PETER HENDERSON & CO.'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 23 



HONESTY (Lunaria Biennis), Nat. Ord. Cruciferm. Per P kt 



Interesting Summer-blooming plants, suitable for shrubberies or woodland 

 walks. Hardy biennials. 

 Honesty. Purple, 2 ft 5 



White, 2 ft - 5 



HUNNEMANNIA, Nat. Ord. Papaveracew. 



A beautiful herbaceous plant, with handsome tulip-like flowers. Half-hardy 

 perennial. 

 Hunnemannia Fumarisefolia. Yellow, 2 ft : 10 



HUMEA, Nat. Ord. Compositw. 



An exceedingly beautiful and graceful plant, flowering in drooping pyramids 

 of innumerable ruby-red, grass-like florets, attaining, when well grown, a height 

 of eight feet. Invaluable as a decorative plant, either for the conservatory, or 

 in pots, distributed in the pleasure ground, on lawns, terraces, &c. Should be 

 grown in light rich soil. Half-hardy biennial. 

 Humea Blegans. Eed, from Australia, 8 ft 15 



ICE PLANT, Nat. Ord. Mesembryacece. 



A very singular dwarf trailing plant, much used for garnishing ; the leaves 

 and stems are covered with crystalline globules, giving it the appearance of 

 being covered with ice. Half-hardy annual. 

 Ice Plant. From Greece, trailer - 5 



IBEPJS, Nat. Ord. Cruciferm. 

 (See Candytuft.) 



INDIAN SHOT, Nat. Ord. Marantacew. 

 (See Canna.) 



INOPSIDIUfll, Nat. Ord. Cruciferce. 



An elegant little profuse-blooming plant, valuable for shady situations, in 

 rockeries, or for edgings. Hardy annual. 



Inopsidium Acaule. Sky blue, {- ft 10 



IPOMEA, Nat. Ord. Gonvolvulacew. 



This genus contains some of the most varied and beautiful flowers in culti- 

 vation. For covering old walls, trellises, arbors, or stumps of trees, they are in- 

 valuable. Tender annuals. 

 Ipomea Atropurpurea. Dark purple, 15 ft, 5 



Bona Nox. Violet, from West Indies 10 



Burridgii. Rose and crimson, 15 ft 5 



Coccinea (Star Ipomea). Bright scarlet 10 



Grandiflora Argentea Marmorata ( Variegated Morning Glory). A very 



beautiful new variety, with heart-shaped leaves of a delicate green, 



profusely marbled with silver white ; flowers carmine and white 15 



Limbata. Blue and white 10 



Rubra Cosrulea. Azure blue, from Mexico, very beautiful 25, 



, Quamoclit. (See Cypress Vine) 5 



IPOHOPSIS, Nat. Ord. Polemoniaeem. 



Most beautiful plants, with long spikes of dazzling orange and scarlet flowers. 

 Half-hardy biennials. 

 Ipomopsis Elegans. Scarlet, 3 ft 10 



Superba. Orange, 3 ft JO 



IBIS, Nat. Ord. Iridacem. 



The Iris is remarkable for the variety and beauty of the colors of its flowers, 

 and has long been a great favorite in the flower-garden ; succeeds best in light 

 sandy soil. Hardy perennial. 



Iris Anglica. Finest mixed 25 



