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Seeds of Perennials 
Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath) 
Nat. Ord. Caryopbyllacea 
One of the most useful of all perennials. A fairly strong stem, arising from the 
root, branches freely and produces a perfect bush 3 feet high and 2 feet through. 
The side-shoots are extremely fine and wiry, and the foliage, which accompanies 
the plant to half its height, is like a perfect blade of grass 2 to 3 inches long. 
The entire head of the plant, to a depth of 12 inches from the flowering part, is 
like a sea of bloom, composed of dainty, minute blossoms of white. T he effect even 
closc-by is a perfect cloud of grayish white, misty and elegant in the extreme. When 
cut it forms splendid material to combine with Sweet Peas or other flowers whose 
own foliage is not suitable for cutting. 
In the border it relieves the concrete aspect of plants and pleases the eye. The 
plants are smothered with flowers during July and August. Allow at least 18 inches 
of space for each plant. The dead flower-heads should not bo cut back until late in 
the fall; cutting earlier is apt to kill the plant. 
8850. — Paniculata. Single white blossoms.Pkt., $ .10 
§8855.-FI. PI. (Now). The same as above, with double flowers; exceedingly 
handsome and fine for cutting.Pkt., $ .25 
Please note only about 30% of the seedlings are doublo. 
Helianthus (Sunflower) 
Nat. Ord. Compositae 
The hardy sunflowers give us a splendid material for the border. They are 
graceful, elegant, glorious when in bloom, and of such easy culture. One must never 
compare them with the coarso annual sorts, as they really are a distinctly different 
flower. 
8867. — Orgyalis. One of the finest of all the sunflowers. Direct from the roots 
appear several graceful, slender waving stems, which grow to a height of 
10 feet or more when fully established, but even the first year they attain a 
height of 6 feet. Each of the stems waves toward a different direction, so 
that a specimen plant has all the appearance of a fountain of yellow flowers; 
narrow, dagger-like drooping leaves accompany each stem and decorate it. 
In September from the axils of the leaves appear slender flowering shoots, 12 
inches long, which terminate in a golden yellow Cosmos-like flower 3 inches 
across. They are borne in 3 uch profusion that the plants are a perfect bower 
of bloom. Space, 3 feet .Pkt., $ .25 
8868 . — Mollis. Golden yellow flowers in clusters on long well-branched stems. 
Pkt., $ .15 
8869. — Bigidus Japonicus. Bushy plants 5 feet high, produce from July on 
golden-yellow flowers with dark centers .Pkt., $ .15 
Heliopsis (Orange Sunflower) 
Nat. Ord. Compositae 
8870. — Pitcheriana. A rigid growing plant, very similar to Helianthus, 3 feet 
tall, which produces an abundance of Sunflower-like blooms, 2 !4 to 3 inches 
across, on straight, long flowering stalks, from June till October; the flowers 
are orange yellow with black center; very showy in the border and fine for 
cutting. Space, 18 inches .•.Pkt., $ .10 
8871. — Scabra Zinniaflora. In form exactly like the foregoing but the flowers 
are exactly like double yellow Zinnias, hence its name.Pkt., $ .15 
Please Order by Numbers only. 
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