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fiVDSODllllcl P® llca ^e, free-flowering plants covered with star-shaped flowers, valuable for mist-like effects and as 
** . » trimming in bouquets; also for hanging baskets or edgings. Sometimes called Baby's Breath. Will 
thrive in almost any well prepared ground but does best on a limestone soil. Make handsome specimens dried. 
Elegans Large t lowering Pure White. An improved large flowering strain, superior to the common Elegans not only in size 
of flowers but also in color. Oz. j&jc . .Pkt. joc. 
Elegans Mixed. ^ ery small, delicate w hite and rose-pink flowers. Hardy annual; one foot high. Oz. 25c . “ 10c. 
Muralis. Charming, easily grown border plants having very small pink flowers. Hardy annual; six inches high . " 10c. 
HEDYSARUM— (See French Honeysuckle) H ELI A NTH US —(See Sunflower) 
HpiIC nrVSUm (Everlasting) Sometimes called Straw Flower. Large full, double daisy-like flower heads with 
* * J prominent centers and stiff overlapping scales, produced in various shades of bright yellow and 
scarlet on stems or good length. Desirable as dried specimens and for use in making winter bouquets. For this purpose the 
flowers should be gathered when on the point of expanding. 
Sow early in spring; thin to one foot apart each wav. Hardy annual; two to two and one-half feet high. 
Monstrosum, fl. pi., mixed. Largest double flowers. Oz. 40c . . Pkt. 10c. 
Well-known and much admired border and bedding plants, highly valued for the blue color and 
fragrance of their branching clusters of small salver-shaped flowers. 
. , — kmv the seed early in spring, in mellow soil indoors, and when plants are one to two inches 
high, prick out into pots, transplant to place when three to four inches high. Will live outdoors through the winter in a warm 
climate. Desirable also as a pot-plant for indoor blooming from fall sown seed. Half hardy perennial; one and one-half to 
two feet high. 
Regal. Flower heads of many shades .Pkt. 10c. 
Dark Varieties Mixed. \ ery choice. Oz. $1.25 . “ 10c. 
Heliotrope 
Anna Turrell. Violet-blue .Pkt jq c 
King of the Blacks. Deep purple, almost black . “ *10c! 
HESPERIS MATRONALIS — (See Rocket) 
Hibiscus Africanus 
Hollyhock 
Humulus Japonicus 
A vigorous branching plant, of easy culture, with pretty foliage and large, light yellow 
or cream-colored blossoms, dark purple in the center. The flowers are exceedingly 
showy, saucer-shaped, often two to three inches across. The seed should oe planted early, and the plants should be thinned 
to one foot apart each way. Hardy annual; about two feet high. Oz. 20c.Pkt. 10c. 
(Althaea rosea) For a background to a flower garden nothing is better than the improved 
strains we offer of this tall old-fashioned garden perennial. The large, richly colored blossoms 
about three inches across, ranging from deep yellow and red to pure white, are set as rosettes 
around the strong growing flower stalks. 
Sow seed in .lime or July, in open ground, and in the autumn, transplant to permanent position two to three feet apart. 
The following summer they will bloom. All double varieties are hardy perennials; five feet high. 
Early Flowering. Blooms readily the first year from seed sown in spring. A wide 
range of colors in large single or semi-double flowers. .Oz. $1.25.Pkt. 15c. 
Chater’* Finest Mixed. Double perfection... “ 15c. 
Double Blood Red. Oz. $1.25.. 44 15 C . 
Deep Rose. Oz. $1.25. “ 15c. 
Lemon Yellow. Oz. $1.25. “ 15c. 
“ Pink. Oz. $1.25 . “ 15c. 
“ Salmon. Rich salmon color, suffused with pink. Oz. $1.50 . “ 15c. 
“ Pure White. Our special improved strain. Oz. $1.50 . “ 15 C . 
“ Choice Mixed. All colors. Oz. $1.00 . 44 15 C . 
Mixed. Oz. 75c . 44 10c. 
(Japanese Hop) Hardy annual climber fifteen 
to twenty feet high with rough lobed leaves 
of variegated colors, very rough leaf stems and small flowers. Desirable for 
covering unsightly objects or shading verandas .Pkt. 10c. 
Hvarinfli (Bolichos lablab) A fine climber with clusters of purple 
11 Dcall or w hite flow T ers followed by ornamental seed pods. 
Tender annual; from ten to fifteen feet high. 
Alba. White. Oz. 15c .Pkt. 10c. Purpurea. Purple. Oz. 15c.... Pkt. 10c. 
Mixed. The above mixed. Oz. 15c . 44 10c. 
IBERIS —(See Candytuft) 
(Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) A curious plant for hanging 
baskets, rock-work, vases and edgings; leaves and stems succu¬ 
lent, appearing as though covered with ice crystals. Tender annual trailer; six 
inches high. Oz. 80c .Pkt. 10c. 
IMMORTELLES—(See Acroclinium , Globe Amaranth , Helichrysum , Rhodanthe) 
IMPATIENS BALSAMINA—(See Balsam) 
Beautiful annual outdoor climber of luxuriant grow th for 
§ nom Qfifl covering verandas and arbors, or for screening unsightly 
objects. Sow preferably in heat and transplant to open 
border; or sow in open border after the ground becomes warm. Soak seed in 
luke-warm water before planting. Tender annual; ten to fifteen feet high. 
Setosa (Brazilian Morning Glory) Very vigorous rapid growing vine with large, 
three-lobed leaves and stems covered with brown hair. Flowers open in morn¬ 
ing; salver formed, delicate blue or reddish purple with pink star in center and 
produced in clusters. Seed black, a little larger than Limbata. Oz. 40c. Pkt. 10c. 
Coccinea (Star Tpnmcea) Like a Morning Glory but with smaller, rather pointed 
leaves, and covered with small scarlet, star-shaped flowers. Height o ften ten 
feet. Seed small, black. Oz. 20c .Fkt. 10c. 
Bona Nox (Evening Glory) Violet blue flowers, open in the evening; similar to 
the white Moon F lower but not as large; seed as large but darker. Oz. 20c. 
.Pkt. 10c. 
Limbata Mixed. Very large violet or blue flowers with white margins and 
throats. J he leaves are similar to those of Japanese Morning Glory but nre 
less variegated. Seed large, black. Oz. 20c .Pkt. 10c. 
Fine Mixed. The four above varieties mixed. Oz. 20c .“ 10c. 
Early Flowering: Sky Blue (Ipomoea grandiflora rubro co'rulea) A most desirable, 
early, free flowering sort, with glossy dark foliage and very large flowers that 
open with a tinge of carmine-rose and when mature are bright light blue. Pkt. 15c. 
IPOMCEA QRANDIFLORA —(See Moon Mower) 
IPOMCEA PURPUREA —(SeeMorning Glory) 
IPOMCEA QUAMOCLIT —(See Cypress Vine) 
JAPANESE HOP —(See Humid us Japonicus) 
JOSEPH’S COAT —(See Amaranthus tricolor) 
Ice Plant 
Hollyhock 
TnK’c (Coix lachryma) Curious ornamental grass with broad, corn-like leaves and lustrous slate colored seeds 
JUU 5 1 Cdr5 used for beads. Valuable for winter bouquets with everlasting flowers. Plant outdoors early in spring in 
hills three feet apart, four or five seeds in a hill, and cover half an inch deep. Hardy annual; three feet high. Oz. 15c. Pkt. 10c. 
KTrkr'Vlia (Summer Cypress) A quick growing foliage or hedge plant, very symmetrical and attrac- 
1 ilLilupiiyiia tive in summer and fall. The foliage is as fine as moss and of clean, bright green color. 
Early in the fall innumerable little flowers appear an 1 the bush takes on a deep red tinge. Sow outdoors early in spring, cover¬ 
ing one fourth inch deep. Make the rows two feet apart and thin eighteen inches apart. For earlier blooming start indoors and 
transplant to open ground. Hardy annual; about two and one-half feet high. Oz. 35c. Pkt. 10c. 
