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Helenium Hoopesii is the choicest of the Sneezeworts, forming 

 immense candelabra like heads of rich golden yellow flowers. 



Of the Helianthemums much could be said ; all are evergreen, 

 forming dense carpets of foliage, and in midsummer thickly 

 studded with yellow flowers like minute roses in the species 

 angustifolia, croceuin, and vulgare, while H. hyssopifoUum gives us 

 copper colored and H. rhodanthemum bright red flowers. 



In the Sunflowers, Helianthus mollis has glaucous, velvety 

 foliage and handsomely formed lemon yellow flowers ; H. Iceti- 

 florus, with rich orange semi-double flowers on long clean wiry 

 stems, is particularl}^ to be recommended for cutting purposes. 



Hemerocallis Thunbergii is a welcome addition to the Yellow 

 Day-lilies, coming into bloom in July and bearing rich lemon 

 yellow flowers, of a mild but charming fragrance. 



H. aurantiaca major is being tested and we have much hope 

 from it. 



H. Damortierii and H. Middendorfiana are two orange yellow 

 species of recent introduction and both can be recommended. 



Heuchera sanguinea is perfectly' hardy, and would be desirable 

 for its handsomely mottled foliage alone, while the addition of its 

 rich scarlet vermilion flowers, in dense long stemmed clusters, 

 renders it quite unique among the good new things. 



Lupinus polyphyllus in its clear blue, pure white, and variegated 

 blue and white forms, is a first-class border plant. 



Omphalodes verna and its pure white form, both known as 

 Creeping Forget-me-nots, thrive admirably with us and form 

 dense carpets of broad foliage with clusters of blue and white or 

 white flowers. 



Pajxiver pilosu7n, a species of Popp}^ from Bothnia, with salmon 

 colored flowers, is in almost constant bloom. 



Polemonium humile or Richardsonii is among the best of the 

 Jacob's Ladders, having clusters of large pure blue flowers with a 

 most charming odor. 



The hybrid Poteutillas or Ciuquefoils are perfectly hardy, 

 increase rapidly and give a wealth of bloom in midsummer. The 

 coloring of the semi-double forms is remarkably rich in shades of 

 yellow, orange, purple, and crimson. In their season these are 

 among the choicest of garden plants. 



In Primulas I have found a source of delight and surprise. P. 

 denticidata, P. vulgaris in all its forms, P. officinalis, P. cortu- 



