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Carl Purdy, Ukiali, Calii"ornia 
that is, stront(, single sliools used lo rcscl and liiese slionld be well staked. I'ew jicople 
have any idea what grand specimens Sunflowers make when |iroperh' grown. I had 
Ritdbeckia, Golden Glow 12 feet high last summer from what was a single shoot in April. 
Miss Mellish, a \'aricty with handsome lea\'es and (lowers, rciuinds one of a cactus 
dahlia. It grows from 4 to 6 feet high, and the flowers arc excellent for cutting in 
August. Plants are worth 15 cts. each. Si. 50 per doz. 
Maximiliana maximus, of the large form, is ihc tallest of Sunflowers and easily 
ma>' reach 1 1 feet in height. The ilowcrs are large, single, yellow and good. The smaller 
tyi:)e is about the same, but grows from 4 to 6 feet high. 20 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Rigidus is a most decorative sort, growing to 4 to 5 feet high. The fine yellow 
flowers have rich black centers, l^xcellcnt for cutting. It flowers several weeks earlier 
than the similar iMiss Mellish. I""or these luy price is 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Orgyalis is a \-ariety growing to 8 feet in height. Its sleiu is densely clothed with 
long, slender lea\-es and crowned with yellow (lowers. Price, 25c. each, S2.50 per doz. 
Multiflorus planus is the double Stinllowcr which grows to 3 to 4 feet high, and is 
nuich like Rudbcckia, Golden Glow except that the (lowers are larger and more perfect. 
Blooms in Augtist. PlaiUs at 15 cts. each. Si. 50 per doz. 
Sunflower Unknown. Three years ago I received, with other rare plants, one that 
I have not ideiuifiecl, which has a (lower like a small sunflower on a jilant 3 to 4 feet high. 
The center is black and the [ilant is a most attractive one. 25 cts. each. 
The SNEEZEWEED is Helenium, and H. pumilum magnificum, grows 2 to 3 
feet high, h'or f|tianlily and lasting C|ualit\- of the (lowers it is a wonder. Month after 
month, beginning in early stimmer, the ]ilants are solidly covered with large, dais\-- 
like (lowers, of a medium yellow color. Plants arc 15 cts. each, St. 50 por doz. 
Another valuable species of this genus is Helenium Hoopesii which is siiuilar to 
Pumilum except that it has large orange (lowers with a ragged otitlinc. Not so free a 
bloomer. Plants are worth 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
SPIRjEA Japonica, or Astilbe Japonica, is not a shrub, bin dies to the ground in 
the wirUer and sends u]) strong plains with pretty foliage and plume-like panicles of 
white (lowers. i{\cellenl for a shady place, and goes well in a fern-bed. 25 cts. each. 
TELLIMA grandiflora. Sec Rock Plants, page 26. 
THALICTRUM Delavayi is a very fine Chinese form of the Meadow Rue, with 
most gracefnl foliage and fine lavender (lowers. Its foliage is almost as pretty as a 
maidenhair fern, and the graceful stem is 2 to 3 feet high. Admirable for shady places 
or fern-beds. C'.ood plants in January at 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Thalictrum dipterocarpum is like a giant form of the last nann-d, and grows 4 to 5 
leet in height. The stems branch and bear purplish \ iolet (lowers with \cllow stamens. 
A fine novelty, 30 els. each. 
TIARELLA unifoHata. See Rock Plants, ])age 26. 
TOLMIEA Menziesii. See Rock Plants, page 26. 
TRITOMA Pfitzeri is one of the showiest of grass-like |)lants. Xonc of the Red- 
hot-pokers excel it. It has flame-colored (lowers, and is a mass of bloom for six months. 
It likes a wariu [jlace in good soil, and needs little attention to keep it in good shape. 
15 cts. each, Si. 25 per doz. 
TROLLIUS or Globe Flowers are related to Raiumciiliis, with handsoiue (lowers on 
stiff stems a fool or so high. The>- demand a loose, luoist and well-worked soil. In 
several colors at 25 cts. each. 
VALERIANA ruber is (he Conuuon X'alerian. The white form is well worth growing, 
and its panicles are most graceful and blend well with any tall-growing hardy plants. 
Nothing is easier lo grow, and its (lowering season is long. 15 cts. each, Si. 25 per doz. 
VERBENA venosa is a strong, hard\- i)erennial, with the general habit of the 
common Wrbena, but taller and stilTer and with rose-lilac (lowers in profusion. A 
A good thing fi.ir our California gardens. 15 cts. each. 
VERONICA circseoides is a most atlractixe plaiU, forming dense mats of foliage 
and in si'ason throwing up a cloud of slems 6 inches or more in height, coN'ered with 
fiark bine (lowers. \\'r>' allracli\-e as a rock plant. 20 cts. each. 
VERONICA repens. See Rock Plants, page 26. 
WALLFLOWERS are among the most satisfaci or>- of low perennials. They will 
grow with little care in sun (jr shade, and for monlhs in earl\- spring give a mass of 
fragrant bloom. Under trees (he>- are excellent. I have one->x-ar-old plants in Blood- 
Red, Dark Brown, Primrose-'^'eliow and White at 15 cts. each. Si. 25 per doz. In the 
fall of '14, good plants at 8 cts. each, 75 els. jier doz., large, same as above. 
