Hardy Perennials 
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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., ]5 cts. 
each, $1.15 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
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 H . Mosclieutos, 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 G 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. N., 15 cts. each; P., 
18 cts. each. 
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. N., 15 cts. each; P., 
18 cts. each. 
HOLLYHOCK. See Althaea. 
HYACINTHUS candicans. See Galtonia candicans. 
HYDRASTIS Canadensis. Orangeroot, Ground 
Raspberry, Golden Seal. 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. 
N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 11 cts. each, 
$1.10 per doz. 
HYDROPHYLLUM Canadense. N., 12 cts. each; P., 
15 cts. each. 
HYPERICUM. St. John’s Wort. 
H. Ascyron. Great St. John’s Wort. A strik¬ 
ing plant, 2 to 5 feet high, with large, bright 
yellow flowers. N., 12 cts. each, $1.05 per doz.; 
P., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz. 
H. elegans. About a foot high. Flowers bright 
yellow. Spreads from the root, forming a com¬ 
pact mass. N., 15 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 
17 cts. each, $1.35 per doz. 
HYP0CH0ERIS unillora (IT. Helvetica ). Showy yellow 
flowers like the dandelion, but nearly double its 
size. Summer. N., 15 cts. each; P., 17 cts. 
each. 
IBERIS Gibraltarica. N., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; 
P., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz. 
I. saxatilis, var. corifolia. A fine hardy perennial 
somewhat like Sempervirens. N., 15 cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.45 per doz. 
I. sempervirens. Evergreen Candytuft. Few 
hardy perennials afford a more prolonged dis¬ 
play than this. Its flowers remain fresh nearly 
a month. Well adapted to every place in the 
Iberis sempervirens, continued 
garden where the sun can strike it. Southern 
Europe. May and June. N., 15 cts. each, $1.35 
per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.55 per doz. Seeds, 
G cts. per pkt. 
I. tenoriana. N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 cts. each. 
Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. 
INCARVILLEA Delavayi. This plant has achieved 
much notice within the last five years. It 
comes slowly from seed, requiring two or more 
years to attain blooming size here in the North. 
I have had it several winters without protec¬ 
tion, and though it is said not to be very hardy, 
it will stand with a little covering. The large 
trumpet - shaped rosy purple flowers are very 
showy. N., 20 cts* each; P., 23 cts. each. 
Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt. 
IRIS (Flag). This is a grand family with many 
varieties. 
I. cristata. Crested Iris. Comes from North 
Carolina and has handsome light blue flowers, 
with short, thick, green foliage. One of the 
best dwarf kinds. It soon spreads so as to 
form good-sized clumps, and seems entirely 
hardy. May. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 
12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz., $5 per 100. 
I. ensata (/. fragrans). N., 10 cts. each, $1 per 
doz.; P., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz. Seeds, 5 
cts. per pkt. 
I. Florentina. Orris Root. Fine early Iris; white, 
tinged with lavender. N., 
12 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; 
P., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per 
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Incarvillea Delavayi. 
JV. preceding the prices indicates not prepaid; P« indicates prepaid. 
