’^THE RAINBOW PINKS 
They are Dianthus, too, these gay Annual Pinks in rain¬ 
bow colorings, but colorings applied in patterns fantastic 
that we fear never a rainbow since Noah would recognize. 
All summer long they yield a wealth of brightly colored, 
intricately marked flowers. Blossoms vary from immense 
single forms with long fringed slashings, to others of 
intense doubleness. Scarce two will be alike. There will 
be seifs in white, salmon pink, scarlet and crimson, along 
with others in multitude that show contrasting edgings, 
zonings, lacings and splashings. We have tried to make 
this the very best possible blend of desirable annual Rain¬ 
bow Pinks. ecbx(8)12. Order as DIANTHUS RAINBOW 
BI.END. Pkt. 10c; U oz. 25c. 
^CHARM-FLOWER (Diascia) 
Blossoms of an exquisite pink that carries a hint of sal¬ 
mon suffusion, each set with a little golden insert, twin- 
spurred flowers fashioned so daintily that they seem to have 
just settled, thistle-down way, along and through the slender 
branching stems. An annual of easy growing, and one of 
the few annuals that will fit the rock garden, though it 
need not be reserved for that only. Botanically the Charm- 
flower is Diascia barberae ; sometimes it is called Twinspur. 
Those who have not grown it have delightful surprise in 
store. erbx(8)15. Pkt. 15c. 
-RAPID CELANDINE 
Great petal flakes, satin of imperial yellow, showers of 
them should surely have been strewn before the dragon- 
throne ; it is so that Dicranostigma Franchettianum, Rapid 
Celandine, shares each day’s glory of blossoming. Every 
breeze will fill your garden with this airy treasure. Above 
jagged leaves, white-marbled on green, comes a tangle of 
slender branching that fills, day after day, week after 
week, indeed month after month, with big four-petalled 
blossoms all of a golden silkiness. Easily handled as an 
annual, sowing seeds right where plants are to stand, either 
in late fall for quickest spring flowering, or at least early 
enough in the spring so that the soil is still cool. From the 
Himalayas. Sow much of this. Illustrated, page 62. Pkt. 
15c; iV oz. 35c; % oz. 60c. 
By mid-January, spring is here in the heart of the 
gardener. 
21 DICTAMNUS ALBUS—by (2-3)32. Gas Plant. Term¬ 
inal racemes of large graceful blossoms, pure white or 
rosy purple. At dusk the flowers yield an ignitable vapor. 
Handsome, long-lived border perennial. 
32 DIERAMA PENDULA—rbyt(w) (1)40. Bells of white, 
rose-red and amaranth, pendant from swaying wands. 
Recommended. Bulbs sometimes stored in winter, fashion 
of gladiolus. Pkt. 16c; % oz. 30c. 
45 DIDYMAOTIS LAPIDIFORMIS—w. Exceedingly rare 
South African stone-simulate succulent, with red-toned 
feathery brown flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
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. 
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. Ihe flowers are white, attractive, carried in 
racemes. For the bog garden south, or house culture^ north. 
Well suited to the damp terrarium. Needs same soil, care 
and handling from seed as Sarracenia, which see. Pkt. 25c ; 
A oz. $1.00. 
‘^DIMORPHOTHECA PEERLESS BLEND 
Sometimes they are called African Daisy, and the^ flowers 
are daisies surely enough, great long-petalled daisies in 
rare tones of apricot, salmon, ecru, copper, rosy suffusions, 
rich orange, varied yellows, pure white, or sometimes pale 
tintings with zoned banding of midnight blue. Excellent 
foliage. ecrbx(3-4)12. Full sun. Pkt. 10c; ^ oz. 26c. 
DIGITALIS, including FOXGLOVE 
There is reminder of friendlier times in these favorites 
of the elder day,—of peace, content, and integrity that was, 
before our brave new world arose. 
21 DIGITALIS ORIENTALIS—ecrbx(2-3). Blossoms of sil¬ 
very down, on cream, all laid about with an even netting of 
chestnut brown. The flowers are carried at near a right 
angle with the stem, and each has a long extended lower 
lobe, sort of a porch or balcony to the blossom. An odd, 
and attractive species, from borders of Kurdistan. An 
enduring perennial. Two strains, one light chestnut, 20 
inches; the other deep chestnut, 40 inches. Either strain, 
pkt. 15c; ^ oz. 30c. (Plants, tall only, each 25c.) 
21 DIGITALIS THAPSI—Strawberry tones. See page 2. 
Pkt. 16c. 
21 DIGITALIS LAEVIGATA—ebx (2) 40. Really very good 
decorative effects, the whole plant a great sheaf of cream- 
colored blossoming, many one-sided racemes. Pkt. 15c. 
21 DIGITALIS MINOR—ercx(2)20. It’s a miniature Fox¬ 
glove. 'There are short, wide-based spires of bloom, rose 
and purple blossoms laid as in imbrications of tiling, from 
bottom to top. Pkt. 15c. 
21 DIGITALIS LANATA—erbx(2)30. Loose spikes of rather 
large buff flowers, reticulated with narrow orange-brown 
pencilings. Recommended. Pkt. 15c. 
21 DIGITALIS GIANT SHIRLEY—ebx(2)60. A giant se¬ 
lection of the oldtime garden Foxglove, larger in plant 
and blossom, and showing wide variations in color. Always 
there is crimson dotting, whether it be over white, pink, 
rose or those lovely blended tones and shadings so hard to 
name. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c. 
OFFER 64A40—One pkt. each of above for 75c. 
OTHER DIGITALIS SPECIES—Each at 10c the pkt. Erio- 
stachya, Hybrida Lutzi, Nervosa, Viridiflora. 
21 DIGITALIS BLEND—For surprises, try this mixture of 
all the Digitalises listed in this catalog, with others. Here’s 
wealth for hardy borders. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c. 
Blase sophistication is the beginning of retrogression. 
It is the naive that grow. 
71 DIOSPYROS-Persimmon. Offered in Treasure Chest, see 
page 66. 
11 DIPSACUS AZUREUS—ecbnx(2-3)60. Great Blue Teasel. 
Strikingly decorative plants with large, oddly formed flow¬ 
er-heads of azure blue. Easily grown, for the back of the 
mixed border. Dried seed-heads are often used also in win¬ 
ter bouquets. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 20c; % oz. 35c. 
21 DORONICUM CORDIFOLIUM—rkt(l)20. Slender-pet- 
alled golden daisies in earliest spring, and then in continu¬ 
ous bloom for some six weeks. Rather decorative foliage. 
Pkt. 25c. 
21 DORONICUM EXCELSUM—cb(2)40. Massive, magnifi¬ 
cent, giant daisies of golden orange on long stems all through 
the spring months. Nothing more showy in its season. 
Plants only, each 35c; 3 for $1.00 ; 10 for $3.00. 
21 DOUGLASIA MONTANA—rstyt(2)7. Tufted rosettes, 
with blossoms of exquisite pink in loose clusters above. 
A very lovely Androsace-cousin that delights in a cool, 
well-drained, (bub not dry) position in the rock garden. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 25c. 
21 DODECATHEON or SHOOTING STAR 
These charming exquisites are really fairly close to the 
Primrose, though in form of flower they seem to be almost 
Cyclamens. Sometimes, indeed, they are called Wild Cycla¬ 
men. Though they will do well in full sun, most of them 
have a slight preference for light shade. The blossoms are 
sweetly fragrant, long in stem, and in form with the petals 
thrown straight back, as though by the rush of air in their 
meteoric passage from some other world. Colorings will 
vary from tinted whites, through pink and mauve-lilac, to 
pure rose, wine shades, and deep velvety purples. Some 
will show yellow markings, or even gold bandings. Height 
runs from 10 to 20 inches, “y” culture. This is a blend 
of the species below, with others. Pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 40c; 
oz. 75c. Illustrated, page 69. 
SEPARATE DODECATHEONS—Alpinum 20c; Cleveland! 
20c: Cusicki 2pc ; Hendersoni 16c; Meadia 15 ; Meadia splen- 
didum 20c; Pauciflorum 25c; Puberulum 25c; Jeffrey! 25c. 
DODECATHEON PLANTS—Plants available both in spring 
and autumn of the eastern Shooting Star, Dodecatheon 
Meadia, roae-tinted, fragrant. Usually supplied when dor¬ 
mant. Each 26c; 3 for 65c; 10 for $1.85. 
