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DIASCIA barbarae. dy-ass’-si-a. 
Pure, soft salmon-rose flowers, each with two spurs, 
for rockery or pots; 1 foot; sow March to May. Pkt., 
PHC. 
DICTAMNUS fraxinella (Gas Plant). dik-tam'-nus. 
Pink and white flowers, good for borders; foliage 
gives off a gas which may be ignited with a lighted 
match; 2% feet; sow Feb. to Sept. Germination very 
slow and uneven. Mixed. %-oz., 50c; Pkt., 15c. 
DIDISCUS coeruleus (Blue Lace Flower).  dy-dis'-cus. 
Soft blue, tiny tubular flowers forming lacy heads 
on long stems for bouquets; 2% feet; sow February 
to May. Germination period 2 weeks. %&-0z., 35c; Pkt., 
10c¢. 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove). Bien. and Per. di-ji-tay’-lis. 
Pink, purple, white, large open-tubed flowers in tall, 
erect spikes; 4 feet; sow by April for certain flowers 
the following spring. Germination period 10 to 15 
days. 
BIENNIAL VARIETY: 
Giant Shirley Hybrids Mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
PERENNIAL VARIETIES: 
Hybrida Lutzii, salmon shades. 
Isabellina, buff and yellow, 5 feet. Pkts., Lic. 
DIMORPHOTHECA (African Daisy). dy-more-fo-thee'-ka. 
Orange, yellow, salmon, and white, large daisy flow- 
ers, unusually brilliant for bedding in all seasons; 1 
foot; sow any time. Germination period 10 to 20 days. 
Aurantiaca: Orange; Salmon Beauty; Golden West, 
yellow; Hybrids Mixed. 4-0z., 40c; Pkts., 10c. Glisten- 
ing White. Pkt., 15c. 
DIMORPHOTHECA. Per. 
Ecklonis. White, blue center, with mauve reverse, 
flowers 3 inches across; blooms through winter until 
summer; sow any time; 2 feet. Germination period 
2 to 3 weeks. Spectabilis, similar to Ecklonis, except 
for color, a vivid pink with a shining black center. 
i e=07., 45C; PkKts., 15c, 
DOLICHOS Lablab (Hyacinth Bean). Vine. doh’-li-kos. 
Rosy-purple pea flowers on quick vine, with showy 
purple pods; sow March to May. Germination period 
Ljeoays: oe Kkt:; L0c. 
DOLLAR PLANT (See Lunaria). 
DUSTY MILLER (Centaurea sp.). Per. 
Candidissima; thick, silvery-white foliage, 10 inches; 
Gymnocarpa: grey foliage, 20 inches; sow January to 
May. Germination period 2 to 4 weeks. Pkts., 10c. 
ECHINACEA purpurea hybrida. Per. ek-in-ace’-i-a. 
Deep rose, showy daisies with brown, conical centers, 
in profusion from spring until fall; 3 feet; sow March 
POM EK tes. D CG. 
ECHINOPS ritro (Globe Thistle). 
Per. 
ek'-i-nops. 
Violet-blue, globular, prickly 
heads, striking in flower ar- 
rangements either fresh ~ or 
dried; 5 feet; sow March to 
ives bs,.el0.Ce 
ECHIUM 
ek'-i-um. 
Plantagineum, Blue Bedder. 
Clear deep blue flowers, from 
pink buds; a striking new bed- 
ding plant, resistant to drought; 
1 foot; sow March to June. 4- 
OZooCe EK... L0G. me F 
Roseum, bien; bright rose flow- _ Brilliant 
ers; 6 feet. Pkt., 15c. Dimorphotheca 
ENGLISH DAISY (See Bellis). 
ERIGERON (Midsummer Daisy). Per.  e-rij -er-on. 
Rosy-lavender, large, single daisies with many short, 
narrow petals; a close relative of perennial Asters, 
2 feet; sow July to March. Germination period 2 
weeks. Speciosus Grandiflorus. Pkts., 15c. 
ERYNGIUM Amethystinum (Sea Holiy). Per. 
er-rin'-ji-um. ; 
Amethyst blue, interesting prickly flower-heads; 5 
feet: sow March to September. Pkt., ita tey 

