GEUM 



(From the Greek fiuo, "to have a taste" referring to the root) 

 Rojacfti 



134. Geum Heldrichi (G. chiloense) 

 English Name: Avens. 



HORTICULTURAL VARIETY. TYPE FROM CHILE LATE MAY THROUGH JUNE 



WIDE-OPEN, five-petaled flowers, about an inch in diameter,of a bril- 

 liant red-orange with bright yellowstamens, borne in clusters on an 

 upright stem from nine to eighteen inches high. The leaves mostly close 

 to the ground, somewhat 

 the shape of dandelion 

 leaves, long and roughly 

 three-lobed with the ter- 

 minal lobe rounded. 

 Excellent for the rock 

 garden or the herbaceous 

 border. Good also for 

 cutting. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of elsy culture 

 in any garden soil, pref- 

 erably moist. Prefers a 

 sunny situation. 



Propagate by seed or 

 by division. 



Different varieties 

 grown close together will 

 hybridize readily. 



There are a number 

 of named horticultural 

 varieties, almost all of 

 which are good. Among 

 the best are: 



Van atrosanguineum. 

 Deep crimson, double 

 flowers, tall growing. 



Var. coccineum. Brilliant orange-scarlet, single flowers. 



Var. coccineum flore plhio, Mrs. J. Bradshaw. Large, bright scarlet 

 double flowers with a long season of bloom; very tine. 



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