ROSE DAWN CAMPION, 
Lychnis Di>ica. 
Rose Dawn Campicn 
Perennial (Lycynis Dioica) 
We discovered this variety of 
Lychnis in a field where we had 
sown some 70 varieties of peren- 
nials for testing. Seed was sown 
in late August and in April this 
variety began to show buds and 
blooms and by middle of May 
the bed was a mass of beautiful 
silvery-pink blooms, flowering up 
into June. We counted from 20 
to 30 flower stalks on a single 
plant. The flowers of Dioica are 
a lovely shade of silvery-pink 
and grow on freely branching 
flower stalks, instead of dense 
flower heads as do ordinary Lych- 
nis. The top flower opens first 
and then follows down the stalk. 
Nice for bouquets as buds open 
freely indoors and petals do not 

Millions ef Silvery-pink Rose Dawn 
Flowers with Patsy en guard. 

shatter but curl up around the 
seed pods which turn red and 
look as if they were new flower 
buds getting ready to open. The 
habit of growth of Dioica is to 
grow a rosette of broad leaves at 
base, from which shoot flower 
stalks that reach a total height 
of 2to2™% feet. After their nearly 
three months blooming period 
they grow new rosettes of leaves 
and prepare for the next season. 
More flowers bloom each year as 
size of clumps increase. Very fine 
for growing in individual clumps, 
hedge rows, solid beds, etc. 20 
cents each. 
BELAMCANDA 
(Blackberry Lily) 
The plant looks like an extra 
strong growing Iris and is simply 
loaded with bright orange-red 
lily shaped Leopard Flowers in 
July. They make a brilliant glow 
in garden or hardy border and 
also are very nice for cutting. 

BELAMCANDA or Leopard Flowers. 
‘Dr: L. H. Bailey in his encyclo- 
pedia calls the flower of Belam- 
canda, Leopard Flower, on ac- 
count of its bright coloring and 
contrasting spots. 
In August and September each 
flower turns into a seed pod that 
opens and appears to be a lus- 
cious, ripe blackberry, giving the 
plant its common name of Black- 
berry Lily. Cut at this stage the 
stems of seed pods make fine in- 
door winter bouquets. 
The plant, however, is not a true 
ily as it does not grow from a 
bulb but closely resembles the 
iris in habits of growth. ~ 
20 cents each. 
