DIANTHUS barbatus. Sweet William. 1J^ ft. 
July. Plants will sometimes live several 
seasons, but best treated as a biennial. 
—Black Maroon. Very dark. 20 cts. each. 
—Newport Pink. Salmon-pink. 20 cts. each, 
caesius. Cheddar Pink. 8 in. May. Glaucous 
foliage and pink, spice-scented blossoms. 
20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
caesius hybrid. 6 in. May. Dwarf variety 
with compact tuft of foliage, covered in 
spring with a mass of pink flowers. A gem 
for the rock garden. 30 cts. ea., $2.50 for 10. 
DICENTRA eximia, and formosa. We now 
have these two confused varieties distinct. 
The small pink flowers and fine-cut foliage 
differ only slightly, but eximia seems to 
grow a little taller and to bloom more 
freely. Both are hardy, bloom long, and 
endure part shade. 
spectabilis. Bleedingheart. 2 ft. May, June. 
Old-fashioned favorite. Long, drooping 
racemes of heart-shaped pink flowers. Will 
grow in part shade. Good for cutting, and 
usually in bloom Memorial Day. 40 cts. 
DICTAMNUS. Gasplant. 2 to 3 ft. June. A 
very long-lived plant with handsome dark 
green foliage. Fragrance similar to Lemon 
Verbena. One of our finest perennials, 
albus. White. 3 yr., 50 cts. each, 
albus ruber. Lavender-pink. 2 yr., 35 cts. 
each. $3 for 10; 3 yr., 50 cts. each; 4 yr., 
75 cts. each; 5 yr., $1 each. 
DIGITALIS purpurea. Giant Shirley. Fox¬ 
glove. 3 to 5 ft. June, July. Stately racemes 
of inflated flowers whose vertical lines sug¬ 
gest spires or towers of bells. Biennials 
which easily self-sow. Mixed colors from 
white to rose. 20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
Sutton’s Giant Primrose. A beautiful 
strain with flowers of rich cream or buff. 
20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
DORONICUM plantagineum excelsum. 
Showy Leopardbane. 1 to 1ft. May. Showy 
yellow, daisy-like flowers. 30 cts. each. 
EPIMEDIUM. 9 in. May. Dainty, charming 
plant for half shade. Lovely foliage and 
waxy flowers like tiny graceful Columbines. 
We like the white variety best, but we have 
lavender, red. and yellow varieties also. 
30 cts. each, $2.50 for 10. 
EUPATORIUM coelestinum. Mistflower. 2 
ft. Sept. Light purple flowers like Ager- 
atum. It likes a little shade and needs light 
winter protection. 3 in. pots. 20 cts. each. 
ERYNGIUM amethystinum. 2 ft. July, 
August. Steel-blue flowers, thistle-like in 
form. The flowers can be cut when colored 
and dried for winter bouquets. 
FILIPENDULA hexapetala flore-pleno. 
Double Dropwort. 1J^ ft. June, July. Small, 
white, globular flowers and fernlike foliage. 
Graceful. 30 cts. each, $2.50 for 10. 
GAILLARDIA aristata. Blanket Flower. 2 ft. 
Showy flowers with reddish brown centers 
and yellow daisy-like petals with rings of 
red. Blooms all summer. Short-lived but 
easily self-sows. Useful for cutting. 20 cts. 
GENTIANA andrewsi. Closed Gentian. 1J^ ft. 
September. A lovely native with dark vio¬ 
let-blue flowers. Desirable because of its 
late season. Needs moisture. 20 cts. each. 
GYPSOPHILA paniculata. Babysbreath. 2 to 
3 ft. July. Minute white flowers in a gauze¬ 
like, misty mass. Valuable in the garden for 
contrast with coarser flowers, and indis¬ 
pensable for cutting. These are seedlings of 
the double form and some come double. 
—flore-pleno, Bristol Fairy. New double 
variety with larger flowers. Blooms over 
longer period than the older double form. 
Grafted. 45 cts. each, $4 for 10. 
repens. Creeping Gypsophila. July. A mat 
of gray foliage and white flowers, for the 
rock garden. 
HELENIUM autumnale rubrum. Red 
Sneezeweed. 3 to 4 ft. September. Terra¬ 
cotta-red flowers. Beautiful for cutting. 
HELLEBORUS niger. Christmas-rose. 6 in. 
November. An interesting old-fashioned 
plant that blooms late in autumn and even 
after snow comes if protected. Large single 
white flowers like anemones that last a long 
time. 75 cts. each. 
HEMEROCALLIS. Daylily. Yellow or orange, 
very fragrant, lily-like flowers and tall 
grass-like foliage. Will thrive in part shade. 
Very hardy and soon forms large clumps. 
By choosing several varieties the blooming 
period can be prolonged over three months. 
Apricot. 2 ft. June. Apricot-yellow. One of 
the best early varieties, lovely color, free 
blooming, and very hardy. 30 cts. each. 
flava. Lemon Daylily. 3 ft. June. Clear yel¬ 
low. The best-known, early variety. 
George Yeld. 3 ft. July. Large flowers of 
orange-yellow with rosy band. 50 cts. each. 
Goldeni. 3 ft. July. Betscher variety with 
brilliant deep orange flowers. 35 cts. 
Highboy. 5 ft. August. We found this plant 
in our nursery, propagated and named it. 
It is pale yellow, the latest and tallest 
variety we have. 60 cts. each. 
Hyperion. 3 ft. Late July. Rare variety 
regarded as the largest and finest pale 
yellow. 65 cts. each. 
Margaret Perry. 4 ft. July-August. Coppery 
orange similar to old Tawny Daylily. 35 
cts. each. 
Mrs. W. H. Wyman. 3 ft. August. Clear 
yellow flowers. Betscher variety that 
blooms late. 40 cts. each. 
Ophir. 4 ft. July. The best golden yellow 
variety with very large flowers. 50 cts. each. 
Sunny West. 4 ft. August. Like Hyperion 
but taller and later. $1 each. 
thunbergi. Japanese Daylily. 3 to 4 ft. July. 
Pale yellow, like Flava, but a month later. 
Flowers not so large but very freely pro¬ 
duced, making fine mass of color. 
HEPATICA acutiloba, and triloba. 4 in. 
April. Two varieties of our earliest spring 
flower with different shaped leaves. Acuti¬ 
loba prefers neutral or alkaline soil and 
triloba acid. 20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
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