Helleborus niger 
Hardy Perennials 
Selected and Recommended for Fall Planting 
T llF fall of the year is the best time to renovate your borders, eliminate unsatisfactory varieties, and 
lay out new work. A perennial border renews itsell year by year, and therefore it is the most economical 
garden to plant. 
All the plants we offer are nursery-grown, properly prepared for shipment, and will satisfy everybody 
if the plants are given some protection in winter against severe weather. 
Perennials, except where specially priced, are 85 Cis. for 3 of one kind, $2.30 for 10 of one kind, $20 per 100 
In this supplement we have room for just a few of our specialties and refer you to our Spring 1037 Cata¬ 
logue for a complete list of perennials. \\ c are growing a large list of Novelties as well as all the better 
of the older plants, and are prepared to fill almost any order. W rite to us when you are looking for some¬ 
thing out of the ordinary. 
Plants by Mail and Express. About a dozen or so plants can usually be forwarded by Parcel Post, if 
you add to your remittance 10 per cent (15 per cent we.st of the Mississippi) of their value to pay postage 
and the special packing necessary. Larger quantities we send by Express, customer paying transportation 
charges. No charge for packing, provided cash accompanies order. 
Eremurus • Desert-Candle 
These stately plants, wliich are also known as “ Fox¬ 
tail Lily” and “Giant Asphodel,” are really inspiring, 
and when blooming in the Ixirder or against large ever¬ 
greens they are the admiration of everyone. The long 
llower-spikes ai>pear in early spring and last for a long 
time. They vary in height from b to 8 feet, with the 
fuzzy-looking “foxtails” several inches through. The 
roots are brittle and should be carefully handled. Spread 
them out Hat, covering the crown about 2 inches. 
Because of their variation in height we recommend 
groups of one variety. 
Bungei. Star-shaped citron-yellow flowers clothe the 
upper half of the spikes. S2 each. 
Elwesi. Similar to above, but silvery pink. $3 each. 
Himalaicus. Pure white llower-spikes of outstanding 
appearance. S2.50 each. 
Robustus. Puts out the tallest spikes. A magnificent 
spectacle. Flowers bright, lively pink. $4 each. 
Shelford Moonlight. Keeps up the display of Eremurus 
because it blooms at least a month later than the 
others. Pale yellow flowers. $4.50 each. 
Warei. A late-llowering variety of unusual color, Ix-ing 
copiH-rv bronze with buff sharlings. S5 each. 
Helleborus niger . Christmas Rose 
One of the very few jilants from which we can have 
flowers in the garden during winter. In mild winters it 
will bloom in December, but a severe sea.son may hold 
the flowers back until early spring unless they are 
protected. 
The Christmas Rose prefers rich .soil and partial 
shade, with suflicient water to keep the plants from 
suflering during dry weather. The plants make mats a 
foot or more across, of heavy, dark green fifliage, and 
the pure white, anemone-like flowers are 1\ '-i to 5 inches 
acro.ss. They last for weeks, taking on a pinkish tint 
and finally turn light green. When the plants bloom 
early in the winter they usually produce another crop 
of bloom in early spring. For a charming table decora¬ 
tion cut a few newly opened flowers; they will last a 
long time. 
A covering of pine boughs, a well-ventilatetl ireach- 
basket turned upside down over a plant, or a coldframe 
sash propped up a foot or so above the plants will insure 
bloom when you want it. 
If you have never grown Hellehorus niger, try a 
few plants and .you will never want to be without this 
first harbinger of spring. SI each, S2.7S for 3, S8 for 10. 
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