. Digitalis Lanata Delphinium Belladonna. DODFXATHEON. (American Cowslip, or Shooting Star.) Meadia. One of the choicest of our native perennials, with broad, tufted foliage and tall, upright flower-stems; surmounted with showy reddish-purple flowers, with rich orange-yellow eyes. They should be planted'in a cool, shaded postion, either in the border or rockery. 20 cts. each ; § per doz. DICTAMNUS (Gas Plant). A very showy border perennial, form- ing a bush about 2i feet in height, having fragrant foliage and spikes of curious flowers during June and July, giving off during hot weather a f
. Digitalis Lanata Delphinium Belladonna. DODFXATHEON. (American Cowslip, or Shooting Star.) Meadia. One of the choicest of our native perennials, with broad, tufted foliage and tall, upright flower-stems; surmounted with showy reddish-purple flowers, with rich orange-yellow eyes. They should be planted'in a cool, shaded postion, either in the border or rockery. 20 cts. each ; § per doz. DICTAMNUS (Gas Plant). A very showy border perennial, form- ing a bush about 2i feet in height, having fragrant foliage and spikes of curious flowers during June and July, giving off during hot weather a fragrant volatile oil, which ignites when a match is applied to it. (See cut.) Fraxinella. Showy rosy-pink flowers, with deeper veins. — Alba. Pure white. • 15 cts. each ; §1-50 per doz. DIELYTRA, OR DICENTRA. SpectabillS {Bleeding Heart, or Seal Flower). An old-fashioned favorite, equally well adapted for forcing for early spring flowering as for planting in the open border; its long racemes of graceful heart-shaped pink flowers are always attractive. Eximia (Pluvzy Bleeding Heart). A species, with finely cut orna- mental foliage, growing about 15 inches high, and producing its showy pink flowers from April to August. 15 cts. each ; § per doz. DIGITALIS (Foxglove). These are among the most satisfactory of the summer-flowering hardy perennials, succeeding under almost all conditions, and with but trifling attention will give a wealth of flowers during June and Julv. They have been used extensively with good effect for naturalizing in shrubberies and other semi-shady situations; 3 feet high. Ambigua. Or Grandiflora. Showy pale yellow flowers, veined with brown. Gloxiniaeflora. This strain embraces a wide range of color, from white to deep pink. Lanata. A distinct and unique variety, producing dense spikes 2 to 3 feet high of good-sized flowers, the corolla of which is grey, the lip being creamy white. (See cut.) Strong plants 15 cts. each ; § per d
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