LIST OF HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 



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GYPSOPHILA Con. 



CK trichotoma, WENDER. Caucasus ; 



Turkestan. 



PL, 1901. Hardy. Ht. 44 to 5 ft. 

 FL pink; July 18 to Sept. 27. 



HABEBXEA, FRIVALD. 



(Gesneracece.) 



H. rhodopensis, FRIVALD. Greece. 

 PL, 1908. 



HABLITZIA, BIEB. 



(Chenopodiacece.) 

 H. tamnoides, BIEB. Caucasus. 

 PL, 1908. 



HARPALIUM, CAS8 = HELIANTHU8. 



HEDYSARUM, L. 



(Leguminosce.) 

 H. esculentum, LEDEB. Siberia. 



PL, 1901. Hardy. Ht. 2* ft. FL 

 greenish yellow; June 7 to July 

 20. 



HEIENITTM, L. SNEEZE WEED. 



(Composite.) 



H. autumnale, L. North America. 

 PL, 1895. Hardy. Ht. 24 to 34 ft, 

 FL yellow; July 15 to Aug. 29. 



H. autumnale compactuxn tricolor. 

 Syn. H. grandicephalum compac- 



tum licolor. 

 PL, 1908. 



**H. autumnale Defiance. 



PL, 1903. Hardy. Ht. 34 ft. FL 

 deep sunflower yellow, disk dull 

 yellow; July 27 to Sept. 22. 



**H. autumnale grandiflorum. 



PL, 1901. Hardy. Ht. 64 to 7 ft. 

 FL yellow; Aug. 29 to Oct. 23. 



HELENIUM Con. 



***H. autumnale pumilum. 



PL, 1895. Hardy. Ht. 1 to 2 ft. 

 FL yellow; July 11 to Sept. 2. 



***H. autumnale pumilum magnificum. 

 PL, 1901. Hardy. Ht. 3 ft. Fl 

 golden yellow; July 6 to Oct. 14. 



***H. autumnale striatum. 



PL, 1898. Hardy. Ht. 4 ft. 8 in. 

 to 54 ft. FL reddish brown and 

 yellow; Aug. 13 to Oct. 20. 



**H. autumnale superbum. 



PL, 1901. Hardy. Ht. 74 ft. FL 

 yellow; Sept. 1 to Oct. 27. 



H. Bigelovii. A. GRAY. California. 

 PL, 1900. Tender. 



**H. Bolanderi, A. GRAY. California. 

 PL, 1901. Hardy. Ht. 14 to 2 ft, 

 FL yellow with dark brown 

 centre. 



***H. Bolanderi Golden Queen. 



PL, 1905. Hardy. Ht. 2 ft. FL 

 deep golden yellow with dark 

 centre; July 3 to Oct. 12. 



H. grandicephalum , Hort. = H. autum- 

 nale, L. 



H. grandicephalum compactum bicolor 

 = H. autumnale compactum "bi- 

 color. 



H. grandicephalum striatum = H. au- 

 tumnale striatum. 



***H. Hoopesii, GRAY. North-western 



America. 



PL, 1897. Hardy. Ht. 24 ft. Fl. 

 orange yellow; June. 



H. pumilum, Willd. = H. autumnale 

 pumilum. 



HELIANTHUS, L. SUNFLOWER. 

 (Composite.) 



Among the most useful herbaceous perennials which bloom in the summer and 

 autumn are the perennial sunflowers. They are tall, have large, or very large flowers 

 of attractive shades of yellow, and are very free and continuous bloomers. The 

 flowers also have very long stems, which" help to make them desirable for cutting. 

 With so many points in their favour it is no wonder that the perennial sunflowers are 

 popular. The chief objection to some kinds is that they spread more rapidly than is 

 desirable. When such is the case, the roots may be confined if desired by burying 



