48 lin iHaiRTAPRHR -PHIIAKIiPNIA MmHARDT PEREhhlAL PLANTS 



KUNKIA Plantain Uly I. 

 The Plantain Lilies are among the easiest plants to manage; their broad, massive 



foliage makes them attractive subjects for the border even when not in tiowtr. 



They succeed equally well in sun or shade. 



Coerulea. Klue, broad, green leaves. 



Fortune!. Large, glaucous-green foliage, flowers mauve. 25 cts. each. 



Minor Alba. A. pretty miniature-growing variety, with rather large white 

 flowers. 2-") cts. each. 



Lanceolata. Valuable by reason of its late flowering; lilac flowers in September 

 and October. 



Robusta elegans variegata. The most robust of all the variegated-leaved va- 

 rieties; foliage large, green with pretty white variegations. 25 cts. 



Sieboldiana. l^rge glaucous foliage; flowers white, tinged lilac. 



Subcordata grandiflora. Pure white, lily-shaped, fragrant flowers in .August. 



Undulata media picta. (Ireen and white variegated foliage, purple flowers. 

 Makes a tiiie edging. 



Price, except where iintod, 1.') els. each; ?!L.")0 per doz. 



GAIL.L,AKDIA Blanket Flower. 



Qrandiflora. One of the showiest and most effective liardy plants, growing about 

 two feet high; beginning to flower in June they continue one mass of bloom the 

 entire season. The large flowers are of gorgeous coloring. The centre is dark red- 

 brown, while the petals are variously marked with rings of brilliant scarlet crim- 

 son, orange and vermilion. Excellent for cutting. 1-5 cts. each; |!LoO per doz.; 

 $10.00 per 100. 



GYPSOPHILrA (Baby's Breath). 



Acutifolia. A strong-growing kind, aitaining a height of two feet, with large 



panicles of small white flowers in July. 

 Cerastioides. -A. most useful variety for the rockery, growing but 3 inches high, 



and producing from June to ,\ugust small white flowers marked with pink. 

 Paniculata. A beautil'ul old-fashioned plant, possessing a grace not found in any 



other perennial. It forms a symmetrical mass 2 to 3 feet in heiglit, and as much 



through, of minute pure white flowers, having a beautiful gauze-like appearance. 



For cutting purposes it is exquisite. 

 Paniculata Fl. PI. A new double-flowering form of the 



above. 2.) els. each; $2. -50 per doz. 

 Repens. An elegant trailing plant for the rockery, with clouds 



of small flowers. 

 Price, except where noted, 1.') ct<. each; $l..")n per doz. 



ORNAl^IENTAL GRASSES. 



Erianthus Ravennse (Ilardi/ Pumpas). Grows from 9 to 1 2 

 feet high, frequently throwing up from 30 to .lO flower spikes. 



Eul'alia Qracillima Univittata (Japan Hush). Of graceful 

 habit, with very narrow foliage; of a bright green color, with 

 silvery midril). 



— Japonica Variegata. A very ornamental variety; long, 

 narrow leaves, striped green, white and often pink or yellow; 

 flower stalks from 4 to (i feet. 



Zebrina {Xehra Grans). The long blades of this va- 

 riety are marked with broad yellow bands iieross the leaf. It 

 makes a verv attractive specimen plant for the lawn. 



Price. .\ny of the above Grasses, 25 cts. each; .$2.50 per doz. 



Gaili.ardia Ghandipi.ora. 

 HELEN III N (Sneeze- wort . 



All of these are desirable border plans, with broad s|>reading 

 heads of flowers, each species covering a long blooming season. 

 Autumnale Superbum. Gol .en-yellow flowers during the 



1 lie summer and fall months; 5 to 6 feet. 

 — Rubrum. Bright terra-cotta; 4i feet; 25 cts. each; J)2.50 



per doz. 

 Crandicephalum Striatum. Branching heads, of a deep 



orange color, irregularly striped and blotched with crimson; 



July and August; 3 feet. 

 Hoopesi. Pure orange-yellow flowers, coming in early in 

 • June and continuing throughout the summer; 2 feet. 

 Pumilum Magnificum. A useful dwarf variety; 18 inches 



high; covered with golden-yellow blossoms all summer. 

 Riverton Beauty. Flowers lemon-yellow, with a l.-irge pur- 

 plish-black cone; August to October; 3 to 4 feet. 25 cts. 



each; l?2.50 per doz. 

 Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



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Gypsophila Paniculata. 



HELIANTHVJS (Haray Sunnowers). 



The perennial Sunflowers are among the most effective hardy plants for 

 large Ixjrders, for planting among shrubbery, or as cluni|)S on the la\\n. 

 They are remarkably free-flowering, will succeed in any soil and are invalua- 

 ble for decorative purposes or as cut flowers during the summer. 

 Daniel Dewar. The earliest to flower, bearing large single yellow flowers 



from early July till late August; 6 feet. 

 Giganteus. Medium-sized bright canary-yellow flowers; September and 



October: (i feet. 

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



in long, gr.aceful sprays during October; invaluable for cutting. 5 to 7 feet. 

 Miss Mellish. Flowers in September and October. Grows about 6 feet 



high, with Inrge, single golden-yellow flowers. 

 Orgyalis, Meiiium-sized single golden yellow; in September;' fi feet. 

 Rigidus Japonicus. One of the most desirable, beginning to bloom early 



in July and continuing until fall; flowers golden-yellow, with dark centres; 



3 feet. 

 Sparsifolius. Graceful, single deep yellow flowers on long stems, making 



it a most valuable cut flower; August-September; 6 to 8 feet. 25 cts. 



each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Wolley Dod. The best of the September-flowering varieties, wi'.h deep 



vellow flowers; entirely distinct. 

 Price, except where noted, 15 ct.s. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



For complete list and cultural notrn, see our Garden Book for 1912. 



