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HARDY PERENNIAL PIANTS 



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Double Hollyhock 



HeleniUm (Helen's Flower) 



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

 location, with broad-spreading heads of flowers, useful for cutting, each species 

 covering a long-blooming season. 



Autumnale Rubrum. Robust growing; 3 to 4 feet high, with bright terra- 

 cotta red flowers in August and September. 

 — Superbum. Golden-yellow flowers during the late summer and fall months; 



5 to 6 feet. 

 Hoopesi. Pure orange-yellow flowers, 2\ inches across, and the earliest to 



flower, coming in early in June and continuing throughout the summer; 2 feet. 

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



August and September; 4 feet. 

 Riverton Gem. Old gold, changing to wall-flower red; August and September; 



3 } feet. 

 Price. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



HeliantllUS (Hardy Sunflower) 

 Giganteus. A native variety, with medium-sized bright canary-yellow flowers 



in September and October; 6 feet. 

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



long, graceful sprays during October, when all others have finished flowering; 



invaluable for cutting; 5 to 7 feet. 

 Mollis. Large, single lemon yellow flowers with downy white foliage; blooms 



in August and September; 4 feet. 

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



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



5 feet. 

 Wolley Dod. The best of the September flowering varieties with deep yellow 



flowers; entirely distinct; 6 feet. 

 Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



HemerOCalliS (Yellow Day Lily) 

 Dumortieri. Very dwarf; 18 inches; flowering in June; rich cadmium-yellow; 



buds and reverse of petals bronze yellow. 

 Flava (Yellow Day Lily). The best known variety; very fragrant deep lemon- 

 yellow flowers in June and July; height, 7.\ to 3 feet. 

 Florham (Golden Day Lily). Bright golden-yellow with Indian-yellow shadings; 



June and July, 3 to 3y feet. 

 Fulva (Tawny Day Lily). Grows from 4 to 5 feet high, with trumpet-shaped 



flowers of a uniform orange color with darker shadings; June and July. 

 Kwanso Fl. PI. Double orange flowers; July; 4 to 5 feet. 

 Middendorti. The earliest to bloom, May flowers bell-shaped, rich chrome 



yellow; 2 feet. 

 Thunbergi. The latest to flower; rich buttercup-yellow, funnel-shaped flowers 



throughout July; 4 feet. 

 Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. Set of 



7 varieties, $1.50. 



Ornamental Grasses 



Arrhenatherum bulbosum variegatum. A pretty dwarf 



tufted Grass; leaves green and white; 6 to 8 inches. 25 cts. 



each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Elymus Glaucus (Blue Lyme Grass). A handsome Grass, with 



narrow glaucous silvery foliage; 15 to 18 inches. 35 cts. each; 



$3.50 per doz. 

 Eulalia Gracillima Univittata (Japan Rush). Of graceful 



habit, with very narrow foliage; 6 to 7 feet. 35 cts. each; 



$3.50 per doz. 



— Japonica Variegata. Very ornamental; long, narrow 

 leaves, striped green, white and often pink or yellow. 35 cts. 

 each; $3.50 per doz. 



— Japonica Zebrina (Zebra Grass). The long blades of this 

 variety are marked with broad yellow bands across the leaf. 

 6 to 7 feet. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Festuca Glauca (Blue Fescue). A dw^rf tufted Grass with 

 glaucous-blue foliage; 8 to 10 inches. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 

 doz. 



Phalaris Arundinacea Variegata ( Variegated Ribbon Grass or 

 Gardener's Garters). 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Heliopsis (Orange Sunflower) 



Similar in general habit to Helianthus, of dwarfer habit, rarely 



exceeding three feet in height. 



Pitcheriana. Flowers deep golden-yellow, about 2 inches in 

 diameter. 



Scabra Excelsa. Double golden-yellow flowers closely resem- 

 bling a Zinnia. 



Price. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



HeUChera (Alum Root, or Coral Bells) 



Most desirable dwarf, compact bushy plants of easy culture, 

 growing 1J to 2 feet high, and bearing during July and August 

 loose, graceful spikes of flowers in the greatest profusion; excellent 

 subjects either for the border or rockery, and of great value for 

 cutting. 



Alba. Creamy white. 

 Brizoides. Pale pink. 

 Pluie de Feu. Deep coral red. 

 Rosamonde. Soft coral pink. 

 Sanguinea. Bright red. 



35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



HibisCUS (Mallow) 



Desirable border plants, growing 4 feet high, with large foliage 

 and large showy flowers of delicate coloring, produced during the 

 entire summer. 



Giant-flowering Marshmallows. A wonderfully improved 

 form in which the colors have been intensified, and flowers of 

 enormous size, frequently 10 to 12 inches in diameter, have been 

 developed. We offer three distinct colors: Red, Pink and 

 White, in strong two-year flowering roots. 35 cts. each; $3.50 

 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. One of each for $1.00. 



Dreer's Superb Hollyhocks 



Double White, Newport Pink, Rose, Yellow, Maroon 



and Red. 

 Fringed Allegheny. Mixed colors. 

 Single Mixed Colors. Very artistic flowers. 

 Price. Any of the above, 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 



per 100. 



NOTE — Plants will be sent by Parcel Post if remittance is made to cover postage and special packing as noted on the order blank 

 and on page 103. 



