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HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Dianthus (Hardy Pinks) 
DAPHNE 
D. Cneorum. Garland Flower. Most attrac¬ 
tive, dwarf, bushy evergreen shrub, produc¬ 
ing richly perfumed, rose-pink blossoms. 
May and August. 75 cts. each; $7.50 per 
doz. and up, according to size. 
DELPHINIUMS 
See pages 3 and 4; also Larkspur on page 11. 
DIANTHUS • Hardy Pinks 
D., Beatrix. This beautiful Pink is making 
friends everywhere. The fragrant flowers 
are a delightful shade of salmon-pink and 
are produced in profusion during May and 
June; if kept cut, there will be bloom all 
summer. We know you will like Beatrix. 
3-in. pots, $1 for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
★ D. deltoides. Matted, creeping plants 
which spread rapidly and send up 12-inch 
stems bearing clusters of vivid pink flowers. 
30 cts. each; $3 per doz. 
D., Mother. White. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz. 
D., Mrs. Sinkins. The genuine, old-fash¬ 
ioned, double, white, English border Pink. 
35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
DICENTRA SPECTABILIS 
Bleeding-Heart 
A very popular old-fashioned border plant 
with beautiful foliage and long, drooping 
sprays of pretty pink, heart-shaped blooms, 
lj^feet. May, June. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
DIGITALIS Foxglove 
The tall flower-spikes of the Foxglove are 
particularly handsome when grown among 
shrubbery or naturalized in odd places in bold 
masses. 3 to 4 feet. July, August. White, 
Yellow, Alba (White), Gloxiniaeflora, and 
The Shirley. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
ERIGERON 
E., Blue. A summer-blooming Aster, 
somewhat like a Michaelmas Daisy, 
with sprays of delicate lavender-blue 
flowers. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
DORONICUM 
D. excelsum. An extremely showy spring¬ 
blooming flower of the chrysanthemum 
family, producing immense, brilliant yellow 
daisies on long stems ideal for cutting. A 
rare and choice perennial. 35 cts. each; 
$3.50 per doz. 
D. magnificum. Leopard.'s-Bane. Very at¬ 
tractive early yellow daisy with large flow¬ 
ers on stiff stems. Useful for cutting. \]/2 
to 2 feet. May, June. 35 cts. each; $3.50 
per doz. 
ENGLISH IVY 
Pot-grown plants, $25 per 100. 
EUPATORIUM 
E. coelestinum. Mist Flower. One of the 
finest hardy plants with heads of light 
purple flowers similar to ageratum; in flower 
from August until frost. Good cut-flower. 
1 to 2 feet. 40 cts. each; $4 per doz. 
GAILLARDIA 
G., Duckham’s New Hybrids. Blanket 
Flower. The Gaillardias, among the most 
successful of hardy perennials, give a most 
striking effect when planted in bold groups 
or in a bed by themselves, and are equally 
effective in mixed borders. They seem to 
thrive in extreme drought and the greater 
the scarcity of other flowers, the more their 
utility is demonstrated. They bloom per¬ 
petually from June to November. 50 cts. 
each; $1.25 for 3; $4.50 per doz. 
G., Mr. Sherbrook. A new English variety 
with rich golden yellow flowers having pale 
yellow centers. One of the easiest to grow, 
provided it is in full sun. A fine cut- 
flower. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
G., Torchlight. (New.) Flowers are golden 
yellow with a rich maroon-red center and 
often measure 5 inches across, with 
stronger and stiffer stems than in former 
varieties. Fine for cutting. 40 cts. each; 
$4.50 per doz. 
GyPSOPHILA 
G. Bodgeri. The lj^-foot plants bloom 
freely in July and more or less throughout 
the summer. Flowers are double, pure 
white on opening, changing to soft pink. 
50 cts. each; $1.25 for 3; $5 per doz. 
G. paniculata. Baby’s Breath. A very valu¬ 
able perennial because of its light, graceful 
form and the charm it adds to mixed bou¬ 
quets of other flowers. The small blooms 
are borne in great quantities. 2 to 3 feet. 
July, August. 35 cts. each; $3.75 per doz. 
G. paniculata, Bristol Fairy. A very 
greatly improved Baby’s Breath having 
flowers almost three times as large as the 
old Paniculata, and which remains pure 
snow-white under all conditions. One of the 
finest cut-flowers. Strong, field-grown 
plants, 75 cts. each; $7 per doz. 
GEUM • Avcns 
Desirable for borders or rock-gardens. The 
flower-stems stand boldly over the prostrate, 
deep green foliage. 1 to lf^ feet. June to 
September. 
G., Deep Crimson. An excellent garden 
form with strawberry-like flowers of deep 
dark red. Pretty in the border. 30 cts. 
each; $3 per doz. 
GEUM, continued 
G., Mrs. Bradshaw. Double, brilliant 
orange-scarlet flowers throughout the sum¬ 
mer. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz. 
G. , Lady Stratheden. (New.) Fine, double, 
yellow blooms of same type as Mrs. Brad¬ 
shaw. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz. 
HELENIUM 
Showy autumn daisies of great value for 
garden display in bold masses, and effective 
when cut. 3 to 4 feet. August, September. 
H. autumnale rubrum. Deep bronze-red, 
changing to terra-cotta. 5 to 6 feet. Sep¬ 
tember. 40 cts. each; $4 per doz. 
H., Riverton Beauty. Long - stemmed, 
brownish crimson flowers. Very popular. 
40 cts. each; $1 for 3. 
H., Riverton Gem. Produces a great pro¬ 
fusion of bronzy orange flowers. 40 cts. 
each; $1 for 3. 
HEUCHERA • Coral Bells 
Charming plants for the border or a half- 
shady place. The red variety is a good 
rock-plant. 
★ H. sanguinea. Graceful spikes of dazzling 
crimson flowers in greatest profusion, lf^ 
feet. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
HOLLYHOCK 
H„, Duckham’s Improved Strain. My 
strain is indeed very wonderful, with ex¬ 
tremely large, double flowers in unusual 
colors. 6 to 8 feet. July to September. 
Rich Crimson, Bright Rose, White, 
Scarlet, and Salmcn-Rose. 35 cts. each; 
$3.50 per doz. 
IBERIS 
★ I. sempervirens. Stunning half-shrubs a 
foot or more high, densely covered in spring 
with a mass of snow-white flowers. 30 cts. 
each; $3 per doz 
Helenium, Riverton Gem 
WILLIAM C. DUCKHAM CO. ♦ MADISON, NEW JERSEY 
