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HARDY PERENNIAL PIANTS 



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Helianthus 



MULTIFLORUS Fl. PL 



GeUm (Avens) 



Pretty border plants, growing about 15 to 18 inches high, and 

 producing showy, bright-colored flowers from May to July. 

 Atrococcineum fl. pi. Brilliant scarlet double flowers. 

 Lady Stratheden. Large double rich golden yellow. 

 Mrs. Bradshaw. Large double brilliant scarlet. 

 Sibiricum. Large, double, rich orange yellow. 



30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Gillenia (Bowman's Root) 



Trifoliata. A strong-growing perennial with handsome trifoliate 

 foliage and numerous white flowers, tinged with pink; July; 

 3 feet. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



HelianthuS (Hardy Sunflower) 



The perennial Sunflowers are among the most effective hardy 

 plants for large borders for planting among shrubbery, or as 

 clumps on the lawn. They are remarkably free-flowering, will 

 succeed in any soil, and are invaluable for decorative purposes, 

 or as cut flowers during the summer and autumn. 



Giganteus. One of our native varieties, with medium sized 

 canary -yellow flowers in September and October; 6 feet. 



Maximiliana. The latest of all, perfecting its fine golden- 

 yellow flowers in long, graceful sprays during October, when all 

 others have finished flowering; invaluable for cutting; 5 to 7 feet. 



Mollis. Large, single lemon-yellow flowers with downy white 

 foliage; blooms in August and September; 4 feet. 



Multiflorus Fl. PI. {Double Hardy Sunflower). Large, double 

 Dahlia-like golden-yellow flowers in great profusion during 

 July and August; 4 feet. (See cut.) 



Rigidus Japonicus. One of the most desirable varieties, 

 beginning to bloom early in July and continuing until fall; 

 flowers golden-yellow, with dark centres; 5 feet. 



Wolley Dod. The best of the September-flowering varieties, 

 with deep yellow flowers; entirely distinct; 6 feet. 



Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 

 per 100. One each of the 6 sorts for $1.25. 



Helenilim (Helen's Flower) 



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 Rubrum. Robust growing; 3 to 4 feet high, with 



bright terra-cotta red flowers in August and September. 

 Autumnale Superbum. Golden-yellow flowers during the late 



summer and fall months; 5 to 6 feet. 

 Hoopesi. Pure orange-yellow flowers, 2\ inches across, and the 



earliest to flower, coming in early in June and continuing throughout 



the summer; 2 feet. 

 Riverton Beauty. Rich lemon-yellow, with large purplish black 



cone; August and September; 4 feet. 

 Riverton Gem. Old gold changing to wall-flower red; August and 



September; J>\ feet. 

 Price. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz; $20.00 per 100. One each of the 



5 varieties, $1.25. 



Helianthemum (Rock, or Sun Rose) 



Exceedingly pretty low growing evergreen plants, forming broad 

 clumps, and which during their flowering season, June to July, are 

 quite hidden by a mass of bloom; well adapted for the front of the 

 border, the rockery, or a dry sunny bank. 

 Album Plenum. Double white. 

 Buttercup. Golden yellow; single. 

 Fireball. Fiery double red. 

 Mrs. Earle. Rich single red. 



Rhodanthe Carneum. Pretty single pink, silvery foliage. 

 Sudbury Gem. Single crimson-bronze. 



35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Helenium 



Do not fail to include Dreer's De Luxe Delphiniums in your garden this season. See page 177 



