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Hepatica (Liver Leaf) 



Triloba. A pretty native spring-flowering plant, with light blue flowers, useful as 

 a rock plant or for a shady spot in the border. 25 cts. each; §2.50 per doz. 



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Hemerocallis (Day Lily) 



Hemerocallis (Yeiiow Day Liiy) 



Popular hardy plants belonging to the Lily family. They 

 succeed everywhere and should always be included in every 

 border of old-fashioned hardy plants. 

 Dumortieri. Very dwarf; 18 inches; flowering in June; rich 



cadmium-yellow; buds and reverse of petals bronze yellow. 

 Flava (Yellow Day Lily). The best known variety; very 



fragrant deep lemon-yellow flowers in June and July; 



height, 2 J to 3 feet. 

 Florham (Golden Day Lily). Bright golden-yellow with 



Indian-yellow shadings; June and July; 3 feet. 

 Fulva (Tawny Day Lily). Grows from 4 to 5 feet high, with 



trumpet-shaped flowers of a uniform orange color with 



darker shadings; June and July. 

 Kwanso Fl. PI. Double orange flowers. July. 4 to 5 feet. 

 Middendorfi (Dr. Regcl's). The earliest to bloom, May 



flowers bell-shaped, rich chrome yellow. 2 feet. 

 Thunbergi. The latest to flower; rich buttercup-yellow> 



funnel-shaped flowers throughout July; 4 feet. 

 Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 



per 100. Set of 7 varieties, $1.50. 



Hypericum (St. John's Wort) 



Most desirable border plants of free and graceful habit 

 producing long slender much branched stems, leafy to the base 

 and all drooping towards the ends, apparently from the weight 

 of the flowers and buds, although the flowers face so none of 

 their beauty is lost. 



Moserianum. A marvelously free-flowering variety of 

 large size measuring from 2 to 2§ inches in diameter, in 

 color a rich golden yellow rendered still more effective by 

 the numerous yellow stamens and crimson anthers; blooms 

 continuously the entire season; 2 feet. 

 Patulum Henryi. A comparatively new hardy St. John's 

 Wort of shrubby habit, growing from 2 to 3 feet high, pro- 

 ducing masses of large clear yellow flowers during July and 

 August, and retaining its neat foliage until late in the 

 autumn. 

 — Patulum Grandiflorum. A very vigorous growing 

 introduction from China with large broad petalled flowers 

 of a very bright yellow. 

 Price. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



HeUChera (Alum Root, or Coral Bells) 



Most desirable dwarf, compact, bushy plants of robust constitution and easy culture, 

 growing 1J to 2 feet high, and bearing during July and August loose, graceful spikes 

 of flowers in the greatest profusion; excellent subjects either for trie border or rockery, 

 and of great value for cutting. 



Gracillima Rosea. Carmine rose. 



Sanguinea. Free-flowering, coral-red. 



Price. 35 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Giant-Flowering Hibiscus 



(Marshmallows or Rosemallows) 



A wonderfully improved form of our greatly admired native Marshmallow or 

 Rosemallow, in which not only the colors have been greatly intensified, but 

 also flowers of enormous size, frequently 10 to 12 inches in diameter, have 

 been developed. These plants can be highly recommended for all kinds of 

 plantings. They appear to be equally at home in all positions, having the 

 same vigor in dry and wet ground, and are perfectly hardy. They grow from 5 to 8 

 feet high, and are very florif erous, blooming from early in July until late in September. 

 We offer three distinct colors — Red, Pink and White — in strong two-year-old roots, 

 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. One each of the three colors for $1.00. 



Heliopsis (Orange Sunflower) 



Similar in general habit to Helianthus, but commencing to flower earlier in the 

 season; July and August; of dwarfer habit, rarely exceeding 3 feet in height; very 

 valuable for cutting. 



Pitcheriana. A~ desirable variety. The flowers are of a beautiful deep golden- 

 yellow, about two inches in diameter, of very thick texture and a useful cut flower. 



Scabra Excelsa. Rich chrome-yellow flowers, turning to a 

 bright yellow as they mature. These are almost double, having 

 from 4 to 5 rows of petals, and are produced very profusely. 

 The plant is of robust growth, about 3 feet high, and from mid- 

 July to the end of August, makes an effective display. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Giant-Flowering 

 Marshmallow 



We can supply seeds of many Hardy Perennials, see Flower Seed Department, beginning on page 51 



