GENERAL GARDEN FERTILIZER 
is an excellent plant- 
food for all 
FLOWERS; 
use it freely and often 
See page 123. 


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 sow seed outdoors in May. Bloom in four 
months or less. 
Dwarf Kinds (11, to 3 ft) 
Miniature Types, Mixed. Mixture com- 
prises varieties of outstanding merit; fine 
colors. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25, lyoz. $2, 
Voz. $3.50. 
Dwarf Bedding, Mixed. Charming color- 
range; no two are alike; double and semi- 
double flowers. Pkt. 25 cts. -, ¥g0z. 75 cts., 
Yoz. $1.25, oz. $4. 
Coltness Hybrids, Mixed. Neat compact 
plants with single flowers. Pkt. 25 cts., 
Z0z. 60 cts., oz. $1. 
Steerer (Orehid- flowered). Florets are 
crimped and twisted, giving a star-like 
effect. AII colors are represented and gener- 
ally two shades are to be seen in one flower. 
Excellent for room decoration. 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. These are described 
and offered on pages 73-75. 
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., Moz. $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. 
DICTAMNUS Fraxinella rubra (Dittany; 
Burning-Bush; Gas-Plant). Perennial. 
Pinkish-red flowers on terminal racemes 
are excellent for cutting. Gas exuded from 
the plant will ignite for the moment if a 
lighted match be held near it durmg a still 
evening. Lemon-like odor. Like Primula 
obconica, this plant irritates the skin of 
persons allergic to it. Use gloves. Pkt. 
25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
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., oz. 75 cts., 
oz. $2.50. 


Dimorphotheca, Double Hybrids, Mixed |! 
48 Flower Seeds 
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 lemon 
and tan hues. Individual flowers average 
134 inches across, with a 1-inch crested 
center. 8m. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Aurantiaca Hybrids, NW ixed. 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., oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Aurantiaca. Bright golden orange flowers. 
Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Salmon Beauty. Large flowers of a pleasing 
true salmon shade. Pkt. 25 cts., lgoz. $1, 
oz. $3.50. 
White Beauty. A white form of the above. 
Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove). Perennial with 
long racemes of tubular flowers. Plant amid 
shrubbery, along the edges of woods, etc. 
Grows well in partial shade; June, July. 
Giant Shirley, Mixed. Huge spikes; 
from pure white to dark rose. 6 ft. 
Gloxinizeflora Type. Improved; handsome, 
spotted gloxinia-like flowers. 4 ft. 
Rosea. Rose. Purpurea. Purple 
Alba. White.. Lutea. Yellow. 
Gloxinizflora, Mixed. 
Above 6, each, pkt. 15 cts., 40z. 60 cts., oz. $2 
DOLICHOS_ (Hyacinth Bean;  Lablab). 
Annual. Rapid-growing climber. Sow 
outdoors where they are to remain. Blooms 
July to fall. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 
AO cts., 14Ib. $1.50. 
DORONICUM caucasicum (Leopard’s 
Bane). Perennial. Valuable for cut-bloom. 
Handsome, yellow, aeey like flowers some- 
times 3 inches across. 2 ft. Pkt. 50 etss 
3 pkts. $1.25. 
DRACAENA indivisa (Cordyline). Tree-like, 
graceful, lance-leaved plants for greenhouse 
and conservatory decoration and for bed- 
ding. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 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-like foliage 
and blue flowers in round heads. 3 to 5 ft. 
Pkt. 15 cts., Yoz. 50 cts. 
EDELWEISS (Leontopodium alpinum; 
Gnaphalium). Perennial. Everlasting. 
Tufted creeping plant with white woolly 
foliage. Much sought by tourists in the 
Alps. Each small inconspicuous flower is 
Surrounded by a star-like cluster of woolly 
floral leaves. Good rock-garden plant; 
sow early, keep cool and moist. 6 to 12 
m. Pkt. 50 cts., Yoz. $1.50, Woz. $2.50. 
ERIGERON (Midsummer Daisy; Fleabane). 
Perennial. Valuable border plant some- 
what suggestive of the Michaelmas daisy. 
Double Azure Beauty. Double and sem1- 
double sky-blue flowers. Fine for cutting. 
2% ft. Pkt. 50ets., 3: pkts#$i.25. 
Speciosus. Clear mauve  daisy-like 
flowers, with bright golden yellow centers. 
114 ft. Pkt. 25 cts., lgoz. $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. 
Sow Eschscholtzias in the open, and thin. They resent trans- 
planting, as do most other members of the Poppy family 

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., Yoz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Ramona Hybrids, Mixed. Ruffled flowers. 
Lit. Pkt. 15°cts., 30z= 60! ctsa oz pe. 
*Carmine King. Carmine-rose. 15 in. 
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. fh Sehets purple—the dark- 
est shade obtained so far. 
*Scarlet Beauty. Petals deep scarlet in- 
side, lighter on outside. 10 in. 
Tango. Bronze overlaid with terra-cotta. 
*Vesuvius. Rich glistening coppery red. 
Choice Mixture. Covering all the colors 
in this pretty annual. 
Above, each, pkt. 10 cts., ,oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50, 
except as noted 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each of varieties marked 
(*), with the Tulip Poppy (Hunnemannia) 
described on page 50 (6 varieties in all), 50 cts. 
ERYNGIUM amethystinum (Sea-Holly). 
Perennial. Everlasting. Finely cut, spiny 
foliage; peat ul, thistle-like heads of ame- 
thyst-blue flowers. For winter bouquets. 
2 to 3 ft. Pkt. 15 cts., Yoz. $1. 
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., 440z. 30 cts., oz. $1. 
Heterophivita (Annual ’Poinsettia). An- 
nual. Bush-like plants, with smooth, glossy 
orange-scarlet leaves. aa % ft. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Yoz. 50 cts., oz. $1.5 
FELICIA pane " (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., Yyoz. $1.25. 
FERN SPORES. Greenhouse Sorts. Sow 
in mixed sand and peat. Keep shaded and 
moist, with a glass partly covering the flat. 
Pot off when large enough. Pkt. 50 cts., 
3 pkts. $1.25. 
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