DIANTHUS. (Flower of the Gods) 
The large family of pinks is famous for its lovely 
colors, its fragrance and its general attractiveness. 
The perennial varieties are more fragrant but the 
annual ones have wonderfully bright colors. All 
need a well drained soil. The annuals may be 
treated as biennials and kept over winter with 
some protection. 
Perennial Varieties. 
Plumarius. The old-fashioned Grass Pink, distinguished 
by its dove-like fragrance. Height, about 1 foot. 
Single Mixed. (Pheasant's Eye). Pkt. 10c. 
Double Mayflower. Pink shades. Pkt. 10c. 
Superbus Loveliness. Rosy lilac,^ finely fringed. A 
wonderful novelty. 12 to 15 inches. Pkt. 25c. 
Neglectus. (Glacier Pink). Rose, 4 to 6 inches. A gem 
for the rock garden. Pkt. 25c. 
Winter!. A striking variety, very fragrant. Awarded 
First Class Certificate, Royal Horticultural Society. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Alwoodii Alpinus. A dwarf hybrid of Plumarius and 
Carnation. Splendid for the rock garden. 4 to 6 inches, 
Pkt. 25c. 
Caesius. (Cheddar Pink.) Fragrant, rose colored. Free 
flowering. Pkt. 15c. 
Deltoides Erecta. (Maiden Pink.) Bright red. Choice 
for edging or the rock garden. 6 inches. Pkt 25c, 
Scoticus Mixed. (Scotch Pink.) Single. Pkt. 15c. 
Delight. An English hybrid of the Sweet William type. 
Many shades of red and pink. 9 inches. Pkt. 25c. 
Madam Butterfly. A most unusual variety. Strikingly 
fringed. Fine for cutting. Pink, rose and white mixed. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Annual Varieties. All large flowered, choice kinds. 
Heddewigi Laciniatus. (Japanese Pink.) Free flowering, 
laciniated petals. 
Double Pink Beauty. 12 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Snowdrift. Improved white. Pkt. 10c. 
Single Spiendens. Crimson. Special mention. 1935 
A. A. Selections. A particularly fine variety. Pkt. 15c. 
Hybridus Sweet Wivelsfield. A cross between Dianthus 
Allwoodii and Sweet William. Pkt. 15c. 
Dianthus—Superbus Loveliness 
DICTAMNUS, FRAXINELLAl 
(Gas Plant) 
Purpurea. A showy, hardy perennial with 
fragrant, rosy-purple flowers. Blooms in June. 
The seed is slow to germinate and may be froz¬ 
en. Pkt. 15c. 
DIDISCUS. (Lace Flower). 23^ft. 
Goeruleus. A lovely, airy annual of a deli¬ 
cate shade of blue. Fine for cutting, and to 
mix with other garden flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
DIGITALIS. (Foxglove). Biennial. 
This handsome hardy plant is most effective 
planted in groups. Will succeed in any good soil 
in partial shade, and although a biennial some¬ 
times lives more than two years, and self sows. 
Gloxiniaflora Isabellena. Yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
“ Purple. Pkt, 10c. 
“ Rose. Pkt. 10c. 
“ White. Pkt. 10c. 
The Shirley, Giant Hybrids. This is a new, 
unusually tall variety, 5 to 7 feet high. Es¬ 
pecially fine for the border. Lovely colors. 
Pkt. 15c. 
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