
Exhibition Dahlia 
Pkt. $1.00. 
’Dahlias from Seed 
It is easy and fascinating to grow dahlias 
from seed and enjoy the surprise of new 
colors and forms. Seeds of the tall dahlias 
should be started early indoors; the seed of 
the dwarf varieties may be sown in the 
open when the soil has become warm. 
Single and small-flowered varieties repro- 
duce fairly true to color and type, but large- 
flowering types can be expected to produce 
- some singles and semi-doubles. 
Tall Dahlias (3 to 5 ft. high) 
1969 Exhibition Straim Seed has been 
saved from the largest blooms of the choic- 
est named varieties. It is from seed that 
you get new dahlias, and you are just as 
likely to obtain them as anyone else. Each: 
packet contains 25 selected seeds of differ- 
ent types and assorted colors. 
Pkt. $1.00; 3 pkts. $2.50. 
1952 Decorative Double Mixed Large- 
flowered; many choice decorative varieties 
in a wide range of the best colors. 
Pkt. 25¢; 46 oz. 75¢; ¥ oz. $1.25. 
1953 Large Flowered Double Mixed 
Various types in a select assortment of dif- 
ferent colors and attractive markings. 
Pkt. 25¢; "46 oz. 60¢; 4 oz. $1.00. 
Dwarf Dahlias (2 ft. or less high) 
1968 Mignon Mixed Nicely rounded sin- 
gle flowers in bronze, salmon, apricot, or- 
ange, scarlet, crimson, lavender, yellow, 
and purple shades, as well as some bicolor 
and striped. Charming mixture. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 15¢; "%A~6 oz. 50¢; \% oz. 85¢. 
1971 Unwin’s Dwarf Hybrids Early- 
flowering, semi-double dahlias in a varied 
assortment of colors. Bushy. 1% to 2 ft. 
Pkt. 20¢; 4 oz. 70¢; 1%4 oz. $1.25. 
1974 Zulu Black-leaved, dwarf double 
hybrids mostly in shades of crimson and 
scarlet enlivened by a few orange, gold and 
lilac blooms on strong stems. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 25¢; "A6 oz. 60¢; 14 oz. $1.00. 
- Coltness Single Dahlias 
1970 Hybrids Mixed Lovely single flow- 
ers, about 3 in: across, with either smooth 
or slightiy fluted petals in many desirable 
colors are borne very profusely on dwarf, 
compact plants, 1% to 2 ft. tall. Good 
length stems make flowers valuable for cut- 
ting; remarkably showy in beds or borders. 
Pkt. 15¢; "%6 oz. 40¢; 1% oz. 70¢. 
For roots of Dahlias, see pages 96 and 97. 

Dracaena Dragon Plant Q@ 
2035 Indivisa Ornamental plants with 
long, narrow, gracefully arching green 
leaves. Valuable for the house, window 
boxes or porch specimens or may be used 
outdoors in summer as center plants in 
beds, vases and porch boxes. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 35¢; 12 oz. 60¢. 

Burpee’s Dianthus—annuci Pinksc 
Brilliantly colored, sweet-scented flowers for beds, borders, rock gardens, edgings and 
cutting. The dwarf, bushy plants grow 6 to 12 in. tall, are free blooming, and produce 
flowers of different forms, 2 to 3 in. across, from July until frost. Of easiest culture, 
succeeding in ordinary garden loam. May be grown as a biennial in mild climates. 
Single Flowered 
1991 Delight Beautiful single flowers, 
1 in. or more across, in a bewildering range 
of colors from lightest pink through salmon, 
red to deepest purple, many eyed like a 
Sweet William, while others have a definite 
contrasting light or dark center. 
Pkt. 25¢; 44 oz. 70¢; 14 oz. $1.25. 
1982 Floradale Az. improved strain. The 
flowers are very large, single, and have 
deeply laciniated petals. Practically every 
color known in dianthus is in this mixture 
—from pure white to deepest crimson with 
many shades of pink, salmon, scarlet and 
rose. Pkt. 15¢; 44 oz. 55¢; 14 oz. $1.00. 
2022 Laciniatus splendens Single flow- 
ers, 2 in. and more across, with petals finely 
cut into a:lace-like fringe. Brilliant crim- 
son blooms, with large, boldly contrasting 
white eyes. Sure to demand attention. 
Pkt. 10¢; 1 oz. 40¢; 1% oz. 70¢. 
1983 The Bride Showy single flowers, 
2 in. across, pure white with a large, bright 
crimson eye. Light bluish green foliage. 
Pkt. 15¢; 1% oz. 55¢; 14 oz. $1.00. 
1989 Single Mixed Well-formed single 
blooms with smooth or laciniated petals. 
Includes many bright self-colors as well as 
bi-colors, edged, spotted and eyed varieties 
of the Heddewigi type. Free blooming. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 40¢; 14 oz. 70¢. 
2032 Fordhook Favorites, Single and 
Double Mixed Splendid blend of single 
and double dianthus, including all those 
offered here, as well as many others. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 40¢; 1% oz. 70¢. 
7723 COLLECTION 
Four Choice 
Annual Dianthus 
Laciniatus splendens, 
Pink Beauty, Snowball 
and The Bride. 
4 Pkts. —one each of these four 40 
varieties (value 55¢) for only ¢ 

Perennial Dianthus, see page 89. 

Dimorphotheca, Salmon Beauty Pkt. 20¢. 
Dimorphotheca 
African Daisies—Cape Marigold RG 
Daisy-like blooms during summer and fall. 
Good for rock gardens, edgings, and cut- 
ting. Quick to come into bloom. 12 to 15 in. 
2020 Glistening White The immacu- 
late purity of the white flowers is most out- 
standing; they grow 32 to 4 in. across. 
At the base there is a deep violet ring 
which is flanked by a second inner ring 
of orange anthers. The rest of the center is 
black. Pkt. 15¢; % oz. 50¢; 14 oz. 85¢. 
2002 Salmon Beauty Soft salmon-buff 
flowers with a distinctive black center. 
Pkt. 20¢; "Ae oz. 50¢; Vg oz. 85¢. 

Dianthus, Floradale Pkt. 15¢. 
Double Flowered 
1992 Pink Beauty Very large, double 
fringed flowers of a delicate, light flesh pink. 
Look very much like small carnations. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 60¢; 1% oz. $1.00. 
2001 Snowball Large, pure white, double 
flowers with finely fringed petals. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 60¢; 14 oz. $1.00. 
1981 Chinensis Double Mixed Fine 
blooms in clusters on upright, strong stems. 
White, pink, rose, scarlet, crimson, with 
some pleasing bi-colors. A showy type. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 40¢; 1% oz. 70¢. 
2021 Laciniatus Double Mixed Double 
fringed and laciniated carnation-like flow- 
ers in a wide range of colors, many with 
contrasting edges and fancy patterns. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 50¢; 1% oz. 85¢. 
1994 Double Mixed Many showy colors 
and markings. Double Heddewigi type. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 40¢; 1 oz. 70¢. 
1985 Dwarf Double Mixed Wide range 
of colors; dwarf, compact plants. 6 in. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 40¢; 1% oz. 70¢. 
Dusty Miller Centaurea 
1891 Centaurea gymmocarpa The finely 
divided, silvery-white leaves are of a woolly 
texture. Lavender flowers in late summer. 
These attractive plants are used for accent 
in edgings, borders, bedding, and vases. 
134 ft. Pkt. 15¢; %4 oz. 40¢; 12 oz. 70¢. 

Euphorbia 
Snow-on-the Mountain 
2058 Marginata or Variegata The green 
leaves are broadly veined and attractively 
margined with white; topmost leaves are 
almost all white. Colorful foliage plants 
which add beauty to the tall border, foun- 
dation plantings and groups. Easily grown. 
3 to 4 ft. tall. The exceedingly ornamental 
foliage is most acceptable for cutting or 
used with good effect when mixed with 
other long or short-stemmed flowers. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 40¢; 12 oz. 70¢. 
Everlasting Flowers 
2854 Mixed Varieties A special mixture 
of different flowers that can be dried for 
winter bouquets—Acroclinium, | Globe 
Amaranth, Honesty and Statice. To 
dry, cut the flowers before they are fully 
developed, remove foliage, bunch loosely, 
and hang heads downward in a cool, airy, 
shady place. This mixture will also provide 
nice fresh cut flowers during the summer. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 40¢; 12 oz. 70¢. 
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