220 Or HtWADREER -PHILADELPHIA PA' iMPDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



Bambusa Aurea. 



HARDY BAMBOOS bambusa) 



Mr. Geo. W. Oliver, of Washington, the well-known expert, has written 

 the following especially for this book: 



"All of the Hardy Bamboos grow best where the soil is rich, moist and 

 well drained. They do not thrive in stih". hard clay, 



" During the summer months it is advisable to mulch small or newly 

 planted specimens until well established with a mixture of leaves, moss and 

 manure. The mulch should not be removed, but rather added to on the 

 advent of cold weather, and with species which have been untried in any 

 locality they should get protection over the crowns in winter, because, while 

 well-established plants might prove perfectly hardy, thosi which are in the pro- 

 cess of becoming established are more likely to succumb to freezing weather. 

 During the growing period the plants should icceive an abundance of water. 



"Bamboos require a sheltered position — that is, a place in which the soft,, 

 tender shoots will not be whipped about by the wind. 



"They stand out most strikingly with a background of almost any of our 

 native trees, with the possible exception of the willow, the leaves of which 

 are too similar in outline to give a striking contrast. Nothing is more effective 

 than clumps of Bamboos on the borders of ponds, lakes or the banks of 

 streams, especially where there is rising land beyond." 

 Aurea. A distinct and beautiful species; grows 15 to 20 feet high, with 



straight yellowish stems and light green foliage. $1.00 each. Large 



specimens, 6 to 7 feet high, $10.00 each, 

 Auricoma. A dwarf golden variegated variety, which is very ornamental; 



grows about 3 feet high. $1.00. each. 

 Fortunei Variegata. A handsome dwarf evergreen variety with green 



and white variegated foliage; grows about 18 inches high, and makes an 



elegant subject for the rockery. 50 cts. each. 

 Kenoiiis. A graceful species, with shiny green foliage, of dense growth, 



and much branched yellowish-green stems; 10 to 15 feet. SI. 00 each. 

 Metake. A handsome evergreen species; 6 to 10 feet high; large, deep 



green foliage. $1.00 each. 

 Simoni. Height, 15 to 20 feet, leaves 8 to 12 inches long, erect, slender 



growth, branches in dense clusters. 75 cts. each. 

 Viminalis. A dwarf sort, li to 2 feet high, stems zigzag, dark green, 



sheaths purple, leaves 2 to 3 inches long, about an inch wide, ovate in 



outline. 75 cts. each. 

 Viride Glaucesens. One of the best; very graceful; stems yellow; foliage 



blue-green; 15 feet. . $1-00 each. 



One plant each of the 8 Bamboos for $(3.00. 



HELENIIJM (Sneeze-wort). 



All of these are desirable border-plants, succeeding in any soil in a sunny location, 



•with broad-spreading heads of flowers, useful for cutting, each species covering a long 



blooming season. 



Autumnale Superbum. Grows from 5 to 6 feet high, with broad heads of deep 

 golden-yellow flowers during the late summer and fall months. 



— Rubrum. New red variety (for description, see page 199). 25 cts. each. 



Grandicephalum Striatum. Of strong, robust, erect habit, growing 3 to 4 feet 

 high, with flowers about 1} inches in diameter, in large, branching heads, of a deep 

 orange color, irregularly striped and blotched with crimson; July and August. 



Hoopesi. Pure orange-yellow flowers, 2£ inches across, and the earliest to flower, 

 coming in early in June and continuing throughout July, 2 feet. 



Pumilum Magnificum. A most useful summer and autumn-flowering perennial, 

 growing about 18 inches high and almost smothered with its golden-yellow blos- 

 soms. 



Riverton Beauty. New i for description, see page 199). 25 cts. each. 



Riverton Gem. New (for description, see page 199). 25 cts. each. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. Set of 7 sorts, $1.25. 



HELIANTHEMUM (Rock.or Sun Rosel. 



Exceedingly pretty, low-growing evergreen plants, forming broad clumps, and 

 which, during their flowering season, are quite hid by a massof bloom; well adapted for 

 the front of the border, the rockery, or a dry, sunny bank. Choice mixed varieties, 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Hki.enii'm Pumilum Magnificum. 



The article on the making and care of a Hardy Garden on pages 194 and 195 should be of assistance to the beginner. 



