
Dianthus Laciniatus 

Giessler’s Annual Flower Seeds 
CLARKIA ELEGANS 
Double 
Beautiful double flowers appear at each 
leaf joint, giving the spray effect of 
fruit blossoms. Give plants a rich soil 
and full sun and stake as soon as plants 
are about a foot high. 
Appleblossom 
Orange King 
Salmon Rose 
Chamois Queen 
Copper Scarlet 
Collection: 
One each above five varieties, 50c. 
Separately, pkt., 145c. 
CLEOME PUNGENS 
Spiderplant 
Long stems bearing a mass of flowers 
at the top end. The pistil and stamens 
protrude beyond the flower, hence its 
common name. Grows in any soil and 
blooms quickly. 
Rose Queen. Pkt., 25c. 
COBAEA SCANDENS 
Seed is large and flat and. should be 
planted on end to prevent rotting in 
the soil. Start seed in pots in March 
for best results. Vines grow to 20 ft. 
Blue. Pkt., 20c. 
White. Pkt., 20c. 
CUPHEA 
Small, delicately formed flowers of fiery 
cerise-red are freely produced on com- 
pact plants 10 in. high. Excellent as 
a border or edging plant and for color 
all summer in the rock garden. Bloom 
in 12 weeks from seeding. 
Firefly. Pkt., 35c; 3 pkts., $1.00. 
CYNOGLOSSUM 
AMABILE 
Firmament. Bright blue flowers on 
plants 15 inches high. Pkt., 25c; 
14 02. $1.00. 
Ultramarine. A fine blue annual both 
for cutting and for show. Flowers 
resembling large Forget-me-nots are 
borne on 2-foot stems. Continuous 
bloomyy Rktei25ic:elAnoz.160c 
DELPHINIUM 
CHINENSIS 
’ This type may be grown as an annual 
or perennial. It is an excellent sub- 
ject for long borders or rock work. 
Growing to a height of 12 in., it seems 
to be all flowers. Sow seeds in Feb- 
ruary or early March for blooms the 
same year, or in June for succeeding 
years. 
Azure Fairy. Azure-blue. Pkt., 25c. 
Blue Butterfly Improved. Ultramarine 
blue, Pkt. 25) 
Cambridge Blue. Rich belladonna-blue 
flowers on 3 ft. stems. Pkt., 35c. 
DIDISCUS 
(See Blue Laceflower) 
Cynoglossum, 
Firmament 

DAHLIA 
Dahlias are as easily raised from seed 
as Zinnias. The dwarf bedding types 
have large flowers in many attractive 
shades and will bloom until frost. 
Tubers of this type may be saved, but 
the flowers will be smaller. The tall 
types will give many interesting colors 
and may produce a new variety worth 
naming. 
Dwarf Zulu. A vigorous, dwarf bed- 
ding Dahlia with a wide color range, 
but crimson and scarlet with some 
orange and _ yellow predominate. 
Leaves very dark. Pkt., 3%5c. 
Mignon Firebrand. Bedding. Flame- 
scarlet suffused with salmon-orange. 
Single flowers. Pkt., $1.00. 
Mignon Mixed. Bedding. Beautiful 
color range including many pastel 
shades. Single flowers. Pkt., 25c; 
V4 oz., $1.00. 
Unwin’s Semi-Double Dwarf Hybrids. 
Bedding. All colors are found in this 
strain, including yellows, pinks, or- 
ange, red, and scarlet. The flowers 
have two and three rows of petals 
and are very pleasing. Pkt., 25¢; 
VeNOZ oe 
Giant Exhibition. Seed saved only 
from the best show varieties. Pkt., 
5Oc. 
Extra Double Cactus-Flowered. Pro- 
duces a high percentage of double 
incurved flowers. Pkt., 50c. 
DIANTHUS 
The spicy fragrance of the annual Pinks 
together with the shades of whites, 
pinks and reds, have won a prominent 
spot for this group in many gardens. 
Keep the old flowers picked to insure 
long season bloom. 
Giant Single Mixed. Pkt., 15c; 14 0z., 
BIC. 
Double Hybrids. All the colors mixed. 
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LACINIATUS. Double. 
Petal edges cut and fringed. 
Scarlet. Pkt., 20c; ¥g 0z., 50Oc. 
Pink Beauty. Pkt., 20c; Ye oz., 50c. 
Salmon King. Pkt., 20c; 7 0z., 50c. 
Snowdrift. Pkt., 20c; Ye oz., 50c. 
Collection: 
One each of four fringed varieties, 60c. 
Sweet Wivelsfield. Flowers carried in a 
cluster as the Sweet Williams, but 
individual blooms as large as Garden 
Pinks. Pkt., 25: Vg (oozes 
Double Sweet Wivelsfield. A double 
form of the above variety blooming 
freely all summer. Pkt., 35c; 3 pkts., 
$1.00. 
DOLICHOS 
Hyacinth Bean 
Lablab. A rapid growing free-flowering 
climber with purple, pea-shaped flow 
ers. The foliage is heart-shaped and 
bright green. Pkt., 15c; 07z., 40c. 
