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Most Popular Annuals, 
all of the simplest 
culture, for $1 

DAHLIAS FROM SEED 
Tender Perennial; treat as an Annual. Ideal 
for cutting; they make striking flower-beds. 
Sow in March indoors and plant out, or sow 
outdoors in May. Bloom in four months. 
Dwarf Kinds (11 to 3 ft.) 
Miniature Types, Mixed. Varieties of out- 
standing merit; fine colors. Pkt. 50 cts., 
3 pkts. $1.25, Voz. $2, 4oz. $3.50. 
Dwarf Bedding, Mixed. Charming colors; 
double and semi-double flowers. Pkt. 
35 cts., Woz. 75 cts., oz. $1.25, oz. $4. 
Coltness Hybrids, Mixed. Neat compact 
plants with single flowers. Pkt. 25 cts., 
Yoz. 60 cts., Moz. $1. 
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 58 and 59. 
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 Iargest and best ex- 
hibition varieties. 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. 
A4lé ft. 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. Pkt. 25 cts., 
Yoz. 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. Pkt. 
15 cts., Zoz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove). Perennial with 
Jong 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. 
Gloxinizflora Type. Handsome, spotted 
gloxinia-like flowers. 4 ft. 
Rosea. Rose. Purpurea. Purple 
Alba. White. Lutea. Yellow. 
Gloxinizflora, Mixed. 
Above 6, each, pkt. 15 cts., 140z. 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. 
50 cts., 4b. $1.50, 

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Dimorphotheca, Double Hybrids, Mixed 
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Jewel-Like Dianthus - 

Pinks 

Sow annuals in spring, hardy kinds in spring or summer. Annuals bloom in a few weeks, 
most hardy sorts flower same year. 
Double Annual Pinks 
Chinensis (China Pink). Double flowers in 
a mixture of colors. Pkt. 15c., 1440z. 50c. 
Fireball. Extra double; brilliant dark scarlet. 
Very beautiful. Pkt. 20 cts., 4oz. 75 cts. 
Heddewigi fl.-pl. (Double Oriental Pink). 
Varies from richest crimson to delicate 
rose. Pkt. 15 cts., Moz. 50 cts. 
Laciniatus fl.-pl. (Double Fringed Pink). 
Great variety of colors; edges fringed. 
Large. Pkt. 15 cts., 1Zoz. 60 cts. 
Snowball. Large double white flowers. 1 ft. 
Pkt. 20 cts., Yoz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Violet Queen. Rich violet—rather unusual 
shade. Pkt. 20 cts., 140z. 75 cts. 
Single Annual Pinks 
Westwood Beauty. Won Honorable Men- 
tion in the All-America Seed Trials for 
1946. Colors range from fiery crimson to a 
ese velvety red; some are a trifle lighter. 
te 
Heddensis, Finest Mixed. Most brilliant 
annual Pink. Wonderful colors. 1 ft. 
Laciniatus, Gaiety. A mixture. Wide 
range of colors. Large, fringed. 
Above 3, each, pkt. 15 cts., 4oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
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. 8 in. 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., 140z. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Aurantiaca. Bright golden orange flowers. 
Pkt. 25 cts., Moz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Salmon Beauty. Large flowers, pleasing 
salmon. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
DORONICUM caucasicum  (Leopard’s 
Bane). Perennial. Valuable for cut-bloom. 
Handsome, yellow, daisy-like flowers some- 
times 3 inches across. 2 ft. Pkt. 50 cts., 
3 pkts. $1.25, 6 pkts. $2. 
DRACAENA indivisa (Cordyline). Tree-like, 
graceful, lance-leaved plants for greenhouse 
and conservatory decoration and for bed- 
ding. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 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. 

The stately candelabra of the Delphinium look wonderful when 
massed at the back of your perennial border. 
plants on 69 

Seeds on page 40, 
Hardy Garden Pinks 
New Blue. Lavender-blue, in a_ bright, 
pleasing shade. The flowers are small, but 
are in 9-inch trusses from July to Septem- 
ber. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Allwoodi. Combines the Carnation with the 
delicious clove scent of the Pink. Single 
Mixed. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Allwoodi Alpinus. Ideal for the rock- 
garden, blooming continuously; beautiful 
mixture. Fragrant. 5 m. Pkt. 50 cts., 
3 pkts. $1.25, Voz. $2.50, Yoz. $4. 
Double Scotius, Mixed. New florists’ va- 
riety. Mixed pink, rose, salmon and white. 
Pkt. 50 cts., Voz. $1, Woz. $1.75. 
Loveliness. Two-inch, perfumed, mauve, 
laced flowers. Blooms in seven months. 
Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Rainbow Loveliness. This mixture has 
flowers in various delicate tones other than 
mauve, including pink, red, lilac, cream and 
white. Pkt. 75 cts. 
Highland Hybrids, Mixed. Ideal for rock- 
gardens. Practically perpetual flowering 
and the colors are very varied. Pkt. 25 cts., 
5 pkts. $1, lgoz. $1.50. 
Sweet Wivelsfield. If sown indoors in Feb- 
ruary, blooms same year. Fringed, sweet- 
william-like flowers July to frost. Mixed. 
Single. Pkt. 10 cts., 4oz. 35 cts., oz. $1.25. 
Double. Pkt. 25 cts., 14oz. $1.25, oz. $4. 
Deltoides, Brilliant (Maiden Pink; Spink). 
Rich rose-pink. For the rock-garden. 6 in. 
Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1, oz. $1.50, oz. $5. 
Knappi (Yellow Dianthus). Yellow 
soms in bunches; not fragrant. . 20 in. 
50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Plumarius Varieties (Grass Pink). Fringed, 
fragrant flowers of white, crimson, or pur- 
ple shades, spotted and variegated. 1 ft. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 20 cts., 440z. 75 cts., 
oz. $2.50. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts., 40z. 50 cts., 
oz. $1.50. 
Rock-Garden Rare Species, Mixed. A 
selection of low-growing types. Pkt. 25 
cts., oz. 60 cts., oz. $1 
ECHINOPS Ritro (Globe Thistle). Peren- 
nial. Handsome, silvery, thistle-like foliage 
and blue flowers in round heads. 3 to 5 ft. 
Pkt. 15 cts., 4goz. 50 cts. 
ERIGERON (Midsummer Daisy; Fleabane). 
Perennial. Valuable border plant some- 
what suggestive of the Michaelmas daisy. 
Speciosus. Beautiful sky-blue flowers. 
Fine for cutting. 2% ft. Pkt. 50 cts., 
3 pkts. $1.25, Ygoz. $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. 
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