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F. H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont. 
HOUSTONIA purpurea. 8 to 15 inches high, with numerous small white flowers all summer 
Thrives in sun and shade. 15 cts. each, $1 per doz. h. 
H. ccerulea (Bluets;. Low tufted plant, 3 to 5 inches high, with handsome pale blue flowers in 
spring. 10 cts. each, 00 cts. per doz. c. 
HYDRASTIS Canadensis (Orange-Root). More interesting on account of its large green leaves 
and raspberry-like fruit, which lasts a long time, than for its flowers. The latter are 
greenish white, and not showy, but the plant does admirably in the shade, and for 
this reason is quite useful. 15 ct*. each, $1 per doz. c. 
HYACINTHtJS candicans. Flowers pure white, 
large, funnel-shaped; drooping and fragrant 
racemes a foot loDg, in strong specimens. A fine 
hardy bulb: a native of South Africa. Easy of 
culture in any rich garden soil. 6 cts. each, 50 
cts. per doz. d. 
HYPOXIS erecta (Star Grass). Flowers 3 'ellow; 
likes partial shade, and is quite showy and dis¬ 
tinct. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz. a. 
HYPOLETJCA Helvetia. Bright yellow flowers 
resembling the dandelion, but are four times as- 
large. 20 cts. each, 2 for 35 cts., $1.25 per 
doz. 
IBERIS Gibraltarica. Flowers white, usu 
ally suffused with pink or red, in corym* 
bosed heads; early spring. 1 to 2 feet high" 
A showy, handsome, but straggling half" 
hardy evergreen. Needs good drainage- 
20 cts. each. e. 
I. sempervirens (Evergreen Candytuft). 
Flowers pure white, in long racemes; 
spring and summer; 9 to 12 inches high. 
Well adapted to every style of gardening, 
and one of the best perennials grown. 
Southern Europe. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 
cts., $1,10. per doz. d. 
IRIS Germanica and I, Ksempferi. Fine 
strong plants of these two favorite sorts. 
$1 per doz. t. 
I. prismatica. Flowers bright lilac-blue.; 
plant 1 to 2 feet high. 10 cts. each. c. 
I. verna. A pretty little crested species, 
with yellow flowers; from North Carolina. 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz. d. 
Sibirica (Siberian Iris). Flowers two or 
three in cluster, bright lilac-blue. Needs 
fuli sunlight, with rich, damp soil. 15 cts. 
r . each, 2 for 25 cts. c. 
Jnclies high, with handsome blue and white 
llowcis. Docs well in ordinary soil or in the bog-garden. Fine for 
planting out on margins of ponds or brooks. 12 cts. each, SO cts. per 
doz., or lower rates per 100 c. ’ 1 
. cx-istata,. A charming blue-flowered species, not only on account of 
its flowers, but its dark, fresh green foliage is very line. It is a free 
grower, forming dense beds, of dark green foliage; very fine for the 
s0 l Dlctimes spreads beyond the limits 
oach,^$1Vor do'/c/ 1 1 13 n0t a troublesome P lant to manage. 10 cts. 
I. Boliemica. 15 cts. each. c. 
I. Missouriensis. Lilac-purple. 15 cts. each. c. 
I. tuborosa. 12 cts. each, 2 for 20 cts. a. 
I. Susiana. 25 cts. each. a. 
German 
JASIONE perennis. About a foot high. Leaves rather hairy; stem 
oroct, simple; flowers blue, dispersed in large sub-globed heads. A fin< 
perennial. 12 cts. each, $1 per doz. d. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
KRIGIA (Cynthia) Virginica. 10 inches high; flowers yellow. 15 cts 
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