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Homer N. Chase & Co., Geneva. New York 
Lr.iHspur (Delphinium) 
Shasta Daisy • Chrysanthemum 
Free-flowering plant, with large and showy 
blooms, resembling those of the daisy; white, 
with golden center; petals in two or more rows; 
blooms abundantly. 
Snake Root • Eupatorium 
White Thoroughwort (E. agcraioidcs). Eas- 
ily grown, tall plants, which serve a valuable 
purpose for border planting. They bear large 
heads of handsome urc white, fragrant flow- 
ers. June to August. 5 feet. 
Sneezewort • Helenium 
Autumrale Superbum. A strong, upright 
stem, with many-brar-'hcd panicles of clear 
and shiny flowers, produced in wonderful pro- 
fusion ; unique and striking. Blooms in Septem- 
ber. 5 feet. 
Hoopesii. Large, bright orange-like flowers, 
very showy. Blooms in May and June. 3 to 
5 feet. 
Soapwort • Saponaria 
Ocymoides. A useful trailing plant, com^ 
pletely covered in summer with rosy pink 
flowers. Blooms from May to August. 
Spanish Bayonet • Yucca 
Adam's Needle ( F. fdamcntosa). Stately, 
thread-leaved; blossoms large and ghowy; 
creamy white. Its bold and imposing aspect 
lends tone to any garden. 
Speedwell • Veronica 
Amethystina. A splendid hardy plant; 
amethyst-blue; flowers in June. 
Gentianoides. Pale blue, with azure; foliage 
glossy and broad. May and June. 
Longifolia subsessilis. Deep, rich blue; per- 
fectly hardy; the best of the family. August 
to October. 
Rupestris. Of creeping habit; flowers showy 
blue; borne in dense racemes. 
Sunflower • Helianthus 
Double { H. miilliflonis). Indispensable for 
large borders, woodland, walks, etc.; free- 
flowering perennial, and will succeed in almost 
any soil; deep yellow, large, double dahlia- 
like flowers on wiry stems. Plants grow from 
S to 6 feet in height, and delight in rich, 
sandy soil and plenty of sunlight. 
Tansy • Tanasetum 
Balsamita. Flower small, pale yellow, pro- 
duced in autumn; foliage prettily scented. 2 
to 3 feet. 
Vulgare. The familiar crisp-leaved Tansy. 
All parts of the plant emit a strongly aromatic 
odor when slightly bruised. 
Spireea Japonica 
