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habit, also, is unique, as the stiff stems 

 are quite uniform in height and support 

 enormous trusses of bloom that are semi- 

 globular in form, making a great spread 

 of color, which is blue shading to laven- 

 der; the odor is exquisite. In the recent 

 very dry summer this grand variety was 

 the one noticable sort in the field, grow- 

 ing and blooming persistently. What it 

 will be like in a season of normal mois- 

 ture, we can hardly predict. Price, 25c. 

 each. 



Prince Charmant — Another variety 

 with handsome foliage, extremely free in 

 bloom, color a lovely tint of bluish mauve. 

 Like all of the Bruant type, this variety 

 has panicles of bloom of enormous size. 

 Is dwarf and compact in growth, and a 

 great advance on older sorts. 



Price, 10c. each; $1.00 per dozen, ex- 

 cept where noted. 



Hydrangeas. Beautiful blooming plant, 

 adapted rather to shady location. The 

 large clusters of flowers resemble the 

 snow ball, only being much larger. 



Hibiscus Sinesis. 



Otaksa — A very beautiful variety from 

 Japan, giving large clusters of bluish 

 pink flowers in great abundance through 

 the season; the flowers are very persist- 

 ent, lasting two or three months. 



Thomas Hogg — This is the finest of all 

 hydrangeas. It is a more free and abun- 

 dant bloomer than any other; for the 



florists and all decorative purposes it will 

 be invaluable. The flowers are all the 

 purest white, of very fine texture, and 

 continue in flower for a great length of 

 time; quite hardy in open ground. 



Monstrosa — Pinkish white, the largest 

 flower of all. Grand. 



Prices, 35c, 50c. and $1.00 each. 



Hibiscus Sinensis.. This plant rivals 

 the geranium in popularity. A very good 

 way to make them bloom freely and 

 facilitate the lifting in fall is to trans- 

 plant each plant into a pot two or three 

 sizes larger than the one it has grown in, 



Water Hyacinth. 



then plunge the pot altogether into the 

 ground, the soil to cover over the surface 

 two inches. Then in the fall the plant 

 can be lifted without injury, and being 

 transplanted again, and kept in a shady, 

 cool place until fully recovered, it will, in 

 a warm sunny window, in a warm room, 

 bloom constantly. We can supply them 

 in either colors of crimson, red, yellow 

 and salmon. Price, 10c. each; large 

 plants, 15, 25, 50 and 75 cents each. 



Hoya Carnosa. (Wax Plant.) Has 

 thick, fleshy leaves, growing moderately 

 fast and bearing umbels of beautiful 

 flesh colored flowers, from which are ex- 

 uded large drops of honey like liquid. 

 One of the best plants for house culture, 

 as it stands the extremes of heat and cold 



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