GENERAL GARDEN FERTILIZER 

DAHLIAS FROM SEED 
Tender Perennial; treat as an Annual. Ideal 
for cutting; they make striking flower-beds. 
Sow tn March indoors and plant out, or sow 
outdoors in May. Bloom in four months. 
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, Yoz. $2, 
Yyoz. $3.50. 
Dwarf Bedding, Mixed. Charming color- 
range; no two are alike; double and semi- 
double flowers. Pkt. 35 cts., oz. 75 cts., 
Yoz. $1.25, oz. $4 
Coltness Hybrids, Mixed. Neat compact 
plants with single flowers. Pkt. 25 cts., 
loz. 60 cts., oz. $1. 
Starfish (Orchid-flowered). Florets crimped 
and twisted, giving a star-like effect. All 
colors are represented and generally two 
shades are to be seen in one flower. Single. 
Pkt. 35 cts., lgoz.-85 cts., goz. $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; offered on 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., Yoz. $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. Pkt. $2, 2 pkts. $3.50. 
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. 
46 feet. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
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 during a still 
evening. Lemon-like odor. Like Primula 
obconica, this plant irritates the skin of 
persons allergic to it. Use gloves. Pkt. 
25 cts., 4oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
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 whendry. Pkt. 15cts., 40z. 75 cts., 
oz. $2.50 

Dimorphotheca, Double Hybrids, Mixed 
is an excellent plant- 
food for all 
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 Iemon 
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., 1go0z. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Aurantiaca. Bright golden orange flowers. 
Pkt. 25 cts., Yoz. $1, oz. $3.50 
Salmon Beauty. Large flowers of a pleasing 
true salmon shade. Pkt. 25 cts., 44oz. $1, 
oz. $3.50. 
White Beauty. A white form of the above. 
Pkt. 25 cts., lgoz. $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. MHuge spikes; 
from pure white to dark rose. 6 ft. 
Gloxinizflora Type. Handsome, 
gloxinia-like flowers. 4 ft. 
Rosea. Rose. Purpurea. Purple 
Alba. White.. Lutea. Yellow. 
Gloxinizeflora, Mixed. 
Above 6, each, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., oz. $2 
DOLICHOS (Hyacinth Bean; _ Lablab). 
Annual. Rapid-growing climber. Sow 
outdoors where they are to remain. Blooms 
spotted 
July to fall. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 
50 cts., 14 Ib. $1.50. 
DORONICUM caucasicum (Leopard’s 
Bane). Perennial. Valuable for cut-bloom. 
Handsome, yellow, dey te flowers some- 
times 3 inches across. 2 ft. Pkt. 50 cts., 
3 pkts. $1.25, 6 pkts. $2. 
DRACZENA indivisa (Cordyline). Tree-like, 
graceful, lance-leaved plants for greenhouse 
and conservatory decoration and for bed- 
ding. Pkt. 15 cts., Yoz. 35 cts., oz. $1.25. 
ECHINOCYSTIS lobata (Wild Cucumber 
Vine). Annual Climber. Bright green folt- 
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., goz. 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 
in. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, Moz. $1.50, 
Yoz. $2.50. 
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. 
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. 
FLOWERS; 
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use it freeiy and often 
See page 131. 

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., oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Ramona Hybrids, Mixed. Ruffled flowers. 
1 ft. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
*Carmine King. Carmine-rose. 15 in. 
Fireflame. Vivid orange-scarlet. 
*Geisha. Golden orange inside, 
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. 
Choice Mixture. Covering all the colors 
in this pretty annual. 
Above, each, pkt. 25 cts., Y4oz. $1, oz. $3, 
except as noted 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each of varieties marked 
(*), with the Tulip Poppy (Hunnemannia) 
described on page 27 (6 varieties in all), $1. 
EUPHORBIA (Spurge; Wolf’s Milk). Plants 
with milky sap in the stem and leaves. 
Flowers are negligible, but the upper leaves, 
or bracts, are colored instead. Curious 
plants, and very showy for border planting. 
orange- 
Variegata (Snow-on-the-Mountain). An- 
nual. Foliage marked with white. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., oz. $1. 
Heterophylla (Annual Poinsettia). An- 
nual. Resembles in color the beautiful 
hothouse poinsettia, though smaller. 
Branching, bush-like plants, with smooth, 
glossy green leaves which turn to a beauti- 
ful orange-scarlet. 214 ft. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Yyoz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
FELICIA Bergeriana (Kingfisher Daisy; 
Blue Marguerite). Annual. Leaves are 
grass-like, and the blue daisy flowers, with 
yellow centers, are 34 inch in diameter. 
Grown outdoors insummer or under glass at 
other times of the year. Height 6 ins. 
Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. $1.25. 
FERN SPORES. Sow in mixed sand and 
peat. Keep shaded and moist, with a glass 
partly covering the flat. Pot off when large 
enough, and plant hardy kinds outdoors tn 
partial shade. 
Greenhouse Sorts. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. 
$1.25. 

NEW YORK 8, N. Y. 
Sow Eschscholtzias in the open, and thin. They resent trans- 
planting, as do most other members of the Poppy family 
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