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GNAPHALIUM— Foetidum, tender annual, one and one- 

 half feet high 10 



Leontopodium (Edelweiss).— This is the true Edelweiss 

 found ou the Alps, and so highly esteemed by travelers 

 in Switzerland. Flowers star shape, pure white, and 



downy in texture. Perennial 15 



QODETIA.— Beautiful garden plants, of easy cultivation in 

 any good garden soil, having delicately shaded large 

 blossoms. Hardy annual; one to one a-half feet high. 



Rubicunda splendens, a showy variety. Rosy lilac flow- 

 ers, with purple stain in the center 5 



Rosa alba (^ Tom Thumb), dehcately blotched blossoms, 

 white at the outer portion and rose at the base of petals. 5 



Lady Albemarle, carmine crimson; compact habit ; very 

 beautiful 10 



Whitneyi, Duchess of Albany, a magnificent sort, pro- 

 ducing a profusion of large, rich, satiny-white flowers, 

 measuring about four inches across 10 



GOURDS fCucurbita).— A tribe of climbers with curiously 

 shaped fruit in various colors. Being of rapid growth, 

 the}- are fine to cover old fences, trellises, stumps, etc. 

 The foliage is quite tjrnamental. Tender annual climb- 

 er; ten to twenty feet high. 



Orange, the well known Mock Orange 5 



Japanese Nest Egg, white; hke an egg; do not crack and 



are not injured by heat or cold 10 



Apple shape, yellow, beautifully striped 10 



Pear shape, yellow and green, striped with cream color. .10 

 Pear shape, ringed ( Pyriformis annnlata). exceedingly 

 beautiful fruit with rings running around it; green 



ends 10 



Bottle, handsome and useful 10 



Corsican, elegant fruit and rapid cHmber 10 



Siphon, or dipper, useful for dippers 10 



Powder horn, in the form of a powder horn 10 



Hercules' Club, the longest of all the varieties 10 



nixed, ornamental 10 



GRAMMANTHES—^Gentianoides).— A charming little suc- 

 culent plant, producing an abundance of bright scarlet 

 and orange yellow blossoms in the 

 shape of a star. It is especially 

 adapted for rock work, hanging bas- 

 kets, edgings, etc. Tender annual; "T^^ 

 six inches high 13 



GYNERIUn-(See Pampas Grass). • ^^^-^-X^/T?^ 



GYPSOPHILA. -Delicate free flowering ^ /'~it>-<'i>^ 

 little plants, covered with a profusion 

 of little star shape, white blos.soms. 



Well adapted for hafaging baskets ^^-^^-^ 



and edgings, and valuable for making '^^^P ' U^ 



bouqu«-t.s. Make handsome speci- ^^^^g *. ' 



mens dried. \^ _/ 

 Elegans, white and pink flowers; hardy 



annual ; one foot high 5 ^ _ ''/— -^ 



Muralis.— One of the most charming I . (X I: 

 and graceful border plants to be found VJ-^^^^ ^'1 -v^ 

 in any collection. Will thrive any- S -^5^^ -^ ^ ' ^"^ 

 where and is as easily grown as Can- 

 dytuft, but prefers a limestone soil. !r-^^ 

 Pink flowers ; hardy annual ; six inches. 10 '''.^^^„^^. 

 HEDYSARUn— (See French Honey- ** ^^^^^^'''^^^^ 



^"^^'l^'- Gourd 



HELIANTHUS-(See Sun Flower). 



HELICHRYSUn.— Large, full, double flowers of various 

 colors, from bright yellow to scarlet shaded and tipped. 

 Peculiarly desirable as dried specimens; exceedingly 

 handsome bouquets may be formed of them for winter, 



if blossoms be gathered whien on the point of expanding. 

 Hardy annual ; six inches to two feet high. 



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lAMMANTHES. 



H ELICHRYSUM. 



HELICHRYSUM-Bracteatum (Golden 

 Eternal Flower;, bright yellow 5 



Nanum atrosanguineum fl. pi., deep 

 crimson 5 



Compositum album fl. pi., flowers 

 white 5 



Monstrosum fl. pi., mixed, varieties 

 with large fit d<mble floicers 5 



Nanum fl. pi., mixed, dwarf growing, 

 dov.hle floireiing \a.rieties. mixe<l 5 



Minimum fl. pi., mixed, beautiful lit- 

 tle miniature double flozcers 5 



nixed 5 



HELIOTROPE.-Highly valued for the 

 ) fragrance of their flowers and dura- 



^i tion of blr.om. Half hardy perennial ; 

 one foot high. 



% Anna Turrell, violet blue 10 



r Roi des Noirs, black, splendid 10 



^^^•^"l^?-:^^^ Triumphe de Liege, deep blue; fine 10 



'—"- ' Dark varieties, mixed, very choice 10 



loTTLE HELIPTERUM-( Everlasting). A desir- 



able distinct dwarf everlasting, with 

 large globular clusters of bright yellow and ])ure white, 

 star like flowers. Are excellent for forming winter 

 bouquets, and will retain their brUhancy for years. 

 Hardy annual ; one foot high. 



Sandfordi , golden 10 



Anthemoides, pure white 10 



Mixed 10 



HESPERIS— (See Rocket). 



HIBISCUS.— A branching plant of the easiest culture, with 

 rather pretty foliage, and large, exceetiingly showy 

 blossoms. 

 Africanus, cream colored blossoms; purple in the center. 



Hardy annual, two feet liigli 5 



Coccineus, large, brilliant scarlet blossoms; very showy; 



green-house perennial, three feet high .' .10 



Mutabilis albus, fl. pi., double uhite. Verj- choice green- 

 house perennial 25 



HOLLYHOCK. -The hollyhock in its present state of per- 

 fection, is very unlike its parent of olden time; it now 

 ranks with the dahlia, aster, camellia, etc. For a back- 



fToundt^) a flower garden, perhaps no plant is so use- 

 ul. Hardy jierennial; five feet liiglf. 



Double, pure white 10 



' ' lemon yellow 10 



' ' rose 10 



" salmon, or blush pink 10 



'* crimson 10 



" choice, mixed 10 



" mixed 5 



Chater's finest mixed, double vaineties of the greatest 



perfection mixed 15 



HONESTY, OR SATIN FLOWER— (Lunaria biennisX- 

 Early, free flowering plants, interesting for the silver 

 like tissue of the sce«l ixnis in their matured state. Not 

 very conspicuous. The seed pods are tine for skeleton- 



