14 PLANTS FOR GROUND-COVERS AND BORDERS 
Dianthus coesius. Cheddar Pink. Rosettes of blue-gray 
foliage. Sweet-scented, rose-pink flowers in May and 
June. 
Fiéld-planisoe tastes ae $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
D. deltoides. Low-tufted evergreen creeper hidden by 
* profusion of pink flowers in June and July. Full sun 
and partial shade. Rapid grower, not particular as 
to soil. 
Field 2plemits \aaeyeeecr te. es eee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
D. plumarius. Garden Pink; Grass Pink. Mounds of 
©blue, glaucous leaves, with numerous flowers on 
about l-foot stems in June and July. Light and deep 
pink shades. Garden masses and rockery. 
Field planisaws,3-e ee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
A-inch pot-planis ec. yee $2.50 for 10; $20.00 per 100 
DICENTRA Cucullaria. Dutchman's Breeches. Native. 
Fern-like foliage 4 to 6 inches high, from a cluster of 
tubers. Flowers white with yellow tips, in racemes 
just above the foliage, in early spring. Shade or rich 
woodland soil in sun. Use mulch of fine material. 
Plant tubers shallow—about 2 inches deep. Fine for 
woodland masses. 
Field:plonis a ce eee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
D. eximia. Fringed Bleeding-Heart. 1 foot. Native. 
© Racemes of pink flowers in May and throughout the 
season. Suitable for woodlands, but will endure full 
sun with good soil-conditions. A beautiful plant for 
masses or rockery. 
Fieid- plants =e eee $2.25 for 10; $18.00 per 100 
D. spectabilis. Bleeding-Heart. 2 feet. A stronger plant, 
with foliage not so finely cut as the preceding; heart- 
shaped, deep rosy red and white flowers in many 
drooping racemes in May and June. An indispensable 
garden plant for sun or very considerable shade. Best 
as specimens and in small groups. 
3- to 5-eye field-plants...... $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
sinc pol-plonts =e $3.50 for 10; $30.00 per 100 
DIGITALIS, Isabellina. 3 feet. A fine yellow, changing 
to chamois. Three to four flower-spikes to a plant. 
Fisld-plants tn as oe $2.25 for 10; $18.00 per 100 
D. purpurea gloxiniaeflora. Gloxinia Foxglove. 3 to 4 
feet. Flowers in shades of purple or white, much 
spotted on the inside. Usually a biennial or short- 
lived perennial. Does best with some shade. 
Pield-plantsi& ieer) eae $2.25 for 10; $18.00 per 100 
DODECATHEON Meadia. Shooting-Star. Native. Foli- 
© age oblong-linear, bright shining green, in a rosette. 
Stem leafless to even 2 feet, bearing at the top an 
open cluster of drooping cyclamen-like, rose-purple 
to white flowers. Quite variable. May and June. 
Likes sufficient but not excessive moisture. Shade or 
open in cool positions. Elegant woodland border or 
rockery plant. 
Field-plants =) 1 sree see ae $2.25 for 10; $18.00 per 100 
DORONICUM caucasicum. Caucasian Leopard’s-Bane. 
Large, bright, yellow, daisy-like flowers in May and 
June. Very effective in masses as border plant. Also 
a wonderful cut-flower. Easily grown in sun or semi- 
shade. 
Pyeid-planisz. a.) eee $2.50 for 10; $22.50 per 100 
D. excelsum. Large yellow Marguerite-like flowers, 2}/ 
to 3 inches across, in early spring. Very suitable for 
beds and borders, also splendid for cutting. 
Pield=plemnis see et poses) $2.50 for 10; $22.50 per 100 
Varieties marked % are Ground-Cover Plants. 


