. HelIOPSIS PiTCHElUANUS Helianthus Soleil d'Or. Hflenium Pumilum (Siieeze-uort.) All of these aie desirable bor- dei plants, with bioad-spread- ing heads of flowers, each species covering a long lilnoming senson Autiimnale Superbum. Grows bom ,") lo 6 leet high, with broad heads of deep golden-yellow flowers during the late summer and fall months. Grandicephalum Striatum. ( )l strong, iiibust, erect habit, glowing 3 feet high, with flowers about 1-J inches in diameter, in large, branching , of a deep orange color, irregularly striped and blotched with crimson ; . July an
. HelIOPSIS PiTCHElUANUS Helianthus Soleil d'Or. Hflenium Pumilum (Siieeze-uort.) All of these aie desirable bor- dei plants, with bioad-spread- ing heads of flowers, each species covering a long lilnoming senson Autiimnale Superbum. Grows bom ,") lo 6 leet high, with broad heads of deep golden-yellow flowers during the late summer and fall months. Grandicephalum Striatum. ( )l strong, iiibust, erect habit, glowing 3 feet high, with flowers about 1-J inches in diameter, in large, branching , of a deep orange color, irregularly striped and blotched with crimson ; . July and Au- gust. Grandicephalum Cupreum. A new copper-colored variety. For description, see under head of New and Rare Plants, beginning page 106. Hoopesi. Pure orange-yellow flowers, inches across, and the earliest to flower, coming in early in June and continuing throughout the summer; 2 feet. Pumilum. A most useful summer and autumn-flowering perennial, growing about 18^ inches high and almost smothered with lis golden-yellow blossoms. (See cut.) 15 cts. each; |) per doz.; $1000 per 100. Set of 4 varieties, 50 cts. MEI-,IOPSIS (Oranse Sunflower). Similar in general habit to Helianthus, but commencing to flower earlier in the sea- son ; of dwarfer habit, rarely exceeding 3 feet in height ; very valuable for cutting. Pitcherianus. A desirable variety, growing from 2 to 3 feet high, and a perpetual bloomer, beginning to flower early in the season and continuing in bloom the entire summer. The flowers are of a beautiful deep golden-yellow color, about 2 inches in diameter, of very thick texture, and are very graceful for cutting. (See cut.) Pitcherianus Semi=plena. A new semi-double variety. For description see under New and Rare Plants, beginning page 10(3. Scaber riajor. A grand improvement upon Heliopsis scaber,\\\'i\\ large, deep orange- yellow flowers, which are produced during the entire summer ; the plant grows about 3 feet high. 15 cts. each ; $ per doz.; $ p
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