



Dicentra Spectabilis 
DICENTRA - Bleeding Heart 
Old-fashioned perennials; also known under the name of Dielytra. The 
species named below have fleshy, brittle stems and finely cut, fernlike 
foliage. 
Culture. Spectabilis should be grown in a partially shady border. Eximia 
will do well in a similar position, or in the woodland garden, or in a shady 
nook of the rockery. Plant in fall or very early spring, 8 to 12 inches 
apart. 
*Eximia Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
(Plumy Bleeding Heart.) A dwarf-growing sort, with beautiful, finely 
cut foliage and showy racemes of pretty pink flowers throughout the 
season. Too much cannot be said for this fine border plant as it is 
equally at home in full shade or sun and perfectly hardy anywhere. 
Spectabilis Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
(Bleeding Heart or Seal Flower.) An old-fashioned favorite; its long 
racemes of graceful heart-shaped pink flowers are always attractive; 
it is used also for forcing in the house, and is perfectly at home in any 
part of the hardy border, and especially valuable for planting in clumps. 
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Dictamnus Fraxinella Caucasicus 
DICTAMNUS - Gas Plant or Fraxinella 
An old-fashioned, herbaceous perennial. Once firmly established, a 
plant will continue to thrive in the same spot for several generations. 
They have ashlike leaves which emit a delightfully fragrant odor, and 
the quaintly formed flowers are borne in upright racemes. The inflores- 
cence is covered with glands secreting a resinous, volatile matter, which 
wey be ignited in the evening of hot days without any damage to the 
plants. 
Culture. They require a deep, rich, loamy soil and a sunny, well-drained 
border. Not suitable for heavy, damp soils. Best grown singly, so as to 
display the handsome contour and beauty of the foliage. Once planted, 
avoid disturbing the roots. Plant in spring or fall, 10 to 12 inches apart. 
Fraxinella caucasicus Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
A very showy border perennial, forming a bush about 214 feet, having 
fragrant foliage and spikes of rosy pink flowers with deeper veins dur- 
ing June and July. It is not advisable to transplant often, as it im- 
proves with age, being one of the most permanent features of the 
herbaceous border. 
Alba Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
The white-flowered variety of above. 
DIGITALIS - Foxglove 
The stately Foxglove is a biennial, and so, in fact, are the many beau- 
tiful strains of it with large, spotted flowers. There are, however, three 
perennial species of considerable beauty which are suitable for the mixed 
pordel: All are attractive plants for the shady border or the woodland 
garden. 
Culture. Plants of the perennial species may be planted in autumn or 
spring, 6 to 8 inches apart, in well-drained, good garden soil. The 
biennial strains are best transplanted early in spring; if fall planting 
must be done, protect carefully for the winter. All the kinds described 
will succeed in ordinary soil in sun or in shade. They make a charming 
ot when grown in masses, and readily reproduce themselves from 
seed. 
Ambigua or Grandiflora Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
2- to 3-foot spikes in June and July. A hardy plant, with yellowish 
flowers, marked with brown. Effective in groups in wild garden. This 
is a good perennial species. 
Giant Shirley Hybrids Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
The flower heads are over 3 feet long, crowded with big, bell-shaped 
blossoms. Colors range from white and shell-pink to deepest rose, many 
attractively dotted crimson or chocolate. 
Gloxiniaeflora Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
“ foe feet. June and July. A popular variety, deep purple. Robust 
abit. 
Gloxiniaeflora alba Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
2 feet. June and July. The white-flowered Foxglove. 
Gloxiniaeflora rosea Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
3 to 4 feet. June and July; tall spikes of rose-pink flowers. 
DODECATHEON - American Cowslip 
A very pretty, dwarf plant with oblong leaves, and nodding Cyclamen- 
like flowers borne in umbels. Charming for naturalizing in colonies in 
woodland gardens, in cool, moist, shady borders, or in the rock garden. 
Culture. They require a light, loamy soil containing leaf-mold and a 
little peat, a moist, cool, shady position, such as the margins of wood- 
land borders, or shady spot in the rock garden. Best grown in colonies. 
Plant in early spring or fall, 4 to 5 inches apart. 
*Meadia — Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
(Shooting Star.) A pretty perennial, with rose-colored or sometimes 
white flowers in May or June, on 8- to 10-inch stems. This is sometimes 
called ‘American Cyclamen.” It thrives in rich, moist woods, in the 
open border or rock garden. 
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