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GYPSOPHILA "Baby's Breath." 



A hardy perennial bearing in profusion racemes of white flowers 

 which last long in perfection. Of great value for vases, boquets, etc. 



Culture same as Haidy Gaillardia on page 14. 

 HELIOTROPE. 



The plants, 18 inches high, are healthy, bushy and compact; the 

 leaves are large and luxuriant. Flowers are deep blue, pearly white, 

 etc. Seed sown in the spring produces full-grown, profuse-flower- 

 ing plants by July, which flower in the garden until cut down by 

 frost, or may be grown in pots for winter flowers. Culture same as 

 Annual Holl^^hocks on this page. 



HELICHRYSUM or "Strazf flowers:' 



They are showy garden annuals, of free growth, producing abun- 

 dantly during the summer their large flowers, full and double, 

 A valuable "Everlasting" for winter bouquets; 2 to 3 feet high. 



Culture same as Globe Amaranth on page 14. 



•'HONESTY" or Lunana. 



Hardy biennial, thriving almost anywhere; especially useful in 

 shady, damp places; the flowers of purple, crimson or white are 

 followed by silvery transparent seed pods; prized for winter bou- 

 quets; height, 2 feet. 



For early flowering sow in th^fall in a bed of fine, well pulverized 

 soil, cover the seeds not deeper than four times their size, and press 

 down firmly with a board. Transplant when 2 or 3 leaves have 

 developed, about two inches apart, into a coldframe; cover with 

 mats during very cold weather. Sow also in the spring in shallow 

 boxes, in a temperature of about 60 deg., and transplant 1 inch 

 apart into similar boxes when 2 or 3 leaves have developed; plant 

 out as soon as the frost is out of the ground. 



HARDY DOUBLE HOLLYHOCK. 



They are old inhabitants of our gardens, but are now so improved 

 in doubleness and enlarged in size, under our special culture and 

 hybridization, as to be revelations of gorgeous beauty to those who 

 have not seen these improved sorts. Hardy biennials — or short 

 lived perennials — 5 to 8 feet high. Culture same as Honesty on 

 this page. 



ANNUAL HOLLYHOCKS, Henderson's Ever-blooming. 



The plants are of vigorous and healthy growth and naturally 

 branching in habit. The center spike, if not pinched, "attains a 

 height of from 8 to 10 feet, after which, if permitted, the side shoots 

 from the base commence to lengthen, growing candelabra-like, 3 

 to 5 feet long. The plants are amenable to training; that is. the 

 m.ain stem may be kept at any desired height by pinching out 

 the tip. 



Sow in shallow boxes of light soil in the greenhouse, hotbed or 

 light window, in a temperature of from 60 to 70 deg., covering the 

 seeds to a depth of only four times their size, press down with a 

 board firmly, water with a fine spray, and do not allow the seedlings 

 to dry out. Transplant 1 inch apart into similar boxes or 2-inch 

 pots, when the seedlings have formed 2 or 3 leaves. Plant out in 

 the garden after danger from frost; the seed can also be sown in the 

 open ground after danger is over from frost. 



HUMULUS or JAPAN HOP. 



Rapid summer cUmber, in three or four weeks' time attaining a 

 height of 20 to 30 feet, resembling the common Hop, but being an 

 annual, attains full perfection the first season. The foliage is 

 luxuriant, making a dense covering. It is one of the best plants 

 for covering verandas, trellis, etc. 



Sow out of doors when danger from frost is over. For an early 

 start use same methods as for Annual Hollyhocks on this page. 



