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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners 
HELICHRYSUM. 
HELICHRYSUM. 
A brilliant and iplendid class of showy hardy annual everlasting flowers, 
that remain in bloom for a long period. The handsome globular flowers 
vary in celour from dark orimson or purple, orange soarlet and yellow, 
to delicate rose and pure white. In association with ornamental grasses 
these are excellent for the decoration of vases in Winter. The plants 
grow about 3 feet in height. 
624 FIREBALL. Deep orimson red, fine 
625 PURE YELLOW. Clear golden yellow 
626 PURPLE. Pnrplish orimson — 
627 ROSE. Beautiful dear rose 
628 WHITE. Silvery white, beautiful 
629 LARGE-FLOWERED. 6 separate varieties 
630 „ Choicest mix ed, all colours 
631 DWARF VARIETIES. Choice mixed 
per pkt.- 
3d. and 
HELIOTROPE. 
Delioiously scented and highly popular as a pot plant, for bouquets 
er for bedding out. The plants grow to about 18 inches in height. 
Half-hardy perennials. 
632 CHOICE VARIETIES. Mixed „ 0 6 
HEUCHERA SANGUINEA. 
633 A charming hardy perennial, growing about 18 inches high, 
with long slender panicles of brilliant coral red flowers. 
A first rate plant for rockeries and borders, and exceedingly 
aseful for cut flowers .. . . ..10 
HIBISCUS. 
634 MANIHOT. Handsome greenhouse perennial, growing about 
i feet high. Pals yellow flowers with conspicuous crimson 
eye. Blooms first year from seed if sown early . . „ 0 6 
635 AFRIC ANUS MAJOR. Showy hardy annual. Height 2 feet. 
The flowers are of a lemon yellow with a dark orimson eye 0 3 
HOLLYHOCK, DOUBLE. 
These magnificent hardy perennials form grandly conspicuous object# 
in the flower garden during Summer and Autumn, and should always be 
grown where convenient. They are easily raised from seed sown in 
January or February in a gentle heat, and will bloom finely the same year. 
When grown in this way, a light rich soil should be used, and the plants 
should be potted singly into small pots soon as large enough to handle, 
gradually harden off and plant out in May where intended to bloom ; or 
the seeds may be sown in May or June out of doors, and will provide some 
strong plants for planting out in Autumn for blooming the following year. 
per pkt. — a. «L 
636 YELLOW. Bright clear yellow . . . . . . — 1 0 
637 ROSY CARMINE. Splendid colour . . . . ..10 
638 PURE WHITE. Beautiful variety, comes quite true from seed 1 0 
639 DANIELS’ PRIZE, MIXED. A superb strain of beautifully 
coloured, large double flowers . . . . . . 2 6 
040 „ „ smaller pkt. 6d. and 1 0 
641 SINGLE-FLOWERED. An attractive and beautiful elaas, 
producing some rare and charming oolours . . 6d. and 1 0 
SEEDLING HOLLYHOCK. 
