48 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR'S GUIDE 



HO. PRICK 



678 Hawkweed, White (Crepis Atta). A variety of the preceding, with white flowers, but 



of much less beauty. Hardy annual, i foot ...... $0,05 



680 - Red. From Italy, i foot ............ 05 



NAT. ORD., Crucifer*. 



Very useful, pretty little plants for small beds or edgings, flowering very profusely, and re- 

 maining a long time in beauty. Thrives in any light rich soil. Half-hardy annuals. 



681 Heliophila Arabiodes. Bright-blue ; very pretty for edging. Three-quarters foot . .05 



682 Dissecta. Blue. Three-quarters foot .......... 05 



683 - Trifida. Purple. Half foot ........... 05 



684 - Coerulea Stricta. Bright, i foot .......... 10 



684J - Mixed ............ ... .10 



NAT. ORD., Bora^'macece. 



The Heliotrope is almost too well known to need recommendation. Its scent is delight- 

 ful ; well adapted for bedding or pot-culture. Seeds sown in spring make fine plants for 

 summer decoration. Half-hardy perennial. 



685 Heliotropium Anna Turrel. Violet ........... 10 



686 - Corymbosa. Light-blue ...... ...... 10 



687 - Grandiflora. Large trusses ; blue . . . . ....... 10 



688 - Roi des Noirs. Very dark purple ........... 10 



690 - Peruvianum. Bright-purple ............ 10 



691 - Triomph de Liege. Lavender ........... 10 



692 - Voltairianum. Dark-purple ............ 10 



693 - Fine Mixed .......... ., . . . .10 



I-IEI1IAJN"T!ITJS (SUNFLOWER). NAT. ORD.. Composite. 



A splendid genus of the most showy plants, remarkable for their stately growth and the 

 brilliancy and size of their noble flowers. H ardy annuals. 



694 Helianthus Argophyllus. Yellow foliage ; silky-white ; from South America. 5 feet . .10 



695 - - Striatiflorus, Fl. PI. Flowers double ; yellow, striped with chocolate- 



brown ; fine ; compact in their growth, with beautiful silvery foliage . . . .10 



696 - Californicus, Fl, PI. Very large and double ; from California. 5 feet . . .10 



697 - - Nanus. Dwarf variety of preceding. 3 feet ....... 05 



698 Green-centred. New ; fine yellow : very double, with conspicuous green centre ; 



one of the finest. 4 feet ............ 10 



700 Macrophyllus Giganteus (Giant Sunflower). A very large-growing variety, 



with only one flower ; from Africa. 10 feet ........ .10 



701 - Uniflorus. New; orange-color; said to be very fine ....... 10 



702 - Sulphurens. Sulphur-color ........... 10 



HEI^ICHRYSUM: (ETERNAL FLOWERS). NAT. ORD., Composite 



The Helichrysum are very ornamental in the garden, and much admired on account of 

 the beauty of the flower when dried, which, if gathered when they first open, and carefully 

 dried, will retain their form and color for years. They are highly prized for winter mantle- 

 bouquets and ornaments for vases. Hardy annuals ; from New Holland. 



703 Helichrysum Atrosanguineum Nanum. A new dwarf variety ; deep-crimson; very 



free-flowering. i feet ............. 25 



704 Atrococcineum Nanum. Very dwarf; dark-scarlet; very fine, infect . . .10 



705 Borussorum Rex. New; white variety; very free-flowering ..... 25 



706 - Brachyrhynchum. Yellow; fine. 4 feet ......... 10 



707 - Bracteatum. YeHow ............. 05 



708 - - Album. White ............. 05 



709 - - Nanum. Yellow dwarf ............ IQ 



710 - Compositum Maximum. One of the finest of the class; flowers very double, 



and a large variety of colors mixed .......... 10 



711 - Monstrosum Alba, 'Fl. PI. White ; large and handsome ...... 10 



712 - Brunenun, Fl. PI. Fine orange-scarlet and dark reddish-brown . . .10 



713 - - Luteum, Fl. PI. Double, yellow ......... 10 



714 Roseum. Double, rose ............ 10 



715 Purpureum. Double, purple .......... 10 



