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HIERACIUM (Hawk-weed). 
Aurantiacum. A low-growing, rapid-spreading plant, adapted for dry, 
sandy spots, or for covering steep slopes. The bright, orange-red 
flowers are borne in flat heads. 
— Rubrum. A bright colored form of the above. 
4 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 
HMoustonia (Bluets, Quaker Lady or Innocence). 
Serpyllifolia. A low creeper, best adapted to grow on 
a rockery in moist situation, where it forms broad carpets 
of foliage, which in very early spring is hidden beneath 
a cloud of small but showy light-blue flowers. One of 
the earliest spring flowers. 25 cts. each; $2.50 
per doz, 
HYPERICUM (st. John’s-wort). 
Adpressum. A native variety, growing in 
dense masses, which makes it useful as a 
ground cover, particularly in damp places; 6 to 
8 inches. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 
per 100. 
Moserianum. A most desirable border plant, 
of free and graceful habit, producing long, 
slender, much-branched stems, leafy to the 
base and all drooping towards the ends, appar- 
ently from the weight of the flowers and buds, 
although the flowers face, so that none of their beauty 
is lost. It is marvellously free-flowering, of large 
size, measuring from 2 to 23 inches in diameter ; 
in color a rich golden-yellow, which is rendered still 
more effective by the numerous yellow stamens and 
crimson anthers, and blooms continuously the entire 
season; 2 feet. (See illustration on page 221.) Strong 
plants, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 
100. 
New GIANT-FLOWERING 
MARSHMALLOW 
HEUCHERA (Alum Root, or Coral Bells). 
Most desirable dwarf, compact, bushy plants of robust constitution and easy 
culture, growing 13 to 2 feet high, and bearing during July and August loose, 
graceful spikes of flowers in the greatest profusion; excellent subjects either for 
the border or rockery, and of great value for cutting. 
Gracillima, Perry’s Variety. A greatly improved form of this type with 
flowers of a more brilliant crimson color, arranged in loosely-branching, airy 
panicles. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
Pluie de Fue. Bright raspberry-red; very free. 
Sanguinea. Bright coral-red. 
— Alba. Creamy-white, 
Virginal. Creamy-white. 
Price, except where noted, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. Set 
of 5 sorts for $1.25. 
New Giant-flowering Marshmallows (Hibiscus). 
A wonderfully improved form of our greatly admired native Marshmallow or 
Rosemallow, in which not only the colors have been greatly intensified, but in 
which flowers of enormous size, frequently 10 to 12 inches in diameter, have been 
developed. These piants 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 floriferous, 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. 
HIBISCUS (Mallow). 
A desirable border plant, succeeding in any sunny position, but doing best in a 
damp place; grows 8 to 5 feet high, with large foliage and large, showy flowers 
of delicate coloring, produced during the entire summer. 
Mallow Marvels. A robust type of upright habit, producing an abundance 
of flowers of enormous size in all the richest shades of crimson, pink and white; 
mixed colors. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
Moscheutos (Swamp Rose Mallow). Flowers 6 inches in diameter; of a 
light rosy-red color, with darker eye. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 
er 100. 
as Crimson Eye.’’ Flowers of immense size, of the purest white, with a 
large spot of deep velvety crimson in the centre. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. ; 
$12.00 per 100. 
We offer seeds of many of the Hardy Perennials. See Flower Seed Department, beginning on page 51 
HeucueEra (Coral Bells) 
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