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HELIANTHT7S mollis. 5 feet. Showy, thick, heart-shaped, silvery green leaves, 
with velvet-like covering. Flowers deep lemon- yellow. 25 cts. 
H. orgyalia. 12 feet. Tall, gracefully arching stalks, clothed with long, slender 
foliage, and bearing immense heads of deep yellow flowers on long stems in 
early autumn. 35 cts. 
HEMEEOCALLIS flava (Yellow Day Lily). 2 feet. Forms a broad clump of long, " 
sword-like, light green foliage, with clusters of fragrant, golden yellow, lily-like 
flowers in June. 20 cts. 
HEUCHERA sanguinea (Alum Root). Introduced from the Rocky mountains, form- 
ing a dense cluster of prettily shaped and handsomely marbled foliage. Flowers 
deep vermilion-red, borne in showy spikes on long, clean stems ; particularly 
adapted for cutting purposes. 25 cts. 
HIBISCUS moschnetos (Rose Mallow). 6 feet. A broad, shrub-like perennial of 
vigorous, broad-spreading habit, with broad foliage and clusters of very large, 
bell-shaped, deep pink flowers in late summer. 25 cts. 
IRIS Oermanica (German Iris). A good assortment of this class, which is particu- 
larlyuseful for giving a great wealth of bloom in early June of handsomely shaped, 
■■jch and delicately colored flowers, varying in color from pure white through 
shades of blue and dark purple, and also shades of yellow. 25 cts. 
I. Ksempferii (Japanese I.). A good collection of this charming class, which blooms 
in early July, bearing handsome flat flowers often 10 inches across, and ranging 
in color from purest white through shades of pink and maroon to darkest purple, 
IS oftered. 30 cts. 
LATHYRTTS latifolins (Perennial Pea). All summer. Dense climber, with light 
green foliage and bearing a constant succession of showy, long-stemmed clus- 
ters of rich, clear pink flowers. 25 cts. 
L. — , var. albus. Pure white variety. Particularly useful for cutting purposes. 
35 cts. 
LYCHNIS chalcedonioa (London Pride). 3 feet. Of upright habit, with rich green, 
ovate foliage and dense, showy clusters of brilliant scarlet flowers in midsum- 
mer. 20 cts. 
LYTHRUM salicaria, var. auperba (Purple Loose Strife). 4 feet. Of vigorous, rapid, 
upright habit of growth, with narrow, dark green foliage and very showy, dense, 
terminal, long spikes of rich, rosy purple flowers. 25 cts. 
MONARDA didyma (Oswego Tea). 2 feet. Of dense habit, bearing a constant suc- 
cession of showy, dense heads of bright scarlet, intensely fragrant flowers. 
Choice for cutting. 20 cts. 
(ENOTHERA Yonngii (Young's Evening Primrose). 2 feet. Of rounded densely 
branched habit, with soft, velvetv foliage, and a profusion of nodding, globular, 
shining yellow flowers, produced througliout a long season in midsummer. 25c. 
P/EONIA— Paeonies. 
Of this indispensable class of hardy herbaceous perennials we can ofier a par- 
ticularly fine collection, carefully selected from the overwhelming list of varieties 
published, feeling confident that those noted will give the utmost satisfaction. 
P.-Eonies are rapidly becoming recognized for their value, and are bound to be more 
generally planted than in the past. Their absolute hardihood, their sturdy growth 
and vvell-developed and handsome foliage, and abundance of bloom, render them 
quite Indispensable. The single-flowered forms, while seldom offered, are among 
