RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 
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HABENARIA —See hardy tubers. 
HABERLEA *rhodopensis — Closely related 
to Ramondia and requiring similar treat¬ 
ment, being quite easy in a crevice 
with leaf mold and loam, facing north. 
Flowers like a small Gloxinia, of lilac- 
lavender speckled with gold. 75c and 
$1.25 each. 
*rhodopensis Ferd. Coburg — Magnificent 
and larger development of the type. 75c 
to $1.50 each. 
GLOBULARIA *cordifolia —Prostrate shrub- 
let, with glossy evergreen foliage and 
fluffy, grey-blue flowers on 3 to 6 inch 
stems. Gritty soil, half shade, in rock 
crevices. June and July. 35c each. 
*cordifolia nana —A choice and rare minia¬ 
ture form of the preceding. Very dwarf 
and compact, with violet-blue button-like 
flowers on inch stems. 50c each. 
GYPSOPHILA, Baby’s Breath —Best in full 
sun and limy soil. 
*fratensis —Compact mats of glaucous foli¬ 
age and clear pink flowers on dark 
stems, from May to July. 3 inches. Likes 
lime. 50c each. 
paniculata ehrlei — A distinct form, very 
early, with pure white double flowers. 
After main crop has been cut flower 
spikes still make their appearance until 
frost. Grafted plants only, 50c and $1.00 
each. 
paniculata Bristol Fairy —Very large dou¬ 
ble white flowers which bloom from 
June to Sept. Grafted plants only, 50c 
and 75c each. 
*repens bodgeri —New dwarf semi-double 
flowering Baby Breath, about 12 inches 
high. Useful for either rockery or bor¬ 
der, blooming from June to Oct. 35c each, 
each. 
Rosenschleier —(Rosy Veil) Its dwarf com¬ 
pact habit makes this new acquisition 
one of the most desirable border plants 
introduced to date. Smothered with 
large double pink flowers all summer. 
18 inches. Grafted plants. 50c and 75c 
each. 
The following are new Hybrids, from 
2 to 5 ft. high and bloom from June to 
Oct. They are indispensable for summer 
and early fall color in the border as well 
as for cutflowers. 
HELENIUM Chippersfield Orange —A very 
beautiful variety with large well-formed 
flowers of brilliant orange yellow, pret¬ 
tily flamed brick-red. 4 to 5 ft. high. 
50c each. 
Crimson Beauty —A compact growing vari¬ 
ety with very large bronze-crimson flow¬ 
ers from June to Oct. 50c each. 
Madam Canivet — Very large golden yel¬ 
low flowers from July to Oct., on 30 to 
36 inch stems. 35c each. 
Moerheim Beauty —An improved Crimson 
Beauty, the warm, g'owing brown-red 
flowers clearing the foliage by several 
inches. 30 inches high. June to Oct. 
50c each. 
peregrinum —A new introduction from Eur¬ 
ope with large brown-red flowers from 
July to Oct. Probably the darkest red of 
the Heleniums. 5 ft. 50c each. 
HELENIUM — A very showy plant in the 
perennial border from August to Oct., as 
well as being invaluable for cut flowers. 
Succeed in any soil in sunny location. 
We list the following tall growing vari¬ 
eties, 4 to 6 ft., at 25c each: autumnale 
rubrum, terra cotta red; a. superbum, 
clear golden yellow; bruneum coccineum, 
bronzy brownish-red; gaillardiaeflorum, 
bronzy-red, tipped yellow; Gartensonne, 
golden yellow, velvet brown cone; Gold¬ 
en Youth, golden yellow; Riverton Beau¬ 
ty, lemon yellow, purplish black cone, 
and Riverton Gem, old gold, suffused 
with terra cotta. 
Helenium Crimson Beauty and Madam Canivet 
