CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA 
Hollyhocks are very good for striking color 
effects 
best described as Coppery Terra- 
Cotta, Light Yellow, and a very 
soft Shrimp-Pink. 25 cts. each, 
$2.50 per doz. 
HELLEBORES, or Christ- 
mas Roses, are not roses at all 
but allied to the fall anemones 
and peonies. My customers who 
have tried them in the San Fran- 
cisco Bay region are more than 
pleased with them. The leaves 
are large, handsome, and last the 
year through; the flowers are 
large, shaped like anemones and, 
coming in midwinter, last for 
months. They do well in very 
shady places and are fine com- 
panions for fall anemones or 
ferns. They do well in any good 
garden soil, probably preferring 
heavy soil well enriched with 
leaf-mold or well-watered ma- 
nure. Plant early in fall or in 
spring. I have ten named sorts 
and will supply them at 35 cts. 
each, or $3 per doz. 
HOLLYHOCKS arc old-fash- 
ioned flowers, yet what is pret- 
tier than a good plant or mass of 
them? Few flowers were more 
admired at the Panama-Pacific 
Exposition than the superb 
double sorts in my exhibit near 
the Redwood Bungalow. It is 
not generally known that if the 
stems are cut close to the ground, 
when most of the flowers are 
gone, new stalks will be thrown 
up and will flower well, and that 
in California this may be repeat- 
ed even three times in a season. 
Plollyhocks will withstand hard 
conditions and neglect, and give 
beauty in the most uncared-for 
gardens, yet they amply repay 
good soil, tillage and watering. 
For massing, plant 18 inches 
apart each way. If planted 15 
inches apart and, when the 
stems are a foot high, alternate 
plants are cut down, a succession 
of bloom can be established. 
Plant from October to April, but 
the earlier the better. My stocks 
of Hollyhocks are famous for 
both the line strains of flowers 
and splendid plants. 
I carry the following separate 
colors, all in doubles: White, 
White with Violet Center, Can- 
ary, Apricot, Blush or Apple 
Blossom, Pink, Rose, Crimson, 
Maroon, Brown-black, Laven- 
der and Purple. 
