26 DORYANTHES PALMERI—Spear Lily of Queensland. 
Spectacular scarlet flowers on 20-foot stems. Pkt. 26c. 
*DOWNINGIA—See page 66. Treasure Chest. 
21 DRABA AIZOON—erk(l)5. The Drabas seem built to 
fit rocks, over, about and among them. Here are densely 
clustered flowerlets, massed to a richness of golden yellow 
just over rather Sempervivum-like leaf rosettes. Pkt. 20c. 
21 DRACON-HEADS 
The Dracocephalums or Dragon-heads are plants of easiest 
handling, yet of an inspiring beauty. 
21 DRACOCEPHALUM FRUTICULOSUM— ebx(8)40. Tall 
perennial of great showiness, in bloom from May to October. 
The flowers are of blue-violet, individually rather large, and 
carried in spaced semi-whorls. Pkt. 25c. 
21 DRACOCEPHALUM NUTANS—erx(l-2) 12. A lonpat- 
tractive alpine of easy handling. Little “snap-dragons of 
intense blue, packed in dense spikes. After the flowers have 
fallen, the brown-purpie bracts continue the decorative show¬ 
ing. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, each 25c.) 
21 DRACOCEPHALUM RUPRECHTI—erbx(2-4)14. Bushy, 
upright plants, fine-leafed, and with many short spikes of 
pretty purple flowers all summer and fall. Pkt. 15c. 
21 DRACOCEPHALUM RUYSHIANA—erx(3)8. Low, wide 
plants, half-mats, of fine deep green foliage, with fat cluster- 
spikes of rather large violet flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 65A40—One pkt. each of above for 60c. 
There are not new ideas, only new ways of express¬ 
ing old ideas. 
33 DRACUNCULUS CANARIENSIS—(w). Calla relative, 
with decorative digitate foliage. Dig tubers in autumn, and 
store. The attractively tinted flower-spathe comes from 
the dry tuber in early spring. Pkt. 15c. 
21 DROSERA FILIFORMIS—rnmatkt(2)12. Prettiest of 
the interesting and curious carnivorous Sun Dews. Uncurl¬ 
ing racemes of bright pink stars. Bog garden, window 
pot-plant, or terrarium. Winter hardy. Pkt. 15c. 
21 DRYAS OCTOPETALA—rgy(2)5. Mats of evergreen 
“oak” leaves, creamy flowers, silver-pink seed fluffs. Pkt. 20c. 
32 DRYMOPHILA CYANOCARPA—rmstyt(3)24. Rare and 
beautiful Tasmanian. Creamy flowers, followed by berries of 
brilliant turquoise. Pkt. 35c. 
21 DUCHESNEA INDICA—*ergkt(8)6. A pretty, trailing, 
mat-forming perennial, with yellow “Potentilla” flowers, and 
ornamental fruits of impressive brilliance, as though starkly 
upright strawberries had been dipped in vermilion. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 30c. (Plants, each 15c; 3 for 40c; 10 for $1.10.) 
45 DUDLEYA FARINOSA—w. Dense succulent rosettes, 
glaucous and powder dusted, or sometimes red-tinged. Above 
come crosier-sprays of creamy flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
45 DUDLEYA GRANDIS—Mexican succulent, rather like 
last, but rare, and larger. Pkt. 15c. 
21 ECHINACEA PURPUREA HYBRIDA—ecbdx(3-4)48. 
Rudbeckia. Long petals, soft rose to royal purple, reflex 
from chocolate cones. Thoroughly safe perennial of buxom 
attractiveness. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 25c; % oz. 40c. (Plants, 
each 25c; 3 for 65c; 10 for $1.90.) 
21 ECHINOPS EXALTATUS—ecbx(3)60. Flower-heads of 
metallic blue. Bold garden decorative effects. Winter 
bouquets. Also honey plant. Pkt. 6c; H oz. 20c. 
*ECHIUM BLUE BEDDER—erbk(2-4)12. Close, yet grace¬ 
ful crosier-racemes of deep indigo flowers, giving solid 
color effects for months. Particularly good annual. Sure 
to attract attention. Pkt. 10c. 
*ECHIUM NEW HYBRIDS—ebk(2-4)25. Pleasant all-sum¬ 
mer annual. Indigo, rosy violet, white or lilac. Pkt. 15c. 
21 ELSHOLTZIA FARQUHARI—See page 3. 
EPIGAEA—See Trailing Arbutus. 
31 ERANTHIS HIEMALIS—y(l)5. Golden flowers, green- 
ruffed, in earliest possible spring. Hardy bulb. Pkt. 10c. 
21 EDRAIANTHUS or WHEEL-BELL 
Low' grassy tuffets from which radiate in even symmetry, 
many prostrate stems that rise in a graceful curve at the 
end to carry each a crowded cluster of wide, upfacing 
purple bells. Unusual in effect, easy to grow, and parti¬ 
cularly fitted to the rock garden. Thoroughly winter-hardy. 
This is Edraianthus tenuifolius from stone-strewn hill¬ 
sides of Dalmatia. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, small but sturdy 
stock, blooming size, each 25c; 3 for 60c.) 
21 EREMURUS or FOXTAIL LILY 
Another name is Great Desert Lily, for it hails chiefly 
from semi-arid, cold North Persia, Turkestan and Trans- 
caspia. A majestic plant, throwing spectacular flowerspikes 
that carry hundreds of bright star-shaped blossoms. Five 
to eight feet tall. Of full winter hardiness. Not at all 
difficult from seed, giving “y” culture (see page one), but 
seedlings need several years to reach flowering size. Illus¬ 
trated, page 59. 
21 EREMURUS BUNGEI PERFECTUS—by(2)60. Long 
spikes, fllled with glorious golden orange stars. 20 seeds 
for 15c; 100 for 60c; 500 for $2.50. (Blooming-size roots, 
each 75c). 
21 EREMURUS ELWESIANUS—b(2)100. Lovely pale pink 
stars crowded in huge spikes. (Blooming-size roots only, 
each $1.85). 
21 EREMURUS HIMALAICUS—by(2)100. Long and dense¬ 
ly packed spikes of snowy star blossoms. 25 seeds for 
20c; 100 for 65c; 500 for $2.50. (Blooming-size roots, each 
$ 1 . 00 ). 
21 EREMURUS ROBUSTUS—by(2)100. Bright rosy pink 
blossoms, individually large, and carried in magnificently 
showy spikes. 25 seeds for 20c; 100 for 70c; 500 for $2.75; 
1000 for $4.75. (Blooming-size roots, each $1.90.) 
21 EREMURUS SPECIAL HYBRIDS—This group is particu¬ 
larly rich in delectable apricots, tints of salmon and chamois, 
along with orange, or shadings of copper and bronze. 20 
seeds for 25c; 100 for 90c; 250 for $2.00. 
OFFER 66A40—One pkt. each of the four offered in seed 
form, for 70c. 
21 EREMURUS PEERLESS BLEND—Includes the above, 
with others. Colorings pretty well cover Eremurus possi¬ 
bilities. 25 seeds for 20c; 100 seeds for 65c; 500 seeds for 
$2.50 ; 1000 seeds for $4.75. (Little one-season roots, 4 for 
50c; 9 for $1.00.) 
EREMURUS NAMED HYBRIDS—These are supplied only 
in blooming-size roots. Shelfordi, coppery tones, 75c; Iso- 
bel, melting apricot, late, $1.50; Moonlight, pale yellow, 
$1.90 ; White Beauty, spectacular white, $1.90. Please note 
that Eremurus, like Peony, often takes a year to adjust 
itself to a new position when moved. The roots supplied 
will be of full normal blooming size for the variety, (some 
kinds naturally make bigger roots than do others), but you 
may quite possibly not get any, or at least not any very 
good blooms the year of moving. Once established, they 
are long-lived. All Eremurus roots offered on this page are 
for autumn delivery, mid-September to November. Not 
shipped in spring. 
21 EPILOBIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM—bnstx(3)30. Flowers 
of bright rose purple. Called Fireweed, for it flourishes in 
burned over areas. Pkt. 10c. 
21 EPILOBIUM NUMMULARIFOLIUM—*erstx(2-3)2. Trail¬ 
ing carpets of minute, overlapping emerald leaves, bronze 
in sun, with daintiest snowy star-lets of blossoms just over, 
the stems airy-invisible. New Zealand. Pkt. 15c. 
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