
HELENIUM - Helen’s Flower 
A showy and useful family of plants for the summer and aut 
\ umn 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 
qe Sve Peal eter touch os autumn tints. Particularly valuable 
ose sections o e country where the Chrysanthemum is not 3 
No garden is complete without them. . ee 
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. 
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. 
Gaillardiaeflorum Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Big, Gaillardia-like flowers of a most unusual Wallflower-red. Petals are 
slightly tipped yellow. They make a magnificent show in late summer. 
The plants do not grow over 3 feet and are very orderly. A richly col- 
orful, easily grown border plant which provides in season ample flowers 
for cutting. 
Peregrina Sold out for this season 
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. 
Abate a feet. A worth while new plant for the summer border. Excellent 
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 18 to 24 inches. 
Riverton Beauty Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Pure lemon-yellow, with large disc of purplish black. 3 to 4 feet high; 
early fall from August to October. 
Riverton Gem Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Old gold suffused with bright terra cotta, changing to wallflower-red. 
3 to 4 feet high. From August to October. 
HELLEBORUS - Christmas Rose or Lenten Rose 
There are two distinct types, one, Christmas Rose, flowering in late 
winter, and the other, Lenten Rose, in spring. Both are valuable for 
gorgen decoration because of their flowering during the dull period of 
the year. 
Culture. Require to be grown in a cool, moist, shady position, such as 
under the shade of trees or among ferns. The ideal soil is a retentive 
loam, freely mixed with leaf mold and well-rotted manure. As Helleborus 
are impatient of disturbance at the roots it is advisable to select a 
position for them where they will not be required to be disturbed for 
many years. Planting may be done in fall or spring, 12 inches apart. 
Each autumn add a top dressing of leaf mold and well-rotted manure, 
and let it lie on the surface. In summer give plenty of water. 
Niger altifolius Each $1.20, Three $3.30, Doz. $10.00 
Grow about 12 to 16 inches high and have handsome evergreen, palm- 
like foliage. Very leathery in texture and dark green in color. During 
December, January, or February, depending on the locality where grown, 
they have large, single white, bell-like flowers which frost does not 
affect. They last for a month or more and are produced regardless of 
cold or snow. For hardiness they cannot be improved upon and are 
able to withstand many degrees below zero. Helleborus are frequently 
grown in small cold frames on which the glass is placed only from 
November until after flowering sometime in February, the glass cover- 
ing keeping the white flowers spotlessly clean. We offer nice 2-year-old 
plants eek is the age at which they transplant without any difficulty 
or trouble. 
Orientalis (Mixed colors) Each $1.00, Three $2.75, Doz. $8.50 
Orientalis is known as the “Lenten Rose.” The colors of its flowers range 
from pale green through white from pale brown to the deepest tones of 
chocolate-red. Easier grown than Niger: very interesting plants for 
shady nooks. 
Orientalis, Irene Kroneman Each $1.20, Three $3.30, Doz. $10.00 
This fine Hybrid Lenten Rose will be appreciated by those who love 
something different. Early spring it produces stiff, short stems with rich 
chocolate-brown flower clusters which look exceedingly artistic coming 
from between the handsome leathery evergreen leaves. Used as a 
boutonniere. Are often mistaken for some exotic Cypripedium. 
HEUCHERA - Alum Root; Coralbells 
Neat-growing and graceful flowering perennials yielding an abundance 
of flowers suitable for cutting; effective subjects for the margins of 
borders, as edgings to walks, flower beds, and excellent for the rock 
garden. They have heart-shaped leaves and bear their dainty blooms 
in graceful panicles or racemes. 
Culture. Heucheras require a well-drained, fairly rich, and not too heavy 
soil, also a sunny position. Plant 6 inches apart in autumn or early 
spring. Each spring top dress with well-decayed manure. Lift, divide and 
replant every third year for best results. 
*Pluie de Feu Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
A lovely coral-red variety and lovely for the rock garden. , 
*Rosamundi Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
We have carefully tested several varieties of Heuchera in all the pink 
shades during the past few years, and we find that this is the most 
desirable of the coral-pink sorts. It is a strong grower, not subject to 
any blight, and produces an abundance of fine coral-pink blossoms on 
tall, strong stems, which last over two months. 
*Perry’s White Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Pure white flowers, which go well with the red and pink varieties, flower- 
ing from June to September. 
*Sanguinea Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Flowers bright crimson, on 12- to 18-inch stems in June to September; 
very free flowering. Nice for cutting. Excellent for rock garden. 
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Helenium Gaillardiaeflorum 
Helleborus Niger 

