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 Eardrop. 
Silvery slashed foliage, with tall sprays of golden hearts, in¬ 
verted, above. Full sun. Pkt. 16c. 
DICENTRA EXIMIA—ernsth(2-3)16. Graceful plumes of 
rose-colored heart-flowers sway over handsomely fern-slashed 
foliage. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; % oz. 50c. # 
DICENTRA FORMOSA—ernmsth(2-3) 16. Nodding sprays 
of pink hearts above spreading ferny foliage. Decorative 
mats in shade. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c. 
DICENTRA OREGANA—rsty (2-4)16. Delightful blossoms 
of soft cream, heart-shaped, with tips of vivid purple. The 
flowers hang in graceful sprays above most attractive sil¬ 
very foliage. An exquisite thing, blooming over a long sea¬ 
son. It glories in a bit of shade, but is reasonable, never¬ 
theless about sun. Pkt. 25c. # 
DICENTRA PUSILLA—ry(l)5. A Japanese miniature of 
exquisite daintiness. Pink. 10 seeds for 26c. 
DICENTRA SPECTABILIS—cby(l-2)30. True Bleeding 
Heart. Pendant sprays of rosy pink hearts, white-tipped. 
Exquisite. Attractive foliage. Pkt. 25c. 
OFFER 62A7— One pkt. each of above for $1.20. 
WINTER SOWINGS. All winter long, or at least 
any time that the ground thaws, open ground or cold 
frame sowings may be made of kinds of seeds marked 
with key letter “y.” I sow outside every month in 
the year. 
DICRANOSTIGMA—See Rapid Celandine, page 2. 
DICTAMNUS FRAXINELLA—by(3)36. Gas plant. Ter¬ 
minal racemes of rosy purple, or sometimes white, flowers, 
giving off inflammable vapor at dusk. Handsome and long- 
lived border perennial. Sow in late fall. 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. 16c; % oz. 30c; % 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. Rich¬ 
est cream, with brown markings. Pkt. 10c. 
DIGITALIS BARTLEY GIANT WHITE—ebx(3)50. Big blos¬ 
soms of opaque, yet waxen, whiteness. English selection 
of high merit. Pkt. 15c. # 
DIGITALIS GIANT SHIRLEY—ebx(2)70. Giant Foxglove. 
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. 
DIGITALIS ISABELLINA—ebx(2)50. Fine spikes of yellow 
blossoms that deepen to chamois. Pkt. 15c. # 
DIGITALIS LAEVIGATA—ecbx(2)36. Long, one-sided spikes 
of little creamy^ flowers. Many stems in good sheaf effect. 
Pkt. 10c. # 
DIGITALIS MARIANA—ecbx(3)36. Highly attractive and 
very “different” species. Flowers are carried horizontally, 
lower lobe long and projecting. Ground color is white, 
but laid over this is a reticulation of golden chestnut, then 
all dusted with soft downiness. Long in bloom. Pkt. 
20c. # 
DIGITALIS MINOR—ercx(2)25. Low spires of close Fox¬ 
glove thatching in deepest rose to purple of Tyre. Excel¬ 
lent rock garden accent. Pkt. 20c. # 
DIGITALIS ORIENTALIS—ecrx(3)18. A Digitalis mariana 
reduced to rock garden size, same oddly shaped flower, same 
gold-brown reticulation, but plants more branching, and 
of but half the height. Borders of Kurdistan. Pkt. 20c. # 
DIGITALIS THAPSI—erx(3-4)16. A rare delight. Plants 
dipped in tawny down, carry long-pediceled Foxgloves in 
loose racemes. Blossoms open to a buff-tinged cream that 
gradually suffuses with a delicious strawberry tone. Pkt. 
26c. # 
DIGITALIS VIRIDIFLORA—ecbx(2)40. Flowers of soft 
cream (not green) in closely filled, branching symmetrical 
spikes. Makes enduring, decorative border clumps. Pkt. 
10c. # 
OFFER 63A8—One pkt. each of above for $1.50. 
DIONAEA or VENUS FLYTRAP 
An attractive, but oddly animal-like plant, is Dionaea 
muscipula. The leaves are carried in rosettes, the blade in 
two sections, connected only by the strong mid-rib. The 
terminal 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 in¬ 
terlocking. 
The flowers are white, large and attractive; carried in 
terminal clusters. Dionaea is for the bog garden south, 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. Pkt. 25c; j's oz. $1.00. 
DIOSPYKOS KAKI—jy 40 ft. Japanese Persimmon. Bears 
delicious fruits. Seedlings will vary in hardiness, but some of 
them can probably be grown much farther north than usually 
supposed. In China and Japan it ranges into climates com¬ 
parable with that of southern New England. Pkt. 10c; 
% oz. 25c. 
DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA BETHEL’S SELECTION — jy 
75 ft. American Persimmon. Hardy well north. Fruit de¬ 
licious when fully ripe. Tree is rather ornamental. This 
line 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). 
DIPLACUS AURANTIACUS—eqfx(2)36. A beautiful Mim- 
ulus segregate, mantled with flowers of buff-apricot. Needs 
sheltered position north. May also be grown as pot plant. 
Pkt. 15c. 
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. 26c. 
DIPSACUS AZUREUS—eotcbx(3)60. For unusual decorative 
effects, use the Great Blue Teasel. It is attractive in form 
and flower, really blue in bloom, rather than merely laven¬ 
der. After its garden season is over, the oddly bracted re¬ 
ceptacles may be cut for winter bouquets. Said to be a 
good honey plant. Pkt. 10c. # 
DISPORUM BLEND—rbnmsty (1)20. Fairy Bells. Gracefully 
hung blossoms, cream to maize yellow, followed by shining 
berries of orange or crimson. Pkt. 15c. 
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-scent¬ 
ed. Mauve, yellow-ringed, shading to maroon. Pkt. 20c. 
DODECATHEON HENDERSONI—crbnsty(l)12. Spectacular 
wine-purple Shooting Star. Sweetly perfumed. A beauty. 
Pkt. 15c; ^ oz. 75c. 
DODECATHEON JEFFREYI—crmsty(2)24. From bright 
pink, through rose, to showy purple. Perfumed. Pkt. 20c. 
DODECATHEON MEADIA—crnsty(2)20. Wild Cyclamen. 
Rose colored, with yellow anthers. Fragrant. Strikingly 
beautiful. Pkt. 16c. # 
DODECATHEON MEADIA SPLENDIDUM—As above, but 
blossom color of gold-banded crimson. Pkt. 25c. 
DODECATHEON PAUCIFLORUM—rmsty(2)10. Pretty pur¬ 
ple Shooting Star of mountain meadows. Pkt. 20c. 
DODECATHEON STANFELDIA—Lilac pink. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 64A8—One pkt. each of above for $1.20. 
DODECATHEON BLEND—Many good kinds. Pkt. 16c. 
DORYANTHES PALMERI—Spear Lily. Spectacular scar¬ 
let flowers on spikes 10 to 20 feet high. A distant Amaryllis 
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)6. 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 ALTAICA—rx(l)10. Prodigal sprays of dainty 
white. Pkt. 20c. . 
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