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Gypsopliila. 
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Elegant free flowering little plants, succeeding in any j 
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soil. Well adapted to rockwork and edging-. Ladies will 
find this desirable for ornamenting their hair. 
Gypsophila Paniculata. Remarkably hardy, dwarf 
plant, covering itself with small white flowers. Very 
desirable from their tenacity of life. I have known a 
cluster of these flowers to live three _ days without 
water and without showing signs of wilting. Ladies 
will find this very desirable for ornamenting their hair , 
also for button-hole bouquets. Hardy perennial. 
-, Muralis. Beautiful, dwarf plant, neat and re¬ 
markably pretty, with starry pink and white flowers 
which completely cover the plant. Very fine for hang¬ 
ing baskets. Hardy annual, one half-foot. 
-, Mixed. 
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Hawk weed, Mixed. ( Crepis .).. 
A class of attractive hardy annuals, one foot high, of 
easy culture. Sow in early spring and thin plants eight 176 
inches apart. 177 
Heliotrope, Mixed. 
A well-known, half-hardy perennial, particularly prized 
on account of its delightful fragrance, it is well adapted 
for bedding or pot culture. Sow the seeds early in spring 
in pots or in the hot-house, and transplant into the garden 
when the weather becomes warm. 
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Hibiscus Afrieamis. 
A showy and beautiful, hardy annual, eighteen_ inches 
high, blooming from June to September. Set eighteen 
inches apart. 
Hollyhocks. 
Hollyhocks, English Prize. (See Plate.) Very highly 
recommended. The seed I have was saved from one 
of the finest collections in England, and is of twelve 
prize varieties. - Hardy perennial. 
- -, Tall Double Mixed. A great improvement on 
the old variety. Showy perennials, four to six feet 
high, very effective amongst shrubbery... .. 
-, Dwarf Chinese. Showy, hardy annual variety, two 
and a half feet high. Start early in hot-bed and 
transplant one foot apart. 
Hslipterum Sanfordi... 
A new variety of everlasting flowers of great beauty ; 
of dwarf, tufted habit, producing large, globular clusters 
of bright golden yellow flowers, excellent for winter 
bouquets. 
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Honesty. ( Lunaria.) ..... 
A hardy biennial, two feet high, flowering the second 
year in May and June. The flowers are succeeded by 
singular, semi-transparent seed-vessels that are quite 
ornamental and may be kept for a long time. 
Hyacinth Bean. ( Dolichos.) . 
Tender, climbing annual from the East Indies, produc¬ 
ing clusters of brilliant flowers. 
Humea Elegans.— —........... 
A magnificent, showy, half-hardy biennial, four to eight 
feet high, blooming the second year through the summer 
And autumn. Very ornamental in the garden and pleas¬ 
ure ground. 
Heartsease, or Pansy. (See Plate.) 
A well-known and universal favorite ; properly a bien¬ 
nial, but may be perpetuated by cuttings or by dividing 
the roots. It blooms early the first season and produces 
a profusion of brilliant flowers from early spring until 
winter. It will thrive well anywhere, but prefers a moist, 
shady situation. 
Heartsease, or Pansy. (Fine mixed.) .. 
-, (Pure Yellow , Large Flowered. ) The brilliancy and 
beauty of this Pansy make it a great favorite . 
-—, (Extra choice mixed .) These varieties are very su¬ 
perior.. . 
-, ( Finest, very large stained.) ... 
-, King of the Blacks. Deep Coal Black . 
-, Pure White. 7 . 
-—-, Odier, or Eive Blotched. A new and beautiful 
Prize Pansy, of great variety of color and markings, 
each petal being most beautif ully blotched or marked. 
The seed I send out is from the celebrated Benary, 
ard is extra choice and true .. • • 
—, Emperor William. (For description see page 42. 
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Ice Plant. (See Plate.). 
j A singular-looking, tender annual with thick, fleshy 
| leaves, that have the appearance of being covered with 
crystals of ice. Start early in pots and transplant into 
j light, sandy soil, in a warm situation. 
Ipomea. (See Plate.) 
I Of all flowers in general cultivation, this perhaps ranks 
pre-eminent for delicate and intrinsic beauty. Its fine 
foliage, graceful form and the brilliant and varied hues of 
its many flowers, render it most desirable for the green- 
j house and garden decoration. Very beautiful climbers. 
| Annuals. 
-, Bona Nox, Evening Glory. (For description see 
page 42.) . ' . 
Ipomea Atroviolacea, violet , bordered with pure white; 
superb ... 
-, Elegantissima. One of the richest of the Ipo- 
rneas ; blue with intense purple centre in the form of 
a star, with broad, pure white margin.. 
-, Limbata. Blue , elegantly marked with white . 
-, Nil Grandiflora. A very beautiful variety from 
Germany .. 
- , Coccinea. (Star Ipomea.) A beautiful, climbing, 
tender. annual, closely allied to the Morning Glory, 
producing a profusion of bright scarlet flowers. 
Ipomopsis. 
Most beautiful plants with long spikes of dazzling- 
flowers. Half-hardy biennials. 
Ipomopsis, orange, from California ; three feet. 
-, Elegans, scarlet . 
J acobca. (Senecio.) 
A very gay-colored, showy class of hardy annuals, very 
effective for bedding. Grow about one foot high. 
Jacobea, Doable, White . 
- , Double, Dark Blue . 
-, Double, Mixed . 
L ant ail a. (Fine varieties mixed.) (See Plate.). 
This showy, greenhouse plant will succeed finely in any 
garden soil. It forms a small bush, covering itself with 
pink, yellow and orange flowers, and also flowers of change¬ 
able color. Start in the house. Half-hardy perennial. 
Larkspur. 
Very beautiful, hardy annuals, producing dense spikes 
of flowers, which are very decorative either in the garden 
or when cut for vases. Set ten inches apart. 
-, Tall Double Rocket . 
- , Stock-flowered. Eight varieties mixed. 
-, Hyacinth-flowered. (See Plate.) A curious and 
very beautiful variety, strongly resembling a Double 
Hyacinth. Twelve fine varieties mixed.... 
- , Tricolor Elegans. A very double variety of very 
handsome colors and most beautifully striped. Two 
and one-half feet . 
These two last named varieties may be considered as 
great acquisitions to the garden. 
Lavender . 
This herb I consider desirable for the flower garden 
from the pleasing fragrance of its leaves. Perennial. 
Leptosiphon. (See Plate.) 
The most desirable of plants for edgings ; very beauti¬ 
ful with their numerous and many colored flowers ; also 
suitable for rock-work, and nice for pot plants ; succeed in 
any light, rich soil; from California. Hardy annual. 
Leptosiphon Mixed. Colors dark maroon , orange, lilac, 
purple, crimson, violet, golden yellow and white. Ex¬ 
ceedingly pretty . 
Lobelia. 
Exceedingly pretty, profuse-blooming plants of great 
value to the flower garden ; their delicate, drooping habit 
and the profusion of their charming little flowers render 
them exceedingly ornamental. Very fine for hanging- 
baskets. Half-hardy annual. 
Lobelia Erinoides. Blue . 
_ 5 Erinus, Mixed. Blue, white, and blue and white 
marbled . 
Lophospermum. 
An exceedingly elegant and highly ornamental climber 
with large and handsome foxglove-like flowers ; very ef¬ 
fective for conservatory and garden decoration, and also 
desirable for hanging baskets ; blooms the first season 
from seed. Half-hardy perennial. 
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