HELENIUM - Helen’s Flower 
A showy and useful family of plants for the summer and autumn decor- 
tion of the border, and lovely copper shaded or yellow flowers for cutting. 
The period of bloom is just before the outdoor Chrysanthemums, and 
they give us that first 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. 
Chippersfield Orange Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
Grows 4 feet tall with large heads of copper and gold blooms. A fine 
new variety blooming in August and September. 
Pumilum magnificum Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
Large, pale 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 Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
Pure lemon-yellow, with large disc of purplish black. 3 to 4 feet high; 
early fall from August to October. 
Riverton Gem Kach 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
Old gold suffused with bright terra cotta, changing to wallflower-red. 
Biooms from August to October. A fine, reliable and colorful border 
plant. Height 3 to 4 feet. 
HELIOPSIS - Orange Sunflower 
Allied to the perennial Sunflower, belonging to the same order, qnd 
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. 
Scabra incomparabilis Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50 
Admitted to be one of the finest border perennials introduced in recent 
years. 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 continuously from July to autumn. 
Gold-Greenheart Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.00 
This new variety was received a year ago from Europe where it is rec- 
ognized as well as in the United States as the best of the Heliopsis. It 
grows into a fine floriferous plant about 3 to 4 feet high with clean 
foliage. It produces a prolific display of fully and closely double 
buttercup-yellow flowers which are superb for cutting. It makes a 
wonderful display in the garden. An added interest is the small emerald- 
green. heart which shows when the flowers are opening. This disappears 
when the blooms are fully developed. The recurving petals, its clear 
yellow color as well as freedom of bloom make this a wonderful plant. 
Absolutely hardy anywhere and of easiest culture, 
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 
ao 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 moid 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 om the surface: In summer give plenty of water. 
HIBISCUS - Mallow 
About one hundred and fifty to two hundred species are known, some 
annual, others perennial or as shrubs. We are dealing here only with 
the Giant Mallow of recent introduction which is a tall plant about 
three to four feet high with immense white, pink or red, Hollyhock-like 
flowers, freely produced during the summer. 
Culture. A rich, moist, well drained soil suits them best. Best planted as 
single specimens in full sun in the border, or in groups of three or more 
on the lawn. Plant in fall or spring, 25 inches apart. 
Giant-Flowering Mallows 
A wonderfully improved form of our greatly admired native Marshailow 
or Rosemallow. We supply 3-yr. flowering plants. 
Red, Pink or White in Separate Colors 
Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
Mixed Colors and Shades Three $1.45, Doz. $4.50, 100 $20.00 
HOSTA. (See Funkia, page 67.) 
IBERIS - Candytuft 
When in flower in spring and covered with a mass of snow-white blos- 
soms, they add considerably to the attractions of the garden. They are 
of shrubby growth, with dark green, evergreen foliage. 
Culture. Grow in good, ordinary soil. Plant in fall or spring, 6 inches 
apart. When plants become straggly, trim them directly after flowering. 
*Little Gem (true form) Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
Dwarf, pure white flowers in June. Its uniform, neat habit makes it one 
of our best compact low formal edaing plants; perfectly hardy. There 
is nothing much better for edging small flower beds. 
*Sempervirens Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
Covered with a sheet of white flowers in spring, completely covering its 
rich dark green foliage; a particularly fine plant for the border. Does 
well in light shade and therefore, excellent as a ground cover in front of 
shrubs. May be used for edging to parks or walks. Little Gem, however, 
is more formal and upright for these purposes. 
*Snowflake Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
In growth more compact thdn Sempervirens, the flowers are fully three 
times as large, covering the plant completely when! in bloom. A charm- 
ing plant for edging walks or flower beds, as well as in the rock garden. 
Being all grown from cuttings, the effect created is beautifully uniform. 
LYCHNIS - Campion or Catchfly 
Easily grown and attractive perennials. They vary in stature and are 
suitable for growing in sunny borders or rock gardens, bearing large 
heads of brilliantly colored flowers, that liven up the border during 
summer and early autumn. 
Culture. All are best grown in groups in good, ordinary soil, with the 
exception of Heageana, which does best in partial shade in the rock- 
ery; the rest should be grown in a sunny border. Plant the tall kinds 18 
inches apart and the dwarf ones 6 inches apart in autumn or early 
spring. Divide and replant every third year. 
*Viscaria flore-pleno Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100, $25.00 
Compact growing, produces 20 or more 12- to 18-inch spikes covered 
with fully double rose-red flowers; makes a brilliant show. 
LYTHRUM - Purple Loosestrife 
Suitable showy plants for moist, shady borders and the waterside. There 
is only one really worth growing, and that is Superbum. The plants are 
of stately growth, and bear their rosy or purplish flowers in tall leafy 
spikes. 
Culture. Grow in ordinary soil in moist, shady borders, or in groups by 
the waterside. Plant in autumn or early spring and divide and replant 
every third year. 
Ni St fl i lant Superbum, Morden’s Pink 
Se eee ae, a) a, $1.10, Three $3.00, Doz. $10.00 Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
Helleborus Niger is a dwarf growing hardy plant, able to withstand This fine Lythrum originated at the Morden Experiment Station, Mor- 
, den, Manitoba, Canada. The plant grows to a height of tnree to four 
temperatures many degrees below zero. Its palmlike leaves are ever- feet and bears dozens of spikes covered with deep phlox-pink florets 
green and of leathery eines. In Deer pena and. pepe from June to late September. Lythrum Morden’s Pink can be grown | 
ruary; depending on loca ts eae eral Ss oth aie IS Ube anywhere; it is as hardy as a tree. It does well during the dryest weather | 
which last for weeks, are produced regardless of cold or snow. but comes to perfection in a moist, sunny location where it develops into 
a magnificent showy clump 3 feet across or more. An excellent summer 
flowering perennial. 
Orientalis (Lenten Rose) y Each $1 00, Three $2.75, Doz. $8.50 Superbum, The Beacon Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
Orientalis is known as the ‘Lenten Rose.” The colors of its flowers eee Excellent for moist or wet locations in the border. An English introduc- 
from pale green through white from pale brown to the deepest tones 0 tion of merit, producing 12 or more 3-foot upright spikes of clear rosy 
chocolate-red. Easier grown than Niger, very interesting plants for red which last a month or more, and are also good for cutting. | 
shady nooks. Can only be supplied in mixed colors. | 
HEUCHERA - Alum Root; Coralbells Iberis, Snowflake 
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. 
*Perry’s White Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
Pure white flowers, which go well with the red and pink varieties, flower- 
ing from June to September. 
*Pluie de Feu Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $50.00 
A iovely coral-red variety and lovely for the rock garden. 
*Rosamundi Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 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 bliaht, and produces an abundance of fine coral-pink blossoms on 
tall, strong stems, which last over two months. 
*Sanguinea Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
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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