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Helianthemum (Rock, or Sun Rose) 



PER PKT. 



2717 Mutabile. Exceedingly pretty low growing, evergreen plants, 

 forming broad clumps, and which during their flowering season, 

 July to September, are quite hidden by a mass of bloom; well 

 adapted for the front of the border, the rockery, or a dry, sunny 

 bank. Choice mixed varieties .$0 10 



HelichrySUm (straw Flower) 



Monstrosum Fl. PI. One of the best of "Everlastings." Exceedingly 

 efiective double flowers in rich glittering colors, making a fine display 

 in beds or borders, but especially grown to dry and use in baskets and vases 

 through the winter; when wanted for this purpose they should be cut with 

 as long stems as possible, and when the blooms are about one-third open 

 take off all foliage, tie in bunches and hang head downwards in some dark, 

 dry place until cured; they succeed in any good garden soil; give them 

 plenty of room to develop, planting not closer than 12 inches apart; hardy 

 annuals; 2J feet. We ofier the following choice colors: 



2721 Buttercup. Rich buttercup yellow. J oz., 30 cts 10 



2722 Fireball. Bright red. J oz., 30 cts 



2723 Goldenball. Golden yellow. { oz., 30 cts 



2724 Rose Carmine. Rich and glossy, i oz., 30 cts 



2725 Silver Ball. Glistening white, j oz., 30 cts 



2727 Salmon. Effective, rosy-salmon, j oz., 30 cts 



2729 Collection. A packet each of the 6 colors, SO cts. 



2730 Mixed. All colors. J oz., 25 cts.; oz., 75 cts 





tIeliopsiS (Orange Sunflower) 



2731 Pitcheriana. A desirable hardy herbaceous plant, 

 growing from 3 to 4 feet high, beginning to flower early 

 in the season, and continuing the entire summer. The 

 flowers are of a beautiful deep golden-yellow color about 

 2 inches in diameter; of very thick texture and very 

 graceful for cutting. { oz., 25 cts 



2732 Scabra Zinniaeflora. A new double flowering form 

 bearing golden-yellow Zinnia-like flowers. In addition 

 to being a very showy plant in the hardy border, it is 

 one of the best perennial plants for cutting. 2 pkts., 

 25 cts 



Heliotrope, Lemoine's Giant 



Helichrysum (Straw l-lowcr) 



Heliotrope (Cherry Pie) 



A half-hardy perennial, flowering during the whole season; its 



delightful perfume makes it a most desirable bouquet flower; a 



10 splendid bedding plant, or can be trained as a greenhouse climber. 



Seed started indoors in the spring will make fine plants for summer 



blooming. Can also be sown outdoors in May. per pkt. 



2737 Lemoine's Giant. Of robust growth and produces 

 very large heads of flowers; mixed colors, j oz., 40 

 cts $0 15 



2736 Regal. A new variety with immense flower heads of 

 15 the Giant type, but of dwarf, compact growth; all 



shades 25 



2740 Mixed. All colors of the regular type, i oz., 30 cts. . . 10 



2738 Collection of a pkt. each of 6 distinct colors, 50 cts. 

 HeUChera (Coral Bells or Alum Root) 



2761 Sanguinea. One of the finest hardy perennials. The flowers 

 are of a rich, bright coral-red color; the leaves light green and 

 slightly hairy. Excellent for cutting 25 



Giant-flowering Hibiscus 



(Marshmallow or Rosemallow) 



A wonderfully improved form of our native Marshmallow or Rose- 

 mallow, in which flowers of enormous size, frequently 10 to 12 inches in 

 diameter, have been developed. The colorings comprise rich dark red, 

 soft mallow-pink and pure white; the plants grow from 5 to 8 feet high 

 and are very floriferous, blooming from early in July until late in autumn; 

 and are perfectly hardy. The seed we offer has been saved from our own 

 plants. We also offer strong two-year-old roots of these and illustrate 

 them in colors, on page 192. 



2776 Dark-red $0 10 



2777 Mallow Pink 10 



2778 Pure White 10 



2779 Collection of a packet each of the 3 colors 25 cts. 



2780 Mixed. AU colors. } oz., 25 cts 10 



Hibiscus (Marshmallow) 



2773 Giant Yellow or Golden Bowl. Showy ornamental 

 perennial plants for mixed beds or shrubbery borders. Flowers 

 from 6 to 9 inches diameter; of a rich deep cream, with a 

 velvety-maroon centre 15 



For Winter Bouquets the Everlasting Helichrysums offered on this page are splendid 



