Helleborus Blooms at Christmas Time 43 
Per 10 Per 100 
DIGITALIS gloxiniaeflora, Mixed. Gloxinia Foxglove 
2 to 3 ft. June, July. . $1 20 $10 00 
DORONICUM caucasicum. 
1 to 2 ft. May, June 
Large, bright yellow flowers on strong stems.... 
*D. Clusi. April, May 
Large; sulphur-yellow blooms on 1 to lj^-foot 
stems. 
D. magnificum. 1 to 2 ft. May, June 
Yellow flowers on stiff stems. 
Leopard-Bane 
1 80 15 00 
1 80 15 00 
1 80 15 00 
ECHINOPS Ritro (Like a hedgehog). 
3 to 4 ft. July-Sept. 
Metallic blue and held on silvery white stems 
with handsome cut prickly foliage. 
^EPIMEDIUM macranthum niveum. 
In May and June it is a perfect sheet of deli¬ 
cately lovely white flowers offset by handsome foli¬ 
age. Perfectly hardy, flourishing in shade, yet 
tolerating sun, and holding its foliage well into 
winter. It is the most beautiful of all ground- 
covers. $90 per 1000.. 
E. macranthum violaceum. 
A variety with violet spurs. 
E. Perralderianum. 
The flowers are paler yellow than E. pinnatum. 
The young leaves have rich bronze markings. It 
makes a handsome show. 
E. pinnatum elegans. 
Pale yellow flowered. 
Globe Thistle 
1 20 10 00 
1 20 10 00 
3 00 25 00 
3 00 25 00 
3 00 25 00 
*ERICA and CALLUNA. Heath and 
A compact, low-growing evergreen, it is an ideal 
plant for covering banks, for individual groups in the 
rock-garden, or in the foreground of evergreen plant¬ 
ings. We recommend an annual clipping or shearing 
to keep it trim-looking. Grows best in a peaty soil. 
ERICA carnea (herbacea). 1 ft. March-May 
Attractive foliage. Nodding, bell-shaped, red 
flowers along the stems. 2 50 
E., Mediterranean Hybrids. 
8 to 12 in. March-May 
Nodding, bell-shaped, light pink flowers. 2 
E. stricta. 1 to 2 ft. July-Sept. 
Pink. 
E. stricta erecta. 12 to 15 in. July, Aug. 
Light pink. 2 50 
E. Tetralix. 1 ft. June-Oct. 
Silver-gray foliage. Pink flowers. 2 50 
CALLUNA vulgaris. 1 to 13^ ft. July-Oct. Scotch 
A dense-growing shrub having erect branches 
covered with short, closely lapped leaves. Rosy 
lavender. 2 50 
C. vulgaris alba. 1 to 1^2 ft. July-Oct. White 
White flowers. 2 50 
C. vulgaris Alporti. 1 to 1J^ ft. July, Aug. Crimson 
Dark crimson. Deep bluish green foliage. 
Bushy, medium grower... 2 
C. vulgaris compacta nana. 9 in. July 
Very dwarf. Compact foliage. Pink flowers. 2 
C. vulgaris cuprea. 12 to 15 in. June, July 
Foliage yellow, turning almost glowing red in 
fall. Flowers purple.■ ■ • • • • } . 
C. vulgaris fl.-pl. Double Scotch 
1 to 1 'A ft. July-Oct. 2 50 
C. vulgaris Hammondi. 1 to 1 p 2 ft. July-Oct. 
A handsome pure white Heather. Free flowering. 
C. vulgaris rubra. 
Dwarf. The first Heather to flower. Deep red.. . 
C. vulgaris Searlei. 1 ft. July-Sept. 
Clear white. Foliage keeps green in fall. 
ERIGERON mesagrande speciosus grandiflora. 
1 \/ 2 ft. June, July 
Closely related to the asters, this is one of the 
finest and most reliable of the Dwarf Daisies. 
Dark lilac flowers. 
*ERODIUM chamaedryoides roseum. 
2 to 3 in. June-Sept. 
Pink flowers veined with rose. 
Heather 
Heath 
50 
Corsican Heath 
2 50 
Heather 
Heather 
Heather 
50 
50 
50 
Heather 
2 50 
2 50 
2 50 
1 
50 
Heronsbill 
1 50 12 00 
