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HeilChera (Coral Bells or Crimson Bells) 

 See Colored Illustration on page 152. 



Our colored illustration on page 152 of this book gives a fair conception of the graceful 

 habit and delicate beauty of these gems among our hardy summer-flowering plants, which 

 are adapted for many purposes in our plantings, they being at home in any half shaded or 

 sunny position in the mixed border or in the rockery, or for mass planting. The plants 

 grow in rosette-like form and produce numerous slender, many flowered, erect stems 

 about 18 inches high above the light green leaves that last in good condition for a long 

 time. These form excellent material for cutting. The plants are hardy and their flower- 

 ing period is usually during late May, June and July. 



We illustrate three distinct varieties which are select forms and types. 

 Sanguinea. Brilliant coral red. 



— Alba. A white form. 



— Rosea. Rosy pink. 



Other choice varieties that we can supply are 

 Sanguinea Brizoides. Pale pink. 



— Pluie de Feu. Deep coral red. 

 — Rosamonde. Soft coral pink. 



Price. Any of the above varieties, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



We will furnish one each of the three varieties shown in color plate for $1.00 or one 

 each of the collection of six varieties as described above, for $1.75. 



Feverfew 



Geranium 



(Crane's Bill) 

 Sanguineum. A desirable 

 plant; with pretty cut foliage 

 and bright crimson flowers; 

 blooms the entire season; 18 

 inches. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per 

 doz. 



Gillenia 



(Bowman's Root) 

 Trifoliata. A strong-growing 

 perennial with handsome tri- 

 foliate foliage and numerous 

 white flowers, tinged with 

 pink; July; 3 feet. 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



Helenium 



(Helen's Flower) 



All of these are desirable bor- 

 der 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 Ruforum. Ro- 

 bust growing; 3 to 4 feet high, 

 with bright terra-cotta red 

 flowers in August and Septem- 

 ber. 



— 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 early 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 Septem- 

 ber; 3J feet. 



Price. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. ; $20.00 per 100. One each of the 5 vari- 

 eties, $1.25. 



HelianthemUm (Rock, or Sun Rose) 



Exceedingly pretty low growing evergreen plants, forming broad clumps, 

 and which during their flowering season, June to July, are quite hidden by a 

 mass of bloom; well adapted for the front of the border, or the rockery. 

 Album Plenum. Double white. 

 Buttercup. Golden yellow, single. 

 Fireball. Fiery double red. 

 Macranthum. Pure white single. 

 Mrs. Earle. Rich single red. 



35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Hemerocallis (Day Lily) 



Mellopsis (Orange Sunflower) 



Similar in general habit to Helianthus, but com- 

 mencing to flower earlier in the season; July and 

 August; of dwarfer habit, rarely exceeding 3 feet in 

 height; valuable for cutting. 



Pitcheriana. A desirable variety. The flowers 

 are of a beautiful deep golden-yellow, about two 

 inches in diameter, of very thick texture and a 

 useful cut flower. 



Scabra Excelsa. Rich chrome-yellow flowers, 

 turning to a bright yellow as they mature. These 

 are almost double, having from 4 to 5 rows of 

 petals, and are produced very profusely. The 

 plant is of robust growth, about 3 feet high, and 

 from mid-July to the end of August, makes an 

 effective display. 



|^25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Geum 



The First Plant Granted a U.S. Patent. New Dawn. The Everblooming Dr. Van Fleet Rose. See page 134 



