Hardy Ornamentals, Herbaceous Plants, Etc. 
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HELLEBORUS niger (Christmas Rose). Attains a height of about a foot, producing large, nearly 
white flowers 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. 25 cts. 
each, for strong plants, e . 
HELENIUM autumnale (Sneeze Weed). This handsome native perennial attains a height of 4lto 6 
feet. It branches at the top and bears many large yellow flowers in autumn. 15 cts. each, $i.25|per 
doz. <?. 
H. autumnale var. pumilum. A much shorter and finer plant. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. <?. 
HELIOPSIS ltevis (Wild Ox-Eye). Grows 1 to 4 feet high, with heads of bright yellow daisy-shaped 
flowers. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. d. 
HESPERIS matronalis (Damask Violet, or .Dame’s Rocket). Plant 2 or 3 feet high, various flow¬ 
ered, sweet-scented in the night. South Europe and Asia. 10c. ea., $1 per doz. d. Seeds, 5c. perpkt. 
HEMEROCALLIS Dumortieri (Day Lily). Has orange-yellow flowers, tinged with brown. About 
18 inches high ; Japan and Siberia. 25 cts. each, 2 for 40 cts. d. 
H. flava. Has clear yellow flowers ; fragrant; grows 2 feet high. Siberia and Japan. 20c. each. d. 
H. fulva. Attains a height of about 3 feet, with good-sized reddish yellow flowers. Europe. 15 cts. 
each, §1.25 per doz. e. 
H. Middendorfii. Bears deep, golden yellow flowers, 3 or 4 in a terminal head. Plant 2 to 3 feet 
high. Siberia and Japan. 25 cts. each, 2 for 40 cts. d. 
HEUCHERA sanguinea. A very showy and interesting species. 20 cts. each. d. 
HIBISCUS moscheutos (Swamp Rose Mallow). This is a most attractive member of the Hollyhock 
family, bearing flowers often 6 inches wide and of various colors. Fine for bog, though quite at 
home' in good garden soil, and one of the best of hardy perennials. 10 cts. each, $1.15 per doz. e. 
H., Crimson-Eye. Is only a variety of the preceding, with reddish purple in the center of its flow¬ 
ers. 15 cts. each. e. 
H. militaris. Attains about the same height as the first, but the flowers are not so large nor so 
showy. 15 cts. each. e. 
HOLLYHOCK, Single. Are the most permanent and hardy of this species. They afford a most 
striking effect when placed against any deep green object, like the evergreen hedge. They are 
pretty among shrubbery, and will last for years when once established. Seeds 8 cts. per pkt., 
15 cts. per oz. Plants, 8 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz. 
H., Double. In best mixture of colors. 8 cts. each, 
75 cts. per doz. c. 
HOUSTONIA purpurea. Has almost white flow¬ 
ers ; small, but very delicate, and the plant forms 
good-sized clumps.* Nice for dry, rocky places, 
or in more moist situations. 15 cts. each. c. 
H. coerulea (Bluets). Is a common little^ early- 
blooming plant of moist pastures and hillsides. 
Flowers pale blue ; very pretty. 10 cts. each, $1 
per doz. c. 
HYDRASTIS Canadensis (Orange Root). Is more 
attractive for its large green leaves, and raspberry¬ 
like fruit than for its flowers, which do not amount 
to much. It is a plant for the shady corner, and 
valuable because it does not require full sun. 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz. c. 
HYPERICUM elegans. About a foot high. Flow¬ 
ers bright yellow, not very large. 10 cts. each, 
$1 per doz. e. 
H. Ascyron pyramidatum (Great St. John’s- 
Wort). A striking plant. 2 to 5 feet high, with 
large bright vellow flowers. 12 cts. each, $1.10 
per doz. e. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. 
HYACIXTHUS candieans. Has large, pure white 
pendent, funnel-shaped flowers, in long racemes. 
They are fragrant, and the whole of the raceme 
is not out at one time. It is a native of South 
Africa, and has been very largely grown in the 
United States, selling as the "Summer Hyacinth.” 
6 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz.J [ d. 
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