Exoch’a (cont’d.) 
borne in short 
clusters, on light, 
wiry branches, 
which bend beneath 
their load of bloom 
enough to be airy 
and graceful. 
FORSYTHIA suspensas 
(Drooping Golden 
Bell). A very early 
and showy spring 
bloomer; flowers 
(rose OF SHARON) bright yellow. The 
long, slender 
branches which droop gracefully until they 
reach the ground are very effective for 
covering steep slopes, walls, fences and 
arbors. 25 cts. 
F. viridissima (Green-barked Golden Bell). 
More erect and shrubby in habit; the light 
green bark is conspicuous and interesting 
all winter. 
HIBISCUS Moscheutos (Marsh Mallow, or 
Mallow Marvels). A very showy plant, 
found naturally in marsh land, but grows 
equally well in the garden and is a valu¬ 
able midsummer bloomer, adding color to 
the shrubbery border at a time when much 
needed. The pink flowers are 4 to 6 inches 
in diameter. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
H. M., Crimson Eye. The large, pure white 
flowers with crimson center make this 
variety more showy than the pink form. 
Hibiscus : Syriacus 
Althea, or Rose of Sharon 
Familiar shrubs, deserving of more popular¬ 
ity than they receive. Altheas will grow 
almost anywhere from Ontario southward, 
and their abundance of bloom comes at an 
almost flowerless time,—from July to Septem¬ 
ber. There is a wide diversity of color in the 
flowers of different varieties, though all of the 
plants are of the same upright character 
and grow about 12 feet in height. They should 
be used in every shrubbery border, are valu¬ 
able as specimens and make beautiful screens 
for hedges. Altheas are one of the best de¬ 
ciduous hedge plants, forming a thick, stout 
bush, when properly sheared and trained. 
HIBISCUS S. alba plena. Double white, with 
crimson center. 
H. S. ardens. Bluish purple; a distinct color 
and a good variety. 
H. S. Boule de Feu. Single flower; red. 
H. S. carnea plena and Lady Stanley. Two 
of the best double varieties; white and 
bluish, with crimson throats. 
H. S. coelestis. Single, of a decided blue 
shade; desirable for variety in color. 
H. S. Comte de Flanders, La Reine, and 
Paeoniflora are three fine double varieties; 
deep rose and red. 
H. S. Joan of Arc and Pearl. Two fine 
double varieties with no trace of color in 
center, are probably the finest in the hardy 
group. 
H. S. totus albus. Pure white single flowers 
without the colored throat found in most 
other varieties. One of the best. 
H. S. variegata (Variegated-leaved Althea). 
An excellent variegated-leaved shrub for 
foliage effect. 
Hydrangea 
No class of shrubs is better known than the 
Hydrangea, because they include some of the 
most showy flowering plants that are found 
in cultivation. They grow easily, have no in¬ 
sect enemies, and, with the exception of the 
Hortensis varieties, are reliably hardy. A 
crowning feature is that they bloom during 
the comparatively flowerless months of July 
and August. 
HYDRANGEA. New Everblooming “Hills of 
Snow.” The grandest shrub of recent in¬ 
troduction; the color of the flower is a 
very snow-like white; profuse bloomer and 
reaches a height of 5 to 6 feet. When in 
full bloom, it is one of the most striking 
as well as one of the most beautiful shrubs. 
A four-year-old plant has produced 126 
perfect blooms at one time. We have one 
of the best stocks of this variety in the 
country. 50 cts. each, $5 doz. See page 33. 
H. h. nigra (Red-branched Hydrangea); 
syn., H. cyanoclada. A variety with 
branches dark purple or almost black, and 
fine rosy pink flowers; a very free bloomer, 
and one of the best for pot culture. 50 
cts. 
H. h. Otaksa. An admirable dwarf pink 
variety, that blooms freely when quite 
small; flower-heads very large and showy. 
H. h. Thomas Hogg. The best white Hy¬ 
drangea of the H. hortensis class; a free 
and continuous bloomer. See page 32. 
H. paniculata (Japan Hydrangea). A vigor¬ 
ous, hardy species, with large, erect pani¬ 
cles, composed chiefly of small, perfect 
flowers, with but few of the showy, sterile 
ones; blooms earlier than H. granditlora. 
50 cts. 
H. p. grandiflora. One of the most popular 
hardy shrubs. The immense heads of 
bloom are cream-color in bud, pure white 
when fully expanded, changing to pink and 
bronze with age, and finally to brown 
when frosted; entirely hardy. 
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