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true bluebells of Scotland. Another "bluebell" that grows wild in 

 British woods is S cilia festalis, or S. nutans, a sort of wood hyacinth. 



HEARTSEASE. See PANSY. 



HOLLYHOCK (Althaa rosed). Rose, pink, white, pale yellow, and 

 madder purple. Single and double. On stalk 4 to 6 feet high. 

 Individuals four inches across. Biennial, but makes offsets. Rich 

 soil. One of the best tall herbaceous plants, but subject to disease. 

 Spray with ammoniacal copper carbonate early in season. Sow in 

 August in drills. 



HYACINTH (Hyacinthus oriental! s). White, shades of blue, red, and 

 pale creamy yellow; 9 inches. April. Buy the modern varieties, 

 as they have entirely displaced the old ones which had fewer flowers 

 to a stalk. Plant the bulbs in fall well before the frost, in raised 

 beds and in masses of one colour. 



HYACINTH, GRAPE (Muscari botryoides). Dense heads of small blue 

 flowers on stalks 4 to 6 inches long; April. Effective for window or 

 shrubbery or in border. Hardy. Will endure shade after flowering 

 period. 



IMMORTELLE (Xeranthemum annuuni). Purple, yellow, white. Large 

 daisy-like heads. Annual. July, August; 2 feet. Showy part is 

 the stiff bracts; as cut flowers they last all winter. Sow outdoors 

 in spring, or start in heat for flowers in early summer. 



IRIS, FLEUR-DE-LIS, FLOWER-DE-LUCE (Iris hybrids). The so-called 

 German irises are among the most showy and satisfactory plants 

 of old gardens, having great range of colours from blue to white 

 and yellow, with purple brownish fringes. 3 feet; May, June. 

 Will grow in any average soil, the clumps extending by creeping 

 rhizomes. When planting, be careful not to bury the rhizome 



more than one-half. , ENGLISH (/. Anglicd). Probably the 



oldest iris in cultivation. A bulbous kind; white, purple; June to 

 July. Average rich soil moderately dry. Foliage appears in spring. 



JOHNNY- JUMP-UP. See PANSY. 



LADIES' DELIGHT. See PANSY. 



LARKSPUR (Delphinium grandiflorum, D. formosum, D. elatuni). Deep 

 indigo blue and lighter shades to white. In long spikes. Perennial. 

 June, July; 2 to 5 feet. Attractive leaves on long stems. Blooms 

 again in the fall if first flowers are cut. Best of blue flowers for 



