CONVOLVULUS MINOR. 
Convolvulus minor is a 
dwarfish plant, of trailing 
habit, each plant covering 
a circle two feet in diame¬ 
ter, or more. The flowers 
are about two-thirds the 
size of those of the Morn¬ 
ing Glory, and a bed of the 
Dwarf Convolvulus forms 
a beautiful mass. Flowers 
close in the afternoon. 
Convolvulus minor splendens, violet, white center 5 
monstrosus, spreading; dark purple flowers, . 5 
subcceruleus, light blue flowers,. 5 
New Dark, very dark and good,. 5 
Striped, fine, . 5 
lilacinus, fine lilac, . 5 
White, very pretty for contrast, . 5 
All the above mixed. 5 
CREPIS. 
The Crepis arc pretty, 
hardy annuals. There are 
several varieties — yellow, 
pink, purple and white, 
about one foot in height, 
and bearing delicate, pretty 
flowers. Plants should be 
set about eight or ten inches 
apart in the flower bed. 
Seed will germinate in the 
open ground, but we gener¬ 
ally put some in the hot-bed. 
Crepis barbata, light yellow and bright purple, . 5 
rubra, pink, . 5 
flore-albo, white, . 5 
Mixed,. 5 
DATURA. 
Datura is a large, strong-growing 
plant, with trumpet-shaped flowers, 
the best bearing blooms six inches in 
length, mostly white, sometimes 
tinted with a delicate blue. The Da¬ 
tura seems to double in almost every 
style, but some prefer the single. The 
roots can be preserved in a cellar, 
like Dahlia roots. Plants three feet 
in height; set the plants three lect 
apart. 
Datura Wrightii is one of the best, with trumpet- 
shaped flowers from seven to nine inches long, 
white, faintly tinted with lilac, sweet-scented, . 10 
humilis flava flore-pleno, a splendid plant, 
with large, yellow, double flowers, . 10 
atroviolacea plenissima, flowers dark, usually 
shades of violet,. 10 
fastuosa alba plena, fine, double white, ... 10 
fastuosa Huberiana, flowers large and double, 
inside white, outside generally colored, . . . 10 
DIDISCUS. 
The Didiscus 
cceruleus is an 
annual, about 2 
feet high, with 
numerous um¬ 
bels of sky blue 
flowers. Sow 
under glass. 
DELPHINIUM. 
The Delphin¬ 
iums are beautiful 
plants, generally 
known as Lark¬ 
spurs. They pre¬ 
fer a cool soil and 
season. Sow the 
seed in the au¬ 
tumn, or very 
early in spring. 
Branching varie- ^ 
ties grow two feet y 
in height, and 
should be planted 
eighteen inches 
apart. The Rock¬ 
ets should be set 
in rows five or six 
inches apart. 
Delphinium Ajacis hyacinthiflorum, Double 
Dwarf Rocket,) mixed colors,. 
elatior flore-pleno, iTall Rocket,) large plant; 
very showy, . 
Consolida fl.-pl., (Stock-flowered,) double, 
branching; fine for cutting; mixed colors, . . 
Consolida flore-pleno candelabrum, 1 foot in 
height (sec engraving;) flowering late, .... 
imperiale, (Emperor Larkspur,) fine, com¬ 
pact plant, brilliant colors; mixed,. 
Bismarck, red striped; very excellent, in habit 
between imperially and candelabrum , .... 
cardiopetalum, 18 inches; makes a good hedge, 
DIANTHUS. 
The varieties of Dian- 
thus known as D. Chi - 
nensis are among the most 
brilliant of our garden 
flowers. Plants of the tall 
sorts are from twelve to 
fifteen inches in height; 
the dwarf kinds make 
low, compact plants. Seed 
may be sown in the spring, 
under glass or in a seed-bed. 
Dianthus Chinensis, best double varieties mixed, 
imperialis, (Double Imperial Pink, > mixed, 
imperialis rubrus striatus, double, white, 
striped with red,. 
imperialis purpureus striatus, double, white, 
striped with purple, . 
imperialis flore-albo pi., double; white, . 
imperialis flore-pleno atrosanguineus, blood 
red ; double, . 
Heddewigii, large flower, three inches in diam¬ 
eter, beautiful, rich colors, often finely marked, 
Heddewigii flore-pleno, often double, but 
sometimes only semi-double, . 
Heddewigii fl.-pl. atropurpureus, large, dark 
red, double flowers, . 
laciniatus, flowers very large, sometimes three 
inches in diameter; petals very deeply fringed 
and beautifully colored, . 
laciniatus flore-pleno, magnificent double flow¬ 
ers, very large; petals deeply serrated, . . . 
Mixed seed of last five varieties,. 
Heddewigii diadematus fl.-pl., Diadem 
Pink,) brilliant markings and dazzling colors . . 
hybridus, mixed colors,. 
Best dwarf varieties mixed,. 
Didiscus coeruleus, . 
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