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GREVIL LEA, Nat. Ord. Protea' ceoe. Elegant greenhouse shrubs. 
Grevlllea Bank Sla, IO ft I Vf grac,/gl foliage glante.aad when from 2 
»• rODUSLa, IO It > Sjr. fiti/h, art greatly prtird for trtblt decoration. In the coniert 
,, ,, pyramida'lis, IO ft... ) a,w * tub-tropical garden they rank foremott a* fine foliage plants. 
GTPSOPH ILA, Nat. Ord. Canjophylla cea; . Hardy annuals and perennials. 
Gypsoph'Ua el'egans, rose , 2 ft. ) Plants of graceful slender growth. Piemans is valuable for table ( 
,, mura'lls, pmk,\k. J bouquets, and Muralis for rock-work andedgings, hardy annuals. I 
,, panlcula'ta, white, ft. ) These are hardy perennials. Paniculata, a very graceful ( 
„ saxi fraga, pink, ^ ft. ... \ plant, and Saxifraga .valuable for rock-work and edging;,, ( 
HABROTHAH NUS, Nat. Ord. Solano! ceoe. Handsome greenhouse shrubs. 
Habrotham'nus mixed, splendid winter-blooming plants, with wax-like flowers in profusion, 3 ft. 
HAWK WEED (Ore pis), Nat. Ord. Compositce. Useful hardy annuals. 
Hawkweed, red, 1 ft... ) These are very showy annuals, effective in beds, on ( 
,, yellow, 1 ft J rock-work, in lines, and masses in mixed borders. ( 
See Yiola tricolor, page 40. 
HEARTSEASE. 
HELE'NIHM, Nat. Ord. Compos'itoe. Handsome* hardy perennials 
1535 Hele'nium autumna'le, pure yellow, large flowers, 4 ft ) r 
1536 , , Bolande'ri, yellow, i ft 
1537 11 Bigelow! (new) very beautiful 
1538 ,, grandiflo'rum, yellow, very effective, 2 ft... 
1539 „ pu'milum, yellow , iA ft 
1540 „ tenulfo'lium, yellow" black disc, 2 ft 
1541 ,, Hope'sii, orange-yellow , 2 ft 
1642 „ mixed from above varieties 
HELIAN'THUS (Sun-flower), Nat. Ord. Compos'itoe. 
Splendid herbaceous border plants, 
with, large showy flowers, remaining 
long in beauty, and well adapted < 
for naturalization and semi-wild 
places. 
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Showy hardy annuals, etc. 
Plants of majestic growth and fine 
bold outline , admirable for sub-tropi- 
cal effect \ and in shrubberies and 
woodlands. Macrophyllus has large 
green leaves ; Argophyllus fine 
silvery foliage; Californicus and ) 
Globosus large very double flowers ; 
Unifiorus is the most gigantic in 
growth and in size of flower, hardy 
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Helian'thus argophyl'lus, yellow , silvery foliage, 5 ft. 
,, callfor'nlcus, yellow , large double flowers, 5 ft 
,, cucumerifo'lius, deep yellow , 3 ft 
„ foL au'reo-variega'tis, 5 ft 
,, globo'sus. yellow , large double flowers, 5 ft 
,, macropbyl'lus glgan'teus, yellow , 6 ft 
,, na'nus, dwarf double, 3 ft 
11 11 sulphu'reus, beautiful primrose-coloured flowers 
,, uniflo'rus, immense single flowers, 10 ft 
,, fine mixed 3 d. & j annuals. 
„ l3Btiflo'ru8, brilliant orange, 4 ft \ / 
,, Maximilia'nus , yellow, 5 ft ] L 1 hese are ™*dsome perennial J 
,, orgya'lis, bright yellow, small flowers, very graceful, 6 it! j sun ^ owers - | Q 
HELICJHRY SUM, Nat. Ord. Compos'itce. Beautiful Everlasting hardy annuals. 
Fine border plants, the dried flowers of which are much used for winter bouquets, and church decoration. 
Helichry'sum Borus'sorum rex, white, large very handsome double flowers, 2 ft o 
*» ii Dwarf, white, large handsome flowers, 1 ft o 
bractea'tum fine mixed, 2 ft 3 d. & o 
i, album, white , 2 ft o 
,, au'reum, golden-yellow, 2 ft o 
macran'thum na'num atro-coccin'eum, scarlet, ih ft o 
** >• atro-sangui'neum, crimson, x£ ft o 
monstro'sum, choice mixed fl. pL, fine large flowers, 2 ft 3 d. & o 
,, al'bum fl. pL, white, large flowers, 2 ft o 
n brunn'eum fl. pL, orange-scar let, large flowers, 2 ft o 
»» Fireball, new double, crimson o 
,, lu'teum fl. pi., yellow , large flowers, 2 ft o 
»» purpu'reum fl. pL, rose-purple, large flowers, 2 ft. o 
,1 ro'seum fl. pi., rose, large flowers, 2 ft o 
,, Salmon-rose fl. pi., 2 ft 0 
„ na'num, choice mixed fl. pi., large flowers, ii ft id. & o 
>i 11 al'bum fl. pL, white, large flowers, i| ft o 
*» •» atro-sangui'neum fl. pi., deep crimson, large flowers, ij ft.... o 
fusca'tum fl. pL, bronze-yellow, large flowers, 1 .$ ft o 
lu'teum fl. pi., yellow, large flowers, i£ ft o 
ro'seum fl. pi., rose, large flowers, 1 .$ ft. o 
These have elegant silvery grey foliage, and ball- f o 
brachyrhyn'chum, yellow, $ ft. 
angustifolium. yellow, 2 ft. ... I like tufts of flowers resembling' the yellow) 
capita' turn, yellow, 1 ft j Immortelles: they make fine pot-plants, and are-! 
el egans, yellow, 1 ft exceedingly decorative in warm situations out I 
mixed varieties J 0 f doors. [ 
HELI0TR0 PIUM, Nat. Ord. Boraqi/nd cece. Pretty half-hardy perennials. 
Unt.rA'nlum ™n,viQ'„n™ ** * ' Tliesohave deliciously fragrant flowers, and r 
are equally prized for the conservatory 
and flower garden, also in demand for 
bouquets. Plants raised from seed, - 
under glass in spring , flower in summer; 
and as pot-plants, bloom continuously 
throughout the winter. 
Heliotre'pium peruvla'num, purple , fine, i^’ft. 
grandiflo'rum Anna Turrel, violet, i4 ft 
, , Roi des Noirs, very dark, i~ 
Triomphe de Liege, very dark purple, 1 
Voltairia'num, dark purple, 1 .$ ft 
mixed varieties, i£ ft 6 d. 
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HELI PTERUM, Nat. Ord. Compos'itce. Everlasting half-hardy annual. 
HelTpterum Sanfor'dii, golden-yellow, fine to cut for bouquets, and for winter decoration, 1 f t o 
HELLE BORTJS (Christmas-rose), Nat. Ord. Banunculd cece. Hardy perennials. 
The seed of Helleborus should be sown immediately it is harvested ; we therefore recommend plants of which 
a ver^ fine collection tuill be found on pages 37 and 38 Bulb Catalogue of 1881 . 
