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 Deleaux. Golden foliage, mottled | Mme, Bruant. Very dark purple. 
Time. de Blonay. 
pure white. 
very large trusses. : The Czar. 
Price: 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; the set of 6 for 50 cts. 
HIBISCUS SINENSIS (Chinese 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 
green; flowers deep lavender. 
Chieftain. Lilac, large truss. 
Frau Lederle, The darkest violet-blue; 
in the winter if kept in a light, sunny position. 
Aurantiacus, Fine double pure salmon. 
Grandiflorus. Very large single rose, 
Miniatus Semi-plenus. The finest and most brilliant semi-double vermilion-scarlet, 
with flowers 4 inches in diameter. 
Peachblow. Large double flowers, 
of a soft pinix, with deeper centre. 
Sub-Violacea. Flowers very large, 
of a beautiful carmine tinted violet. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; the | 
set of 5 for 65 cts. 
The hardy Hibiscus are offered on 
page 172. 
IPOMGE-A. 
Noctiflora. The well-known popu- 
lac white, fragrant Moon Flower. 
Learii (Blue Dawn Flower). 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 garden, 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per 
doz. 
pastes esi 
SpecimMEN PLanr oF HypRANGEA OTAKSa. 
Large truss, nearly 
Deep purple, large Jower. 
HELIOTROPE. 
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Hyacintuus CANpDICcANS. 
HYACINTHUS 
CANDICANS. 
(Cape Hyacinth.) 
A snow-white summer-flowering 
Hyacinth, growing 3 to 5 feet in 
height, grocefully surmounted with 
from 20 to 30 pure-white, bell-shaped 
flowers. (See cnt.) 5 cts.each; 50 
cts. per doz.; by mail, 10 cts. per doz. 
extra, 
HYDRANGEAS. 
Empress Eugene. A desirabie 
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- 
markabie 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 om 
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, produced 
very freely. 
Price: Any of the above, extra strong plants, 50 
cts, each; set of 5 sorts, $2.00. Strong flowering plants, 
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 that will make a hand- 
some display at $1.00, $3.00 and $5.00 each. 
For other Hydrangeas see Hardy Shrubs, page 192. 
Dahlias are one of our leading Specialties. 
See pages 119 to 124. 
