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HEI.IOTROPES. 



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

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



rime, de Blonay. Large truss, nearly 

 pure white 



Albert Deleaux. Golden foliage, mottled 



green ; flowers deep lavender. 

 Chieftain. Lilac, large truss. 

 rime. Bruant. Very dark purple. 



Queen of Violets. Rich violet blue, with 



white eye. 

 The Czar, Deep purple, large flower. 



Price : 10 cts. each ; §1.00 per doz.; the set of 6 for 50 cts. 



HIBISCUS SIJiENSIS (Chinese mbiscus). 



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 Icept in a light, sunny position, 

 Aurantiacus. Fine double pure salmon. 

 Qrandiflorus. Very large single rose. 

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



with flowers 4 inches m diameter. 

 Peachblow, Large double flowers 



of a soft pink, with deeper centre. 

 Sub=-Violacea, Flowers very large, 



of a beautiful carmine tinted violet. 



15 cts. each ; Sl-oO per doz.; the 

 set of 5 for 55 cts. 



IP03KEA. 



Noctif loria. The well-known pop- 

 ular white, fragrant Moon Flower. 



Learll [Blue Dawn Flower). In- 

 tense violet-blue flowers, 6 inches 

 in diameter. 



10 cts. each ; 51.00 per doz. 



Isclepis Gracilis. 



A useful plant with graceful, grass- 

 like dark-green drooping foliage, for 

 vases, baskets or the window garden. 

 15 cts. each; §1.50 

 per doz. 



Heliotrope. 



Hyacinthus Candicans. 



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CAlVniCANS. 



(Cape Hyacinth.) 



A snow-white summer-flowering 

 Hyacinth, growing 3 to 5 feet in 

 height, gracefully surmounted wiih 

 from 20 to 30 pure white bell-shaped 

 flowers. (See cut.) 5 cts. each ; 50 

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

 extra. 



HVDRANGEAS. 



Empress Eugenie, A desirable 

 old variety, wiiich is perfectly har- 

 dy, forming shrubby plants, pro- 

 ducing hirge heads of light pink 

 flowers, which, on fully develop- 

 ing, change to a purplish hue. 

 Otaksa, A Japanese variety, producing immense heads of pink 

 flowers. E.xtensively used for Easter decoration. 



Hortensio flarlesii. -A. most distinct variety, remark- 

 able for the very large size of its sterile flowers, often 

 3 inches across, and which are arranged on the outer 

 edge of tlie truss; in color light pink on opening, 

 changing to a pure mauve. 



— Variegata. While the flowers of this variety are 

 not so showy as in the ty|.e, the foliage is handsomely 

 variegated, the ground color being of a creamy white, 

 with irregular blotches and markings of light and dark 

 green in the centre, making it an attractive plant at all 

 times, and a pleasing object either as a pot plant or 

 when planted in the open. 



— Rosea. For description see New and Rare Plants, 

 pages 106 to 114. 



Red Branched. A variety of strong, robust growth, 



with dark red In-anches and good-sized heads of deep 



rose-colored flowers. 

 Thos, Hogg. Large, pure white flowers, which, on 



well-grown plants, measure more than 12 inches in 



diameter. 



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

 each ; set of 7 sorts, $3.00. Strong flowering plants, 25 

 cts. each ; set of 7 sorts, §1.50. 



Specimen Plants of Hydrangea Otaksa. 



We have a limited stock of fine large plants in tubs of this, the 

 most desirable variety to grow into large specimens, which will 

 make a fine display of flowers this season. $1.00, $3.00 

 S3. 00 and So. 00 each. 



SrtiiM X Plant c>f Hydrangea Otaksa. 



J-or other Hydrangeas, see Hardv Shrubs, page 203. 



As an Everblooming Bedding Rose the BABY KASIBLBR has no superior. See page 159. 



