Annual Dianthus or China Pinks 
For description and prices of the Hardy Grass 
Pinks, see next page. 
GIANT "RUFFLED 6- FRILLED" 
DIANTHUS 
A superior strain of the Single Heddewigi 
Annual or China Pinks. The flowers are of 
noble size, averaging 3 to 4 inches across. The 
petals are ruffled, frilled and fringed, lending grace 
and beauty to the gorgeously colored blossoms 
which range from dark blood-red to glowing crim¬ 
son, carmine-rose, salmon-pink and white; pome 
of the flowers are mottled and blended with two 
or more shades. The plants are bushy and com¬ 
pact, about 1 foot high, and flower abundantly 
through summer and fall. For garden decoration 
and for cut flowers these new Dianthus are of un¬ 
approachable beauty. Per 1,000 seeds 50c. ,Pkt. 10c. 
VARIOUS SINGLE DIANTHUS 
New Silver-Edged Japan Pink. (Dianthus lied- 
dewigi Marginatus.) This striking novelty 
forms fine compact bushes about 1 foert high 
and bears profusely all summer and fall, large 
single flowers, 2K inches across, remarkably 
colored rich blood-red, with a distinct silvery- 
white margin; very effective. Pkt. 15c. 
Single Fringed Japanese. (Dianthus Mirabilis .) 
A remarkable and distinct strain. Lovely, 
large flowers, 3 to 5 inches in diameter. The 
margins are deeply cut into strips or thread¬ 
like fringe; this fringe is turned and twisted 
in all directions. The colors are varied, from 
pure white and white with pink or red zones to 
rose and deep purplish-red even striped and 
mottled flowers are included. Pkt. 10c. 
Princess Pinks. (Dianthus Punctatus.) Large, 
fringe-edged, flowers of different ground colors 
over which arc dotted and blotched different 
contrasting colors. Very unique and beauti¬ 
ful . Pkt. 10c. 
DIANTHUS, " CROWN OF PERFECTION " 
Most beautiful and satisfactory summer-flowering annuals. Unrivaled 
for brilliancy and rich variety of color; the plants are bushy, of sym¬ 
metrical form, 1 foot high. The flowers are immense, averaging 6 inches 
in circumference, are densely double, and are produced in perfect succession 
during the whole summer and autumn in such numbers as fairly to crowd 
each other for room. There is a wonderful diversity of colors, from purest 
satiny-white to red shades so deep and intensely brilliant that the eye can 
scarcely penetrate their velvety depths; soft pinks and flesh tints more 
dainty than brush could lay; and a large proportion of flowers hieroglyph- 
ically marked with various hues, the delicate tints and deep tones 
mingling in exquisite contrast. (See cut.) 
Double Mixed Colors. Per 1,000 seeds 50c. Pkt. 10c. 
“J must express my keen gratification with your neiv kinds of 'Pinks.' 
They are certainly marvels of beauty. We had your superb doubles. Crown 
of Perfection and the big singles. Ruffled and Frilled, also your superb 
Japanese fringed sorts. They have flowered all summer long." 
Mrs. R. G. DUTTON, Syracuse, N. Y. 
VARIOUS DOUBLE DIANTHUS 
Fireball. Large, double, brilliant red. Pkt. 10c. 
Snowdrift. Very large and double, purest white. 10c. 
Salmon Queen. Beautiful rosy-salmon, fine large, double. 10c. 
Count Kerchove. Large, double flowers of rich blood-red, each 
petal being marked with a velvety-black zone.15c. 
Tom Thumb Brilliant. An exceedingly dwarf type, growing only 4 
to 5 inches high and sheeted with double flowers of brilliant scarlet 15c. 
Double Fringed Japanese. (Dianthus Mirabilis, fl. pi.) Beautiful 
double flowers 3 to 4 inches across, with deeply cut and fringed 
petals; colors rich and varied from white to pink and red—some 
are self-colors, some zoned and others striped. The plants, 1 foot 
high, flower freely and are very showy.15c. 
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