HELIOTROPE - HELLEBORUS 
HELIOPSIS. (hee-le-OP-sis) Compositae. 
Hardy perennials with sunflower-like flowers 2 inches across and growing to 5 ft tall. 
They are nice in the border and make good cutflowers. Grow them the same as Sun- 
flowers and seed started as late as July will bloom the following year. 
—helianthoides. Numerous yellow heads 21%” ac; 5 ft; HP. 33 
——Piicheriana. Deep rich yellow variety......... HELO-1P. 15¢ 
—scaprammayjor. Golden Fyellow iss cS Nite Fe aiccccdtecccescccscscecsucczassvecussasdevoucestesece HELO-4, 15¢ 
—--—Piitcheriana., Deep: rich yellOw SVariety.... icssccccucasccnccovesssueesdhassseboasacumsiereesctee HELO-IP. 15¢ 
HELIOTHROPIUM. (hee-lee-oh-THOP-pee-um) Heliotrope. Boraginaceae. 
Plants and shrubs with small fragrant flowers; some are greenhouse plants, others 
for the border. The well known greenhouse Heliotrope (arborescens) is native of Peru 
and grown here as a tender annual. 
. HELO-1. 20¢ 
ARBORESCENS: 
—Giant Valencia. Giant flowered French Variety.....cccccsccesceseeseseeseereene HELR-2V. 25¢ 
—Souvenir. Large flowered French variety........... .. HELR-28. 25¢ 
—Marina. Giant flowered GeLrmMan  VATICLY.........cccccsscesrcesseceseecsterestecseeeetecees HELR-2M. 25¢ 
—Mammoth Flowered. A Holland strain of large flowered hybrids.... HELR-2MF. 25¢ 
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OVA Dlaee Wale | STONE EM sorter su darsttrates<o07-Sc veh, anpvakeastieeSt ca iacadessacteh aseseguioraesede<waasUixe HELR®-2P. 25¢ 
—King of the Blacks............ HELR-2K. 25¢ 
—Mixed Varieties. .......... 
. HELR-2X. 25¢ 
—Giant Lemoini. 
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HELLEBORUS. (hel-le-BO-rus. CHRISTMAS ROSE, HELLEBORE. Ranunculaceae. 
Perennial plants blooming early in the spring and in mild climates, during late wint- 
er. Thrive in rich moist soil, partial shade. They are sometimes forced under glass 
Seed secured during the winter months should be stratified till early spring. 
—corsicus: see H...lividus. 
—lividus. Pale gerceengiicmin (Clusters COrsicas EBI2s EUR Ie asis.s.csccen;asreen see HELB-93 (W). 50¢ 
—niger. _Christmas Rose; white; 114 ft; hardy; HP... ... HELB-10(C). 30¢ 
poe ORAM IUTINUS 0 LAT SI LOW ClSircruncctsresseoshi-cataneasesevaseusssacees HELB-10M (W). 50¢ 
—odorus v. cupreus. Copper colored f1S; 15773 HEP .....cc.cssesccsssscssscsssscsssssensdecuss HELB-12(C). 40¢ 
—-—v. atrosanguineum. Red fis; HP . HELB-12A(C). 50¢ 
—olympicus. VV CRMC LS “ae EL Eee ee Bente coche cacy sc secu coe cter scrub sactocsttesciatt HELB-13 (C). 50¢ 
—viridis. Yellowish green fis; 2 ft; HP... .. HELB-18 (W). 50¢ 
—Species and Hybrids Mixed .. HELB-X (W). 50¢ 
HEMEROCALLIS. (hem-er-oh-KAL-is) DAY LILY. Liliaceae. 
~ A genus of mostly tuborous-rooted perennials with lily-like flowers and narrow grass- 
like leaves. They are all of simple culture, either grown from seeds which produce 
seedlings or from roots for particular varieties. The commonly grown garden forms are 
hybrids of various species. See special list for roots of named varieties. 
—Peerless Blend, seedisaved) fromethe best varketiessc ci sc.ccsssesceq-ccteceenas- HEME-H. 20¢ 
—Hybrids. From hand pollinated flowers including pink and ‘‘reds” HEME-14B. 20¢ 
—-—Part hand and part bee pollinated including pink and “reds’”............ HEME-14M. 15¢ 
HERACLEUM. (her-ah-KLEE-um) COW-PARSNIP. Umbelliferae. 
Course herbaceous perennials used for a bold effect in the border or wild garden 
The flowers are pink or white, very small and in enormous umbels. 
—Mantegazzianum. Deeply cut white fis in umbels; 4 ft ac; 9 ft; HP........ HERA-2. 20¢ 
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HESPERANTHA. (hes-per-AN-thah) Iridaceae. 
Tender S. Af. bulbous plants very similiar to Ixias; flowers star-shaped, opening in 
the evening, fragrant; they like sunny positions, sandy loam soil with some peat. Treat 
as a pot plant in the North. 
—Bauri. Bright rose-red tis 1n loose spikes; 2 ft; TBb.iio..c ce cccccceesecteceseeeteeeee HSPR-1. 50¢ 
HESPERIS. (HES-per-is) ROCKET Cruciferae. 
Hardy biennials and perennials of erect branching habit and bearing white, rose or 
mauve-purple flowers in pyramidal spikes; excellent cutfiowers; June-July; 1-3 ft. tall. 
They are fragrant. Sow seeds any time up to August for flowers the next season. 
H.MATRONALIS: Sweet Rocket. The common garden forms are of this species. 
They are perennial but sometimes only biennial; hardy in the North; sow seed a year 
before they are to bloom. 
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—nana candidissima. Dwarf form in pure white flowers.......... F HESP-6C. 15¢ 
HESPEROYUCCA. (hes-per-oh-YUK-ah) Liliaceae. 
Only one species from S. Calif. much like the Yucca, Hardy only in mild climates. 
—Whipplei. Creamy white fis, 2’’ ac, fragrant, in nodding pan; TP........ HSPR-1. 25¢ 
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HETEROPAPPUS Blaugrithi. German var. of this Composit; allied to Boltonia; 
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HEUCHERA. (HEU-her-ah) ALUM-ROOT. Saxifragaceae. 
Herbaceous perennials, usually of dwarf compact habit flowering in June-Sept, val- 
uable in the low border or rockery. Grow in sunny place, good loamy soil, and pro- 
ducing mats of deep green leaves, The flowers are bell-shaped; excellent for cutting. 
germinate seeds warm and in light. 
=—cylindricay, Glabella, | vellowish ‘sreen ‘fis; 2hS—510;, Hy vcs ccssesucnavavsensceues HEU-7G. 25¢ 
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H. SANGUINEA: Commonly grown species in gardens, founds on cliffs and hills. 
eS Dittire) EViClyaeDrCtly mw larce merich sSCaArlet. (iS: ..isa.-.cxeucovecereressnet wrert-satenetea? HEU-20S. 25¢ 
—-—splendens. Dark crimson variety........... ae .. HEU-208. 209% 
——Hybrids. Different ColorS ANG  fOLIMS 0c... cece ccccsecceccrencestcesssenssesessarenossseoss HEU-20H. 20¢ 
HIBISCUS. (hye-BISK-us) Rose-Mallow. Malvaceae. 
Plants, shrubs and trees with showy flowers in several colors. Annuals should be 
sown in pots or bands or direct to the soil. They require a rich soil with moisture. 
—Manihot. Yellow or white, dark brown centers, 9’’ ac; 9 ft; HA orP HIBS-26. 25¢ 
HIBISCUS: Continued on Page 204. 
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when they are transferred to the warmth 
of a sunny window sill. 
When clipping and shearing the fragrant or 
culnary herbs, save every leaf. Wash them 
well, dry and use for their many purposes. 
Make sachets of the lavender and verbena or 
lay them among linens. The fragrant Geran- 
ium are equally useful and put into pretty 
jars, make thoughtful and inexpensive gifts. 
Mix the pulverized culinary herbs for salads, 
soups, poultry dressing and meats to flavor 
the winter foods. Small amounts may be 
dried in paper bags, with air holes cut in 
them. Waxed paper is even better as it 
doesn’t absorb the essential oils. 
SALVIA SPLENDENS 
The best time to start Salvia is the end 
of February or the first part of March. 
Most failures in germinating Salvia seed 
are due to the lack of bottom heat when 
germinating. A temperature of 60 degrees 
F. is necessary, even at night. Two weeks 
are required for germination. The seed- 
lings should be transplanted in a mixture 
of two parts good loam and one part of 
leaf mould with plenty of sand added. 
Keep the young plants growing. Pinch 
out the tall shoots so as to form a bushy 
plant at the very start. If set out in pots 
a 3 inch one can be used and if extia good 
plants are wanted, shift them every few 
weeks to larger pots. 
ALASKA COTTON. 
In hte October issue of your magazine 
I note with interest the letter from Mrs. 
MacPherson of Winnipeg, Canada and I 
thought I might be of help in determining 
the soil requirements she asks about, but 
I cannot be certain that the plants which she 
brought back from Churchill are Alaska 
Cotton. 
Certainly from Mrs. MacPherson’s des- 
cription it is a plant far divers from what 
is known in southeastern Alaska and in 
Kodiak as ‘Alaska Cotton’. I suppose our 
plant has some sort ol Jeaves but one never 
notices them, since the plant’s main features 
are the numerous green, leafless stems which 
spring up usually in large patches and are 
topped with balls of fluffy white, or in rare 
instances golden brown, cotton, about the 
size of dandelion puffs. 
Our cotton flourishes most readily in the 
swamps (black, waterlogged soil which I 
should imagine to be quite acid and never 
thoroughly dry) away from the salt water 
or in moist meadows where cattle graze 
or in typical marsh lands where does also 
grow the Alaskian Iris. 
The Cotton appears about the first of 
June and is with us until September ends and 
if picked when freshly matured, it will carry 
through the winter in dried bouquets and 
is especially prized by those creators of floral 
pictures and glass-topped trays. 
I should be interessted in knowing the 
true name of the plant which Mrs. Mac- 
Pherson describes. 
Alaskan Cotton, as listed in the Alaskan 
Wildflower book is the plant known in Kod- 
jak and not a vine nor found on boulders 
exposed to salt water. Later in the spring, 
I .shall be glad to make a soil test for 
Alaskan Cotton if anyone has need of this 
information. 
Note: We wll be pleased to print your 
findings on the soil test, Mrs. Given. 
By Mrs. Alace M. Given, Alaska 
SUBSCRIPTION price now $2.00 per year. 
