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HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. 



HARDY PERENNIALS— Continued. 



Helianthvs Multiflorcs, FL. PL. 



HELIOPSIS PITCHERIAXUS. A most desir 

 able hardy herbaceous plant, growing 2 to 3 feet high and a 

 perpetual bloomer, beginning to flower early in the season and 

 continuing in bloom the entire summer. The flowers are about 

 "2 inches in diameter, of a beautiful deep golden yellow color, 

 and of very thick texture, and are very useful for cutting. 30 

 cts. each ; §3.00 per doz. 



HEME ROC ALUS KWAMSO, fl. ph (Double 

 Orange Lily'). Large double copper-colored flowers, in bloom 

 all summer. 25 cts. each ; §2 50 per doz. 



HEMEROCALLIS FULV 'A {Lemon Lily). Lemon- 

 colored flowers, excellent for planting among shrubbery. 25 

 cts. each ; $2. 50 per doz. 



HEMEROCALLIS FLAVA (Yellow Day Lily). 

 A most useful and desirable herbaceous plant, producing its 

 large golden yellow flowers during July and August in the 

 greatest profusion ; the plants grow about 3 feet high. 25 cts. 

 each ; $3.00 per doz. 



HIBISCUS (Perennial Mallow). The flowers, which 

 are produced freely from July to September, are 6 to 8 inches 

 in diameter, and vary in color from pure white to deep rose. 

 The plants grow 5 to 8 feet high and form dense bushes, which 

 are in season a complete mass of bloom. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 

 per doz. 



HYACIXTHUS CAXDICAXS {Galionid). A 



snow-white summer-flowering Hyacinth, growing 3 to 4 feet 

 in height, gracefully surmounted with from twenty to thirty 

 pure white bell-shaped flowers. 5 cts. each ; 50 cts. per doz. 



HARDY HYMEXOCALLIS {New Hardy Spider 

 Lily). This variety comes to us from Florida and is described 

 as being perfectly hardy, having withstood the severe winters 

 of 1892 to 1893 without protection, in the northern part of 

 New York. The flowers are pure white and have a delicate 

 tissue-like saucer connecting the petals about the centre, and are 

 ■deliriously fragrant. 15 cts each ; 4 for 50 cts. 



HELIAXTHUS MULTIFLORUS, fl. pi. 



(Doable Hardy Sunflower, or the Dahlia Sunflower). One of 

 the most useful perennial plants in cultivation. It is perfectly 

 hardy and produces its large double Dahlia-like golden yellow 

 flowers in the greatest profusion during the entire summer and 

 fall. 15 cts. each ; $1-50 per doz. 



HELIAXTHUS MAXIMILLIAXA. A most 

 graceful single-flowered variety, growing from 5 to 7 feet high, 

 continuing in bloom very late in the season. The flowers are 

 produced in long graceful sprays, which make it invaluable for 

 cutting purposes. 15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz. 



IRIS K^MPFERI. 



(Japanese Iris.) 



These magnificent Japanese Iris are among the most beautiful 

 of our summer flowering plants and are destined to become 

 great favorites. They commence flowering early in July and 

 continue in bloom for five or six weeks. Many of these 

 flowers measure from 10 to 12 inches in diameter and" almost 

 rival the orchids in their rich colorings and markings. 



We offer 12 entirely distinct colors, principal among them 

 being double white, deep blue, violet, white veined with purple, 

 blue mottled with white, etc. Named varieties 30 cts. each; 

 §3 00 per doz. Very choice mixed 15 cts. each; §1.50 per 

 doz. 



IRIS GERMANICA. 



These are neat, robust, hardy herbaceous early blooming 

 plants, with large ornamental flowers of rich and elegantly 

 blended colors, exquisitely striped with dark violet, purple or 

 bronzed lines, upon a lighter ground. They thrive best in low 

 situations, and can be planted in marshy places or interspersed 

 with low-growing sedges on the margins of fish ponds. 



Comte de St. Clair. White, shaded violet. 



Florentine. White. 



Herieartiana. Pale blue. 



Hoiiorabilis. Orange, lower petals brown. 



Pajole. Purplish lilac, lower petals dark. 



Raphael. Nankin yellow, lower petals purple with white 



veins. 

 Spectabilis. White, penciled with blue. 

 Yirglle. Bronzy red, lower petals lilac. 

 Virginal. White petals, veined with purple. 

 "Walneri. Lilac, lower petals dark blue. 



15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz. 

 Iris Cristata. A pretty dwarf variety especially adapted 



for edging; throat and crest deep yellow, lip light blue. 10 



cts. each ; §1.00 per doz. 



— Puillila. Dwarf, early flowering, light blue, purple and 

 yellow mixed. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 



— Slisiana. A magnificent variety, of large size; color 

 grayish blue, richly netted and spotted with black. 20 cts. 

 each ; §2.00 per doz. 



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