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FRED’K H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT. 
ITclianthus orgy alia. y 
GENTIANA Oregana. N., 15 cts. each ; P., 18/^ts. 
each. 
G. Saponaria. Soapwort Gentian. Is one of the 
last to bloom anc is valuable, as it comes in 
soon after O. Andre wsii and barely before frost. 
Sky-blue. N., 12 cts. each, SI.10 per doz.; P., 
15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
0. Tibetica. Is more attractive for its large, deep 
green foliage than on account of flowers, which 
nro not prominent or showy. N., 20 cts. each; 
P., 25 cts. each. 
GERANIUM. Cranesbill. 
0. Frcmontil. A species from Colorado. N., 25 cts. 
ouch; P., 28 cts. each. 
0. Ibcricum, vnr. platypetalum. Largo and branch¬ 
ing; (lowers palo purple, in June. Seeds. 8 cts. 
per pkt. N., 12 cts. ouch, $1.10 per doz.; P., 
15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz. 
0. Inciaum. A tall form, about 2 feet high, with 
roso-purplo (lowers; from Oregon and Wash¬ 
ington. N., 25 cts. each; P., 28 cts. each. 
0. aanguincum. Crimson or blood-red (lowers; 
plant 15 inches high; blooms in June. N., 
20 cts. each; P., 22 cts. each. 
GILLENIA (rifollala. Indian Physio, Bowman’s 
Hoot. Plant about 18 inches high, .with palo 
roso or white (lowers in panicles Blooms in 
Juno. N., 15cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. 
GYPS0PHILA nculifolia. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. N., 
15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. 
GYPS0PHILA paniculata. Baby’s Breath. A native of 
Europe. Has much to commend it. Its flowers are 
very numerous, so much so that to a casual ob¬ 
server they seem almost inseparable. They are 
nearly white, borne in panicles, and give a very 
charming effect, either in the border or when 
used in bouquets. It is a plant that grows alone 
in any good garden soil, and is sure to be prized 
by all who try it. Summer. N., 15 cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz,; P., 18 cts. each, $1.45 per doz. 
G. repens. A low, creeping plant, about 6 inches 
high, with white or pale rose flowers in July and 
August. Alps of Europe. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz. 
HELENIUM autumnale. Sneezeweed. This handsome 
native perennial attains a height of 4 to G feet. 
It branches at the top and bears many large yel¬ 
low flowers in autumn. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 
per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.60 per doz. 
H. —, var. pumulum. N., 20c. each; P., 25c. each. 
H. —, var. superbum. A form with handsome yel¬ 
low flowers 2 or 3 inches wide. Begins to flower 
about the middle of August and continues until 
frost. N., 20 cts. each; P., 25 cts. each. 
H. nudiflorum, var. grandicephalum. This is not so 
tall-growing as the varieties of H. autumnale. 
It has red and yellow flowers; otherwise much 
like autumnale. N., 15c. each; P., 18c. each. 
HELIANTHUS angustifolius. Swamp Sunflower. 
Stem slender, 2 to G feet high, with orange-yel¬ 
low flowers in summer. N., 15 cts. each; P., 
20 cts. each. 
H. divaricatus. One to 4 feet high. Flowers yellow 
in summer. N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 cts. each. 
H. giganteus. Indian Potato. Three to 10 feet 
high, with pale yellow or cream-colored flowers 
in summer. N., 25 cts. each; P., 30 cts. each. 
H. laetiflorus. This plant is much shorter than the 
preceding, and its flowers are a brighter yellow. 
It is early as compared to most species. It soon 
spreads to good-sized clumps; flowers very 
handsome. Summer. N., 8 cts. each, 80 cts. 
per doz.; P., 10 cts. each, 90 cts per doz. 
H. Maximiliani. A tall and late-blooming species 
from the middle west. N., 20 cts. each; P., 
25 cts. each. 
H. mollis. Grows about 4 feet high. Flowers 3 
inches wide, yellow, coming in August. N., 
12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, 
$1.35 per doz. 
H. orgyalis (IT. salicifolius). Graceful Sun¬ 
flower. One of the most valuable perennial 
Sunflowers. Attains a height of G to 10 feet in 
good soil, and soon forms large clumps. Ifs 
narrow, drooping foliage gives a mass of it a 
most attractive appenrance most of the summer; 
and when, finally, the large, handsome yellow 
flowers appenr in great profusion, just before 
frost, and endure after some of the first hard 
freezings, we have to acknowledge it to be one 
of the finest of its class in cultivation. Late 
autumn. N., 20 cts. each; P., 25 cts. each. 
H. pumilus Low-growing, but has good-sized 
yellow flowers. N., 25 cts. each: P., 28 cts. each. 
iV. preceding the price*, indicates not prepaid ; P. indicates prepaid. 
