1 DRACOCEPHALUM RUYSCHIANA — x(3)16. Called 
“Hardy Blue Snapdragon” though belonging to a different 
family from the true Snapdragon. Big and showy blue-violet 
flowers in cluster-spikes. A beauty. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 65c. 
3 _DRACUNCULUS VULGARIS—w. Odd, Calla-like plant 
with quite showy, purple flower-spathes. Bizarre foliage, each 
leaf cut into 10 finger-like lobes. If grown in garden, dig in 
autumn and winter-store. Also used as a pot plant. Pkt. 20c. 
2 DROSANTHEMUM SPECIOSUM—Showy Dew-flower. The 
flowers open lavender-rose, becoming red-orange. Full sun. 
Showy for pots or hanging baskets. Plants, each 60c. 
2 THE TELEGRAPH PLANT 
DESMODIUM GYRANS—vw. Quite attractive panicles of vio- 
let flowers. In bright sunlight the lateral leaflets move up and 
down as though signaling by semaphore. To be grown as a 
pot plant under glass in the north. Pkt. 25c. 
5 DIMORPHOTHECA 2 
These showy daisies with their 
many long petals come from South 
Africa. All may be grown as annu- 
als. Illustrated opposite. Culture ‘‘k’’. 
SINUATA—Three months of glossily 
rich orange. Early. Pkt. 15c. RING- 
ENS—(3)14. Glistening white flow- 
ers, ringed violet and centered or- 
ange-and-black. Pkt. 20c. SALMON 
BEAUTY—Lovely salmon-toned buff. 
Pkt. 20c. AURANTIACA HYBRIDS 
—(3)14. Amazingly color variable, 
apricot tones, ecru, cream, copper, 
rosy suffusions, smoky yellows, 
orange. Pkt. 15c; Ye oz. 35c. ECK- 
LONIS—(3)25. Big flowers, white 
above, purple below, on erect, branch- 
ing plants. Usually treated as an an- 
nual (Scarlet Sage treatment). Pkt. = 
25c. OFFER 137A—One pkt. each of above for 80c. 
1 DIGITALIS, including Foxglove 
Here are friendly, long-time favorites. ‘“‘x’ culture. AM- 
BIGUA—(3)40. Spikes of fairly large, soft yellow flowers 
with a few brown markings. Pkt. 20c. THAPSI—(3)20. A 
true and long-lived perennial. Fountain-like plants are filled 
with informal blossoms that open buff-tinged cream, suffusing 
gradually to a strawberry pink. Full hardiness. Pkt. 25c. 
Plants, each 65c. LUTZI—(3)50. True Foxglove blossoms in 
blush apricot to rosy salmon. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. MARIANA— 
(2)25. White with rosy suffusion and buff-brown markings. 
Pkt. 20c. GIANT SHIRLEY FOXGLOVE—(2)60. The oldtime 
Foxglove in giant selection; big blossoms in closely imbri- 
cated placement. There will be white, varied pinks to deepest 
rose, often charmingly spotted. Pkt. 15c; 4g oz. 25c; OZ. 
40c. LANATA—(3)40. Loose spikes of rather large flowers 
in soft cream, reticulated brown-orange. Pkt. 20c. PUR- 
PUREA MONSTROSA—Fine large flowers in shades of pink, 
rose, and purple, with white, each spike showily topped with 
a rosette of similar bloom. Pkt. 15¢; We oz. 25e. FERRUG- 
INEA—(3)70. Towers of bloom, creamy yellow flowers, over- 
laid each with a ruddy brown netting, are carried in imbri- 
cated hosts. Pkt. 20c. ORIENTALIS—(2-3)60. Gothic towers 
of downy white blossoms, reticulated chestnut, in close im- 
brications. Pkt. 20c. OFFER 137B—One pkt. each of above 
for $1.50. 
DIGITALIS BLEND—Above, with others, in varied mixture. 
Pkt. 15¢c; Ye oz. 25c; % oz. 40c. 
1 DODECATHEON or SHOOTING STAR 
Fragrant blossoms in something of Cyclamen 
form, the petals thrown straight back as 
though by thrust of air in swift meteoric pas- 
sage. A delightful spring flower for rock gar- 
den or other use. Shade-tolerant. Colorings 
range from suffused whites, through pink and 
lilac, to purple. ‘kt’. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c; Ye 
OZ. 5 
DODECATHEON MEADIA—Fragrant, flowers, 
pale pink to suffused rose. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. 
Plants, dormant, each 55c. 
re 
DODECATHEON 
DODECATHEON LATIFOLIUM—Rich purple flowers with 
yellow centers. Pkt. 25c. 
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1 DORONICUM MADAM MASON—Leopardbane. A spring- 
flowering perennial of much beauty. Big, showy blossoms in 
shining, orange-toned gold, are carried on 2-foot stems. Fine 
for decorative plantings, or for cutting. Plants, each 80c; 
8 for $2.20. 
1 DORONICUM CAUCASICUM—25 inches. Particularly free- 
blooming species with showy, rich yellow flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
1 DRABA HAYNALDI—k(2)4. A rather nice 
for the rock garden, giving masses of little, 
flowers in spring. Pkt. 25c. 
1 DRABA OLYMPICA—3 inches. Mat-forming perennial from 
Asia Minor. In spring the mats are filled with myriads of 
little flowers in richest golden yellow, set on slender 3-inch 
stems. Plants, each 70c. 
1 DROSERA—kt. The Sundews are odd, but pretty little 
plants, sun-sparkling insect traps, for they are carnivorous. 
Both prefer damp soils. FILIFORMIS—9-inch stems set with 
red-toned, thread-like leaves. Rosy flowers. Pkt. 25c. INTER- 
MEDIA—4 inches. Rosettes of rounded leaves. Pink-shaded 
flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
1 DRYAS OCTAPETALA—yt(2)5. Mats of evergreen “‘oak’’ 
leaves, set over with creamy flowers. Then come silvery pink 
seed-fluffs. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
1 DUCHESNEA INDICA—Low, hardy plants with “straw- 
berry” foliage, spreading by runners. Golden flowers followed 
by shining red fruits. Rock garden or carpeting. Pkt. 15c. 
2 DYCKIA BLEND—w. Desirable plants for pot culture, 
making dense rosettes of fat and highly glossy leaves, lightly 
spine-edged, the whole in particularly deep, rich green. One 
of the easier Bromeliads. Plants, each 60c. 
1 ECHINOPS RITRO—x(3)50. The most decorative of the 
Globe Thistles, with flower heads of a deep, intense blue, a 
coloring you will like and remember. Effective in_ the mixed 
perennial border. Also sometimes dried for winter decorations. 
Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 40c. Plants, each 60c. - 
2 THE SCARLET ORCHID 
A beautiful true Orchid, Epidendrum 
Obrienianum, that is as easy to grow in 
your window as any Geranium. Brilliant 
scarlet blossoms, lip touched with yellow, 
carried in high sprays. Illustrated opposite. 
Plants, each $1.30; 3 for $3.50. See also 
headings Bletilla, Calanthe, Cattleya, Phai- 
us and Orchid. 
2 DECORATIVE DRACAENA 
2 DRACAENA AUSTRALIS—w. Excellent 
pot plant, or for accents in lawn vases, 
porch boxes, etc. Long leaves, sometimes 
parti-colored. Dracaena indivisa of horti- 
culture. Botanically it is Cordyline. Pkt. 20c; 14g oz. 35c. 
2 DRACAENA GODSEFFIANA—Desirable pot plant with 
firm, oblong leaves of true emerald green, contrastingly 
splashed and dotted with pure white. Not the least of its 
merits is its ability to thrive in a north or east window where 
there is little sun. Of graceful form. Plants, each 85c. 
2 DRACAENA FRAGRANS—Fine foliage pot plant, the wide, 
gracefully curved green leaves variously banded or striped 
with white or yellow. 3 seeds for 25c; 8 for 60c. 
2 ECHEVERIAS FOR THE WINDOW 
PULVINATA—An interesting window plant, rugged and pic- 
turesque in older specimens. Plants grow to about 8 inches, 
the thick, twisty stems set with big, fat leaves in effect of 
silver-green velvet, but red-shaded toward the tip. Scarlet 
flowers. Plants, each 55c; 8 for $1.50. 
low perennial, 
golden yellow 
ELEGANS—Called Ghost Flower from the eerie look of it 
at dusk. Big, fat rosettes of silvery white. Dainty little flow- 
ers of apricot tone. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.50. 
MULTICAULIS—It rises by heavy, red, branching stems, each 
of ube peverel gia cuding in a thick rosette of succulent, 
rose-toned leaves. owers of red-orange, but in- 
side. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.50. Sr 
ECHEVERIA SEEDS—Ornamental Echeverias in mixture. 
Saved from a varied assortment. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
