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The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Connecticut. 
GERMAN IRIS, see page 54. 
♦GEUM HELDREICHI. 10 to 12 inches. May to Aug¬ 
ust. Pretty border plant, producing beautiful orange- 
red flowers in great profusion. 
♦GEUM HELDREICHI VAR. SPLENDENS. New 
variety, even, more shQwy than preceding. 
GIANT REED, see Grasses. 
GLOBE-FLOWER (Trollius Asiaticus), 1 to 1$ feet. 
May. Resemble beautiful double buttercups, rich 
clear yellow. 
GLOBE-FLOWER VAR. FIRE GLOBE (T. Asiaticus 
var.). Deep orange blooms. One of the best varieties. 
GLOBE-FLOWER VAR. ORANGE GLOBE (T. 
Asiaticus var.). A variety with deepest orange color. 
GOLDEN BANDED LILY. See page 66. 
GOLDEN GLOW, see Rudbeckia. 
GOLDEN-ROD (Solidago), in variety. 
GOUTWEED, see Aegopodium. 
GRASSES ORNAMENTAL. The following are all desir¬ 
able. 
ARUNDO DONAX or Giant Reed. 6 to 12 feet. 
Very effective. 
ERIANTHUS RAVENNAE ' 6 to 8 feet. Re¬ 
sembles the true Pampas grass and is perfectly 
hardy. * 
♦MISCANTHUS SINENSIS (Eulalia Japonica). 6 
to 8 feet. This and the next following are what 
are generally known as Japan plume grasses. 
They are very ornamental in growth. In Fall 
showy plumes appear. 
♦MISCANTHUS SINENSIS VAR. VARIEGATUS. 6 to 8 feet. Foliage striped with white, 
otherwise like preceding. 
♦MISCANTHUS SINENSIS VAR. ZEBRINUS. 6 to 8 feet. Foliage with yellow bars. 
♦MISCANTHUS SINENSIS VAR. GRACILLIMUS. 6 to 8 feet. White mid-rib. 
PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA VARIEGATA (Ribbon grass). 2 to 3 feet. 
UNIOLA LATIFOLIA. 2 to 3 feet. Graceful grass with graceful nodding heads. 
GROUND IVY (Nepeta). Aground cover vine. Splendid for covering embankments and for the 
rockery. 
GYPSOPHILA, see Baby’s Breath. 
HELENIUM AUTUMNALE or Sneezeweed. 6 to 7 feet. August and September. One of the 
best tall-growing plants. Golden-yellow. 
HELENIUM VAR. PUMILUM MAGNIFICUM. 2 to 3 feet. June to October. Golden-yellow 
flowers, freely produced. 
♦HELENIUM VAR. RIVERTON GEM. 4 to 5 feet. July to September. Flowers of the deepest 
bronzy red, a most desirable plant. 
HELIANTHUS, see Sun-Flower. 
♦HELIOPSIS LAEVIS. 4 to 5 feet. July to Npvember. Splendid hardy plant with rich yellow 
daisy-like flowers in great profusion. Very vigorous and will thrive under unfavorable conditions; 
splendid for cut flowers, lasting for weeks. 
HELEBORUS, see Christmas Rose. 
HEMEROCALLIS, see Lilies, page 67. 
HEUCHERA SANGUINEA (Coral Bells). to 2 feet. July to October. The leaves are circular, 
with delicately fringed edges and of an attractive grayish marble green and evergreen. Flowers, 
coral red, small, and produced in loose clusters. 
HIBISCUS, see Mallow. 
For prices of above Herbaceous Plants see opposite page. 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE. 
