1947 GARDEN CATALOG 7 

FLOWER SEED SELECTION 
CYNOGLOSSUM amabile. Chinese Forget- 
me-not. A splendid annual from China, 
producing large sprays of bright blue flow- 
ers. 1144 ft. Packet 10c. 
CYPRESSVINE, Mixed. (Ipomoea Quamo- 
clit.) Graceful, twining annual climber 
with feathery foliage and_ star-shaped. 
flowers in bright shades of pink, scarlet and 
white. 20 ft. Packet 10c. 
DAHLIA, Single Unwins Hybrids, Mixed 
Fine, new race of bedding Dahlias. The 
plants are compact and bushy, producing 
continuous blooms from July on. Seeds 
should be sown indoors in spring and seed- 
lings set out in early June. Excellent for 
vase decoration. The colors range from 
red, pink, yellow shades to white. 11% ft. 
Packet 35c. 
DIANTHUS (a) Pinks 
Spicy, fragrant and showy. At home in 
beds or borders. Faithful bloomer. Fine for 
cutting. Brilliant colors. 
Heddewigi Double and Single. Packet 10c. 
Mixed. The large Japanese pink. Packet 
10c. 
Sweet Wivelsfield. Fragrant with large 2- 
inch blooms. Bright crimson. Packet 15c. 
DELPHINIUM Perennial Larkspur 
The finest of blue flowers for the hardy 
border are the Perennial Larkspurs. Sow 
the seed in May or June and transplant about 
1 foot apart in early September. 
Belladonna. Long, loose spikes of delicate 
light blue flowers, of supreme value for cut- 
ting. Packet 25c. 
Bellamosa. This is a taller, straighter plant 
than Belladonna, and the flowers are rich 
clear blue, several shades darker. Packet 
LOG: 
Pacific Giants. Large, well-formed flowers 
in shades of blue, lavender, pink and clear 
white. Packet 50c. 
Wrentham (Hollyhock Strain). Sturdy plants 
producing conical spikes of flowers 2 inches 
or more across, and 214 to 3 feet long. 
Colors range from clear light blues and 
lavenders to shades of deep blue, purple, and 
mauve. Packet 25c. 
DIDISCUS Annual 
Caerulea. Blue Lace Flower. Exquisite, 
lacelike flower-heads of dainty azure-blue, 
gracefully borne on long stems. Sow seed 
in March in hotbed and outdoors in May 
and June. Packet 10c. 
DIGITALIS Foxglove Biennial 
A plant for the back of the border. Spikes 
of thimble-shaped flowers on plant 3 to 4 feet 
tall, during June and July. Sow in early sum- 
mer and transplant in the fall. 
The Shirley, Giant Hybrids. An excellent 
strain with large flowers ranging in color 
from white to dark rose, each with throats 
spotted with crimson, maroon or chocolate. 
Plants 5 to 7 feet tall, with 4-foot spikes of 
bloom. Packet 15c. 
DIMORPHOTHECA African Daisy Annual 
Dwarf plants, 12 to 15 inches high, with 
foliage close to the ground. Daisy-like flow- 
ers 2 to 3 inches across, with narrow petals. 
Flowers close toward evening. 
Aurantiaca, Mixed. Shades of yellow, 
orange, and white. Packet 10c. 
DOLICHOS Hyacinth Bean Annual 
Lablab, Mixed. Very pretty annual climber 
quickly growing 8 to 10 feet and bearing 
quantities of clustered flowers like pea 
blossoms, followed by lustrous purple pods. 
Good mixture of colors. Sow the seed in 
late May. Packet 10c. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA California Poppy 
Annual 
These hardy little annuals make very 
bright beds and bloom from June until frost. 
Flowers resemble single Poppies. Sow in 
early spring where they are to bloom. 
Hybrids, Mixed. Packet 10c. 
EUPHORBIA Snow-on-the-Mountain 
Variegata. Attractive, bright green foliage 
veined and margined with white. Packet 
10c. 
GAILLARDIA Blanketflower 
Annual Varieties 
Brightly colored plants blooming continu- 
ously from early summer until frost. 2 ft. 
Single Finest Mixed. Packet 10c. 
Double Finest Mixed. Packet 10c. 
Indian Chief. Splendid single bronzy red 
flowers. Packet 10c. 
GEUM 
Splendid for borders and cutting. Blooms 
allsummer. 11) ft. 
Lady Stratheden. Double yellow. Packet 
25c. 
