HARDY PERENNIALS 
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GEUM. Avens 
Geum atrosanguineum. 1 ft. June to September. 
A dwarf plant with conspicuous, dark red flowers. 
Suitable for rock or border planting. 
*G. Mrs. Bradshaw. 12 to 15 in. June to Sep- 
tember. A choice variety. Brilliant large double 
scarlet flowers. 25c. each; $2.50 per dozen. 
GILLENIA. Bowman's Root 
*Gillenia trifoliata. 3 ft. June to July, A grace- 
ful Spiraea-like plant with slender, dark red stems, 
clothed with pretty star-shaped rose and white 
flowers. Effective grouped with Lilies, or Iris. 
25c; $2.50 per dozen. 
GLYCERIA 
Glyceria speciosum variegata. 2 ft. Large varie- 
gated foliage; valuable for bouquets and for 
edging large grass beds. 
GYPSOPHILA. Baby's Breath 
Gypsophila acutifolia. 2 to 3 ft. July and August- 
Flowers rose color in large panicles. A fine border 
plant. 
G. paniculata (Baby's Breath). 2 to 3 ft. July and 
August. A very popular plant, especially for 
bouquets. Stems stiff and wiry, therefore excellent 
for cutting. Flowers small, white, in large, loose 
panicles. A graceful border plant, and good in 
large rock garden. 
*G. flore plena. 3 ft. July and August. A beauti- 
ful new double white-flowering form of the above. 
25c. each; $2.50 per dozen. 
G. repens. 6 in. June and July. Trailing or spread- 
ing habit. Myriads Of tiny flowers faintly pink m 
graceful panicles. Excellent for rock garden. 
HELENIUM. Sneezewort 
Helenium autumnale. 4 to 6 ft. August and 
September. A showy and elegant species, with 
golden yellow flowers; leaves smooth, lanceolate. 
Stems branching at the top. Suitable for planting 
among shrubbery. 
H. — Riverton Beauty. 4 to 5 ft. August to 
October. A distinct novelty. Its flowers are of 
a rich lemon-yellow with a large cone of purplish- 
black. 
H. — Riverton Gem. 4 to 5 ft. August to No- 
vember. The flowers are of rich crimson, which 
on opening are old gold suffused with bright terra- 
cotta changing as they mature to a wallflower- 
red. 
H. — rubrum. 4 ft. September and October. Flow- 
ers resemble the blood-red English Wallflower 
in color. Fine for cutting. 
H. — striatum. 4 to 5 ft. August and September. 
Flowers with drooping yellow petals marked with 
deep crimson, and prominent centers, gold and 
purple. Good for cutting. 
H. Hoopesi. 1 to 2 ft. May to August. A fine 
border plant, and especially valuable for cut-flow- 
ers; flowers bright orange-yellow; very showy. 
H. pumilum magnificum. 1 ^ ft. June to Sep- 
tember. Producing throughout the summer a 
continuous supply of splendid, soft, pale yellow 
flowers; a very fine and vigorous plant. 
HELIANTHEMUM. Sun Rose 
Helianthemum vulgare. 8 to 10 in. June, July. 
Pretty, shrubby, evergreen plant. Flowers yel- 
low, like small single roses, in racemes. Foliage 
silvery beneath; in a low, thick carpet. Desirable 
for rock garden. 
H. — citrinum. 6 in. A beautiful yellow single- 
flowered sort. 
H. — hyssopifolium. 6 in. Leaves flat, lanceolate, 
upper surface glossy; large copper-colored flowers. 
Dry, sunny position in rock garden. 
*H. perfoliatum roseum. 6 to 8 in. June to 
August. A new trailing plant with single salmon- 
pink flowers, center yellow; valuable for rock- 
garden. 20c. each; $2.00 per dozen. 
*H. multiflorum. 4 to 6 in. June to September. 
A charming rock plant of spreading growth; 
flowers orange-pink. 20c. each; $2.00 per dozen. 
HELIANTHUS. Sunflower 
Helianthus decapetalus. 4 to 5 ft. August to 
October. Fine free-blooming form, with clear 
yellow flowers; immense panicles; one of the best 
late-blooming plants. Desirable for shrubbery 
border. 
H. Maximilianii. 5 to 7 ft. The latest of all, per- 
fecting its fine golden-yellow flowers in long grace- 
ful sprays during October when all others have 
finished flowering. 
H. mollis. 3 to 4 ft. July to September. Large 
single lemon-yellow flowers with a downy-white 
foliage. 
H. multiflorus maximus. 5 to 6 ft. July to 
August. A gigantic variety, producing single 
golden-yellow flowers from 6 to 8 inches across. 
H. — plenus (Double Sunflower). 4 ft. July and 
August. One of the best hardy Sunflowers. 
Double golden flowers, like quilled Dahlias in 
profusion. 
H. orgyalis. 6 to 8 ft. Tall and graceful; flowers 
3 to 4 inches in diameter, produced abundantly in 
September. Plant among shrubs. 
H. rigidus (Prairie Sunflower). 2 to 3 ft. July and 
August. A showy plant, with large, golden semi- 
double yellow flowers produced abundantly. 
H. — Miss Mellish. 5 to 6 ft. Late August, Sep- 
tember. Vigorous, leafy plant with large, grace- 
ful, yellow flowers. Desirable, isolated or massed 
in waste places. 
H. — Wolley Dod. 6 ft. September. One of the 
best autumn-flowering varieties with deep-yellow 
flowers; entirely distinct. 
HELIOPSIS. Orange Sunflower 
Heliopsis Pitcheriana. 2 to 3 ft. July to October. 
A choice dwarf variety of great value for cutting 
all through the summer; flowers deep orange- 
yellow. Especially good for dry situations. 
H. — semi-plena. 2 H to 3 ft. July to October. 
Semi-double form of the above with curious 
narrow petals issuing from the center of the flowers 
of the same orange color. 
H. scabra major. 3 ft. July to September. Yields 
a profusion of rich golden-yellow flowers.on.slender 
branches. 
