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in March. They are exceedingly showy plants if placed 

 near the front of the border. 



Good Varieties. 

 Geum 



coccineum (scarlet), May-July . . 2-3 ft. 



coccineum, Mrs. Bradshaw (brilliant 

 double scarlet), May- July, and after 



a break, Aug. i\-2 it. 



Helenium : This is another easy plant to cultivate which 

 I can confidently recommend. It will grow and flower 

 freely in any good soil if given a sunny position. The 

 flowers are splendid for cutting, and the plants bloom with 

 extraordinary freeness. Heleniums may be raised from 

 seed, but it is better to propagate by division of the roots 

 in March. 



Good Varieties. 



(For many excellent sorts not named here see trade 

 lists.) 

 Helenium 



autumnale Bigelowii (yellow), Aug.- 



Oct. .. .. 3-4 ft. 



autumnale Superbum (golden yellow), 



Aug.-Oct 5-6 ft. 



Hooperi (orange), July-Sept. . . 2^ ft. 



pumilum magnificum (rich yellow), 



July-Sept. 2$ ft. 



pumilum Riverton Gem (rich red), Aug.- 

 Oct. . . 3-4 ft. 

 Helianthus : This is the botanical name for the sun- 

 flowers, and in the present section on perennial plants only, 

 it would hardly be legitimate to compare them with the 

 annual sunflowers which many like so well. Perennial 

 sunflowers should, however, find a place in almost every 

 garden, for they are showy, and the blooms are most useful 

 for cutting. The only thing against them is their long 

 spreading roots. When once they get started it is difficult 

 to get rid of them, so that they should be planted on the 



