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The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Conn. 
HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 
•FUNKIA UNDULATA VARJEGATA. 8 to 12 inches. One of the best variegated-leaved 
plants. Attractive for the border. ^ , , 
GAILLA RD1A AK1STATA (blanket Flower). 2 to 8 ft. July to Oct. Bright red, yellow 
splashes. . _ , . . , 
GEUM HELD REICH I. 10 to 12 inches. May to August. Pretty border plant, produc¬ 
ing beautiful orange-colored flowers. 
GEUM’ HELD REICH I SPLENDENS. New variety even more, showy .than preceding. 
GERMAN IRIS, see Iris. 
GIANT REED, see Arundo. 
GOLDEN GLOW, see Rudbeckia. 
GOLDEN ROD, see Solidago. 
GRASS SEED, see page 30. 
GRASSES, sec Krianthus and Miscanthus. 
GROUND IVY, see Nepeta. 
•GYPSOPHILA PANICULATA. 3 to 4 feet. July to October. Known as Infant’s Breath. 
Produces a mass of the smallest white flowers so disposed as to form a veritable 
cloud of bloom. Keeps well when cut. % 
GYPSOPHILA PANICULATA FL. PL. 3 to 4 feet. July to October. 
A new double form and very desirable. 60 cents. 
HARDY FERNS, see Ferns. 
•HELEN IUM AUTUMN ALE (Sneezeweed). 6 to 7 feet. August and September. 
One of the best tajl-growing garden plants. Flowers golden yellow; in large masse*. 
HELEN 1UM GRANDICEPH ALUM CUPREUM. 3 to 4 feet. July to September. y 
This new variety of Helenium produces coppery red flowers of a rich shade. 
•HELIANTHUS MAXIMILIANI. 4 to 6 feet. August to October. 
Fine golden yellow, valuable late flowering plant. 
HELIANTHUS MULTIFLORUS FL. PL. 3 to 4 feet. August to October. 
Resembles Golden-Glow, but ,more double and less tall grower. 
•HELIANTHUS ORGYALIS. 6 to 7 feet. October and November. 
The tall flower spikes of the plant produced so late in the season with their medium 
sized, sunflower-like blooms, disposed all along the stems, make it especially useful. 
•HELIOPS1S LAEV1S. 4 to 6 feet. July to November. 
Another good hardy plant with rich yellow daisy-like flowers in great profusion. 
•HELEBORUS NIGER (Christmas Rose). 6 to 12 inches. October to March. 
This interesting plant really produces its flowers in the winter, out of doors. Dainty 
begonia-like blooms, almost hidden in a clump of glossy evergreen leaves. It is best 
to select a place for this plant which is sheltered from the win^s in winter and 
where it can remain for years undisturbed. 
The foliorving Day-lilies are all very desirable. 
HEMEROCALUS A UR ANTI AC A VAR. MAJOR. 2’ to 2A feet. June and July. Rich 
orange vellow, new and rare. Stroug plants 50 cents. 
HEMEROCALLIS DUMORTIERII (Early Yellow Lily), Japan. 1 to 2 feet. June. Deep 
yellow and fragrant. Makes a splendid foreground plant. 
HEMEROCALLIS FLAVA (Lemon Lily). 2 to 3 (eet. June and July. Pale lemon yellow. 
fragrant. This old garden favorite is most effective when grown in generous masses. 
HEMEROCALLIS FULVA (Orange Lity). 2 to 4 feet. July and August. 
This grand old lily is now much in demand for naturalizing in large masses and 
when wanted in large quantities we will be giad to quote special prices. 
HEMEROCALLIS FULVA VARIEGATA. 2 to 4 feet. A .form of the above with var¬ 
iegated green and white foliage. 
HEMEROCALLIS FULVA VAR. KWANSO. 2 to 4 feet. July and August. Orange red; 
semi-double. 
HEMEROCALLIS ORANGE MAN. 1 to 2 feet. July and August. Rich orange. 
HEMEROCALLIS MIDDENDORFIANA. I to 2 feet. June to July. Deep golden yellow. 
HEMEROCALLIS MINOR (Early Lemon Lily). 1 to 2 feet. Early June. Lemon yellow. 
HEMEROCALLIS THUNBERGII (Late Blooming Lemon Lily). 2 to 3 feet. Late June 
and July. Lemon yellow. 
HEUCHERA SANC.UINEA (Coral-Bells). VA to 2 feet. July to October. , 
The foliage of this plant in itself makes it worth having. The leaves are circular, with 
delicately fringed edges and of an attractive grayish marbled green and evergreen. The 
flowers are coral red. small, and produced in loose clusters on delicate, graceful stems. 
HIBISCUS MOSCHEUTOS (Marsh-Mallow). 3 to 5 feet. July to September. Rosy pink. 
•HIBISCUS MOSCHEUTOS VAR. CRIMSON EYE. 3 to 5 feet. July to September. 
Like the preceding in form and habit in growth. The flowers, however, are much 
larger. Of the purest white, excepting at the center, which is crimson. 
HOLLYHOCKS, see Althaea. 
HYACINTHS, see special list, ready August 15th. 
IBERTS SEMPERVIRENS (Candytuft). 6 to 12 inches. April and May. White; evergreen 
foliage. Makes a nice foreground border plant. 
•IRIS CRISTATA. An interesting very 'dwarf species, but 3 to 6 inches high, pale blue, 
about the earliest to flower. 
IRIS GERMANTCA (Varieties of German Iris). 
NOTE .— In describing these Iris O. S. stands for outer segments ; I. S. for inner segments. 
AURIOLE. Late, medium dwarf, very similar to Sans Souci in form and color, with 
the exception of the O. S., which are beautifully penciled deep velvety purple. 
BLUE-BIRD. Medium to tall and quite early; I. S., very large, full and incurved 
and of a clear deep blue color; O. S., large, closely reflex and of a deeper vel¬ 
vets' blue suffused with enough of the royal purple to add to its richness of coloring. 
BRIDESMAID. Medium to tall, mid-season; I. S., very full and incurved, light rosy 
blue, changing to deeper blue on the margins, which are exquisitely penciled; O. 
S., almost white, distinctly penciled with deep blue in a most interesting way. 
CANDTCANS. Mid-season and medium size of growth; I. S., very little incurved 
and of the clearest pale blue;' O. S., deepest royal purple, freely veined with 
splashes of pure white. Very distinct. 
DECORA. Medium to low, mid-season; I. S., clear blue; O. S., white veined with 
rosy purple, wry free flowering. 
IRIS GERMANICA—Continued on next page. 
The above Hardy Herbaceous Plants are offered in three sixes, as 
follows, unless otherwise noted. The very heavy field clomps can 
only be supplied in the sorts marked with a * to the left. 
Each Per 10 
Very strong Field Clufnps ( Express or Freight) . f»Oc. If4.00 
Strong Field Grown, usual size ( Express recommended ). ~5c. 12.00 
Smaller size (mostly field grown) . 15c. 1.25 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COINER PAGE . 
Per 100 
935.00 
15.00 
10.00 
