


Helenium Autumnale Superbum 
HELENIUM - Helen’s Flower 
A showy and useful family of plants for the summer and autumn decora- 
tion of the border, and lovely copper shaded or yellow flowers for cutting. 
Their period of bloom is just before the outdoor Chrysanthemums, and 
they give us that first rich touch of autumn tints. Particularly valuable 
for those sections of the country where the Chrysanthemum is not hardy. 
No garden is complete without them. 
Culture. All will thrive in good, ordinary light soil, all require a sunny 
position. May be grown singly or two feet apart in masses. Plant in 
autumn or spring. 
Baron Linden Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
This variety is not unlike Bigelovi. The general color effect, however, 
is darker, the coppery gold flowers showing tints of dark brown and 
bronze. The result is lovely and satisfactory. A beautiful garden plant 
and flowers for cutting. 
Bigelovi Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Quick growing, branching plants, 3 to 4 feet high; quite showy during 
August with terminal clusters of deep yellow flowers; brown centered. 
Chippersfield Orange Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Grows 4 feet tall with large heads of copper and gold blooms. A fine 
new variety blooming in August and September. This and Peregrina are 
the best of the tall growing varieties. 
Gaillardiaefolium Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
Glowing bronzy red petals with just a tip of golden yellow 3 feet. 
Peregrina Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
Unquestionably the finest and having the largest flowers. They are a 
shining dark mahogany with the edges of the petals faintly seamed 
golden yellow. A most impressive July and August flowering perennial. 
Height 3 feet. A worth while new plant for the summer border. Excellent 
for cutting. 
Pumilum magnificum Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Large, golden yellow flowers; one of the most floriferous and useful 
border plants in cultivation. Early, flowering from July to October. Can 
be successfully used in place of Coreopsis where a more restrained plant 
is required. Height 12 to 18 inches. 
Riverton Beauty Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Pure lemon-yellow, with large disc of purplish black. 3 to 4 feet high; 
early fall. 
Riverton Gem Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Old gold suffused with bright terra cotta, changing to wallflower-red. 
3 to 4 feet high. From August to October. 
FOOD FOR THOUGHT 
As Well As For Your Flowers 
Plants, anything that grows in the soil, are exactly the same in their 
food needs as humans. There are plenty of what might be called the 
shot-in-the-arm kinds of ready mixed fertilizers. But they are mostly 
only stimulants. 
What your plants need is a balanced organic food. 
Not just a 
stimulant. They need one containing in right amounts, those things 
that make plenty of strong roots, produce good sturdy stalks, thrifty 
foliage and an abundance of good sized blooms. 
That’s exactly the kind of Plant Food we use at Wayside. Much of 
our success in growing such unfailingly fine plants is due to it. 
What it has done, and is doing for our 600 miles of plants, it will do 
for your garden. 
Turn to page 190 and get the full facts about it. 
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Helianthemums 
HELIANTHEMUM .- Sun Rose or Rock Rose 
Dwarf, evergreen, shrubby perennials. Very showy plants for a sunny 
place in the rock garden or on dry banks. They soon spread, and form 
dense masses of pleasing foliage studded with brilliantly colored flowers. 
Culture. All require a sandy, well drained soil. Heavy and damp soils are 
quite unsuitable. Plant about eight inches apart in autumn or spring. 
Must have full exposure to the sun and protection with dry straw in 
winter. Plant in permanent location, as all Helianthemums resent trans- 
planting. 
*Album plenum 
Double white. 
*Buttercup 
Golden yellow; single. 
*Clara Middleton 
Single; rich orange. 
*Fireball 
Bright scarlet; double. 
*Rhodanthe carneum 
Large, pink flowers, silvery foliage. 
*Sudbury Gem Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Single, crimson-bronze. 
*Choice Mixed Varieties Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
We offer 3-inch pot plants ready to bloom, which establish without any 
difficulty. 
Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
HELIANTHUS - Perennial Sunflower 
Very showy and attractive plants for border decoration, massing in the 
wild garden or flowers for cutting. 
Culture. Ordinary soil and a sunny position will suffice to grow Heli- 
anthus. Lift, divide and replant every second or third year to keep the 
plants compact and shapely. Few plants can equal the Helianthus for 
providing a gay display of color in the autumn garden. Plant in fall or 
spring, 12 inches apart. 
Maximiliani Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
The latest of all. Golden yellow flowers in graceful sprays 6 feet long, 
in October. Fine for cutting. 
Mollis Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
An improved variety of tall growth and having large flowers. A decided 
improvement and most beautiful sort. 
Multiflorus fl. pl. Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Clear yellow; closely resembling a small Dahlia in shape and finish. 
4 feet high. 
HELIOPSIS - Orange Sunflower 
Allied to the perennial Sunflower, belonging to the same order, and 
natives of America. They bear their large, orange colored flowers on long, 
wiry stems, and are invaluable for cutting. 
Culture. Grow in ordinary rich soil in a sunny border. They make a most 
effective feature grown in bold masses. Plant in autumn or spring, 12 
inches apart. Lift, divide and replant every third year. 
Pitcheriana : Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
A desirable variety. The flowers are of a beautiful deep golden yellow, 
about 2 inches in diameter, very thick texture and a useful cut flower; 
stems 3 feet high, from July to August. 
Scabra excelsa Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Chrome-yellow flowers, turning to a bright yellow as they mature. These 
are almost double. The plant is about 3 feet high, and from mid-July to 
the end of September makes an effective display. 
Scabra incomparabilis Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
Admitted to be one of the finest border perennials introduced in recent 
years. Received Award of Merit in England, 1933. The flowers are a rich 
golden yellow, nearly double, and over three inches in diameter. It is of 
easy growth, attaining a height of about three feet, and is in flower con- 
tinuously from July to autumn. 
