THE M. H. HARMAN COMPANY 
Geum • Avens 
Geum atrosanguineum. A dwarf plant with con- 
spicuous, dark red flowers. Suitable for rock or 
border planting. 15 cts. each, $1.20 for 10. 
G. triflorum (Apache Plume), gin. May and June. 
The red flowers are followed by feathery pink seed 
pods or vessels quite ornamental in effect. 25 cts. 
each, $2 for 10. 
Gillenia • Bowman’s Root 
Gillenia trifoliata. 3 ft. July. A spirea-like plant, 
with slender stems and loose panicles of pure white 
flowers. 25 cts. each, $2 for 10. 
Gypsophila • Chalk Plant 
Reliable plants and worthy of general culture, 
being choice plants for cutting. 
Gypsophila acutifolia. 4 ft. July. Similar to G. 
paniculata, but greener; leaves narrower; small, 
white flowers in large panicles. 15 cts. each, $1.20 
for 10. 
G. cerastoides. 3 to 6 in. July. The largest flow- 
ered variety, and excellent for rockwork. 15 cts. 
each, $1.20 for 10. 
G. paniculata. 2 ft. July and August. An effec- 
tive border plant, forming a symmetrical bush, cov- 
ered with white flowers; one of the most elegant of 
hardy plants for cutting purposes. 15 cts. each, $1.20 
for 10. 
G. repens. 6 in. June to September. A handsome, 
dwarf, trailing form, with light green foliage and 
light pink or white flowers. 15 cts. each, $1.20 for 10. 
G. Stevenii. 2 ft. June and July. A lovely plant 
similar to paniculata, but dwarfer, earlier and indi- 
vidual flowers larger. Valuable for cutting. 20 cts. 
each, Si. 50 for 10. 
Helianthus orgyalis (see page 75) 
Helenium • Sneezewort 
Highly ornamental plants, easily grown, hardy, 
and valuable for late blooming. 
Helenium autumnale superbum. 5 ft. September. 
This magnificent yellow-flowered perennial is one of 
the most distinct and striking in cultivation. We 
know of no other plant that approaches it as to color 
and effect. It forms a strong, upright stem, leaving 
an immense, manv-branched panicle of clear, shining 
yellow flowers, the petals of w'hich are reflexed, and 
these, in contrast with the fluffy ball of stamens, pro- 
duce a unique effect. 15 cts. each, Si. 20 for 10, $10 
per 100. 
H. Bolanderi (Grandiflorum). 2 ft. June to Sep- 
tember. A first-class autumn-blooming plant; flow- 
ers yellow with dark brown center. 20 cts. each, 
$1.50 for 10. 
H. grandicephalum cupreum. 2 ft. A fine new 
perennial, bearing coppery red flowers; very pleasing 
and distinct; of good size; freely borne all through 
the summer. 25 cts. each, $2 for 10. 
H., var. striatum. August. A most showy and de- 
sirable perennial plant. Grows 3 to 4 feet high, with 
flowers i£ inches across, in branching heads of in- 
tense orange, striped and blotched with crimson. 
It presents a unique effect in bloom. 15 cts. each, 
$1.20 for 10. 
H. Hoopesii. 3 ft. May and June. Earliest in 
bloom. Orange-yellow flowers very showy. 15 cts. 
each, Si. 20 for 10. 
H. pumilum. 18 in. September. A well-known 
variety, smothered with golden yellow flowers 2 
inches across; grand for cutting. 15 cts. each, Si. 20 
for 10. 
H., var. magnificum. 3 ft. Producing throughout 
the summer a continuous supply of splendid, soft, 
pale yellow' flow'ers; a very fine and vigorous plant. 
15 cts. each, Si. 20 for 10. 
Helianthemum • Sun Rose 
Dwarf, shrubby evergreens, suitable for rockeries 
especially, and excessively profuse in flower. They 
form dense mats of foliage and are among the pretti- 
est and most charming of plants. 
Helianthemum angustifolium. 9 in. July and 
August. A narrow-leaved variety; most brilliant 
yellow flowers. 20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
H. croceum. 6 in. Deep yellow flowers. 20 cts. 
H. hyssopifolium. 8 to 15 in. June and July. 
Large, copper-colored flowers. 20 cts. each, $1.50 
for 10. 
H. vulgare citrinum. 6 in. A beautiful yellow, 
single-flowered sort; charming. 20 cts. each, $1.50 
for 10. 
H., var. flore pleno. Flowers very double; yellow. 
20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
H. umbellatum. 2 ft. June and July. Showy 
white flowers. 35 cts. 
Helianthus • Sunflower 
These form a very important group of bold, showy, 
autumn-flowering plants, indispensable for large 
borders, w'oodland walks, etc., and especially where 
cut-flowers are wanted in quantity. They are all 
remarkably free-flowering, perennial, and very free- 
growing, and you can scarcely find a situation or soil 
in which they w ill not succeed. 
Helianthus decapetalus. 5 ft. September to frost. 
Fine, free-flowering form, with clear yellow flowers, 
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