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HOVEY’S ILLUSTRATED GUIDE 
NO. PER PKT. 
461 Dianthus Heddewigii flore pleno (Double Japan Pink), finest double sorts 
mixed; extra.6 
462 44 " flore pleno atropurpurea, large, double blood-red flowers; 
beautiful.15 
463 44 •* albas gramliflorus, fl.pl., new; extra double; pure white; 
large flowering.15 
464 “ “ stria t ug graiuliflorus, fl. pi., new; extra large flowers; 
pure white, bordered and striped with dark red . . . .15 
465 44 laciniatus, very large and beautifully fringed flowers in the finest colors .10 
466 44 “ flore pleno, splendid large double, saved only from the finest 
double flowers, and most beautiful colors .... -20 
467 44 diadsunatus, fl. pi. (Diadem Pink). This was offered last year by the Con¬ 
tinental florists as a splendid novelty; with us the flowers proved varia¬ 
ble; but many were very large, double, and fine, and beautifully marked 
with rich and brilliant colors.25 
468 44 Gardnerianus, a fine biennial species, blooming the first year; grows about 
as high as the Picotee Pinks, with fragrant flowers of various colors . .10 
469 '* Buperbus, handsome, upright-growing species, with fringed flowers; very 
sweet-scented and free-flowering.10 
470 44 dent Oku s, pretty, dwarf, compact species, only four inches in height; suita¬ 
ble for edgings, &c. Blooms abundantly in various shades of color . .10 
471 44 incarnatug, rich crimson scarlet; a fine hardy perennial.10 
DIDISCUS. Nat. Ord., Umbelliferce. 
472 Didiseua caeruleus, blue; a distinct and elegant plant; from Australia. 
nual. 1 ft. 
Half-hardy an- 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove). Nat. Ord., Scrophulariacece. 
The Digitalis are too well known to need description. They are all useful and ornamental 
for general flower-garden purposes, and may be introduced into the shrubbery with fine 
efleet, as their tall, spire-like spikes, crowned with their large thimble or bell-shaped flow 
ers, will contrast finely with the green foliage of the shrubs. They are all hardy bicnuials 
from three to four feet high. 
473 Digitalis, Mixed varietieg, fine assortment of colors ...... 
474 
4 75 
476 
477 
478 
479 
480 
481 
3 ft 
grandiflora, large-flowered ; yellow. 3 ft. 
purpurea, purple flowers. 3 ft. 
alba, pure white. 3 ft.. , , , 
ferruginea, brown. 2 ft. 
lutea, yellow. 3 ft. 
gloximellora, new and beautiful gloxinia-like flowers; extra spotted. 
cantua, white, tipped with black. 
44 Wiiiterii, rich amber color; dense tall spikes. 
DICTAMNUS (Fraxinella). Nat. Ord., Eutacece . 
A very fine hardy perennial. The leaves have a very pleasant smell, like lemon-peel, 
when rubbed. The seeds often remain in the ground several months before vegetating. 
Dictamnus alba, white; from south of Europe. 2 ft. 
44 rubra, crimson; from south of Europe. 2 ft. 
DODECATHEON (American Cowslip). Nat. Ord., Primulacece . 
484 Dodecatlieon media, a pretty border-plant, with flowers similar to the Cyclamen; 
mixed; red and white. 1 ft. 
482 
483 
5 
‘5 
5 
5 
5 
6 
5 
.10 
.10 
.20 
485 
486 
487 
488 
489 
DOLICHOS (Hyacinth Bean). Nat. Ord., Legximinosce. 
Beautiful climbing-plants; flowers in clusters; treatment much the same as the common 
bean. Tender annuals. • 
Dolichog lablab, purple; from East Indies. 
“ “ alba, white; from East Indies .... 
“ 44 mixed.| 
44 giganteus, a hardy ornamental climber; from East Indies ! ! [ ] 
DIELYTRA. Nat. Ord., Fumariaceaz . 
Dielytra gpectabilig. We have succeeded in saving seeds of this very popular and 
favorito hardy herbaceous plant. It produces long pendent racemes of beautiful 
heart-shaped, bright-pink flowers, blooming in June; very ornamental and graceful 
ERYSIMUM. Nat. Ord., Cruciferce, 
Very showy, free-flowering, handsome plants, blooming in spikes like a wallflower; very 
effective in beds, mixed borders, or ribbons: succeed in any light, rich soil. J 
490 Erysimum Arkansanum, sulphur-yellow; very handsome; hardy annual. lift. 
49X 44 Karbarianum variegatum, yellow; foliage prettily variegated. 11 ft 
492 “ Peroffskianum, orange; very showy, hardy annual; ‘from Palestine. 1J ft.’ 
EPACRIS. Nat. Ord., Epacridacece. 
A well-known genus of extremely beautiful and interesting plants, flowering most nro- 
fusely during the winter. Greenhouse shrub. 
5 
6 
5 
.10 
.25 
5 
.10 
5 
493 
Epacrig, Fine Mixed, saved from a splendid collection ••••»,, ,25 
