HARDY PERENNIALS. 
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HELIOPSIS laevis. Oxeye. 1 to 4 feet high, with 
heads of bright yellow, daisv-like flowers. July 
and August. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P.*, j 
12 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
H. —, var. Pitcheriana is a better plant than II. 
Icevis; not so tall, very floriferous. N., 12 cts. 
each, $1.10 per doz.;* P. f 14 cts. ench, $1.35 
per doz. 
H. scabra is a more attractive plant, with orange- 
yellow flowers. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. N., 
15 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 17 cts. each; 
$1.40 per doz. 
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. N., 25 cts. each; 
P., 30 cts. each. 
H. Dumortierii. Has orange-yellow flowers, tinged 
with brown. About 18 inches high. Japan and 
Siberia. Summer. N., 20 cts. ench, $1.75 per 
doz.; P., 25 cts. each, $2.50 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, $1.75 
per doz.; P., 24 cts. ench, $2.20 per doz. 
H. fulva. Orange Day Lily. Attains a height of 
about 3 feet, with good-sized reddish yellow 
flowers. Europe. Single and double forms. 
Summer. N., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.; 1\, 
19 cts. each, $1.05 per doz. 
H. —, var. Kwanso. A form with much handsomer 
double flowers. N., 20 cts. each; P., 25 cts. each. 
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., 23 cts. ench, $2.20 per doz. 
H. Thunbergii. Flowers much like II. flava. N., 
20 cts. each; P., 25 cts. each. 
HEPATICA acutiloba. Liver Leaf. Blooms as soon 
ns the snow is off, having various colored flowers 
from almost pure white to deep blue nnd rosy 
red. Nice for shade. N., 12 cts. ench, $1 per 
doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz. 
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. 
HESPERIS matronalis. Rocket, Dame’s Violet, 
Dame’s Rocket, Sweet Rocket. Plant 2 to 3 
feet high, various flowered, sweet-scented in 
, the night. South Europe and Asia. June. 
Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. N., 12 cts. ench, $1.10 per 
doz.; P., 15 cts. ench, $1.35 per doz. 
HEUCHERA sanguinea. Alum-root, Coral Bf.li.s, 
Crimson Bells. Beautiful scarlet flowers all 
summer. A very showy plant nnd nice for cut¬ 
ting. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. N., 15 cts. each, 
$1.20 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. 1 
HIBISCUS militaris. Musk-mallow. About the same 
height as the well-known II. Jloscht utos, but the 
flowers are not so large nor so showy. N., 
15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz.; l\, 20 cts. each, 
$1.75 per doz. 
H. Moscheutos. Musk-mali.ow. This is a most at¬ 
tractive member of the Hollyhock family, bear¬ 
ing flowers often (5 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. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. N., 
15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz. 
H. —, var. Crimson Eye. Is only a variety of the 
preceding, with reddish purple in the center of 
its flowers. It is a very striking plant and has 
been widely advertised. Seeds, t> cts. per pkt. 
N., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.; P., 18c. each, 
$1.50 per doz. 
HOLLYHOCK. See Althaea. 
H0UST0NIA caerulea. Bluet, Innocence, Quaker 
Lady. Is a common little early-blooming plant 
of moist pastures and hillsides. Flowers pale 
blue; very pretty. Spring. N., 12 cts. each, $1 
per doz.; P., 14 cts. each, $1.15 per doz. 
H. purpurea. Has almost white flowers; small but 
very delicate, and the plant forms good-sized 
clumps. Nice for dry, rocky places, or in more 
moist situations. August. N., 15 cts. each; 1\, 
18 cts. each. 
HYACINTHUS candicans. See Galtonia candicans. 
Hibiscus. 
jV. preceding the prices , indicates not prepaid ; P. indicates prepaid 
