DICENTRA - DIGITALIS 
ON PURCHASES OF LESS THAN 50¢ WE WILL ACCEPT 3¢ STAMPS 
DIANTHUS: Continued from Page 188 
—fragrans. Fragrant rose-white and spotted fis; Caucasus; 18 in; HP.... DIAN-50(C). 30¢ 
—giganteus: see D. carthusianorum. 
—Jraniticus. True; fis 1 in. ac; purple; Pyrenees? 6 “ins HP..c.cchecscscuccn DIAN-58. 30¢ 
—hyssopifolius. (monspessulanus) Deeply fringed, frag.;mixed col;1’;HP....DIAN-67. 15¢ 
HUST RTSGIED accra ence at eer CT r  es e DOU URE . 30¢ 
—Knappii. Lemon yellow; the only yellow DianthuScececcccccccccccocccccccccccees. - 20¢ 
—latifolius atrococcineus. Erect, double, glowing crimson; 127? 3 . 15¢ 
—LibOschitzianus, siWhitestis; Caucasus; 127s) HIP) 2.8 acerca. . 25¢ 
—monspessulanus: name changed to D. hyssopifolius which see. 
Ss erditormis Cespitose: TOSe: 1S; (6773) EMP sec i vccsossscestbseseseca ocean eenennce DIAN-87. 25¢ 
—nardiformis. RG; 6” high; fls rose in fasricles; HP vieecccccccscccces IAN-87(F). 50¢ 
Sidore DIAN-89.25¢ 
—Noeanus. Densely tufted; white small frog. fils; 10 in; HP.occcccccccscse DIAN-91(C). 50¢ 
Ste ACC O Derren CES )) Merete tad tesa sane en oe hee rconcsseho ec sucs oes : . DIAN-100(F). 50¢ 
—prolifer. WLittle carmine-pink fis, small heads; HA; 1 ft; RG..sscscesee DIAN-101. 25¢ 
—Hoysii. Variable; showy small Pink with lge deep rose fis; HP. 
—Roysii. Showy tufted small pink with large deep rose fis; HP... 
—Seguieri. Variable type of D. chinensis 
... DIAN-108(F). 50¢ 
... DIAN-108(C). 50¢ 
. DIAN-111(C). 40¢ 
—stirictus v. integer.....Small white fis; 10 in; HP... a. DIANIIST. 25¢ 
Super DUS se eC mis excellent cuibae24) Int Eline teow nen een Cee ieee DIAN-125. 25¢ 
SU el Oct 1S a Vell) Wat nee ate ee ee ee ee) ee ee ee ee DIAN-120(F). 50¢ 
—Sundermannii. (Born) More showy than D. strictus; Greece; HP... DIAN-121(F). 50¢ 
—tenuifolius: see D. carthusianorum. 
—-irisiis.. (Vel) @lusterhead;, purple: 167)" Buigarias HP eee DIAN-132(F). 50¢ 
—subneglecius: see D. carthusianorum v. pumilus. 
—Dianihus Blend. Made up of over 100 different kinds of Pinks................ DIAN-X. 15¢ 
—Dianihus Species Mixed. A mixture of the rarer species............... . DIAN-XS. 25¢ 
—Rare Rock Garden Species. Many species mixed; for the rockery......... DIAN-RX. 25¢ 
—Ingwersen’s Mixed Pinks. Seed saved from their collection of lovely garden Pinks; 
this English collection contains many new types and varietiesS............... DIAN-XW. 30¢ 
DICENTRA. (dye-SENT-ruh) BLEEDING HEART. Fumariaceae. 
Perennials with rose, yellow or white flowers in racemes, thriving in a rich light loam. 
—chrysaniha. Golden Eardrops. Sulphur-yellow fis; 5 ft; Calif; HP............ DICN-3. 25¢ 
—oregana. Cream and rose fis; nodding panicles; 160; FUP. ......:.cccccssstsstse DICN-10. 25¢ 
—oregana. (glauca) Gray foliage and creamy pink locklets; 8’; HP DICN-10(B). 50¢ 
—spectabilis. Bleeding Heart. Rosy red fis; Japan; 2 ft; HP DICN-13. 25¢ 
—Dicentras Blend Ali its) ne Cae te cesesmeecaeodov ae cadovgnseudsassscussscvacecdicevsedbeeeeves DICN-X. 20¢ 
DICRANOSTIGMA. (die-kray-no-STIG-ma) Papaveraceae. 
Plants from central Asia, orange or yellow flowers. Best in light soil. 
—Rrancneriianun. eS rights yiellOw mhlSy mm mlaiise Ediesscccetesc.cccceseresceecoctacsectiueecesscsssteceseesteeste DICR-1. 20¢ 
DICTAMNUS. (dik-TAM-nus) F,raxinella, Gas Plant, Burning Bush. Rutaceae. 
A garden favorite that makes large clumps with good sized and showy flowers with a 
strong lemon scent. They dislike transplanting and enjoy a rich soil. Seeds germinate 
very slowly. 
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—w—v. purpureus. A dark flowered variety. . DICT-1P. 25¢ 
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DIDISCUS: See Trachymene. 
DIERAMA. (dye-er-RAY-muh)  Iridaceae. 
South African cormous plants hardy only in Fla. or S. Cal. Culture same as Ixia or 
they can be grown under glass in the North. : : 
—pendula. Lvs. basal; fils white to mauve in drooping spikes; TBb................ DIER-2. 30¢ 
—pulcherrima. Bright purple fils; drooping spikes; 4 ft; TBb .. DIER-3. 30¢ 
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DIGITALIS. (dij-ah-TAL-is) FOXGLOVE. Scrophulariaceae. 
Erect biennials and perennials, favorites in the garden. Their stately spikes, 3 ft. high 
are crowded with thimble-like flowers, beautifully spotted. Easily grown from seed 
sown in the spring or summer for flowers the next season. 
D. PURPUREA: The common Foxglove. It is a biennial and there are many improved 
forms and varieties being introduced in this species. 
—gloxinaeilora. Pink spotted fils, more open than other forms... DIG-1. 15¢ 
—The Shirley. Giant hybrids in good colors, extra choice; 5 ft. Fe 
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Other Digiialis Species: 
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—dubia. Pink flowered, silver lvs Foxglove; Greece; bo .. DIG-3(B). 50¢ 
—lutea. Yellow flowers; 2 ft; HLP........cccssseseesees Gonienn cere hecReo GT carceoncucconstcohh oat nerRoneLe DIG-11.25¢ 
—orientalis. Fls cream striped red on lower lip; not hardy in N; 3’; TP........ DIG-18. 25¢ 
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DODECATHEON. (doh-dek-KAYTH-ee-on) Shooting Stai Pimulaceae. 
Small American perennials with nodding Cyclamen-like flowers in umbels on spikes; 
best in well drained position with some shade. 
—Cievelandii. Purple fis yellow base, anthers yellow; S. Cal; 5”; HHP.... DODE-4. 25¢ 
CUSICK DecD emose tol lavender fos VT Tts er eric tececccceecennsnneceareecsstesiensaess DODE-7. 25¢ 
—Hendersonii. Similiar to D. Clevelandii but purple anthers; 5 in; HP.... DODE-11. 25¢ 
—Meadia. Reddish yellow, purple anthers; 67; FP... esseseeeeseseresseees DODE-17(F). 50¢ 
—pauciflorum. (Greene): see D. vulgare. ; 
Serstoy S Rose or reddish fis, purple anthers; 5 in; AP... DODE-25. 25¢ 
—vulgare. Purple with dark tints in throat; 18’; HP . DODE-33(F). 50¢ 
—Dodecatheon Blend. All SPeCi€S MiKE| ..... sc ccesecserecsesercersecessonscesonsceesersveeason DODE-X. 25¢ 
Bb means bulb; Tr, tree; Sh, shrub; T, frost tender,; W white; lvs, leaves Cl, climber. 
PIONEER SEED COMPANY — DIMONDALE MICHIGAN 
189 
A Reader’s Point 
of View on Articles 
We receive many letters during the course 
of a week, some of which I fear do not get 
answered, mainly because of lack of time. 
We actually like to get letters from our 
readers especially when they contain suggest- 
ions for future issues but the following 
letter we just received from Eugene Thayer, 
who owns and operates the Prosperity Farm 
Perennial Gardens at Fairfax, Va. 
After some remarks about his subscript- 
ion, which he renews, he says, “I like it but 
you could do a lot to make it better. Many 
of them very simple things. For example, 
when you have an article on some flower, 
put the price per packet at the end of the 
article. For lets face it, your magazine’s 
purpose is to sell seed and plants and the 
easier they are to buy the more you will sell. 
As an example, you had a list of desirable 
flowers from English gardens, but no prices, 
and one must look thru three books to find 
them. I simply won’t do it!” 
Answer: There is a lot to what Mr. 
Thayer states here. The particular article 
mentioned would have been better if it did 
state a price but we hesitate to add on to 
each item a price but on the other hand 
our most important intention is not to 
discuss flowers and plants that no one knows 
where to get them. It seems to be the pride 
and joy of certain gardeners to always 
want to talk about something they have but 
no one else has and then to sort of ‘throw 
around’ a few seeds as one would scatter a 
few coins to the poor. It has always been 
the writers experience, that free seeds pro- 
duce but few flowers; one just naturally wilt 
have more interest in a plant that he gets 
himself. We are listing some more of 
these same English seeds which are from the 
Ingwersen collection and are adding the 
symbol number and the price and we will 
do this in the future. We might also 
make some remarks about these symbol num- 
bers, which seem to bother a few readers. 
The main reason for them is the ease in 
which they can be located by the help; with 
some 8,000 lots of seed, how would you 
ever fill an order with the present rapid 
change of help, besides it is very difficult 
to fill an order when it is written out in 
full for so many times something is left out 
making it impossible to tell just what is 
wanted. 
To go on with the letter, ‘““And another 
thing, don’t list a whole lot of items that 
cannot be secured. That makes me mad; 
I want to buy it but you don’t sell it! An 
example is those dwarf Penstemons. But 
most aggravating of all is Victoria Padillo’s 
articles on Bromelliads. Why don’t you 
get in touch with some one who raises 
Aechmeas and Billbergias and get them to 
advertise in the classified section. 
REMARKS: We, ourselves, never list 
anything we do not have to offer; where 
such unavailable items are mentioned 
it is always by some one who is writing an 
article. It has been difficult to draw a line 
so close but it is foolish to give a lot of 
space to something that “I have but you 
do not”. 
We have had hopes that the Bromeliad 
Column would develope into an interesting 
column and it still may but it is difficult 
to have others offer their wares unless they 
wish but it is one of the main objects of the 
magazine to make it a source for all kinds 
of flower seeds and plants. 
“One thing I like about your magazine, 
you tell when fresh seed is to be expected. 
Continued on Page 191 
