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Hemerocallis (Day Lily) 



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HemerOCalliS (Yellow Day Lily) 



Popular hardy plants belonging to the Lily family 

 succeed everywhere and should always be included i 

 border of old-fashioned hardy plants. 



Dumortieri. Very dwarf; 18 inches; flowering in June; rich 

 i 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, 2\ to 3 feet. 

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



Indian-yellow shadings; June and July; 3 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, July. 4 to 5 feet. 

 Middendorfl (Dr. Regel's). The earliest to bloom; May. 



Flowers bell-shaped, rich chrome yellow. 2 feet. 

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

 j 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. 



Hypericum (St. John's Wort 



Most desirable border plants of free and graceful habit 

 producing long slender much branched stems, leafy to the base 

 and all drooping towards the ends, apparently from the weight 

 f the flowers and buds, although the flowers face so none of 

 itheir beauty is lost. 



Moserianum. A marvelously free-flowering variety of 

 large size measuring from 2 to 2\ inches in diameter, in 

 color a rich golden yellow rendered still more effective by 

 the numerous yellow stamens and crimson anthers; blooms 

 continuously the entire season; 2 feet. 



Patulum Henryi. A comparatively new hardy St. John's 

 Wort of shrubby habit, growing from 2 to 3 feet high, pro- 

 ducing masses of large clear yellow flowers during July and 

 August, and retaining its neat foliage until late in the 

 autumn. 



— Grandiflorum. A very vigorous growing introduction 

 from China with large broad petalled flowers of a very 

 bright yellow. 2 feet. August and September. 

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



HeliopsiS (Orange Sunflower) 



Similar in general habit to Helianthus, but commencing 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 pro- 

 duced 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. 

 HeUChera A In m Root, or Coral Bells) 

 Most desirable dwarf, compact, bushy plants of robust constitution and easy culture, 

 bearing during early summer loose, graceful spikes of flowers in the greatest profusion; 

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

 Brizoides. Very free flowering pale pink; 18 inches; May. 

 Pluie de Feu. Dark coral red; the most brilliant colored of all the 

 Heucheras. 1 foot; May. 

 Rosamonde. The most desirable of all the coral-pink sorts. Strong grower and an 



abundance of fine coral-pink blossoms on tall stems. 18 inches; May and June. 

 Sanguinea. Free-flowering, coral-red; 15 inches; June and July. 



35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. Set of 4 varieties, $1.25. 



Giant -Flowering Hibiscus 



(Marshmallows or Rosemallows) 



A wonderfully improved form of our greatly admired native Marshmallow or 

 Rosemallow, in which not only the colors have been greatly intensified, but also 

 flowers of enormous size, frequently 10 to 12 inches in diameter, have been developed. 



These plants can be highly recommended for all kinds of plantings. 

 They appear to be equally at home in all positions, having the 

 same vigor in dry and wet ground, and are perfectly hardy. They 

 grow from 5 to 8 feet high, and are very floriferous, blooming from 

 early in July until late in September. We offer three distinct colors 

 — Red, Pink and White — in strong two-year-old roots, 35 cts. 

 each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. One each of the three colors 

 for $1.00. 



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Giant- Flowering 

 Marshmallow 



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