1 GUNNERA MANICATA—k(3). Spectacular 
perennial with great, irregularly lobed leaves, 
that, under favorable conditions, have been 
known to reach 10-ft. diameters. It has, per- 
haps, the world’s largest leaf. The* leaves are 
carried on 4 to 5 foot petioles. The dense, taper- 
ing spikes of green flowers may be a foot 
through and four feet high. Gunnera will winter 
in many northern states if given sheltered po- 
sition, and if a fairly heavy mulching of straw 
or litter be applied over the crown after the 
leaves have died down. Pkt. 75c. 
2 GYNURA AURANTIACA—Handsome foli- 
age plant for pot culture. Large, downy leaves, 
overlaid with iridescent purple. Flowers golden 
orange. Plants, each 55c. 
1 HELIANTHUS ORGYALIS—(salicifolius)— 
x(4)96. Decorative tall perennial for accents or 
backgrounds. Many foot-wide columns of un- 
dulating greenery rise to some 4 feet of height. 
Then in autumn, panicles of blossoms, some as 
many as 200 open at once in one panicle, rise 
to another four feet above. Flowers are golden, 
with little brown centers. Illustrated opposite. 
Pkt. 20c. Plants, divisions, each 60c; 3 for $1.60. 
2 HELICONIA SPECIES MIXED—w. The Heli- 
conias are decorative exotics, to be grown as 
large pot plants North. Wide leaves, sometimes 
purple-toned or with metallic tints. Clustered, variously col- 
ored flowers, the bracts also usually colored. Desirable. Quite 
large seeds, each 25c; 5 seeds for $1.00. 
5 HELIOPHILA LONGIFOLIA—ek(2)15. Pretty South Af- 
rican Annual for a sunny place in the garden. The plants are 
long filled with airy 4-petal flowers of bright blue. Pkt. 15c. 
HELIANTHUS 
ORGYALIS 
1 GYPSOPHILA PERENNIAL 
Valued for misty border effects; or for adding airiness to 
cut flower arrangements. ‘‘x’”’ culture. MANGINI—(3)40. 
Diffuse tangles of rather large white flowers, faintly pink- 
suffused. Fine for cutting. Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 45c. Plants, July ’51 
seedlings, will bloom late summer 1952, 3 for 55c; 10 for $1.50. 
OLDHAMIANA—(4-5)50. Continuous bloom, August through 
October. Little blossoms of white to pink in wide, dense 
cymes. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 30c. Plants, each 55c; 8 for $1.40; 
10 for $3.75. PACIFICA—(38-4)50. Dainty airiness of flower 
in delicate pink suffusions, the sprays high and graceful. Late 
summer. Pkt. 15c. PANICULATA—(2-3)36. Loose, diffuse 
panicles of little white blossoms. Pkt. 10c; 44 oz. 30c. PAN- 
ICULATA DOUBLE SNOWBALL—Like last, but will give a 
considerable proportion of fully doubled flowers like tiny snow- 
balls. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. REPENS—(8)9. Low-growing and 
long in bloom, this is an excellent rock garden perennial, or it 
may be used for edging, bedding or even for ground cover. 
The airy cushions are covered with little blossoms, pearl white 
or blush-suffused. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. Plants, each 55c; 
3 for $1.40. CERASTOIDES—rx(2-3)4. Rare and delightful 
creeper with downy foliage and rather large, purple-veined 
aes Pkt. 25c. OFFER 744A—One pkt. each of above for 
1.00. 
GYPSOPHILA ROSY VEIL—20 inches. Great fountains of 
little double flowers in softest pink. A long-lived delight. 
Plants, each 65c; 3 for $1.60. 
GYPSOPHILA BRISTOL FAIRY—35 inches. A graceful, airy 
beauty, with its immense panicles of almost innumerable little 
white blossoms, all of a fullest doubleness. Both this and Rosy 
Veil tend to be everblooming. Both are desirable for border 
decoration, and for cutting. Plants, each 75c; 3 for $1.90. 
5 GYPSOPHILA ANNUAL 
BABY BREATH, Gypsophila elegans, is one of the quicker 
flowers from seed to bloom. Make succession sowings so that 
you will always have plenty of it for cutting. 385 inches. 
LARGE-FLOWERED PURE WHITE—Fine strain. Pkt. 10c; 
\%% oz. 35c; 1 oz. 90c. PINK AND ROSE—Pink, through car- 
mine, to near scarlet. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 35c. MURALIS—7 
inches. One of the prettiest low, long-blooming annuals for 
edging. Multitudes of airy, pink-and-white flowers. Walls and 
rock gardens, too. Pkt. 15¢c; 3 for 40c. 
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3 HABRANTHUS BRACHYANDRUS—x. The Parana Lily. 
Lovely trumpet blossoms of pure, deep pink from late April 
into July when grown in pots indoors. The bulbs may also 
be grown in the garden for all-summer bloom, then to be dug 
and cellar-stored in sand over winter. Pkt. 25c. Bulbs, each 60c. 
3 HABRANTHUS ANDERSONI—Pretty little Fairy Lily with 
yellow flowers that show coppery suffusions. Same treatment 
as last. Pkt. 20c. 
1 HELIOPSIS—ecbx (3-4)50. Rugged, long-lived perennials, 
valued in the mixed border, or for cutting. In bloom June into 
September. PITCHERIANA—Big, attractive, single flowers of 
glossy golden orange, Pkt. 15c; 14g oz. 25c. Plants, each 55c; 
3 for $1.40. SCABRA ZINNAEFLORA—Very like last except 
that there are fewer flowers open at once, but here the golden 
blossoms are semi-double to near-double. Pkt. 20c; 4g oz. 40c. 
5 HELIOTROPE BLEND—ex(w)(8)20. Valued for fragrance 
and beauty. Compact plants with wide, dense sprays, mauve 
to black-violet. May be grown as an annual in the garden from 
spring sowings, or handled as a pot plant for winter. Pkt. 20c; 
Ag oz. 40c. 
1 HEMEROCALLIS—Day Lily. See page 6. 
3 HERMODACTYLUS TUBEROSUS—(2) 15. Fingers 
of Hermes. Strange, tuberous rooted Iris cousin with 
somewhat campanulate flowers of velvety black, q 
green in reverse. A weird beauty illustrated opposite. &Fiy 
Tubers, spring or fall, each 35c; 3 for $1.00; 10 for |} 
$2.90. 
1 HESPERALOE PARVIFLORA—k(w) (3)50. Called 
Red Yucca. Rose to red flowers. Needs sheltered 
position, and winter protection, when grown outside 
north. Sometimes handled as large pot or tub plant. 
Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
1 HERACLEUM MANTEGAZZIANUM—Dk(3)100. Spectacu- 
lar large perennial with lobe-cut leaves to 3 feet, and little 
flowers of creamy white in wide, close umbels that may be 
four feet across. From the Caucasus. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. 
3 HESPERANTHERA STANFORDIAE—w. Really a beauty. 
A rather rare South African bulb-flower that gives a display 
of satiny yellow flowers in late winter when grown in pots. 
From Philadelphia south, can also be grown in the garden for 
late spring bloom, but will need some winter protection of 
leaves or litter. 10 inches. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. 
1 THE CHRISTMAS ROSE 
It is HELLEBORUS 
NIGER, the Christmas Rose 
of song and story, one of 
the old-time garden favor- 
ites that has, of late, re- 
ceived new publicity. The 
attractive flowers are big, 
shallow blossom-cups, pure 
white, or showing faint 
pink suffusion. Jllustrated ¥ 
opposite. It may be grown @ 
from seeds sown in late 
autumn, but patience is re- 
quired, for germination is 
usually slow, though under 
right conditions, quite sure 
eventually. Culture ‘“‘yt’’. 
Helleborus is a long-lived 
and exceedingly hardy 
plant. Like many long- 
lived species it is slow in 
adjusting itself to a new position. Often little growth will be 
made on moved plants first season, and any first-year flowers 
are likely to be poor and not typical. Once established, it will 
thrive exceedingly. It prefers a bit of shade, and a fairly rich 
soil that is not subject to drought-damage. Blooming season 
is usually March, though in mild winters there may even be 
flowers in January, or in late December. Pkt. 20c; 46 oz. 40c; 
¥% oz. 70c. Plants, each $1.25. 
1 HELLEBORUS ORIENTALIS HYBRIDS — yt(1)16. The 
Lenten Rose. It blooms in March, beautiful flowers of purple- 
shaded white, varying to pale tones of violet and claret. Pkt. 
25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
5 EASY ANNUAL HELIANTHUS 
SUNFLOWERS for the garden. ‘‘x’’ culture. ITALIAN 
W HITE—50 inches. Single blossoms, 3-inch, white to cream. 
For cutting. Pkt. 15c. GERBERIA-TONED—tThe last in coral 
to rose, apricot, chestnut ete. Pkt. 15e. SUNGOLD—55 inches. 
Chrysanthemum doubles in golden yellow. Pkt. 15c. 
