&^r-Omv)o//, ^/JJ7.^ m Hardy Perennials 



Helenium autumnale 



Gaillardia • Blanket Flower 



Grandiflora, Kelway's Strain. Large petals, 

 variably marked with crimson, orange, and vermilion, 

 surrounding a dark brown center. A splendid cut- 

 flower or border subject, flowering from late June until 

 frost and doing well in any sunny, open location, i } i 

 to 2 feet. 25 cts. each, S2.50 per doz., $15 per 100. 



Gentiana 



Macrophylla. A rare Alpine variety, requiring a 

 moist location in the rockery. Pretty pale blue flowers. 

 July and August. 9 inches. 



Przewalskyi. Brilliant sky-blue flowers in racemes. 

 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 



Globularia • Globe Daisy 



Trichosantha. A pretty, compact-growing plant, 

 suitable for rock-garden planting or bordering. Blue 

 daisy-like flowers and attractive green foliage. 25 cts. 

 each, $2.50 per doz., $15 per lOO. 



Gypsophila • Baby's Breath 



The Gypsophilas are plants of the easiest possible 

 culture, preferring an open, rather dry location. Flow- 

 ering in masses of graceful, mistlike blossoms, they are 

 very desirable for border plantings. The flowers when 

 cut are excellent for making up garden bouquets. The 

 new G. paniculala fl.-pL, if cut and dried will retain its 

 beauty for several months. 



Acutifolia. Small, rose-colored flowers, produced 

 freely during July and August on branching stems. 

 Narrow foliage. 2 to 3 feet. 



Cerastifolia. Numerous white flowers; dwarf creep- 

 ing habit. May to September. 



Paniculata. Flowers in masses; minute, pure white 

 blossoms. A fine decorative or cut-flower subject. 

 25 Cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



The New Double Gypsophila 



Paniculata fl.-pl. A recently introduced form of 

 the Baby's Breath, the miniature double, rosette-like 

 flowers of which are produced in graceful profusion 

 through the summer on airy, branching panicles 2 to 

 3 feet high. 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 



Helenium • Sneezewort 



Very handsome border plants, the later varieties of 

 which make a gorgeous showing during the autumn 

 months, with their masses of bright yellow or u rra-cntla 

 llowers. 



Autumnale rubriim. Bright terra-cotta or wall- 

 flower red. One of the finest of the late-flowering plants. 

 August to September. 4 feet. 



Autumnale superbum. Pale golden yellow flowers 

 in gigantic heads. August to September. 5 feet. 



Grandicephalum striatum. Large heads of showy 

 flowers; deep orange marked with crimson. 



Hoopesii. Large, deep yellow flowers, from June to 

 September. 2 feet. 



25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $15 per 100 



Helianthus • Perennial Sunflower 



Maximilianus. Golden-yellow flowers in fine sprays; 

 fine for cutting. Latest to bloom. September to Octo- 

 ber. 5 to 6 feet. 



Miss Mellish. Large semi-double flowers, bright 

 orange-yellow. Very free. August to September. 6 feet. 

 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $15 per 100; large clumps, 

 50 cts. each, $5 per doz., $35 per 100 



Helianthemum 



Rock or Sun Rose 



A lovely group of dwarf, shrub-like plants, flowering 

 from July to September; very useful for the rockery or 

 for fronting the hardy border. 



Grandiflorum. Pretty, single yellow flowers. 



Mutabile. Varying from light to deep rose. 



Stramineum. Bright yellow flowers of good size. 



Vulgare. Vaiious shades of yellow. 

 Well-established plants from pots, 25 cts. each, 82.50 

 per doz., $15 per 100 



Eupatorium ageratoides (see page 40) 



