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WORTHY OF GENERAL CULTURE. 
[General Collection of Hardy Plants—Continued.] 
bold, showy summer and autumn flowering plants, indispensable 
for large borders, woodland walks, etc., and especially where cut 
flowers are wanted in quantity. They are all remarkably free 
flowering and very free growing, and you can scarcely find a situa¬ 
tion or soil in which they will not succeed ; specially adapted for 
naturalizing. These should be planted in masses in the shrubbery, 
borders, or grass, when in the autumn they will form sheets of 
golden-yellow flowers, worth walking a mile to see, and supply cut 
flowers by the barrow load for church decoration, or filling large 
vases. 
Helianthus Multiflorus Plenus. A hardy, double-flowering, 
golden-yellow Sunflower of great beauty. The flowers are about 
three inches in diameter, and are produced in the greatest abun- 
* dance. 20 cents each ; $2 per dozen. 
Helianthus Multiflorus. (The Great Perennial Single Sun¬ 
flower.) A vigorous-growing perennial six to seven feet in height, 
producing large deep yellow flowers from June to October. 25 cents 
each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Helianthus Rigidum. (Prairie Sunflower.) Bright large gold¬ 
en-yellow flowers, three to five feet high ; very hardy. 20 cents 
each ; $2 per dozen. 
Helianthus Doranicodies. A very hardy native sort, growing 
six to ten feet high, and producing large quantities of small golden 
yellow flowers, in September and October. A rather coarse plant- 
for the border, but valuable for shrubbery groups, or for natural¬ 
izing in rough places. 20 cents each ; $2 per dozen. 
Helianthus Lcetiflorus. A grand perennial Sunflower, similar 
in growth to Helianthus Rigidus, but with flowers considerably 
larger and of a rich dark yellow color ; the disks also being yellow 
instead of purple, as in Helianthus Rigidus, and semi-double. 
50 cents each. 
Hemerocallis Flava. (Orange, or Lemon, Lily.) Golden yel¬ 
low, very fragrant; fine for cutting. 25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Hemerocallis Fulva. A strong-growing variety, fully able to 
take care of itself in any position ; flowers coppery red. 25 cents 
each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Hemerocallis Fulva Flore Pleno. Double yellow flowers. 
25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Hyacinthus Candicans. A species of a Hyacinth which 
blooms during August and September, growing three to five feet 
high, with long spikes of pure white flowers. It is perfectly hardy 
and can be left in the ground over winter. 15 cents each; 
$1.50 per dozen. 
Helleborus Niger. (Christmas Rose.) 50 cents each; $5 per 
dozen. 
Hollyhocks. Among all hardy plants there are none more 
effective in the garden than the Hollyhocks. Our collection is 
grown from seed of the finest strain in Europe, and cannot fail to 
give the greatest satisfaction. Wc offer them in separate colors — 
red, crimson, pink, white, yellow, brown or black, rose and purple, 
at 20 cents each; $2 per dozen; $14 per hundred. Mixed colors, 
15 cents each ; $1.50 per dozen ; $10 per hundred. 
Hollyhocks. Chater’s prize collection. This is acknowledged 
by all to be the finest strain of Hollyhocks in the world. We offer 
varieties, embracing every color and combination of colors. 
25 cents each ; $2.25 per dozen. 
Heuchera Sanguinea. This new plant is one of the most 
beautiful hardy border plants yet introduced. It forms a neat, 
compact tuft of deep cordate leaves of light green color, and 
slightly hairy. The flower stems are slender, from twelve to 
fifteen inches high, covered with bright crimson flowers, which 
last a long time in good condition. On a strong plant I have seen 
eighteen spikes, and when seen in masses like this, it has a most 
charming effect. 50 cents each ; $5 per dozen. 
Helenium Grandiflorum. (Sneeze Weed.) A really first-class 
autumn-blooming composite ; producing freely, large deep yellow 
flowers, with a black disk; grows about two feet high. 30 cents 
each; $2.50 per dozen. 
Hibiscus Flavescens. (Golden Mallow.] A vigorous, branch¬ 
ing perennial, three to four feet high; flowers four inches in diam¬ 
eter, pale yellow with crimson centre; July and August. 25 cents 
each ; $2 50 per dozen. 
Inula Glandulosa. Notwithstanding its introduction more than 
eighty years ago, this noble species is seldom seen in our gardens. 
It is a native of the Caucasian Alps, and produces large golden 
flowers two to four inches in diameter. 40 cents each. 
Iberis Sempervirens. The evergreen Candytuft; corymbs of 
white flowers ; fine for borders. 15 cents each ; $1.50 per dozen. 
Iberis Sempervirens Plena. (New.) This new plant comes to 
us from Europe with the highest recommendations. It is identical 
with the common evergreen Candytuft, except the flowers are 
larger and perfectly double ; snowy white in color. It will prove 
invaluable as a border plant and for cutting. 25 cents each ; $2 
per dozen. 
Iberis Gibraltarica. The largest and showiest of this genus, 
forming elegant bushes of an irregular outline, clothed with large 
compact heads of white flowers, slightly tinged with rose. 25 cents 
each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Lobelia Cardinalis. (Queen Victoria.) Dark red foliage; 
flowers brilliant scarlet and very large; a strikingly-beautiful 
plant. 25 cents each ; $2 per dozen. 
Lobelia Cardinalis. (Native Cardinal Flower.) This is one of 
the handsomest of all hardy plants; its bold, erect habit and 
strikingly-brilliant flowers adapt it for situations where bright 
colors are desirable. When planted near evergreens its bright 
scarlet flowers contrast most beautifully with the foliage of the 
evergreens. It is very desirable in any location. 20 cents each ; 
$2 per dozen. 
Lobelia Syphilitica. Large dense spikes of handsome blue 
flowers, eighteen inches high. 20 cents each ; $2 per dozen. 
Lychnis Senno Striata. Scarlet striped with white, variable. 
A fine border plant. 20 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Lychnis Chalcedonica. One of the grand old hardy plants, 
with brilliant scarlet flowers all summer. 20 cents each ; $2 per 
dozen. 
Lychnis Chalcedonica Flore Pleno. A fine perennial, pro¬ 
ducing immense heads of vermilion-scarlet flowers, far exceeding 
ir. brilliancy many of the double Geraniums; a gem for cutting, 
and one of the showiest border plants in cultivation. 25 cents 
each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Lychnis Alpina. Reddish purple, very dwarf and neat. 
20 cents each ; $2 per dozen. 
Lychnis Haageana. A very showy perennial, about one foot 
in height; remarkable for its striking flowers, nearly two inches 
across, of every shade of color, from brilliant scarlet to pure 
white. Mixed varieties, 20 cents each ; $2 per dozen. 
Lychnis Haageana Gigantea. A taller-growing variety of 
the above. 25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Lychnis Sieboldii. A Japanese species, with large cream- 
colored flowers. 25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Lychnis Viscaria Splendens. Flowers fiery red ; a neat, early- 
flowering border plant. 20 cents each ; $2 per dozen. 
Lythrum Roseum Superbum. A vigorous-growing perennial, 
about three feet high, with branching spikes of bright rose-colored 
flowers. It thrives best in a damp situation. 20 cents each ; 
$2 per dozen. 
Lythrum Virgatum. A very showy variety, with rosy-purple 
flowers, about two feet high. 20 cents each ; $2 per dozen. 
Liatris Pycnostachya. (Blazing Star.) These plants produce 
heads of pale purple flowers, eighteen inches long. A very desir¬ 
able plant and one of the most useful for growing on dry soils. 
20 cents each ; $2 per dozen. 
Liatris Spicata. Produces rigid spikes of purple flowers, 
about a foot high. 15 cents each ; $1.50 per dozen. 
Lysimachia Nummularia. (Moneywort.) A creeping plant 
with numerous yellow flowers in summer ; splendid for carpeting 
the hardy border or under shrubs. 10 cents each ; $1 per dozen ; 
$5 per hundred. 
Lysimachia Nummularia Aurea. (Golden Moneywort.) 
Foliage bright golden yellow ; a splendid creeping plant for car¬ 
peting. 15 cents each ; $1.50 per dozen ; $8 per hundred. 
Lysimachia Punctala. A strong-growing plant forming a 
bush two to three feet in height, producing freely trusses of bright 
yellow flowers, similar to those of the Moneywort. This is an excel¬ 
lent plant for border decoration ; remaining in bloom a long time. 
20 cents each ; $2 per dozen. 
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