PERENNIALS—Continued 
DELPHINIUM, Continued 
DELPHINIUM CHINENSIS 
(Annual Delphinium) 
(20,000 seeds per oz.) 
@Blue Mirror. Bright navy-blue flowers without spurs. Tr. pkt., 
55¢; %4 oz., $1.25; 1 0z., $3.75. 
@Cambridge Blue. The standard Belladonna-blue variety. Tr. 
pkt., 40c; %4 0z., 80c¢; 1 0z., $2.75. 
White Mixture 
Prices above 2, each: tr. pkt., 20e; % oz., 40c; 1 oz., $1.35. 
DIANTHUS 
28,000 S. Easily grown from seed and flowers May to July the 
second season from sowing. Germinates best in soil temperature 
of 65° to 75°. 
Allwoodi Alpinus Mixed. 8 to 10 in. 1% inch single flowers 
in shades of pink. Early June. Tr. pkt., 35¢; % oz. $1.00; 
Y% oz., $1.75. 
Deltoides Erecta. 6 in. May-June flowering. A dwarf rose 
“Maiden Pink.” A fine substitute for creeping Phlox for 
rock gardens and borders. Tr. pkt., 35¢; % oz., $1.00; 
Y-0z., $1.15. 
Latifolius Atrococcineus. Clusters of bright crimson flowers 
on individual 20-in. stems. Fine for cutting. May-June. Tr. pkt., 
350; % oz. $1.00; %4 oz. $1.75; 1 oz. $5.25. 
Loveliness. Pictured above, right. 15 in. Large, fringed and 
curled pastel and white flowers. Quite fragrant. Originator’s 
seed. Tr. pkt., 50¢; 146 0z., $1.50; % oz. $4.50. 
Winteri. Large single flowers in a mixture of pink and rose 
with dark centers borne on compact 15-inch plants. Long bloom- 
ing period. June-July. Tr. pkt., 60¢; % oz. $1.50; 14 oz., 
$5.00. 
PLUMARIUS (Clove Pink). 
Cyclops. Rose and pink with crimson ring. Tr. pkt., 40¢; 
Y% oz., $1.10. 
Double Mixture (Scoticus Florist Strain). Various shades of 
pink, rose, and white; some self colors, others with bright crim- 
son zone. 1%-in. flowers on 12-15 in. stems. Tr. pkt., 35¢; 
4% 0z., $1.00; 14 0z., $1.75; 1 oz., $5.25. 
Single Mixture. 20 in. Free flowering and sweet scented, pinks 
and white. Spreading habit. Tr. pkt., 20c; %4 oz., 40¢; 1 oz., 
$1.45. 
BARBATUS (Sweet William). 24 in. Early June flowering. Per- 
fectly hardy, flowering second season from seed. All of the fol- 
lowing named varieties are single except where noted. 
Holborn Glory. Striking combination of crimson center with 
white border. Very uniform. 18 inches tall. Clusters 2% to 
3 inches. 
@ Newport Salmon (Pink Beauty). 13 in. A particularly rich 
pastel salmon-rose shade. Very attractive. 
Purple Beauty. 17 in. A rich, deep color. 
Scarlet Beauty. 17 in. Well named, intense scarlet-red. 
Giant White. 17 in. Ours is an extra large flowered strain. 
Single Mixture @ Double Mixture 
Auricula. (New.) Choice single mixture with very large flow- 
ers showing a clearly defined eye. 
Prices above 8, each: tr. pkt., 35¢; %4 oz. 75¢; 1 oz., $2.60. 
@Single Midget Mixed. Very fine, neat alpine and rock plant. 
4 to 6 in. with dense heads of single Sweet William flowers. 
Tr. pkt., 60c; 14 0z., $1.50; 1 0z., $4.75. 
Double Midget Crimson. (New.) A separate color selected 
from the popular Double Midget Mixed. True to type. 
Tr. pkt., 50e; %4 oz., $1.50; 1 0z., $4.50. 
®Double Midget Mixed. 6 to 8 in. Tr. pkt., 40¢; 4 0z., 90¢; 
1 oz., $3.00. 
Annual Dianthus. See page 22. 
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WEST CHICAGO 
ILLINOIS 
DIANTHUS LOVELINESS 
DICENTRA 
Spectabilis (Bleeding Heart). 6000 S. 32 in. Rosy red flowers. 
Tr. pkt., $1.50; 140 0z., $2.20; 146 0z., $4.00. 
Eximia (Plumy Bleeding Heart). 16,000 5S. Dwarf, 12 in. Rose- 
pink. Tr. pkt., 40c; %4 oz., $1.10. 
DICTAMNUS 
Fraxinella (Gas Plant.) 1700 S. 30 in. Pink with dark veins. 
Tr. pkt., 30e; %4 oz., 55¢; 1 oz., $1.85. 
DIGITALIS 
GLOXINOIDES (Foxglove). 180,000 S. 4 ft. Biennial. This is 
an extra large flowered strain. 
Purple Rose White Giant Shirley Mixture 
Prices above 4, each: tr. pkt., 25¢e; %4 0z., 60¢; 1 0z., $2.15. 
DORONICUM 
Caucasicum, Magnificent. 18,000 S. 2 ft. Large yellow Ger- 
bera-like flowers with long stems. Keeps well when cut. Tr. pkt., 
$1.00; 4% oz., $2.25. 
ECHINOPS 
Ritro (Globe Thistle). Metallic blue flower heads 11% to 2 in. 
across are borne on 2- to 3-ft. plants. Can be dried for winter 
bouquets. Tr. pkt., 40c; %4 0z., $1.10; 1 oz., $3.25. 
Edelweiss. See Leontopodium, page 58. 
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