PERENNIALS AND CALIFORNIA BULBS 39 
Helianthus Maximilianii grows very tall, with long willow-like leaves and graceful 
habit. They flower in late fall. 7 feet. 
H. multiflorus, double, makes a flower as double as a rose and a rich yellow. 4 feet. 
H. rigidus is lower, with very large flowers in midsummer; the center is black. 
HELIOPSIS scabra major is very much like the sunflowers but makes a large clump 
about 3K feet high and produces many bright yellow flowers for a long period. 
All varieties of Helianthus and Heliopsis are offered at 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
SWEET WILLIAMS are fine, old-fashioned flowers of much garden value. Their 
large masses of good green foliage are always attractive and are valuable to fill with. 
The flowers are handsome and fragrant. Sit., sunlight or shade. Any garden soil, but 
rich soil pays in results. Prop., seeds or divisions. PL, September till May. For mass- 
ing, plant 1 8 inches apart. 
Fine Mixed Seedlings, 50 cts. per doz. 
Everblooming Sweet Williams are an entirely new thing — a hybrid between the old 
Sweet Williams and the Garden Pink. They are compact and long-flowering with velvety 
crimson-scarlet flowers. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
TELEKIA speciosum is a large-leaved plant of the composites which in summer 
bears rich orange-yellow flowers. 25 cts. each. 
The THALICTRUMS, or Meadow Rues, are all handsome plants. The foliage is as 
pretty as the flowers and has a resemblance to the maidenhair fern. They are valuable 
for the shaded corner. T. dipterocarpum grows to 5 feet, with a most attractive mauve 
flower. A ver^ lovely thing recently introduced. 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
THYMUS citriodora (serpyllum), or Lemon Thyme, is a very low-growing, densely 
leafy plant, which when in flower is only about 2}4 inches high. The stems root at the 
joints, making a dense mass which is fairly covered by the rose-lavender flowers. Like 
all Thymes, very fragrant, with a distinct lemon odor; very pleasant. An excellent plant 
for edgings for the front of the hardy border, or for moist, cool rockwork. Sit., sun or 
light shades. Soil, any, but moist is best. PL, October to May. Small clumps, 15 cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz. They can be divided. 
KNIPHOFIAS (Tritomas) are commonly known as the Red-Hot Poker. With large 
and broad grassy leaves at the base, great leafless flowering-stems are sent up, bearing 
dense spikes of brilliant flowers; which are very decorative. Very hardy and especially 
happy in hot climates. 
K. Heroine is a very large sort, growing to 4 feet, with massive spikes of straw yel- 
low flowers. 50 cts. each. 
K. Pfitzeri is almost everblooming, with medium stems 3 feet high and fine spikes 
of orange-scarlet flowers. Very desirable. 25 cts. each. 
I have also an immense variety with orange and light yellow flowers in great spikes. 
4 feet. 30 cts. 
TUNICA saxifraga is a pretty grassy-leaved plant of the pink family, with numerous 
wiry stems and many rosy white flowers which are small and rather suggest the gypso- 
phila. Very hardy and a nice filler for borders, or good for rockwork. 6 to 10 inches high. 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz. Sit., sun or light shade. Soil, any garden, even poor. PL, 
October to April. 
TRITOMAS. See Kniphofia above. 
TRADESCANTIA virginica is an attractive and hardy plant with erect branched 
stems a foot or so high. Produces odd but pretty flowers, either white or of a peculiar 
blue-Iavender. They will please. Sit., sun. Soil, good and moist. Prop., divisions. 
PL, October to March. Either the blue or white form at 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
VERBENA venosa is very different from garden Verbenas. It is hardy and resists 
cold and grows by underground runners. It is most drought-resistant and bright for 
a long period. The flowers are lilac and pretty. Sit., sun and heat. Soil, any; moderate 
moisture is best. PL, October to March. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
HERBACEOUS VERONICAS are utterly unlike the New Zealand sorts, as they 
are low, herbaceous plants, carpeting the ground and throwing up erect flower-stems. 
V. longifolia subsessilis is one of the best blue flowers that we have. Stout stems, 
2 to 3 feet high, bear attractive flowers in summer and fall. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
V. rupestris grows to 8 inches or a foot, with many clear blue flowers. Same price. 
V. Allionii is somewhat like V. rupestris, with larger foliage and the finest of blue 
flowers. About 6 inches high. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
V. chathamica is a shrubby species which, being prostrate, looks very much like the 
herbaceous sorts in summer but is evergreen. A fine ground-cover near shrubbery or 
for borders. Light blue flowers. Potted plants, 30 cts. each. 
