PERENNIALS AND CALIFORNIA BULBS 
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Empress of India has large, velvety maroon flowers. 10 cts. each, $i per doz. 
Halley was the large species so much admired in the Netherlands Exhibit at the 
Panama-Pacific. It is a lovely salmon-pink with the lower portion blotched red and 
yellow. Very strong and fine for cutting. 6 cts. each, 60 cts. per doz. 
Mrs. Francis King, is a beautiful vermilion-scarlet, or almost a flame-color. Whether 
for forcing, cut-flowers, or the garden, it is a first-class variety, and at the low prices that 
I make is worthy of the attention of everyone. 5 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 
Panama is a lovely, soft rose-pink and the finest pink that I have ever seen. It is 
strong and large-flowered and will please everyone. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
Pink Perfection is one of the two finest pinks. A light pink and large flower. 15 cts. 
each, $1.50 per doz. 
Primulinus Hybrids are a new race, rather smaller-flowered than the others but in 
very pretty shades of primrose. 7 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz. 
Princeps, the amaryllis-flowered Gladiolus, is a glorious rich scarlet marked with 
white in throat and one of the showiest of all varieties. 10 cts. each, 90 cts. per doz. 
Fine Mixture. 40 cts. per doz., $3 per 100. 
GLATJCIUM flavum tricolor is the Horned Poppy. See Poppies, page 35. 
GOLDENRODS (Solidago altissima) have many species, all interesting. I offer 
the giant of them all, which grows from 6 to 8 feet in height, and bears large panicles of 
golden flowers in late summer and fall. Plant in good garden soil, 18 inches apart, and 
divide to single shoots every winter. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
GYPSOPHILA acutifolia is a valuable strong-growing plant which branches widely 
and grows to 3 feet. The many tiny white flowers are flushed pink and make an attrac- 
tive mass. Flowers in midsummer. It is excellent for bouquet greens. Sit., sun. Soil, 
a loose, well-worked loam. Prop., does not come from seeds; only grafted plants are good. 
It is grafted on G. paniculata. PL, October to March. 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 
G. paniculata forms a filmy mass 2 to 3 feet high and as much through, consisting 
of light green foliage and innumerable tiny white flowers. The plant is charming and 
the stems are valuable for bouquet greens. They are everlasting. 25c. ea., $2.50 per doz. 
G. paniculata flore-pleno is a truly wonderfully pretty thing in bloom. Like the 
preceding, but the little flowers are double and make a mass as white as a snowball. 
Superior for cutting and winter bouquets. 30 cts. each. 
HELENIUM, Riverton Gem, is a tall, strong-growing plant related to the sun- 
flower. It attains a height of 4 feet and in fall bears a great number of old-gold flowers 
which turn to wallflower-red. A great favorite in the East for abundant fall flowering. 
20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Sit., sun. Soil, any garden loam, but if rich and moist, larger plants will be produced. 
Prop., divisions. PL, October to April. Perfectly hardy anywhere in the United States. 
H. autumnale is taller, with golden yellow flowers. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
HELIANTHUS. See Sunflowers. 
HELIANTHEMUMS, or Sun Roses are low, spreading evergreen plants which for 
months in summer are almost hidden by their dainty flowers which are usually single 
and resemble little roses. We have nothing prettier in their class, and they are hardy, 
long-lived, and easily grown. 
In colors they give wide 
choice, as they vary from 
white to rose and red. They 
arc drought-resisting, but re- 
spond wonderfully to rich soil 
and care and are lime-lovers. 
I have a single plant, 5 feet 
across, which is a sight to be 
remembered when at its best. 
For sunny rockwork, the 
front of the border, banks, or 
the top of a wall they are 
good. Sit., sun or light shades. 
Soil, any, but light preferred. 
Prop., from cuttings. PL, 
any time, as they come in 
pots. Single White, Soft Rose- 
Pink, Cerise, Yellow and deep 
Terra Cotta; double Dark 
Red. All at 25c. each, in pots. Helianthemum 
