J. T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER, N. L 



HELIANTHUS. 



Hardy Sunflower. 



H. multiflorus grandiplenus. 



Popular strong growing plants that succeed 

 everywhere; of easiest culture and very free 

 flowering. Excellent for the background of 

 borders and for planting with shrubbery. 

 Valuable for cutting and all decorative, pur- 

 poses. 



Maximilliana. — Five to seven feet. Latest 

 of all to flower. Large, decorative flowers* of 

 clear yellow, with several rows of petals and 

 full centers, produced In masses upon long 

 stems, during October and until the ground 

 freezes. Very valuable for cutting. 



Mollis. Uowny Sunflower. — Three to four 

 feet. Thick, downy foliage of silvery white 

 and single, bright yellow flowers in great 

 numbers during August and September. 



Multiflorus grandiplenus. (Soleil d'Or). — 



Three to four feet. The best of the double 

 or Dahlia Sunflowers and among the most 

 showy and effective hardy perennials; excel- 

 lent massed in the border, for planting with 

 shrubbery and for cutting. It forms a com- 

 pact bush, thickly set with perfectly double 

 flowers, rich golden yellow, of the size and ap- 

 pearance of fine cactus Dahlias. Blooms 

 from June until late autumn. (See cut). 



Miss Mellish. — Six feet. Very large, deco- 

 rative, single, bright yellow flowers in great 

 profusion during September and October. 



Rigidus. — Three feet. Flowers bright yel- 

 low with dark centers; blooms freely from 

 midsummer until late autumn. A very valu- 

 able native species. 



Each 12c; doz. $1.25; 100, $7.00. 



A set — one each of the five sorts — for 50c 



"One great trouble a florist has, is that he 

 cannot sell brains with his plants, and so 

 many people know no more about plant needs 

 than they do about the angels. They don't 

 know whether they should be planted roots 

 up, or down, with tops near the surface, or 

 in a post hole."— Exchange. 



Butte, Montana, Dec. 15, 1906. 

 The reason I am sending to you is the fact 

 that I now have some of your plants and 

 they are doing splendidly. I am growing 



HELIOPSIS PITCHERIANUS. 



Orange Sunflower. 



Similar to Helianthus or Hardy Sunflower 

 in habit but grows only two or three feet 

 high, and begins to bloom earlier in the sea- 

 son. The flowers are two inches in diameter, 

 deep golden-yellow, of leathery texture, and 

 are freely produced constantly throughout 

 the summer and into the autumn. Especially 

 useful for cutting. 



Each 12c; doz. $1.25; 100, $8.00. 



HIBISCUS MOSCHEUTOS. 



Rose Mallow. Marsh Mallow. 



Strong growing bushy plants, three to five 

 feet high, with large leaves and producing 

 bell-shaped flowers freely, during summer 

 and autumn. Exceedingly decorative and es- 

 pecially valuable for planting with shrubbery. 

 Succeeds on any kind of soil but prefers a 

 moist, or even wet situation. 



Crimson Eye. — Flowers very large, often 

 six inches across, pure white with a large spot 

 of rich velvety crimson at the center. 



Alba. — Flowers pure white throughout. 



Rosea. — Same as the above except that the 

 flowers are a cheerful bright pink. 



Strong two year old roots, each, 12c; doz. 

 $1.25; 100, $6.00. 



Militaris. — A notably distinct and exceed- 

 ingly valuable species described on page 11. 



A set — one each of the four sorts — 40c 



Bleeding Heart, Campanulas, Foxgloves, 

 Hardy Phlox, Painted Daisies and several 

 other varieties of hardy flowers. 



W. F. COBBAN. 



