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Dicentra Spectabilis 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS - Sweet William 
This charming old favorite has been in cultivation for some three cen- 
turies. Strictly speaking, it is a biennial, but on well-drained soils it is 
perennial in character. There are single and double forms of it, but the 
former are the hardier and more easily grown of the two. 
Culture. Sweet Williams will succeed in good, ordinary rich soil in masses 
in the mixed, sunny border. Plant in autumn or early spring, 8 to 12 
inches apart. 
Sutton’s Giant White Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Enormous trusses which might well be mistaken for perennial Phlox. 
Sutton’s Pink Beauty Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
We have succeeded in fixing the shade of this beautiful- salmon-pink 
variety, which should be grown in every garden. 
Sutton’s Scarlet Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
A remarkable color. The flowers are of an intense scarlet. 
Sutton’s Mixed Shades Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Include all the various tints, which give a most pleasing and harmonious 
effect. : 
Digitalis, Giant Shirley Hybrids 
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Dictamnus Fraxinella Caucasicus 
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. ee 
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 $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
(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 Each 75c, Three $2.50, Doz. $6.00 
(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. 
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 
Ae 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 Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00 
A very showy border perennial, forming a bush about 21 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 Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00 
The white-flowered variety of above, and much sought after as a long- 
lasting flower for cutting. 
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 
ain pl 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 
cree 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. 
Gloxiniaeflora alba Sold out for this season 
2 feet. June and July. The white-flowered Foxglove. ; 
Gloxiniaeflora rosea Sold out for this season 
3 to 4 feet. June and July; tall spikes of rose-pink flowers. 
Giant Shirley Hybrids Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
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. 
Hardy plants are sold in minimum units of three 
unless an each price is quoted. 

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