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Genista tinctoria; dyer's greenweed; yellow. 



Gentiana acaulis; gentian of spring or gentianella; blue. 



Gentiana lutea; great yellow gentian; yellow; ("a medi- 



cinable plant"). 

 Geranium pratense; meadow cranesbill; blue, large. 

 Geranium Ihericum; violet. 

 Geranium Ibericum, album; white. 

 Geranium phaeum; blue, almost black. 



* Geranium sanguineum; red. 



Gladiolus blandus; corn flag; white, flesh color some- 

 times. 



Gladiolus Byzantinus; purple. 



Gladiolus cardinalis; red or scarlet. 



Hedysarum coronarium; "red satten" flower, or French 

 honeysuckle; red. 



Hedysarum coronarium, album; white — this not common. 



* Helichrysum arenarium; goldy-locks or immortelles ; yel- 



low, everlasting. 

 Helianthus annuus; sunflower — "a yellow monster iealled 



flower of sun." 

 Helleborus niger; true black hellebore ; white, flushed with 



purple. 

 Helleborus orientalis; white. 

 Helleborus orientalis, Colchicum; deep bright purple. 



* Hemerocallis flava; day lily ; yellow. 

 Hepatica triloba; liverleaf ; pale purple. 

 Hepatica angulosa; white, blue, red. 



* Hesperis matronalis; rockets, double queen's gilliflower, 



dame's rocket, damask violet ; white to lilac, pink and 



purple; single and double. 

 Hyacinthus; hyacinths. 

 * Iberis amara; candytuft; white. 

 Iberis umbellata; purplish. 

 Impatiens Balsamina; "female balsam apple" ; three 



shades of purple; single or very little doubled. 



