Ariadne. Basic color is white, flecked pink. Some have 
quite a flush of pink. 
Arlette. White ground deeply flush deep lilac rose and 
delicately pencilled deep reddish violet. 
Baroness. In this the background is greenish-white, but it is 
so closely flecked with purplish mauve as to appear a 
solid color. 
Coquetterie. Milk white, delicately penciled violet, flushed 
carmine. 
Delicatissirra. Very free blooming, large flowers, white 
pencilled and flecked a beautiful rose. 
Mile. Garrigue. Lai'ge flowers of creamy white, pencilled 
purplish violet. 
Marco Paulo. Rainbow violet deeply shaded plum. 
Prices of above, $1.50 each; 4 for $5. 
Orientalis Hybrids Mixed in lovely shades. Extra strong 
4-year-old at 75 cts. each; $7.50 per dozen. Fine, but 
smaller plants, most of which will flower, 60 cts. each; 
$5 per doz. 
’"HELLEBORE Niger Praecox. The Christmas Rose. En¬ 
tirely different from the preceding. Their habit is much 
lower and the leaves deeply lobed and glossy. The flowers 
are pure white, turning pink as they age. Large plants 
$1.50 each, smaller plants, $1. 
Sedum Spathulifolium Campanula Rainerii 
Campanula Pusilla Alba 
*H ELIANTH EMUM, Sun Rose. Low spreading evergreen 
plants which from May to July are almost hidden with 
the lovely flowers, like little single roses. Sturdy, long 
lived, and easily grown, no rock plant gives more joy 
for little trouble, and they are excellent as front line 
plants in the border and for covering banks, or as short 
drapes over rocks. If soil is deep and rich they may 
grow to five feet across, but may be pruned to keep them 
within bounds at any size from a foot up. Cult: Sit., 
sun. Soil, any well drained. When established will thrive 
even in narrow crevices and will withstand heat and 
drouth wonderfully. PL, fall to soring. In the East, protect 
with straw in winter. After the main flowering, prune 
half back. The varieties and selected colors are: 
*Apricot. Very fine, large flowers. 35 cts. each; 3 for 90 cts. 
*“Ball of Gold.” Rare, new double yellow. 40 cts. each; 3 
for $1. 
*Boule de Feu. Double red. 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts. 
“Dazzler.” Vivid blood red. 35 cts. each; 3 for 90 cts. 
*Bronze, Cherry Pink, Flame, Henna, Orange, Single red, 
White, Bright Yellow, Pink at 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
*Collection five varieties, my selection for $1.10. 
HELLEBORES 
HELLEBORES, Christmas Rose; Lenten Rose. Hardy per¬ 
ennials admired for their attractive early flowers and 
for their handsome leaves. There are two quite distinct 
types. H. Orientalis Hybrids, the Lenten rose, have many 
large palmate leaves, rising from a heavy root to make 
a bold evergreen clump, 18 inches high and as wide in 
old plants. Once established they continue for years. 
The flowers are in many beautiful shades and often 3 
inches across. They last fresh for many months, here 
in California from October to April and in colder regions 
each milder spell in winter brings out the buds. I im¬ 
ported from Millet of France his finest varieties and 
these are now ready to sell My collection of over 25 
named varieties is doubtless the largest in America and 
here conditions for their growth are unusually good. 
Cult: They thrive in ordinary garden soil but for best 
results use rich loam and coarse sand, with a top dress¬ 
ing or rotted manure. A moist well drained, partly shaded 
situation is preferable. In California give rather deep 
shade. I offer the following Millet Hybrids: 
Albert Dugourd. Most exquisite. A solid violet-rose, so 
flecked with a darker shade as to form a pattern to 
within a quarter of an inch of the margin. 
HEMEROCALLIS 
HEMEROCALLIS. Day Lily; Lemon Lily. Beautiful and 
thoroughly reliable old time favorites belonging to the 
lily family. They are perfectly hardy anywhere and 
as they stand much heat are especially valuable in the 
South and in California. They stand much moisture, 
even to being partially submerged which makes them 
ideal for stream-sides and at margins of ponds. Cult: 
Best in partially shaded situations but do well in full 
sun. To have them at their best a rich moist soil is 
essential, yet they will stand much abuse. PL, fall to 
spring. Divide every four years. I send plants that 
flower the first year but they are not at their best until 
the second. As each variety flowers at a different date, 
you should plant a wide selection of varieties to prolong 
the bloom. 
NEW INTRODUCTIONS AND SUPERFINE VARIETIES 
Calypso. Without question one of the very finest; in fact 
a foremost authority on Hemerocallis so rates it. Grows 
to 42 inches high with flowers 5 to 7 inches across. The 
petals recurve broadly from the base, the larger petals 
wavy on upper margin. Color is light canary yellow, 
with a fine satiny sheen. In milder climates it has 
flowered from July to December. Usually flowers late 
July. 50 cts. each; 3 for $1.25. 
Harriet Moore. Very fine, large flow r ered, orange-yellow. 
$2.00 each. 
Hyperion, a magnificent variety, which in rich moist loam 
grows to 45 inches in height, the flowers 5 to 7 inches 
broad, with a stiny sheen and a clear, medium canary. 
$1.50 each. 
Geo. Yeld, July. Large flowers of rich orange scarlet. $1.50 
each. 
Gold Imperial. A splendid recent European introduction of 
medium height, with the flowers very large, much re¬ 
curved and of pure gold, with a beautiful satiny sheen. 
$1.50 each. 
Maggie Perry. Very large; deep orange-scarlet. The near¬ 
est to red of day lilies. $1.50 each. 
M inor. Very dwarf species and fine for rock garden, or 
border. Golden yellow. 75 cts. each. 
Mrs. W. H. Wyman. Lovely pale lemon yellow flowers on 
4 foot stems. Very free flowering and flowers last a long 
time. August. Latest to bloom of all Day Lilies. $1.50 
each. 
Queen of May. A little known but magnificent strong grow¬ 
ing sort with orange-yellow flowers. Here it flowers 
in May and usually again in July and a third time in 
fall. Rich golden-yellow. $1.00 each. 
The above prices are postpaid to your door. 
* Indicates plants well suited to rock gardens. 
** Indicates plants suited to the rock garden only. 
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