PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 
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DIANTHUS (Pinks). Plant them in a sunny location. 
^'Beatrix. Unlike most of the pinks this variety has green rather than gray foli¬ 
age and the leaves are larger. Flowers are double, perfectly formed. Each bloom 
16 about one quarter the size of a large carnation. You'll love Beatrix! We grow 
both salmon and white. Gal. containers. 
*Caesius (Cheddar Pink). Attractive tufts 3 to 6 inches tall, covered with sweet 
scented, rose pink blooms through May and June. Plant in sun. 21/2-inch pots; 
gal. containers. 
*Deltoides. Forms a thick carpet of tiny green leaves from which springs up 
short, dainty stems bearing single-purplish-red flowers in great abundance. 
Makes an excellent border where an extremely low one is desirable. 2 Vi-inch 
pots; gal. containers. 
’*'Dwarf Soft Pink. Very compact low clump of gray-green foliage from which 
rise 3 to 4-inch stems surmounted by small single light pink flowers. Particularly 
at home in the rock garden. 2 Vi-inch pots; gal. containers. 
*Granaticus. An excellent rock garden subject. Grows only to a height of 4 or 
5 inches. Through May and June the dense, dark green foliage forms a perfect 
background for the bright crimson blooms. 2 Vi-inch pots; gal. containers. 
Hybridus Sweet Wivelsfield. Our most colorful dianthus. Huge 2-inch, 
single, fringed flowers of pink, scarlet, maroon, white or combinations of 
these colors. Dark green foliage. Blooms heavily from June until winter. 
2 Vi-inch pots; gal. containers. 
Knappii. Deep yellow fringed flowers on 18-inch stems. Something different in 
dianthus. 2 Vi-inch pots; gal. containers. 
Latifolia atrococcineus fl. pi. Intense, velvety crimson scarlet. 2 Vi-inch pots; 
gal. containers. 
*Little Jock Hybrids. Compact 6 to 8-inch plants covered with daintily fringed 
flowers about 1 inch across in' shades of pink and rose; also white. Blooms are 
double, semi-double and single. 2 Vi-inch pots; gal. containers. 
Plumarius Double Mixed. 2Vi-inch pots; gal. containers. 
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Plumarius Highland Rose. Lovely single, bright rose flowers with rosy-red cen¬ 
ters. An outstanding new variety. 2V'2-inch pots; gal. containers. 
*Plumarius nanus. Double dwarf mixed. 2 Vi-inch pots; gal. containers. 
Plumarius Single Mixed. 2 Vi-inch pots; gal. containers. 
*Rock Garden Species Mixed. 2 Vi-inch pots; gal. containers. 
Ruth Elaine. The most outstanding of the dianthus. Large, single, rosy-red 
flowers with maroon centers cover the plant from May until November. 
Exquisite fragrance, good for cutting, easily grown. Grows to 1 foot in 
height. Gal. containers. 
DUSTY MILLER (Centaurea candidissima). The white foliage here and there in 
a perennial bed helps to accentuate color of other flowers. Do not allow to 
bloom. Gal. containers; 2V'2-inch pots; flats of 100 plants, $1.70. 
*ECHEVERIA assorted. Gal. containers. 
ECHINOPS Ritro. Tall handsome, gray-foliaged plants crowned with round, 
showy heads of fine steel blue flowers. 2 Vi-inch pots; gal. containers. 
(*) PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN ROCK GARDENS 
