DICENTRA or BLEEDING HEART 
Fully hardy perennials, with blossoms of delightful charm. 
Border or rockery. Cutting, too. 
DICENTRA CANADENSIS — rnsy(l)8. Daintily pretty. 
White flowers, rose-tipped. Pkt. 20c. 
DICENTRA CHRYSANTHA—ecbdy(3-4)40. Golden Ear¬ 
drop. Silvery slashed foliage, with tall sprays of golden 
hearts, inverted, above. Full sun. Pkt. 20c. 
DICENTRA FORMOSA—ernmsth(2-3) 16. Nodding sprays 
of pink hearts above spreading ferny foliage. Decorative 
mats in shade. Pkt. 15c; Ys oz. 40c. 
DICENTRA OREGANA —rsty (2-4)16. Delightful blos¬ 
soms of soft cream, heart-shaped, with tips of vivid purple. 
The flowers hang in graceful sprays above most attractive 
silvery foliage. An exquisite thing, blooming over a long 
season. It glories in a bit of shade, but is reasonable, 
nevertheless about sun. Pkt. 25c. 
DICENTRA SPECTABILIS—cby(l-2)30. True Bleeding 
Heart. Pendant sprays of rosy pink hearts, white-tipped. 
Exquisite. Attractive foliage. Pkt. 25c. 
OFFER 39B7—One pkt. each of above, for 90c. 
It is no kindness to seeds of cold-loving species, of 
alpines in especial, to sow them in heat. That is, 
indeed, usually the precise way to assure failure. The 
beginner who cannot afford greenhouse or hot-bed 
facilities is actually at advantage over his wealthier 
brother, since he will not be tempted to “improve” 
upon the cultural instructions sent with the seeds. 
This applies particularly to “y” seeds, and in but 
slightly lesser degree to those marked “h.” 
DICRANOSTIGMA—See Rapid Celandine, page 2. 
*DIDISCUS COERULEUS — eocbx(3)30. Blue Lace 
Flower. Desirable for cutting or in the border. Pkt. 10c. 
DIERAMA BLEND—uftby(htw) (1)40. Bells of white, 
rose, red, and amaranth, pendant from swaying wands. 
Very fine. Bulbs sometimes stored in winter, Gladiolus 
fashion. Pkt. 15c; Yg oz. 30c; Y oz • 50c. 
DIGITALIS or FOXGLOVE 
There is a nostalgic reminder of friendlier times in these 
favorites of older days. 
DIGITALIS AMBIGUA — ebx(2)36. Yellow Foxglove. 
Richest cream, with brown markings. Pkt. 10c. 
DIGITALIS BARTLEY GIANT WHITE—ebx(3)50. Big 
blossoms of opaque, yet waxen, whiteness. English selection 
of high merit. Pkt. 15c. 
DIGITALIS ISABELLINA — ebx(2)50. Fine spikes of 
yellow blossoms that deepen to chamois. Pkt. 15c. 
DIGITALIS GIANT SHIRLEY—ebx(2)70. Giant Fox¬ 
glove. Finest hybrid strain. White, pink or rose, always 
dotted with crimson. Pkt. 10c. 
DIGITALIS HYBRIDA LUTZI—ebx (2) 60. Varied and 
charming shades of salmon. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 40B7—One pkt. each of above, for 55c. 
DIONEA MUSCIPULA or VENUS FLYTRAP 
An interesting attractive, but oddly animal-like plant. 
The leaves are carried in rosette fashion, the blade in two 
sections, connected only by the strong mid-rib. The ter¬ 
minal section is center-hinged and contractile, margined 
with bristles and studded with sensitive hairs and honey- 
secreting glands. When a fly, attracted by the sweet bait, 
alights on the leaf, the hairs act as triggers, and the leaf- 
halves quickly close over the insect, the edge bristles 
interlocking. The trap remains closed until the food-morsel 
that was the insect, has been digested by a peptonized 
fluid that is immediately poured out from certain special¬ 
ized glands. The plant gains its nourishment thus, the 
roots serving only as anchors. Few plants are more in¬ 
tricately organized. 
The flowers are white, large and attractive; carried in 
terminal clusters on slender stems. Dionea is for the bog 
garden south of Washington, or for house culture north. 
Well suited to terrariums. Needs plenty of moisture, and 
soil should be mixture of sand, with peat or shredded moss. 
Will grow also in loose masses of live sphagnum moss. Given 
proper soil and wetness, seed germinates with fair readiness. 
Fine seed. Pkt. 25c; tV oz. $ 1 . 00 ; Ys oz. $1-75. 
DIOSPYROS LOTUS—jzfy 45 ft. Date-Plum. Rather or¬ 
namental. Bears sweet edible fruits of purple-black, about 
size of large cherry. Hardiness undetermined, but give 
sheltered position above Potomac. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 40c. 
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DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA BETHEL’S SELECTION, 
zy 75 ft. American Persimmon. Hardy well north. Fruit 
delicious when fully ripe. Tree is rather ornamental. This 
fine variety, originating at College Park, Georgia, not only 
bears fruits of particularly large size and rich flavor, but 
ripens them very early. Pkt. 15c. (Can also supply seeds 
at same rate, saved from a Missouri specimen bearing es¬ 
pecially sweet fruits, known locally as The Candy Tree). 
DIPLARRHENA MOREA — ermk(htw) (2)24. Tasmanian 
Iris. Flowers snowy white, or marked lilac and yellow. 
Best handled as pot plant. Rare, and good. Pkt. 25c. 
DODECATHEON or SHOOTING STAR 
If, as the name implies, this flower was fashioned by the 
Twelve Gods of Greece, then their workmanship was of an 
exquisite perfection. One wonders, though, what Olympian 
escapade may have brought Grecian Gods to even short 
exile in our hemisphere, since Dodecatheons are altogether 
American. See illustration, page 12. 
DODECATHEON CLEVELANDI—crbnsty(l) 18. Clove- 
scented. Mauve, yellow-ringed, shading to maroon. Pkt. 20c. 
DODECATHEON HENDERSONI—crbnsty(l) 12. Spec¬ 
tacular wine-purple Shooting Star. Sweetly perfumed. A 
beauty. Pkt. 15c; yV oz. 75c. 
DODECATHEON JEFFREY I—crmsty(2)24. From bright 
pink, through rose, to show purple. Perfumed. Pkt. 20c 
DODECATHEON MEADIA—crnsty (2)20. Wild Cycla¬ 
men. Rose colored, with yellow anthers. Fragrant. Strik¬ 
ingly beautiful. Pkt. 15c. 
DODECATHEON STANFIELDIA—Lilac-pink. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 41B7—One pkt. each of above, for 75c. 
DODECATHEON BLEND—crnsty. Many varied kinds in 
mixture. Pkt. 15c; ^ oz. 90c. 
BOOKS FOR THE GARDEN-MINDED 
Not only an assortment of books on gardening, but 
others not so horticultural, that will nevertheless 
surely interest the green-fingered. If that is your 
clan, then write for my Special Book List, a unique 
offering of books, old and new, for the garden-planner, 
the garden-maker, or the one who prefers simply to 
enjoy gardens, without other part in them. Then 
there are books for the wild-flower seeker, the 
botanist, the naturalist; manuals and handbooks, 
references and source books, books for the winter 
fire-side, books even to read in bed; books that you 
will like, so gift-fitting for your friends. The List 
will be sent to those who ask it. 
DORYANTHES PALMERI—Spear Lily. Spectacular scar¬ 
let flowers on spikes 10 to 20 feet high. A distant Am¬ 
aryllis cousin. South. Pkt. 25c. 
DOUGLASIA LAEVIGATA—rsty(2)6. Loosely clustered 
blossoms that vary from soft clear pink to pure deep rose. 
A lovely Androsace cousin. Both Douglasias delight in cool, 
well-drained (but not dry) positions, and they will tolerate 
a bit of shade. Both are charming. Pkt. 20c. 
DOUGLASIA MONTANA — rstmy(2)5. Tufted rosettes, 
with exquisite pink blossoms above. Pkt. 15c. 
DRABA AIZOIDES—erltx(l)6. Sempervivum-like rosettes, 
mat-forming, with tiny but profuse golden flowers. Pkt. 20c. 
DRABA GLACIALIS—erx(l)6. Creeping cushion-rosettes, 
with airy sprays of tiny lemon-tinted flowers just above. 
Rare high alpine. Pkt. 20c. 
*DRACOCEPHALUM MOLDAVICA—eondx(3)20. Many 
sturdy spikes of cool blue. Rather showy, and naturalizes 
well. Sow in quantity. Pkt. 5c; Y* oz. 20c. 
DRACOCEPHALUM RUYSCHIANA—erbx(2)24. Spikes 
of beautiful blue snapdragons. Siberia. Pkt. 15c. 
DRACUNCULUS CANARIENSIS — ufth. Calla cousin 
with odd digitate foliage in summer. Dig tubers in autumn 
and store. The attractively tinted flower-spathe comes from 
the dry tuber in early spring. Pkt. 15c. 
DROSERA FILIFORMIS—rnmath(2)12. Sundew. Pretty 
pink stars. Curious carnivorous plants. Pkt 15c. 
DROSERA INTERMEDIA—nmah(2)8. Broad-leaved Sun¬ 
dew. Pink blossoms. Insect-trap leaves. Pkt. 20c. 
DRYAS OCTAPETALA — rgy(2)5. Mats of evergreen 
“oak” leaves, creamy flowers, and lovely silver-pink seed 
fluffs. Pkt. 20c. 
DUCHESNEA INDICA—*ergk(8)3. Pretty little trailing, 
mat-forming perennial, with yellow Potentilla-like flowers, 
followed by unedible fruits of impressive brilliance, as 
though starkly upright strawberries had been dipped in 
vermilion. Pkt. 15c. 
