k 
Helichrysum <s % w ».-7r’ 
Hardy annual everlasting's, Handsome 
border plants, also suitable for cutting. 
Sow in tbe autumn or spring; 2ft. blgb. 
Double Mixed Colours —6d. per pkt., 
2/4 per ioz. 
| i l] | Herbaceous perennial; 
neilOpSIS large double golden 
flowers, long stems; about 3ft. 
Double —6d. per pkt., 2/9 per ioz. 
Heliotrope 5Si‘SE 
ennials. They are readily raised from 
seed, wbicb should be sown in a pan 
under shelter. The fragrant blossoms 
are produced nearly the whole year 
round. 3ft. 
Mixed —6d. pkt., 3/9 per ioz., 5/9 ioz. 
Ornamental grasses are invaluable 
for grouping with cut flowers, or 
even on their own make dainty and 
attractive decorations. 
GRASSES 
Ornamental 
Nothing adds more grace to a bouquet 
or a table decoration than a few orna¬ 
mental grasses with the flowers. When 
an assortment is planted, a supply is 
assured through the year. 6d. per pkt., 
1/6 per bulk pkt., of any variety. 
Special Collection of 4 varieties—1/8. 
Special Collection of 8 varieties—3/-. 
Agrostis Nebulosa. —Graceful, hardy an¬ 
nual; 18in. 
Br iza Minima, or Shivery Grass. 
Briza Maxima. —A larger variety of the 
above 
Eragrostis Elegans (Love Grass) —Hardy 
annual; 121n. 
Lagurus Ovatus (Hare’s Tail Grass).— 
Effective in bouquets; annuals; 18in. 
Pennisetum Longistylum. —Handsome. 
Setaria Macrochosta. —Splendid for bou¬ 
quets. 
Tricholoena Rosea Erecta (or Red Top). 
Hardy perennial, graceful feathery 
panicles; 18in. 
Selected Mixed. —A fine thing for sowing 
in an odd corner of the garden, and 
will prove most useful for picking. 
6d. per pkt., 1/- per |oz., 1/9 ioz. 
Impatiens 
Very attractive for house decoration or 
summer bedding; half-hardy perennial. 
Sow in the autumn or spring in seed pan 
or box. 
Holstii, New Hybrids. —The colours in¬ 
clude brilliant scarlet, dark velvety- 
violet, and pure white; 181n. 1/- per 
pkt., 3/- per bulk pkt. 
IPOMOEA (varieties). — See Creepers 
Page 30. 
At Left— 
Straw Flowers {Helichrysum), besides their 
beauty when flowering in the garden, are 
much prized for dried winter decoration. 
Hollyhocks liming a fence or white 
cottage wall may easily produce am 
effect for an artist to paint. 
I I_| _ r (Lunaria) (H.B. — A.) 
nonesiy A handsome spring 
flowering border biennial. The shining 
silvery seed pods are much prized foi 
winter decorations. 
Purple —18in. 6d. per pkt., 1/3 per ioz. 
Hollyhock tSHWSSST 
nial plants, very stately and highly 
decorative in mixed groups. Sow in the 
autumn on a frame or sheltered seed 
bed; 6ft. high. 
Yates’ Derwent Strain, Mixed. —This is a 
very select strain saved from a speci¬ 
ally fine assortment of Double Holly¬ 
hocks. The large spikes of double 
flowers are of brilliant colouring, and 
add a delightful old world touch to 
the garden. A very large percentage 
of the finest doubles may be expected. 
6d. per pkt., 1/- large pkt., 2/6 per 
Joz., 3/9 per ioz. 
Indian Spring (Annual)—1939 Novelty. 
Blooms first season from seed and 
produces a very tidy plant of a cen¬ 
tral stem, and branches from about 
a foot above the soil level. The semi¬ 
double flowers vary from bright rose 
to rosy carmine and are very freely 
produced. 1/6 pkt. 
Hunnemannia Sow thinly, 
either in the autumn or spring, in the 
permanent beds, as this plant will not 
stand transplanting. Very suitable for 
cutting, as they last long in water. Do 
not overwater them, and choose a warm, 
sunny position. 
Fumariaefolia. —Glowing yellow, poppy¬ 
like, single flowers, fine for massing; 
9in. 6d. per pkt., 1/6 Joz., 2/6 ioz. 
A most effective summer hedge or speci¬ 
men effect may be had with Kochia. 
Kochi a Tricophylla 
(The Mock or Summer Cypress) (H.A.— 
A.) It is grown for its ornamental foli¬ 
age and shapely habit of growth. By 
mid-summer it has attained a height of 
2 ft. to 3 ft. and a pleasing pyramidical 
shape, and of a vivid bright green shade, 
which changes to a rich russet-crimson 
in the autumn. 6d. per pkt., 1/- per 
ioz., 1/9 per ioz. 
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