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Hemerocallis, continued 



Hemerocallis fulva. TAWNY DAY LILY. Stems 3 to 4 feet tall from a leafy base. 

 Flowers tawny orange, with wavy-margined petals. Very floriferous and showy. 

 Blossoms in late summer. Native of Europe and Asia. 



H. fulva kwanso. DOUBLE ORANGE LILY. Similar to the preceding species, but 

 with double flowers. The blossoms are produced for a longer period 

 than any of the single-flowered forms. 



H. thunbergi. LATE-FLOWERED LEMON LILY. Resembles the Lemon 

 Lily very much, and differs mainly in producing a wealth of clear 

 yellow flowers in midsummer. 



Hibiscus The Rose Mallows 



Tall free-flowering perfectly hardy plants with remarkably large 

 and showy flowers. They thrive in moist loamy soils and are very 

 valuable border plants, producing throughout a long period numer- 

 ous mammoth flowers, sometimes 6 to 8 inches across. They are 

 also very effective when planted on the banks of pools, either in 

 combination with shrubs or with other herbaceous plants. 



Hibiscus militaris. HALBERT-LEAVED ROSE MALLOW. Stems 

 stout, 4 to 6 feet high, bearing bright green leaves which are 

 lobed near the base. Flowers 3 to 5 inches across, delicate pink 

 or light rose, with a purple center. Grows naturally from Penn- 

 sylvania and Minnesota southward to the Gulf. 



H. moscheutos. MARSH, OR ROSE MALLOW. Stems strong and 

 vigorous, 3 to 5 feet tall, bearing numerous downy leaves which 

 are whitened on the lower surface. Distributed from Massa- 

 chusetts and the region of the Great Lakes, southward to 

 Florida. Flowers very large, 5 to 8 inches across, light rose 

 with a purple eye. One of the very best. 



H. oculiroseus. CRIMSON EYE. Resembles the preceding 

 species, but the flowers are creamy white with a large crimson center. 



Iberis 



Iberis sempervirens. EVERGREEN CANDYTUFT. Without doubt the 

 hardiest and most satisfactory of the perennial species. A handsome 

 plant with clustered stems, blossoming profusely in early spring. Na- 

 tive of Crete. Leaves oblong, broadest above the middle, persistent. 

 Flowers dazzling white, disposed in terminal clusters. Splendid for 

 border planting or rock-gardens. 



Incarvillea 



Hemerocallis fulv 

 kwanso 



Hemerocallis fulva 



Incarvillea delavayi. 

 HARDY GLOXINIA. 



A remarkably beautiful and free-flowering plant with 

 handsome large flowers. Native of Asia. Leaves com- 

 pound, all at the base of the flowering stems, consisting 

 of ii to 21 toothed leaflets. Flowers trumped-shaped, 

 rosy purple, 2 to 3 inches long, borne in clusters on 

 sterns i to 2 feet high. Requires a protection of leaves 

 or litter in winter in the colder sections. 



Iris The Irises 



The grand and royal colors of the flowers of 

 these superb hardy plants, so often softly blended 

 or else intensified in various lines or marks, are 

 not surpassed by those of any garden subject. 

 They are invaluable in the herbaceous borders, 

 both on account of their hardiness and easy culture, 

 and for the lavish wealth of blossoms that crown 

 their numerous stems. A sunny situation in moist, 

 rich loam is best adapted to their requirements, 

 and as the clumps increase in size, liberal enriching 

 of the ground, or even replanting, is attended 

 by a great gain in the size and number of the flowers. 



Iris cristata. CRESTED IRIS. A dwarf plant with slen- 

 der creeping rootstocks. Grows naturally from Mary- 

 land and Indiana, southward to Georgia and Missouri. 

 Leaves bright green. Flowers blue, with an orange 

 crest on the larger segments. A dainty little plant, 

 blossoming in early spring. 



I. florentina. ORRIS ROOT. Leaves 12 to 18 inches 

 long from a creeping rootstock, which is, when dried, 



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