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Bambcsa Aurea on the Margin of one of our Lilv Ponds. 



Aurea. A distinct and beautiful species; grows 15 to 20 feet 

 high, with straight yellowish stems and light green foliage. 

 n.OO 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. 



HAKDV BAl^BOOS (Bambu,a). 



Mr. George W. Oliver, of Washington, the well-known expert, 

 has written the following especially for this book: 



"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 be- 

 coming established are more likely to succumb to freezing weather. 

 During the growing period the plants should receive an abundance 

 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 leKves 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."- 



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, 



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

 Viminalis. A dwarf sort, Ih 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. 



HELIANTHEMUM (Rock, or Sun Rose). 



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 varieties, 25 cts. each; $2.50 

 per doz. 



HEI-ENIUM (Sneeze Wort). 



All of these are desirable border plants, succeeding in any soil in a 

 sunny location, with broad-spreading heads of flowers, useful for cut- 

 ting, each species covering a long blooming season. 

 Autumnale Superbum. Golden-yellow flowers during the late 



summer and fall months; 5 to 6 feet. 

 — Rubrum. New bright terra-cotta red variety. 25 cts. each. 

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



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



July; 2 feet. 

 Pumilum Magnificum. A most useful perennial, about 18 inches 



high, and smothered with its golden-yellow blossoms all summer. 

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



cone. 25 cts. each. 



Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 

 per 100. Set of 5 sorts, 75 cts. 



HEEEEBORUS (Christmas Rose). 



Most valuable hardy plants on account of yielding with utmost free- 

 dom in very early spring, a season when flowers are scarce, their beau- 

 tiful, large — two or three inches across — blossoms. They succeed in 

 any ordinary garden soil in a sheltered semi-shady situation. 35 cts. 

 each; $3.50 per doz. 



Helenium Riverton Beauty. 



We can supply seeds of most of the Hardy Perennials. See pages 51 to 113. 



