DIANTHUS. Perhaps no flower is more 
closely associated with old gardens than 
dianthus of one type or another. Their 
sweet, spicy fragrance and delicate form 
make them great favorites everywhere. 
1677 D. chinensis. China Pink. (A) 
Plants 9 to 12 inches tall, with double 
flowers in mixed colors. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
1678 Fireball. (A) Extra double, dark 
scarlet flowers. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
1681 Snowball. (A) Large double white 
flowers on foot-high plants. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
1689 D. laciniatus, Gaiety. Large, 
fringed flowers in a wide range of colors. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
1680 D. laciniatus fl. - pl. 
pink. Varying colors. 
flowers with fringed edges. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
1687 Westwood Beauty. (A) All-Amer- 
ica Selection. A single pink 12 inches 
high, with flower color from fiery crimson 
to deep velvety red. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
1693 D. Allwoodii. (P) A class of dian- 
thus developed m England and offered in 
a mixture of many colors with a great di- 
versity of petal form from plain to very 
finely fringed. 12 to 18 inches tall, bloom- 
ing in June. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, 6 pkts. $1.10. 
1707 White Loveliness. (P) White, 
sweetly perfumed flowers 2 inches across 
that bloom in seven months. 
Pkt. $1.25, 3 pkts. $3.50. 
1702 D. plumarius, Single Mixed. Grass 
Pink. (P) Plants with grass-like foliage 
producing an abundance of very fragrant 
tlowers with jagged or fringed petals in 
June. The color range is from white to 
bright scarlet. Height 12 inches. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
1703 D. plumarius, Double Mixed. 
Double form of the above in a superb mix- 
ture of colors, many of the flowers being 
spotted and variegated. 
Pkt. 20c, 3 pkts. 50c, 6 pkts. 90c. 
1712 DICTAMNUS albus rubra. Gas- 
Plant. (P) Plants 3 feet high, with rose- 
purple flowers in terminal racemes during 
May. A hardy plant for the wide perennial 
border. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
1714 DIDISCUS czrulea. Queen Anne’s 
Lace. (A) An Australian flower with sky- 
blue flowers borne in 3-inch umbels on 2- 
foot, upright plants. Seed should be sown 
in May. 
Pkt. iSc, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
DIGITALIS. Foxglove. (P) Long ra- 
cemes of pendent, tubular flowers on 
plants that enjoy association with low- 
growing shrubs along the edge of wood- 
land or heavily planted perennial borders. 
A choice flower to grow in partial shade, 
blooming in June and July. 
1721 Giant Shirley, Mixed. Huge spikes 
in colors ranging from pure white to dark 
rose. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, '40z. 60c. 
Fringed 
Large double 
Beautiful spotted, 
In separate colors. 
Gloxinizflora Type. 
gloxinia-like flowers. 
1716 White 1718 Purple 
1717 Yellow 1719 Rose 
1720 Gloxinizeflora Mixed 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c. 6 pkts. 75c. 
DIMORPHOTHECA. Cape Marigold; 
African Daisy. (A) For a bright, sunny 
spot where a low-growing annual is de- 
sired, dimorphotheca is one of the best 
choices. Seed is sown in the open ground. 
1727 D. aurantiaca Hybrids, Mixed. 
Flowers large, varying from white through 
yellow and orange to salmon; many zoned 
with several of these colors around the 
black disc. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
1726 D. aurantiaca. Bright 
orange flowers. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
1732 DOLICHOS Lablab, Mixed. Hya- 
cinth Bean. (A) A decorative, rapid- 
growing climber with pea-shaped flowers 
and crimson seed pods useful for fall ar- 
golden 
rangements. Should be grown m a very 
warm, sunny spot. Blooms from July to 
fall. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c, 
1734 DORONICUM  caucasicum. 
Leopards-Bane. (P) Bright yellow, daisy- 
form flowers 3 inches across on 18-inch 
plants during May and June. 
Pkt. 35c, 3 pkts. 90c, 6 pkts. $1.75. 
1740 ECHINOPS Ritro. Globe 
Thistle. (P) A coarse, thorny plant grow- 
ing 3 feet high, with a round head of steel- 
blue fine thistles in July. The plants add 
interest in the perennial border and al- 
though difficult to handle, the flowers have 
great decorative value. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
1742 EDELWEISS. _Leontopodium al- 
pinum. (P) The Swiss national flower. 
Felty-textured, white blooms have ir- 
regular pomted petals and are borne on 
flat plants with woolly foliage. An in- 
teresting novelty for the rock garden, re- 
quiring considerable care to start and to 
retain. Height 6 to 12 inches. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, 6 pkts. $1.10. 
1744 ERIGERON speciosus. Fleabane. 
(P) Single, aster-type flowers of bright 
purple borne on 2-foot plants in May. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, 6 pkts. $1.10. 
1762 ESCHSCHOLTZIA. Choice Mix- 
ture. California Poppy. (A) This, 
the state flower of California, is one of the 
easiest annuals for the amateur. The 
flowers come in a range of colors from 
white through yellow to. deep orange and 
include some salmon and rose _ shades. 
Plants are 9 to 12 inches high and of com- 
pact habit. Seed should be sown in a sunny 
location where flowers are to bloom. 
Offered in a fine mixture. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 140z. 60c, oz. $2. 
1763 EUPHORBIA variegata. Snow- 
on-the-Mountain. (A) A 2-foot, bushy 
plant with milky stems characteristic of 
the genus, grown for its decorative light 
green foliage edged white. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
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1769 FOUR-O-CLOCK. Mirabilis Ja- 
lapa. (A) One of the hardiest annuals 
for difficult city conditions and tolerant 
of some shade. The red, yellow or white 
flowers open only in cloudy weather or in 
in the late afternoon, as the name Im- 
plies, but the plants are of bushy habit, 
2 to 3 feet high, and have attractive me- 
dium green foliage. Fine mixture. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c, oz. $1. 
GAILLARDIA picta Lorenziana 
GAILLARDIA. A favorite annual and 
one of easiest culture for the amateur. 
_The daisy-like flowers in single, double, 
‘annual or perennial varieties are useful 
for their long-lasting, colorful quality in 
the border or as cut flowers. 
1773 G. aurea. 
2 feet. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
1774 Indian Chief. (A) 
bronze-red. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
1775 G. picta Lorenziana. (A) A 
very double form in a fine assortment of 
colors. Height 2 feet. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
1779 Giant Hybrids, Mixed.. (P) Im- 
mense flowers that will bloom the same 
year if seed is started very early. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, 6 pkts. $1.10. 
1789 GERANIUM. Pelargonium domes- 
ticum. Primarily a greenhouse subject, 
but often used for bedding or for window- 
boxes. Propagation is usually accom- 
plished by cuttings, but growing a mixture 
of colors including reds, crimsons, pinks 
and whites from seed is an interesting 
project. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, 6 pkts. $1.10. 
1791 GERBERA Jamesonii Hybrids. 
Transvaal Daisy. (P) Grown primarily 
in greenhouses around New York, but 
planted outside in the South and along the 
West Coast. Our mixture includes pastel 
shades of red, cerise, salmon, orange, yel- 
low and white. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, 6 pkts. $1.10. 
(A) Single, rich yellow. 
Single, 
