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HARDY BAMBOOS (Bambusa). 
Mr. Geo. W. Oliyer 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 stiff, hard clay. 
“« During the summer months it is advisable to mulch small or newly planted speci- 
mens 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, 
those which are in the process of becoming established are more likely to succumb 
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to freezing weather. 
dance 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 out- 
Nothing is more effective than clumps of Bamboos on 
the borders of ponds, lakes or the banks of streams, especially where there is rising 
line to give a striking contrast. 
land beyond.”’ 
Aurea. 
lowish stems and light green foliage. 
high, $10.00 each. 
Fortunei Variegata. 
the rockery. 50 cts. each. 
Henonis., A graceful species, with shiny green foliage, of dense growth, and much 
branched yellowish-green 
stems; 10 to 15 ft. $1 each. 
Metake. A handsome ever- 
green species; 6 to 10 feet 
high; large, deep green foli- 
age. $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, 14 
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 7 Bam- 
boos for $5.50. 
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HeEtiopsis PITcHERIANA. 
During the growing period the plants should receive an abun- 
A distinct and beautiful species; grows 15 to 20 feet high, with straight yel- 
$1.00 each. 
A handsome dwarf evergreen variety, with green and white 
variegated foliage ; grows about 18 inches high, and makes an elegant subject for 
Large specimens, 6 to 7 feet 
Herenium Pumitum MaGniFicum. 
HELENIUM. 
(Sneeze-wort.) 
All of these are desirable 
border plants, succeeding in any 
soil in a sunny location, with 
broad-spreading heads of flow- 
ers, useful for cutting, each 
species covering a long bloom- 
ing 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. 
Bigelowi, Rich yellow flow- 
ers, 2 inches across; July and 
August. 
Grandicephalum _ Striat- 
um. Of strong, robust, 
erect habit, growing 3 to 4 
feet high, with flowers about 
14 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, 24 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. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
HELIANTHEMU™M (Rock, or Sun Rosé). 
Exceedingly pretty, low-growing evergreen plants, forming broad clumps, and 
which, during their flowering season, are quite hid by a mass of bloom; well adapted 
for the front of the border, the rockery, or a dry, sunny bank. Choice mixed vavieties, 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
HELIOPSIS (Orange Sunflower), 
Similar in general habit to Helianthus, but commencing to flower earlier in the 
season; of dwarfer habit, rarely exceeding 3 feet in height; very valuable for cutting. 
Pitcheriana. A desirable variety, beginning to flower early in the season and con- 
tinuing the entire summer. The flowers are of a beautiful deep golden yellow, 
about 2 inches in diameter, of very thick texture and a useful cut flower. 
Pitcheriana Semi-plena. A comparatively new semi-double form of the above. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.0U per 100. 
Bamsusa AUREA ON THE MARGIN OF ONE 
OF ouR Lirty Ponps. 
Set of 5 sorts, 60 cts. 
New and Rare Hardy Perennials are offered on pages 174 to 178. 
