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HELIOTROPES. 



Heliotropes are great favorites, principally on account of their delicious fragrance; they 

 grow freely under glass, and may be planted in he open border during the summer. 



Albert Oeleaux. Golden foliage, mottled 



green ; flowers deep lavender. 

 Chieftain. Lilac, large truss. 

 Frau Lederle. The darkest violet-blue ; 



very large trusses. 



Mme. Bruant. Very dark purple. 

 rime, de Blonay. Large truss, nearly 



pure white. 

 The Czar. Deep purple, large flower. 



Price : 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz.; the set of 6 fur 50 cts. 

 HIBISCUS SINENSIS (CWnese Hibiscus). 



Well-known evergreen tender shrubs, which may be grown either as a pot plant or 

 planted out during the summer. They flower freely during the entire summer, and even 

 in the winter if kept in a light, sunny position. 

 AurantiaCUS, Fine double pure salmon. 

 Orandiflorus. Very large single rose. 

 Mlniatus Semi-plenus. The finest and most brilliant semi-double vermilion-scarlet, 



with flowers 4 inches in diimeter 



Peachblow, Large double flowers, 

 of a soft pink, with deeper centre. 



Sub-Vlolacea. Flowers very large, 

 of a beautiful carmine tinted violet. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; the 



set of 5 for 65 cts. 



T/it hardy Hibiscus art offered on 



fagi 195. 



IPOMCEA. 



Noctiflora. The well-known popu- 

 lar white, fragrant Moon Flower. 

 p,^_\Learil [Blue Dawn Flowe>-). In- 

 tense violet-blue, flowers 6 inches 

 in diameter. 



10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 



Isolepis Gracilis. 



A useful plant with graceful, grass- 

 like dark-green drooping foliage, for 

 vases, baskets or the window g:irden. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per 

 doz. 



Heliotrope. 



Otaska. 



flowers. 



Hyacinthus Candicans. 



HYACINTHUS 



CANDICANS. 



(Cape Hyaointh.) 



A snow-white summer-flowering 

 Hyacinth, growing 3 to 5 feet in 

 height, gricefully surmounted with 

 from 20 to 30 pure-white, bell-shaped 

 flowers. (See C'.:t.) 5 cts. each ; 50 

 cts. per doz.; by mail, 10 cts. per doz. 

 extra. 



HYDRANGEAS. 



Empress Eugene. A desirable 

 old variety, forming shrubby plants, 

 producing large heads of light pink 

 flowers, which, on fully develop- 

 ing change to a purplish hue. 

 A Japanese variety, producing immense heads of pink 

 Extensively used for Easter decoration and for out- 

 door decoration in the summer. (See special offer 

 of specimen plants of this variety, below.) 



Hortensis Mariesii. A most distinct variety, re- 

 markable for the very large size of its sterile flowers, 

 often 3 inches across, and which are arranged on 

 the outer edge of the truss ; in color light pink on 

 opening, changing to a pure mauve. 



— Rosea. A beautiful rosy-red variety, entirely dis- 

 tinct from all other sorts, and very desirable. 

 '\ThOS. Hogg. Large, pure white flowers, pruduced 

 very freely. 



Price : Any of the above, extra strong plants, 50 

 cts. each ; set of'5 sorts, $2.00. Strong flowering planis, 

 25 cts. each; set of 5 sorts, $1.00. 



Specimen Plants of Hydrangea Otaksa. 



We have a grand lot of this, the most desirable 

 of all the Hydrangeas, in large specimen plants, 

 growing in wooden tubs, especially prepared for 

 summer flowering-plants thnt will make a hand- 

 some display at $1.00, $3.00 and $5.00 each. 



Specimen Plant of Hydrangea Otaksa. 



For other Hydrangeas see Hardy Shrubs, page 215. 



Dahlias are one of our leading Specialties. See pages 141 to 146. 



