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GEUM (Avens). 



Pretty border plants, growing about 15 inches high, and producing 

 showy, bright-colored flowers from May to July. 



Coccineum. Brilliant scarlet flowers. 15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz. 



Mrs. Bradshaw. A new brilliant large double scarlet variety, fully 

 double the size of the type, in bloom during the greater part of the sum- 

 mer and fall. 25 cts. each; §2.50 per doz. 



Miniatum, Perry's Variety. A splendid improvement on this bril- 

 liant rich orange-colored variety, and one of the earliest perennials lo 

 flower in spring. 50 cts. each. 



GIULENIA (Bowman's Root). 



Trifoliata. A strong-growing perennial; admirable for the border or for 

 use in connection with shrubs, with handsome trifoliate foliage and 

 numerous white flowers, tinged with pink; July; 3 feet. 25 cts. each; 

 §2.50 per doz. 



GLECHOMA, OR NEPETA. 



Variegata ( Variegated Groundsel, or Ground Ivy). A most useful 

 variegated creeper for growing over banks and stones in the rockery. 

 10 cts. each; §1.00 per doz.; §8. 00 per 100. 



GUNNERA (Chilian Rhubarb). 



Scabra. Probably the noblest of all hardy perennial decorative foliage 

 plants, a well-grown plant attaining a height of 5 feet by 15 to 20 feet 

 in diameter; but to produce a satisfactory growth it must receive liberal 

 treatment. Very rich, deep, mellow soil is indispensable. Full exposure 

 to the sun is advisable, but they should be sheltered from severe winds, 

 and must never 

 suffer for the 

 want of water. 

 Ample winter 

 protection 

 should be pro- 

 vided. 50 cts. 

 each. 



Arukdo Donax, or Gkeat Reed 

 (Offered on opposite page) 



HARDY BAMBOOS (Bambusa). 



All 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 specimens until well established with a mixture of leaves, moss 

 and manure. The mulch should not be removed, but rather added, 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 to freezing 

 weather. During the growing period the plants should receive an abun- 

 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 outline to give a striking contrast. Nothing is more 

 effective than a clump of Bamboos on the borders of ponds, lakes, or on 

 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. (See cut.) §1.00 each. 

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



grows about 3 feet high. §1.00 each. 

 Fortune! 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. 

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



and much branched yellowish-green stems; 10 to 15 feet. §1.00 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; erectj slender 



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

 Viminalis. A dwarf sort, 1^ 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. 



One plant each of the 7 Bamboos, an interesting collection, for §5.00. 



Bambusa Aurea 



PLANS OF HARDY BORDERS is shown in our Special Catalogue of Hardy Plants. Copies free on application 



