5 DIDISCUS COERULEUS—k. Blue Lace Flower. Lace-like 
sprays of lavender blue. Fine for cutting. Pkt. 15¢c; 46 oz. 30c. 
5 DIDISCUS LACE VEIL—k16. A new, pure white variety of 
Didiscus coeruleus, and just as fine in every way. Cuts well. 
The flower sprays may be dyed, if desired. Pkt. 25c. 
2 DIDYMOCARPUS MORTONI—w. Delightful Gesneriad for 
pot culture, with flowers in rich blue. Pkt. 75ce. 
2 DIDYMOCARPUS MIXED—w. Rare Malayan Gesneriads 
for pot culture. Attractive flowers in the lilac, blue and violet 
range. Give African Violet treatment. Pkt. 75c. 
1 HARDY DIANTHUS 
The delightful Garden Pinks, all 
perennial and winter-hardy. ‘‘x’’ cul- 
ture. They cut. ALL WOODI—Cross of 
Carnation and Clove Pink. Colorings 
widely inclusive, always beautiful. 
Perfumed flowers, single to double. 
Pkt. 20c; Weg oz. 40ec. ALLWOODI 
ALPINUS—Very dwarf strain for the 
rock garden Pretty flowers in varied 
colorings. Pkt. 25¢. ARENARIUS— 
(2)6. Foliage densities like rumpled, 
silver-green velvet. Creamy flowers 
with a rich, sweet fragrance. Pkt. 25c; 
3 pkts. for 70c. ARVERNENSIS— 
(2)5. Mossy mats set with little, den- 
tate flowers, usually in rosy pink. An 
exquisite. Seedlings will vary pleasing- 
ly. Pkt. 25c. Plants, each 65c; 3 for 
$1.60. CAESIUS (Gratianopolitanus) 
—(2)7. A pretty, rather compact 
mounder, heaped with fragrant, slight- 
ly fringed flowers in varied attractive 
shades and tones of pink and rose, with 
white, Pkt. 15¢; Weg oz. 25c. DELTOLDwS—(z)6. Maiden 
Pink. Dense, green mats are set with vivid flowers, deep rose 
“to deep red. Rock garden, or a dense carpeter. Pkt. 20c ; 46 oz. 
35c. DELTOIDES WHITE—Flowers pure white, or sometimes 
blush-suffused. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. DELTOIDES MIXED— 
The Maiden Pink has produced several color races, some of 
them with deeper, more vivid coloring than in the type. Seeds 
of varied color forms are in this blend, white also included. 
Pkt. 15¢; Ye oz. 25ec. HIGHLAND HYBRIDS—(2-4)12. Mag- 
nificent strain of Hardy Pinks, the flowers of particularly 
large size, and coming in wide assortment of beautiful forms, 
in colorings delicate to flashily vivid. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 
60c; 3 for $1.60; 10 for $4.60. JAPONICUS—12 inches. Long- 
stemmed clusters of varied attractive reds and pinks, a bright, 
true red dominating. Seems to be a soundly hardy perennial. 
Clusters suggest those of Sweet William. Pkt. 20c; 6 oz. 40c; 
% oz. 75c. KNAPPI—(2-4)12. Really lemon yellow, a color 
unique among the hardy Dianthus species. Long-lived and 
long in bloom. Pkt. 25c. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.50. LATI- 
FOLIUS ATROCOCCINEUS—(8)10. Semi-double to double 
blossoms in brilliant, live-coal red. Pkt. 25c. Plants, each 60c. 
MONSPESSULANUS—The Ragged Rascal Dianthus. Large 
flowers, deeply slashed and fringed, come in varied, pleasing 
tones of pink and rose, with white markings. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 
for 50c. Plants, young, each 50c. NEGLECTUS—(2)9. A gem 
for the rock garden. Low, tufted grower, with blossoms of 
brilliant cherry rose, buff in reverse. Pkt. 35c. Small (young) 
potted plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.60. PLUMARIUS IPSWICH 
—(2-3)12. The spicily perfumed Clove Pink in a magnificent 
color selection group, many delightfully surprising variations 
in shades and markings. Flowers single to double. Long in 
bloom. Pkt. 15¢; 6 oz. 25c. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.60. 
SEGUERI—(3-4)18. Notched blossoms, pink to carmine, 
flecked white and maroon. In continuous bloom from early 
summer into mid-autumn. Pkt. 15¢c; 6 oz. 25c. SUBACAULIS 
—(2)6. Rock garden. Low, dense mounds of blue-green foliage 
set with pink to rose blossoms, petals dentate. Pkt. 20c. 
SUPERBUS—(3-4)20. Perfumed flowers in chalk pink, the 
petals deeply, irregularly, slashed. An all-summer bloomer. 
Pkt. 20e. SUPERBUS WHITE LACE—(8-4)20. Big, fragrant, 
pure white blossoms, deeply fringed. A long bloomer. Pkt. 20c ; 
4g oz. 35¢e. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.60. WINTER!—(2-3) 10. 
Fine hybrid strain, Clove Pink with Carnation. Particularly 
large flowers, mostly single, in varied colorings and blendings. 
Very good, indeed. Pkt. 20¢; %6 oz. 40c. CARTHUSIANORUM 
GIGANTEUS—It blooms through summer, and_ into early 
autumn, clusters of rosy flowers opening from shining, _ma- 
hogany buds, on erect stems that reach to 40 inches of height. 
To be used among other tall perennials in the mixed, hardy 
border. Pkt. 20c; eg oz. 35c; % oz. 60c. Plants, each 60c. 
OFFER 136A—One pkt. each of above for $3.80. 
DIANTHUS ROCK GARDEN BLEND—Lower kinds, for rock 
garden or bedding. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
DIANTHUS PEERLESS BLEND—Seeds of all the kinds we 
grow, low and taller alike. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; %4 oz. T5c. 
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1 A GARDEN OF PINKS 
DIANTHUS AVALON ROSE—A splendid double-flowered 
variety with spicily fragrant blossoms in a delightful silvery 
rose. It makes spectacular, wide mounds of bloom. We con- 
sider it the most beautiful of all Dianthus varieties. Vigorous 
anes Teams becoming larger and finer each year. Plants, 
eac 5 
DIANTHUS BEATRIX—An exquisite, ever-blooming double 
that shows indications of Carnation. Fragrant, shell-pink 
flowers. Plants, each 80c; 3 for $2.00. 
DIANTHUS SILVERMINE—A lovely, everblooming hybrid, 
wan sweetly scented, pure white flowers. Plants, each 75c; 
or $1.90. 
DIANTHUS WALLACE RED—10 inches. A showy long 
bloomer, near-double flowers of brilliant red-toned crimson. 
We consider it the finest hardy Dianthus yet introduced in this 
coloring. Blooms all summer. Plants, each 70c; 3 for $1.80. 
DIANTHUS ROSE CUSHION—A miniature, only 3 or 4 
inches high, to six inches across, dense, mounded cushions 
of blue-tinted green. In late spring the cushions turn to rosy 
pink, for then they are set all over with pretty blossoms on 
inch-high stems. Makes a wonderful edger, and of course it is 
just right for the rock garden. Plants, each 65c; 3 for $1.65; 
10 for $4.60; 25 for $10.50. 
OFFER 136BN—One plant each of the 5 for $3.60. 
5 ANNUAL DIANTHUS 
The gay Annual Pinks in rain- 
bow-painted hues that may be 
clear tones of pink, salmon, scar- 
let, crimson, white, or patterned 
in those bizarre chromatic gro- 
tesqueries that hold such endless 
interest. We offer an inclusive 
mixture, from immense singles 
with long fringe slashings to 
others double as a Carnation. x- 
(8)12. Order as DIANTHUS 
OLD ORCHARD ANNUALS— 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 30c; % oz. 50c. 
DIANTHUS HEDDENSIS—A te- 
traploid hybrid. Heddewiggi 
crossed with Chinensis, that gives ; ce 
unusually large flowers, on long A 
robust stems. Full color range. Particularly good for summer 
cutting. Illustrated above. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
PLANT FINDER—The numerals before variety names in- 
dicate nature of plant, as (1) hardy perennial, (2) house 
plant, (3) bulb, (4) shrub or tree, (5) an annual flower. 
4 THE PERSIMMONS—Desirable trees with edible fruits. 
“yt”? culture. DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA—American Persim- 
mon. Hardy in Massachusetts. Golden to red fruits; rich and 
sweet in the better forms. 44 oz. 25c; 1 oz. 70c. DIOSPYROS 
KAKI—tThe Japan Persimmon. The fruits look like orange 
tomatoes. Flavor and consistency that of a sweet custard. 
Hardy into southern New Jersey. %4 oz. 25c; 1 oz. 70c. 
DISPACUS FULLONUM—=x(2-3)60. Big blue flowerheads on 
long stems, quite effective in the mixed hardy border. Later 
the dried seed heads are cut for decorative use in winter 
bouquets. May be used in natural state, or dyed, sprayed, 
silvered, etc. Biennial of easy culture. Pkt. 15c; Wg oz. 25c. 
5 DITHYREA WISLIZENII—k(w) (3)20. The pretty, white 
blossoms suggest those of Stocks, but the ever lengthening 
clusters are wider, more rounded. It keeps right on blooming 
through months of summer heat and drought, each plant a 
bouquet. Pkt. 20c. 
| DICTAMNUS 
Old garden favorites of many folk-names, Dittany they are 
called, or Fraxinella, or Burning Bush, or Gasplant, but to 
botanists they are Dictamnus. They cut well, and few peren- 
nials have longer life, the plants becoming stronger and better 
each year. 36 inches. The showy, lemon-scented flowers yield in 
warm dusks an ignitible, flashing gas. ‘‘kt’’ culture. ROSE 
FORM—Racemes of large flowers in rich rose, veined red. 
Pkt. 15c; Ye oz. 35c. Plants, each 75c; 3 for $2.00. WHITE 
—We do not know of a better white-flowered perennial. Pkt. 
25e; 6 oz. 40c. Plants, each 75c; 3 for $2.00. 
