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Genista tinctoria; dyer’s greenweed; yellow. 
Gentiana acaulis; gentian of spring or gentianella; blue. 
Gentiana lutea; great yellow gentian; yellow; (“a medi- 
cinable plant”). 
Geranium pratense; meadow cranesbill; blue, large. 
Geranium Ibericum; violet. 
Geranium Ibericum, album; white. 
Geranium phaeum; blue, almost black. 
* Geranium sanguineum; red. 
Gladiolus blandus; corn flag; white, flesh color some¬ 
times. 
Gladiolus Byzantinus; purple. 
Gladiolus cardinalis; red or scarlet. 
Hedysarum coronarium; “red satten” flower, or French 
honeysuckle; red. 
Hedysarum coronarium, album; white—this not common. 
* Helichrysum arenarium; goldy-locks or immortelles; yel¬ 
low, everlasting. 
Helianthus annuus; sunflower—“a yellow monster called 
flower of sun.” 
Helleborus niger; true black hellebore; white, flushed with 
purple. 
Helleborus orientalis; white. 
Helleborus orientalis, Colchicum; deep bright purple. 
* Hemerocallis Hava; day lily; yellow. 
Hepatica triloba; liverleaf; pale purple. 
Hepatica angulosa; white, blue, red. 
* Hesperis matronalis; rockets, double queen’s gilliflower, 
dame’s rocket, damask violet; white to lilac, pink and 
purple; single and double. 
Hyacinthus; hyacinths. 
* Iberis amara; candytuft; white. 
Iberis umbellata; purplish. 
Impatiens Balsamina; “female balsam apple”; three 
shades of purple; single or very little doubled. 
