FROM GROWER TO CONSUMER 
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Erianthus 
(Plume Grass or Hardy Pampas 
Grass) 
Ravennae. 10 to 12 ft. high, throwing 
up 30 to 50 flower spikes. 
Eulalia 
(Hardy Ornamental Grass) 
Gracillima. Long, narrow, graceful foli¬ 
age, and when in flower, the plumes 
are 4 to 6 feet high. 
FORGET-ME-NOT. See Myosotis. 
* Funk ia - Hosta 
White Day Lily. Very easy to grow in 
either sun or shade. Broad foliage 
makes them attractive for edging or 
borders. White flowers. Height, 12 to 
18 inches. 
Gaillardia 
Grandiflora (Blanket Flower). Gray- 
green foliage and large daisy-like flow¬ 
ers all summer. Yellow with a crimson 
ring around the center, excellent for 
cutting. 18 inches, (c). 
GARDEN PINKS. See Dianthus. 
Golden Glow - Rudbeckia 
Full, double golden yellow flowers on 
6-ft. stalks July to September. Very pop¬ 
ular. (c). 
Gypsophila 
(Baby’s Breath) 
Paniculata. Very beautiful old-fashion¬ 
ed plant, possessing a grace not found 
in any other perennial. Dense spread¬ 
ing bush, numerous tiny flowers, in 
light, feathery panicles. Fine for cut¬ 
ting, borders or rock gadrens. Can be 
cut and dried, and makes an excellent 
filler for other flowers. July and Au¬ 
gust. (c). 
* Repens. A beautiful trailing plant for 
the rockery with clouds of small, white 
and pink flowers in July and August. 
Helenium 
Lemon-yellow daisy-like flowers, fine 
for cutting, blooms in June. 2 feet. 
Helianthus 
(Hardy Sunflower) 
Lemon-yellow, semi-double flowers, pro¬ 
duced in abundance in fall. Good cut 
flower. 4 feet. August, (c). 
Helianthemum 
(Rock or Sun Rose) 
One of the finest border or rock plants 
Low growing, evergreen or half evergreen 
plants, form'ng broad clumps, and dur¬ 
ing their flowering season, July to Sep¬ 
tember, are hidden by a mass of bloom. 
8 to 12 inches. 
Heliopsis 
Pitcheriana (Hardy Zinnia). Flowers 
are a beautiful deep golden yellow and 
very graceful for cutting. 3 to 4 feet. 
July to September. 
Heliotrope, Hardy Garden 
Not to be confused with the familiar 
Heliotrope that grows from seed. It is a 
variety of Valeriana officinalis or Com¬ 
mon Valerian, and is hardy, growing to 
about 3 feet in height, and in June and 
July produces dainty rose-pink flowers in 
dense clusters. 
Helleborus 
Niger (Christmas Rose). Very large 
white, solitary flower, sometimes flush¬ 
ed with purple. Excellent in rocky 
places. Leaves evergreen. Short plants. 
Easily forced. 1 foot. Natural bloom’.ng 
period, February and March. 
Hemerocallis 
Flava (Yellow or Lemon Day Lily). 
They succeed everywhere and should 
be planted liberally in every flower 
garden. 2 to 3 feet. June and July. 
Heuchera - Coralbells 
Sanguinea. Flowers bright crimson, 
very free flowering. Nice for cutting, 
excellent for rock garden. 12 to 18 
inches. June to September. 
Hibiscus - Mallow 
A robust type, with deeply cut foliage 
and large flowers in shades of red, pink, 
and white. 3 to 4 feet. August and Sep¬ 
tember. 
Double Hollyhocks. 
Pumila Iris. 
Planting List and Plan 
for 
5 ft. x 20 ft. Perennial 
Bed. 
Key 
Variety 
Color 
Quantity 
1 
Larkspur 
3 to 4 ft. 
Blue and Pink 
9 
2 
Aconitum 
4 to 5 ft. 
Blue 
2 
3 
Physostegia 
3 to 4 ft. 
Pink 
3 
4 
Helenium 
4 to 5 ft. 
Yellow 
2 
5 
Siberian Iris 
3 ft. 
Blue 
3 
6 
Rudbeckia Purpurea 
3 to 5 ft. 
Purple 
3 
7 
Bleeding Heart 
2y 2 ft. 
Rose 
2 
8 
Japan Iris 
2 to 3 ft. 
Various 
2 
9 
Peony 
2% ft. 
Pink 
1 
10 
Gypsophila 
2 to 3 ft. 
White 
2 
11 
Sweet William 
12 to 18 in. 
Various 
5 
12 
German Iris 
2 ft. 
Various 
3 
13 
Garden Pink 
6 to 8 in. 
Pink 
5 
14 
Campanula 
12 in. 
Blue 
6 
15 
Alyssum 
9 in. 
Yellow 
7 
16 
Candytuft 
12 in. 
White 
5 
17 
Dianthus 
6 to 8 in. 
Crimson 
5 
The above plan and method of se¬ 
lection of the different height plants 
applies to the perennial border, plant¬ 
ed on the lot line, or against a back¬ 
ground of shrubs or a hedge or fence. 
If the bed is placed in a central loca- 
t on, and not used in or as a border, 
the tall plants are planted in the cen¬ 
ter and the other two classes gradu¬ 
ated down to the four edges of the 
bed. 
Note: The list of Perennials on 
pages IS to 29 offer a wide range oj 
varieties. 
