from 
spring until late in the autumn. Pkt. 35c. 
CAESIUS (Chedder Pink) —Splendid rock plant, form¬ 
ing dense tufts 3 inches high with delicate rose 
colored flowers. Pkt. 15c; Yu oz. 50c. 
DELTOIDES BRILLIANT (Maiden Pink)— A charm¬ 
ing 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 markings of the same. Some 
of the flowers have a honey perfume. Blooms the 
first year from seed and will live over winter if con¬ 
ditions are favorable. Mixed, pkt. 10c. 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS 
See Sweet William 
DIASCIA 
BARBER A E —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. 10c; J4 oz. 40c. 
DIMORPHOTECA . African 
Golden Daisy 
AURANTIACA HYBRIDS —Extremely showy annual 
daisies from South Africa. The p ants grow 12 to 15 
inches high with flowers 2*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. 
