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WILSON S. BROWER COMPANY, Inc., CATALOGUE OF SEEDS 
Pkt. 
The annual sorts are particularly pret¬ 
ty on account of the graceful, feath¬ 
ery flower panicles. 
Agrostis nebulosa. H.A. Very grace¬ 
ful and pretty. 18 in. _ -10 
Briza maxima (Quaking Grass). H.A. 
Very pretty. 18 in. _- .10 
Coix lachryma (Jobs-tears). H.A. Foli¬ 
age quite broad. Seeds prominent, 
very large and shiny. 3 ft. _ .10 
Erianthus ravennae. H.P. Silvei’y 
plumes, resembling Pampas Grass. 
8 ft. _ .10 
Eulalia zebrina. H.P. White striped 
foliage, very ornamental. 4 ft. 
14 oz., 35c .10 
Gynerium argenteum (Pampas Grass). 
H.P. Beautiful silvery plumes. 10 ft. 
!i oz., 35c .10 
Hordeum jubatum (Squirrel-tail Grass) 
H.A. A pretty variety, with bushy 
panicles of flowers. 3 ft. _ .10 
Pennisetum longistylum. H.A. Annual 
grass, gracefully drooping heads. 2 
ft. _!4 oz.,35c .10 
Pennisetum ruppelianum. H.P. Hardy 
perennial grass, growing 3 ft. high 
with violet-tinted silvery plumes. The 
deep green foliage is long and slender. 
!4 oz. 35c .10 
GYPSOPHILA. (Baby’s Breath). H.A. 
Extremely useful for bouquets. Flow¬ 
ers small and come in delicate sprays 
and panicals. 
elegans Covent Garden. An improved 
large flowering pure white form of 
“Elegans.” 1% ft. _1 oz., 35c .10 
paniculata. H.P. One of the finest for 
small and borne in large panicles. 2 
ft. _'4 oz., 25c .10 
HELENIUM. H.P. (Sneeze Wort) Strik¬ 
ing hardy plants, very useful for dec¬ 
orating. 
Autumnale superbum. Golden yellow .15 
Riverton Gem. Yellow, changing to red. 
Long stems. 5 ft. _ Vs oz., $1.00 .15 
HELIANTHEMUM (Rock, or Sun Rose) 
Mutabile. A very pretty perennial for 
the rockery; completely covered with 
masses of bloom from May to June; 
choice mixed varieties; 8 inches _ .15 
HELIANTHUS (See Sunflower). 
HELICHRYSUM (See Everlasting 
Flowers). 
HELIOTROPE Queen Marguerite. Mag¬ 
nificent early and free-flowering dwarf 
compact habit, gigantic sweet-scented 
flowers. Dark blue _ .10 
HELIOPSIS (Orange Sunflower) Pit- 
cheriana. A handsome hardy peren¬ 
nial, producing an abundance of deep 
yellow flowers the entire summer; ex¬ 
cellent for cutting; 3 to 4 feet _ .10 
HESPERIS (See Sweet Rocket). 
HEUCHERA sanguinea splendens. H.P. 
Long spikes of fiery-red flowers. 18 
in. _ .15 
sanguinea hybrida. H.P. Fine for bor¬ 
ders. 18 in. Mixed colors _ .25 
Pkt. 
HIBISCUS, manihot (Sunset Hibiscus), 
moscheutos (Swamp Rose Mallow). 
H.P. Flowers of a light rosy-red, with 
dark center. 4 ft. _14 oz., 50c .15 
HIBISCUS africanus. H.P. 4 to 6 inch 
bowl-like flowers. Yellow with black 
center. Wz ft. _!4 oz., 25c .10 
HOLLYHOCKS. H.P. One of the show¬ 
iest of hardy garden plants. No gar¬ 
den is complete without these stately 
flowers. Hollyhocks are troubled of 
late with a rust which can be pre¬ 
vented if plants are sprayed frequent¬ 
ly in early Spring with Bordeaux 
Mixture. 
Charter’s Prize Early Double Lilac. 
Crimson _ Vs oz., 25c .10 
Cherry _ Vs oz., 25c .10 
Rosa .. _ Vs oz., 25c .10 
Lilac, purple eye _ Vs oz., 25c .10 
Sulphur-yellow __ Vs oz., 25c .10 
Hybrids. Everblooming annual, mixed. 
V4 oz., 40c .10 
New Hollyhock, Double Imperator. 
Perennial. The large, cup-shaped 
flowers, 5% to 6V4 inches across, have 
the outer edges of the petals elegantly 
frilled and deeply fringed, and in the 
center appears a very double rosette 
about 2 inches across, the whole sug¬ 
gesting a crested begonia on a giant 
scale. They come in a lovely array 
of colors _ .15 
HONESTY. Seed should be sown late in 
the spring to produce seed pods for 
winter decoration _Vi oz., 35c .10 
HUMULUS JAPONICUS (Japanese 
Hop). H.A.C. A climber with dense 
green foliage. 20 ft. _V4 oz., 35c .10 
HUNNEMANNIA fumariaefolia. (Giant 
Yellow Tulip Poppy.) H.A. Flowers 
are tulip-shaped, pure golden yellow. 
When cut and put in water they will 
last a week. 2 ft. Germination can 
usually be assured by soaking the 
seed _Vi oz., 25c .10 
HYACINTH BEAN (See Dolichos). 
IBERIS (See Candytuff). 
ICE PLANT. (Mesembryanthemum 
Crystallinum.) H.H.A. A dwarf trail¬ 
ing annual plant; flowers white; sing¬ 
ular icy foliage; ideal rock plant. 6 
in__Vi oz., 25c .10 
IMPATIENS (See Balsam). 
INCARVILLEA Delavayi. H.P. The 
flowers are borne one long, stout 
stems, tube-shaped. Color bright rose. 
2 ft. _ .25 
IONOPSIDIUM acaule. H.H.P. Pale 
mauve flowers adapted for rockeries 
and carpet bedding; very dwarf habit. 
4 in. ___ .15 
IPOMOEA (Morning Glory). (See also 
Convolvulus). H.A.C. Climbers of 
rapid growth with beautiful and 
varied flowers; for covering walls, 
trellises, arbors or stumps of trees, 
they are invaluable. 20 ft. 
