17 
Hardy Perennials 
HELLEBORUS niger. Christmas Rose. Grows about 
a foot high, producing large, nearly white flow¬ 
ers an inch wide; does finely in moist garden 
soil, though a rich, well-drained, moist loam is 
best. Use a good top-dressing of well-composted 
manure as a dressing after flowering. N., 25 cts. 
each; P., 27 cts. each. 
HEMEROCALLIS aurantiaca, var. major. This is by 
far the grandest of the genus ; flowers very 
large and rich orange-yellow. A little tender 
without protection from bard frost. N., 35 cts. 
each; P., 40 cts. each. 
H. Dumortierii. Has orange-yellow flowers, tinged 
with brown. About 18 inches high. Japan and 
Siberia. Summer. N., 20 cts. each, $1.65 
per doz.; P., 25 cts. each, $2.10 per doz. 
H. flava. Lemon Day Lily, Lemon Lily. Has 
clear yellow flowers; fragrant; grows 2 feet 
high. Siberia and Japan. N., 20 cts. each, $1.55 
per doz.; P., 24 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
H. fulva. Orange Day Lily. Attains a height of 
about 3 feet, with good-sized reddish yellow 
flowers. Single and 
double Summer. 
Europe. N., 15 cts. 
each ; P., 19 cts. 
each. 
H, —, var. Kwanso. A 
form with much 
handsomer dou¬ 
ble flowers. N., 
20c. each; P., 
25 cts. each. 
Hemerocallis flava. 
H. Middendorffii. 
Bears deep 
golden yellow 
flowers, 3 or 4 
in a terminal 
head. Plant 2 
to 3 feet high. 
Siberia and 
Japan. N., 
20 cts. each, 
$1.75 per doz.; 
P., 23c. each, 
$2.20 per doz. 
Seeds, 10 cts. 
per pkt. 
H. Thunbe r g i i. 
Flowers much 
like IT. flava , 
bright yellow. 
Blooms later 
in the season. 
N., 20 cts. 
each; P.,25c. 
each. 
HEPATICA acutiloba. Li yer Leaf. Blooms as soon 
as the snow is off, having various colored flowers 
from almost pure white to deep blue and rosy 
red. Nice for shade. N., 12c. each, $1 per doz.; 
P., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz., $6 per 100. 
H. triloba. Resembles the preceding very closely, 
but has round-lobed leaves. N., 12 cts. each, $1 
per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz. 
Helleborus niger. 
Hepatica triloba. In the following separate colors: 
Blue, Red, Double Red, White. All imported 
plants; best nursery-grown. N., 15 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz.; P., 19 cts. each, $1.90 per doz. 
HESPERIS matronalis. Rocket, Dame’s Vtolet, 
Dame’s Rocket, Sweet Rocket. Plant 2 to 3 
feet high, various flowered, sweet-scented in the 
night. South Europe and Asia. June. N., 
12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, 
$1.35 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
HEUCHERA Americana. Common Alum-root. Stems 
2 to 3 feet high, flowers small; native of rocky 
woods. N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 15 cts. 
each, $1.15 per doz. 
H. sanguinea. Alum-root, Coral Bells, Crimson 
Bells. Beautiful scarlet flowers all summer. 
A showy plant and nice for cutting. N., 15 cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz. ; P., 18 cts. each, $1.50 
per doz. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. 
HIBISCUS Californicus. N., 15c. each.; P., 20c. each. 
H. militaris. About the same height as the well- 
known IT. Moscheutos , but the flowers are not 
so large or showy. N., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per 
doz. ; P., 20 cts. each, $1.75 per doz. 
H. Moscheutos. Marsh-mallow. This is a most 
attractive member of the Hollyhock family, bear¬ 
ing flowers often 6 inches wide and of various 
colors. Fine for bogs, though quite at home in 
good garden soil, and one of the best of hardy 
perennials. Summer. Plants 1 year old. N., 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 12 cts. each, $1.15 
per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
JV. preceding the prices indicates not prepaid; !*. indicates prepaid. 
