Dianthus, "Crown of Perfection/' 
Most beautiful and satisfactory summer-flowering -annuals. Unrivaled for 
brilliancy and rich variety of color; the plants are bushy, of symmetrical form, 
J 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%uch 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 propor¬ 
tion of flowers hieroglyphically 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. 
Giant "Ruffled £r Frilled" Dianthus. 
A superior strain of the Single Heddewigii Garden 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 crimson, carmine-rose, salmon-pink 
and white; some of the flowers are mottled and blended with two or more 
shades. The plants are bushy and compact, about 1 foot high, and flower 
abundantly through summer and fall. For garden decoration and for cut flowers 
these new Dianthus are of unapproachable beauty. Per 1.000 seeds 50c. Pkt. 10c. 
11 1 must express my keen gratification with your new kinds of 'Pinks.' They 
are certainly marvels of beauty. We had your superb doubles, Crown of Perfec¬ 
tion 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. 
Choice Annual or China Pinks. 
Hardy Grass or Border Pinks. 
DOUBLE VARIETIES. 
Fireball. Large, double, brilliant red .Pkt. 10c. 
Snowdrift. Very large and double, purest 
white. Pkt. 10c. 
Salmon Queen. Beautiful rosy-salmon, fine 
large, double. Pkt. 10c. 
Count Kerchove. Large, double flowers of 
rich blood-red, each petal being marked 
with a velvety-black /.one. Pkt. 15c. 
Tomb Thumb Brilliant. An exceedingly dwarf 
type, growing only 4 to 5 inches high and 
sheeted with double flowers of brilliant scar¬ 
let . Pkt. 15c. 
Double Fringed Japanese. (Dianthus Mira- 
bills, 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. 
Pkt. 15c. 
SINGLE VARIETIES. 
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 colon 
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. 
Mephisto. Large, single, fringed flowers of 
salmon-rose edged with white and flaked 
with rich brown. Pkt. 10c. 
Princess Pinks. (Dianthus Punctatus .) Large, 
fringed-edged, flowers of different ground 
colors over which is dotted and blotched 
different contrasting colors. Very unique 
and beautiful. Pkt. 10c. 
Crested Pinks. (Dianthus Superbissimus.) 
Very large single flowers of various colors 
and markings, but all having a white throat 
and a beautiful crested surface to the 
petals. Pkt. 10c. 
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CROWN “GRASS'' PINKS. 
A new race of hardy “Grass Pinks” with 
branching flower stalks 10 to 12 inches high, 
carrying large deliciously fragrant single, semi¬ 
double and double flowers with fringed petals; 
colors white, carmine, rose, lilac, etc. Each 
flower marked in the center with a crimson 
or purple crown. They flower from May to 
July. Pkt. 15c. 
DWARF LARGE EARLY'FLOWERING ’ 
GRASS, OR SPICE PINKS. 
(Dianthus Plumarius Hybridus Nanus, fl. pi.) I 
These are great improvements over the 
charming time-honored inhabitant of old- 
fashioned gardens. The flowers of this new 
type are much larger, are borne more profuse¬ 
ly on shorter, stiff stems. In these new Pinks 
we have a large variety of colors and mark¬ 
ings; the color, of course, refers to the center ' 
of the flower, the remainder being white or 
blush with a band of color near the margin; the 
colors include blood-red, rose, maroon, purple, 
pink, blush, spotted, laced, variegated, etc., 
and they commence blooming about two weeks 
earlier. They are excellent perennial garden 
plants, about 1 foot high, vigorous, hardy, and 
flower profusely during spring and early sum- ! 
mer. The flowers are very large, double, 
beautifully fringed, and emit a clove-like per¬ 
fume. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 25c. 
PERFECTION PINK. 
A superb strain of the hardy grass pink, 
Dianthus plumarius — bearing enormous 
double flowers of perfect form. Smooth 
round petals of pure white, edged with deep 
crimson, very fragrant . Pkt. 25c. 
MAIDEN PINKS. 
This pretty type of hardy pinks Dianthus 
deltoides —forms low mats of grass -like foliage 
about 3 inches high, above which is thrown 
during spring and early summer a profusion 
of small single flowers not over z /i of an inch 
in diameter on stems 6 to 8 inches in length. 
Colors: red, rose and white all adorned with 
a central zone of crimson.. .Pkt. 10c. 
Henderson's "PICTURESQUE GARDENS” 
is a beautifully illustrated new book that will 
give you many suggestions about decorating your 
Lawns, Garden and Grounds. Se 2 0 p i age 
