GENERAL GARDEN FERTILIZER 
is an excellent plant-food for all FLOWERS; use it freely 
and often. See page 111. 


DAHLIAS FROM SEED 
Tender Perennial; treat as an Annual. Ideal 
for cutting, and they make striking flower- 
beds. Sow in March indoors and plant out or 
outdoors in May. Bloom in four months. 
Dwarf Types (1% to 3 ft.) 
Miniature Types, Mixed. Mixture com- 
prises varieties of outstanding merit; fine 
colors. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25, loz. $2, 
Yyoz. $3.50. 
Dwarf Bedding, Mixed. Charming color- 
range; no two are alike; double and semi- 
double flowers. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1, Yoz. 
$1.50, oz. $5. 
Coltness Hybrids. 
with single flowers. 
Scarlet White 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., Y%oz. 60 cts., I4oz. $1 
Starfish (Orchid-flowered).. Florets are 
crimped and twisted, giving a star-like 
effect. All colors are represented and gener- 
ally two shades are to be seen in one flower. 
Single. Pkt. 35 cts., Yoz. $1, Woz. $1.50. 
Tall Dahlias 
Expect interesting results; occasionally a 
hybrid of value will turn up. To be certain of 
definite shapes and colors it Is necessary to 
plant roots, however. See pages 67-69. 
Cactus, Mixed. Saved from a choice col- 
lection. Pkt. $1, 3 pkts. $2.50. 
Double-flowering Exhibition Strain, 
Mixed. Saved from good Show sorts. 
Pkt. 50 cts., 14oz. $1.25, oz. $4. 
Giant Exhibition Type, Mixed. Specially 
choice; mixture of the largest and best ex- 
hibition varieties. You may secure some 
good things from it. 50 seeds $2, 100 seeds 
$3.50, 1000 seeds $30. 
Neat compact plants 
Yellow Mixed 
DATURA cornucopia (Trumpet Flower). 
Annual. Fragrant flowers, 8 inches long by 
5 inches across, pure white inside and pur- 
ple outside. Ideal for the white garden. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 140z. 30 cts., oz. $1. 
DICENTRA eximia (Fringed Bleeding- 
Heart). A dwarf plant with fmely cut 
fern-like leaves and racemes of rose-pink 
flowers. 1 ft. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
DICTAMNUS Fraxinella rubra (Dittany; 
Burning-Bush; Gas-Plant). Perennial. 
Pink flowers on terminal racemes are ex- 
cellent for cutting. Gas exuded from the 
plant will ignite for the moment if a lighted 
match be held near it during a still evening. 
Lemon-like odor. Like Primula obconica, 
this plant irritates the skin of persons aller- 
gic to it. Use gloves. Pkt. 15 cts. 
DIDISCUS czrulea (Queen Anne’s Lace). 
Upright annual about 2 feet high. Each 
branch ends in an umbrella-shaped head of 
sky-blue flowers. Easily grown and a 
splendid cut-flower. Sow in May; water 
freely when dry. Pkt. 15 cts., 1440z. 50 cts. 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove). Perennial with 
long racemes of tubular flowers. Plant amid 
shrubbery, along the edges of Weeds: etc. 
Grows well in partial shade; June, July. 
Giant Shirley, Mixed. Huge spikes; 
from pure white to dark rose. 6 ft. 
Gloxinizflora. Improved; handsome, 
spotted gloxinia-like flowers. 4 ft. 
Alba. White. Purpurea. Purple. 
Rosea. Rose. Mixed. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., 140z. 75 cts., oz. $2.50 
DAHLBERG DAISY (Thymopbylla tenui- 
loba). Annual. Yellow daisy flowers with 
dark centers. Thrives in dry soil. Mat-like 
plants for edging and window-boxes. 
Pkt. 25 cts., goz. $1.25, goz. $2. 



DIMORPHOTHECA 
Cape Marigold, African Daisy 
Bright annuals with daisy-like flowers 
which do especially well in full sun. 
Double Hybrids, Mixed. More than half 
produce double flowers with some semi- 
double and single. Colors vary from 
salmon-orange to white, with many Jemon 
and tan hues. Individual flowers average 
134 inches across, with a 1-inch crested 
center. 8in. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Aurantiaca Hybrids, Mixed. Flowers large, 
varying from white through yellow and 
orange to salmon, many being zoned with 
several of these colors around the black 
disc. Pkt. 15 cts., Yoz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Aurantiaca. Bright golden orange flowers. 
Pkt. 15 cts., Y{oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Orange Glory. Bright flowers 214 inches 
across. More compact than the type. Pkt. 
15 cts., foz. 75 cts., oz. $2:50. 
Ringens, Single. Grayish white flowers 
with a blue center. Pkt. 15 cts., loz. 
75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Salmon "Beauty. Large flowers of a pleas- 
Ing true salmon shade. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Yyoz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
White Beauty. A white form of the above. 
Pkt. 15 cts., 1440z. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
DOLICHOS (Hyacinth Bean; _ Lablab). 
Annual. Rapid-growing climber. Sow 
outdoors where they are to remain. 
Daylight. White. Covered with spikes of 
pea-shaped blossoms from July until late 
fall. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 
Darkness. Purple. Identical with the 
above, except in color. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30c. 
Mixed. Above two, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 
DORONICUM caucasicum (Leopard’s 
Bane). Perennial. Valuable for cut-bloom. 
Handsome, yellow, daisy-like flowers some- 
times 3 inches across. 2 ft. Pkt. 50 cts. 
DRACZAENA (Cordyline). Tree-like, grace- 
ful, lance-leaved plants for greenhouse and 
conservatory decoration and for bedding. 
Indivisa. Long, slender leaves. 
Australis. Shorter leaves. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., 14o0z. 35 cts., oz. $1.25 
ECHINOCYSTIS lobata (Wild Cucumber 
Vine). Annual Climber. Bright green foli- 
age with sprays of white flowers in July 
and August. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts. 
ECHINOPS Ritro (Globe Thistle). Peren- 
nial. Handsome, silvery, thistle-Itke foliage 
and blue flowers in round heads. 3 to 5 ft. 
Pkt. 10 cts., Lgoz. 50 cts. 
ECHIUM (Tower of Jewels). Effective bed- 
ding plants from June to August and good 
for bees. Sow outdoors in spring, or earlier 
indoors; plant 9 in. apart. 1 ft. 
Blue Bedder Roseum. Pink. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., 140z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50 
ERIGERON (Midsummer Daisy; Fleabane). 
Perennial. Valuable border plant some- 
what suggestive of the Michaelmas daisy. 
Double Azure Beauty. Double and semi- 
double sky-blue flowers. Fine for cutting. 
2% ft. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Speciosus. Clear mauve daisy-like 
flowers, with bright golden yellow centers. 
114 ft. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1.25, Woz. $2. 
ERINUS alpinus. Dainty rock-garden 
plants, for crevices of stone walls, etc., and 
blooming in early spring. Pale purple. 6in. 
Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
ERYNGIUM amethystinum (Sea-Holly). 
Perennial. Everlasting. Finely cut, spiny 
foliage; beautiful, thistle-like heads of ame- 
thyst-blue flowers. For winter bouquets. 
2 to 3 ft. Pkt. 15 cts., Woz. $1 

Eschscholtzia 

ESCHSCHOLTZIA 
California Poppy 
Easily grown annuals. Sow where intended 
to flower, In full sun, and thin to 1 foot apart. 
Golden Glory. Double orange flowers, 
lightening at the edges to gold. 1 ft. Pkt. 
15 cts., Y{oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Gloaming. Inside petals are rose and apri- 
cot on yellow, outside coral-rose. Pkt. 25 
cts., 5 pkts. $1, Woz. $1.50. 
Ramona Hybrids, Mixed. Ruffled flowers. 
1 ft. Pkt. 15'cts., 140z..60 cts.; oz. $2: 
*Carmine King. Carmine-rose. 15 m. 
Fringed Yellow. Yellow, fringed petals. 
*Geisha. Golden orange inside, orange- 
scarlet outside. 15 in. 
*Golden West. Bright yellow, dark orange 
at the base of the petals. 
Lovely. A lovely tone of bright rose-pink 
suffused with salmon. 
Purple Glow. Reddish purple—the dark- 
est shade obtained so far. 
*Scarlet Beauty. Petals deep scarlet in- 
side, lighter on outside. 10 in 
Tango. Bronze overlaid ele terra-cotta. 
*Vesuvius. Rich glistening coppery red. 
Choice Mixture. Govern all the colors 
in this pretty annual. 
Above, pkt. 10 cts., I4oz. 50 oer -» oz. $1.50, 
except as noted 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each of varieties marked 
(*), with the Tulip Poppy (Hunnemannia) 
described on page 46 (6 varieties in all), 50 cts. 
EUPATORIUM ceelestinum (Thorough- 
wort; Boneset). Perennial. For naturaliz- 
ing and the hardy border. Light mauve- 
blue. 21% ft. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, Yoz. 
$1.50, Woz. $2.50. 
EUPHORBIA (Spurge; Wolf’s Milk). Showy 
plants with milky sap. The upper leaves, 
or bracts, are colored. 
Variegata (Snow-on- -the- Mountain). An- 
nual. Foliage marked with white. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 1g0z. 30 cts., oz. $1. 
Heterophylla (Annual ” Poinsettia). An- 
nual. Bush-like plants, with smooth, glossy 
orange-scarlet leaves. 214 ft. Pkt. 15 cts.5 
Yoz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Polychroma. Perennial. The yellow 
flower-Ieaves or bracts are most striking. 
1 ft. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
FELICIA Bergeriana (Kingfisher Daisy; 
Blue Marguerite). Annual. Leaves are 
grass-like, and the blue daisy flowers, with 
yellow centers, are 34 inch In diameter. 
Pkt. 25 cts., Yoz. $1.25. 

44 Flower Seeds 
Sow Eschscholtzias in the open, and thin. They resent trans- 
planting, as do most others of the Poppy family 
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