32 
CHAS. FIdRE NURSERIES, PRAIRIE VIEW, ILLINOIS 
HELENIUM—SNEEZEWORT 
Tlie Hf Icniums are tall autumnal plants which are closely 
related to the sunflower. The blooming period is from 
June to the end of September and during this time the 
plants are covered with flowers of mahogany-crimson, 
coppery-bronze, lemon-yellow. Tlie flowers are flat and are 
borne in large heads or clusters. 
Autumnale Rubrum— Grows 3 to 4 feet blooming during 
August and September, Oxblood-red changing to terra 
cotia'. Makes a wonderful display. 
each 25c; 
per 
10 
$2.25 
Chipjjersfield 
Orange—A new color 
in this group, 
each 30c; per 
10 
$2.75 
Peregrina—A 
distinct new variety. 
each 30c; 
per 
10 
$2.75 
Riverton Beauty—Brick red. July. 
2 feet. 
each 25c; 
per 
10 
$2.25 
Riverton Gem—2 to 4 fe't. Covered from August to Oc¬ 
tober with brilliant old gold and splashes of darker 
shades, changing later to wallflower-red. 
each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
HELIANTHEMUM—ROCK, or SUN ROSE 
Mutabile—Low-growing evergreen plants forming large 
clumps, completely covered with bloom from May to 
July. Pink, rose, and white. 8 to 12 inches. Excellent 
for rockeries. 
each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
HELIANTHUS—SUNFLOWER 
Multiflorus FI. PI. —3 to 5 feet; like a' double, yellow, small 
Dahlia; August to September. 
each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
HELIOPSIS—ORANGE SUNFLOWER 
A very brilliant border plant, resembling a double sun¬ 
flower; flowers are double yellow; produced on long wiry 
stems; an excellent cut flower. 
Pitcheriana—3 to 4 feet high. The flowers are of a beauti¬ 
ful deep golden yellow color about 2 inches in diameter; 
of very thick texture and blooms all Summer. 
each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
HEMEROCALLIS—YELLOW DAY LILY 
The Day Lilies are magnificent hardy plants and are 
undoubtedly among the finest plants for ordinary garden 
culture. The flowers are produced in spikes of from six 
to a dozen blooms, opening in succession, and many have 
delightful fragrance. 
Dr. Regel—Handsome, rich and orange-yellow flowers in 
May. each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
Flava (Lemon Lily). Sweet scented, clear full yellow. 
Grows 2J4 feet. Flowers in June. 
each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
Fulva (Brown Day Lily). Coppery orange, shaded crim¬ 
son. 3 feet. each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
Gypsy—Brilliant deep orange flowers on 3 foot slender 
stems. Blooms July and August. 
each 30c; per 10 $2.75 
Thunbergi—Much like Flava, but flowers in July. 
each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
HYBRID VARIETIES 
Cinnabar (.Stout). Fine delicate shade of brownish-red; 
blooms spread 5 inches with as many as 18 flowers on 
one stem—July-August. 2)4 to 3 feet. 
Mikado (Stout). Flowers rich orange with a large spot of 
mahogany-red in each i)etal. June-July. 3 feet. 
Vesta (Stout). Deep orange flowers with a glistening gold 
sheen. Semi-dwarf habit with fine foliage. Flower-stems. 
Open flowers have spread of more than 4 inches and 
hold up well in hot weather. 
Wau-Bun (Stout). Large flowers of light cadmium- 
yellow, slightly sprinkled with faint traces of fulvous red, 
abundantly gold glistening. Petals are large and broad, 
with ends slightly twisted. June and July. 3 feet. 
each 35c; per 10 $3.25 
HEPATICA—LIVERLEAF 
Acutiloba 3 to 5 inches, white, lavender, pink, April. 
each 15c; per 10 $1.35 
HESPERIS MATRONALIS 
Sweet Rocket—Belongs to the Wall Flower family. De¬ 
liciously sweet-scented flowers for garden or cutting. 
each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
HEUCHERA—CORALBELLS 
Neat growing and graceful flowering perennials yielding 
an abundance of flowers suitable for cutting. They have 
roundish or heart-shaped leaves, thick woody root stock 
and bear their dainty flowers in graceful panicles or 
racemes. Excentionally fine for rock gardens, for the front 
of borders, and cut flowers. 
Maxima—2 feet. July to August. Long stems of large 
crimson-pink flowers. Splendid for cutting. 
each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
Sanguinea—2 feet. July to August. Long stems. Large 
crimson-scarlet flowers. each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
HIBISCUS—ROSE MALLOW 
Noble, shrub-like plants, with handsome, green foliage, 
bearing large, bright flowers from 3 to 5 inches in diameter 
throughout the Summer. Bloom during August and Sep¬ 
tember. Very hardy. 
Mallow Marvels, Red—Very choice. Beautiful red. 
Mallow Marvels, Pink. 
Mallow Marvels, White. 
Marvels Crimson Eye. each 25c per 10 $2.25 
HIERACIUM—HAWKWEED 
Aurantiacum—Orange, 12 inches. each 18c; per 10 $1.60 
HOLLYHOCK 
One of the most charming of the biennials. They flower 
during July and August and are very effective when used 
as a hedge or a background. The single varieties are more 
permanent than the double varieties, but both prove 
very hardy. 
Double Yellow Single Varieties 
Double Lilac Pink 
Double White White 
Newport Pink—Finest double Rose 
pure pink. Yellow 
Crimson 
each 18c; per 10 $1.60 
HYPERICUM 
Perforatum—Yellow flowers one inch across. 
Polyphyllum—Dwarf, spreading habit, yellow flowers in 
abundance. each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
IBERIS—PERENNIAL CANDYTUFT 
Dwarf evergreen plants, 6 to 10 inches. Covered with 
blooms in Spring and early Summer. Excellent for rock¬ 
eries or borders where bright, dwarf masses are wanted. 
Sempervirens—Flowers form a sheet of whiteness. 
each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
HOLLYHOCK 
