92 Perennial Plants 
HOSEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
Hollyhocks 
These stately, majestic, hardy plants, from 6 to 8 feet high, are a necessary part of 
every old-fashioned garden, and should also find a place interspersed with shrubbery, 
as clumps on the lawn, or in the mixed border, where their colossal spikes of bloom pro¬ 
duce bold and showy effects, which cannot be secured with any other flowering plant 
DOUBLE VARIETIES 
Apple-Blossom Crimson White 
Bright Rose Newport Pink Yellow 
Cerise Salmon-Rose Mixed 
SINGLE VARIETIES 
The old-fashioned Hollyhocks, much improved in size, and purity of color. All 
colors mixed. 
All Hollyhocks, 30 cts. each; $3 per doz.; $18 per 100 
Hyacinthus 
Candicans. One of the best of all hardy bulbs for the herbaceous border. It bears 
twenty to thirty white, pendent, bell-shaped flowers on stalks 3 to 4 feet high. 
Blooms early and till late fall. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Hypericum 
Olympicum. 6 in. A rare rock plant with gray foliage and very large, yellow flowers. 
June, July. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Iberis • Hardy Candytuft 
Sempervirens. 9 in. An invaluable spring-flowering plant of dwarf and compact 
habit, bearing masses of snow-white flowers in large trusses. April, May. 25 cts. 
each; $2.50 per doz.; $12.50 pier 100. 
Incarvillea 
Delavayi. ft. Large, rich rose, begonia-like flowers with deep yellow throats, 
produced all through the summer. A hardy perennial which succeeds well in borders 
and is equally valuable for greenhouse decoration. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Inula 
Ensifolia. 1 ft. Forms a compact, symmetrical clump and in July is covered with 
bright yellow flowers. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz. 
Glandulosa. 2 ft. A little-known plant of rare beauty. The flowers are golden yellow 
and fully five inches across, with long, thread-like ray petals. June, July. 35 cts. 
each; $3.50 per doz. 
Six Choice German Irises (Iris germanica) 
Their beauty outrivals that of the orchid in their delicacy of structure and wide 
range of colors. No garden 
is complete without them, 
and a very delightful garden 
can be made with nothing 
but them, as they are es¬ 
pecially adapted for flower- 
borders, shrubberies, wood¬ 
land walks, and for sur¬ 
rounding lakes and ponds, if planted well above the water-level. 
ABBREVIATIONS: S., standards or upper petals; F., falls or lower petals 
Ambassadeur. S. a fascinating smoky velvety purple color; F. velvety purple- 
maroon; beards and style yellow. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Ballerine. A superb variety growing 4 feet high, the broad foliage being sur¬ 
mounted by masses of glorious flowers of wonderful tone of porcelain-blue, with 
broad, rounded wavy margins; falls slightly deeper in color; deliciously scented. 
50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Jeanne d’Arc. S. very large and ruffled, somewhat spreading, white, delicately 
penciled lilac; F. whi^e, edged lilac at base. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz.’ 
King of Iris. A striking variety, with flowers of perfect form. S. clear lemon color; F. 
deep satiny brown, with a broad border of golden yellow. 50c. each; $5 per doz. 
Loreley. S. light yellow, with occasional blue markings; F. ultramarine-blue, 
bordered cream. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Queen Caterina. Very strong, tall grower, with large flowers of smooth, firm 
texture. The color, an exquisite shade of pure lavender-blue, is uniform in both 
standards and falls. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Collection: 1 each of above 6 Irises, $2.35 
Fine German Irises (Iris germanica) 
Aurea. S. and F. chrome-yellow. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Florentina. S. and F. white, faintly flushed with lavender. 25c. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Her Majesty. S. rose-pink; F. bright crimson. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Lohengrin. S. and F. cattleya-pink; very large flowers. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Kochi. S. and F. rich purple. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Mme. Chereau. S. and F. white, fringed with azure-blue. 25c. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Pallida Dalmatica. S. pale lavender; F. deep lavender. Large flowers on 3-foot 
stems. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Princess Victoria Louise. S. primrose-yellow; F. reddish purple with a narrow 
primrose margin. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Rhein Nixe. S. white; F. rich violet-blue. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Ambassadeur Iris Mixed German Irises, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Double Hollyhocks 
