GEUM .- Avens 
Valuable for the sparkling brilliance of their 
outstanding orange and scarlet colors. Free- 
flowering, hardy plants that bloom intermittently. 
They will grow in full sunlight or partial shade 
in any good garden soil. 
Lady Stratheden. Large, double; rich yellow. 
+2 ft. June to Sept. 
Mrs. Bradshaw. Rich orange-colored flowers 
fon sturdy plants. June to Sept. 
All Geums: 3 of one variety for $1.50; 10 
of one variety for $4.50 
GEUM, Lady Stratheden (left) and Mrs. Bradshaw 
(right). 3 for $1.50 
GYPSOPHILA . Babys-Breath 
The masses of tiny flowers make excellent 
filler material for bouquets, in contrast to 
larger blooms. 
Bristol Fairy. Double white flowers that are 
tvery useful in cut-flower arrangements. Very 
hardy and long lived. 2 to 3 ft. June to Sept. 
3 for $1.75; 10 for $5.25. 
Paniculata, Flamingo. A fine new introduction 
tof pink Gypsophila with large double flowers. 
It 1s of the Bristol Fairy type and a splendid 
cut-flower. $1.00 each; 3 for $2.50. 
Repens Bodgeri. Large double white flowers 
xtinted pink. Compact growth. 1% to 2 ft. 
June to Sept. 3 for $1.75; 10 for $5.25. 
HELIOPSIS 
Scabra gigantea. Large, cup-shaped flowers 
thaving a double row of golden yellow 
florets. Tall growing. 3 for $1.75; 10 for 
$5.25. See illustration this page. 
FUNKIA subcordata grandiflora. 3 for $2.25 
East Rutherford, N. J. 
HEATHER .- Calluna 
Elata alba. Tall White Heather. A very 
straight grower having soft deep green foliage 
and white flowers. 11% to 2 ft. 
Rubra.% A red-flowering variety. 1 ft. July. 
Vulgaris. A dense-growing shrub with pretty, 
tbell-shaped flowers of rosy lavender in great 
profusion toward the top of the plants. 1 to 
11% ft. July to Oct. 
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HELENIUM 
This hardy family of perennials blooms in 
late summer. The daisy-like flowers are borne 
in great profusion on bushy, shrub-like plants 
varying from 3 to 5 feet in height. Very effective 
for late summer bloom and excellent for cutting. 
A sunny location and good average garden soil 
is the only requirement. 
Chippersfield Orange. A tall, bushy-growing 
fvariety having gold and copper flowers on 
every branch. Very showy. 4 ft. Aug., Sept. 
3 for $1.75; 10 for $5.25. 
HELIANTHEMUM . Sunrose 
These delightful low-spreading plants are in- 
dispensable in the rock-garden or on steep banks, 
where they form a mat of foliage and furnish a 
good quantity of bloom from July to September. 
8 to 10 in. 
* Buttercup. Single; golden yellow. 
% Fireball. Brilliant flaming orange. 
Rhodanthum carneum. 
x with silvery foliage. 
All Helianthemum: 3 of one variety for 
$1.75; 10 of one variety for $5.25 
Pale pink flowers 
Kindly refer to page 39 for Fall Planting 
Items which will be offered in our Fall 
Planting Supplement available in September. 
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HELIOPSIS scabra gigantea. 3 for $1.75 
Arranging Perennials 
Arranging perennial flowers in num- 
erous combinations is a lot of fun. 
Don’t worry about all the rules and 
mathematics of modern floral arrange- 
ment... just use your own imagina- 
tion. Have you ever tried Gypsophila 
as a filler with Gaillardia, Daylilies, 
Helenium, Lythrum, Eupatorium? 
HELIANTHUS .- Sunflower 
Sunflowers thrive best in an open sunny 
border in deeply fertilized soil. They are rather 
heavy feeders, and seasonal manuring is ad- 
visable. Sunflowers resemble miniature Dahlias, 
growing from 3 to 5 feet and blooming during 
July, August and September, depending on 
variety. 
Loddon Gold. Large, bright yellow flowers 
+5 inches in diameter. 4 to 5 ft. Sept., Oct. 
Orgyalis. A good yellow. Willow-like foliage. 
tAug., Sept. 
Ali Helianthus: 3 of one variety for $1.75; 
10 of one variety for $5.25 
HELIANTHUS, Loddon Gold. 3 for $1.75 
