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THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, NORTH ABINGTON, MASS. 
HELLEBORUS. Christmas Rose 
*Helleborus niger. 12 to 15 in. A valuable hardy 
plant on account of yielding with utmost freedom 
in very early spring, a season when flowers are 
scarce, their beautiful white blossoms. Plant in 
ordinary garden soil in a sheltered semi-shady 
situation. 30c. each; $3.00 per dozen. 
HEMEROC ALLIS . Day Lily 
Hemerocallis apricot. 2 ft. A pretty seedling; 
flower good size, of a clear bright orange. 
*H. aurantiaca major. 1 % to 2 ft. June to Sep- 
tember. A splendid plant from Japan, with large 
trumpet-shaped flowers of a deep orange color and 
sweetly scented. 30c; $3.00 per dozen. 
H. flava (Lemon Lily). 3 ft. May and June. Flow- 
ers clear yellow; very fragrant; fine for cutting. 
Charming in masses on the banks of streams and 
in clumps in border or rock garden. 
H. fulva. 2 to 3 ft. June and July. Handsome 
foliage with trumpet-shaped flowers of neutral 
orange color with darker shading. Attractive in 
semi-wild spots and on the edge of water. 
H. Gold Dust. 2 ft. June. Very large, golden- 
yellow flowers. 
H. Kwanso flore pleno. 2 to 3 ft. June and July 
Double flowers, of a rich orange-copper color. 
H. Orange Man. 3 ft. June and July. Orange- 
yellow with large flowers. 
H. Sieboldii. 1 % to .2 ft. June and July. Flowers 
orange-yellow; large; leaves long, narrow and 
tapering. 
H. Thunbergii. 3 ft. July. Rich clear, buttercup 
yellow flowers; sweet-scented. The latest to 
flower. 
HEPATICA. Liver-Leaf 
Hepatica acutiloba. 6 in. April, May. Flowers 
from pure white to purple and shades of pink; 
leathery, trifoliate leaves; resembles Triloba but 
lobes of leaves more pointed. 
H. triloba (Common Hepatica). 6 in. Late April, 
early May. Flowers white, red or purple. Good 
for eastern and northern exposures in the rock 
garden. 
HESPERIS. Sweet Rocket 
Hesperis matronalis. 2 to 3 ft. June, July. Fra- 
grant purple flowers in showy spikes. Desirable 
for wild garden, shrubbery or mixed border. 
H. matronalis alba. Showy terminal spikes of white 
flowers. Same height and season as above. 
HEUCHERA. Coral Bells 
Heuchera sanguinea. 12 to 18 in. June to Sep- 
tember. Flowers bright crimson; very free- 
flowering. Nice for cutting. , Excellent for rock 
garden. 
H. — alba. A variety of the above, having white 
flowers. 
H. — americana. 1 ^ to 2 ft. July. A native 
plant with greenish-yellow flowers; foliage mot- 
tled. Rock garden or edging of border. 
H. — brizoides. 1 y 2 ft. June to August. Rosy 
carmine flowers. 
H. — gracilis rosea. 18 to 24 in. June to August. 
Flowers light rose color. A free-flowering variety 
and a strong grower. Fine for cutting; charming 
border plant. 
HIERACIUM. Hawkweed 
Hieracium aurantiacum. 6 to 12 in. June to 
October. Small clusters of dandelion-like flowers, 
orange color, on leafless stems; foliage shaggy in 
tufts near ground. Good ground-cover for sterile 
waste land or wild garden. 
