Lewisia, Brachycalyx 
HOLLYHOCKS. This stately old border plant needs no de¬ 
scription for excepting Delphiniums, it is the most popu¬ 
lar of all perennials. May he sown April-Nov., but I 
prefer to sow Aug. to Nov. 1 to have clean young plants 
to set out in spring. 
Chaters Improved Strain is supreme in double Hollyhocks. 
I have Salmon Rose, Sulphur Yellow, Scarlet, White, 
Newport Pink and Supreme Mixed, blended of many 
shades. Any of these, pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. for 25 cts.; 
oz. 60 cts. 
Single Annual Hollyhocks Mixed in many lovely soft shades 
give just the right tone to the old fashioned garden. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; Va. oz. 25 cts. 
Hollyhocks 
HOSTA (Funkia), Plantain Lily. Beautiful hardy plants with 
handsome, broadly spreading, large ovate leaves. The 
beautiful half-nodding lily-like flowers are in graceful 
spikes on stout stems and well above foliage. Splendid 
plants for the border or partially shaded bed. Cult: Sit., 
in the East either sun or partial shade. In the West, 
partial to deep shade. Soil, a moist loam, well enriched 
with rotted manure. PL, fall to spring. Prop., div. 
Coerulea (Lanceolata). Luxuriant broad green leaves and 
blue flowers in July and August. 35 cts. each; 3 for 
90 cts.; $3 per doz. 
Subcordata grandiflora. Large fragrant, pure white flowers 
on 2 ft. stems from August to October. 35 cts. each; 3 
for 90 cts. 
**HERNIARIA glabra. Prostrate creeper with dense moss¬ 
like foliage of vivid green. Trails freely to fill a pocket 
in the rock garden or as a mantle over a rock, and is fine 
for contrast. Cult: Sun or light shade. Soil, any to very 
poor. PL, fall to spring. Prop., div. 25 cts. each; 3 for 
65 cts. 
*HEUCHERA, Alum Root; Coralbells. Form neat clumps 
6 to 8 inches high with beautiful heart-shaped evergreen 
leaves. Graceful stems bear the panicles of filmy flow¬ 
ers in abundance. Nothing finer for the shaded bed, cool 
rock garden, or as edgings to paths or borders. Unex¬ 
celled for the woodland bed. Flower in spring. Cult: 
Light to deep shade. Soil, any well drained but one rich 
in humus better. Pl., fall to spring. Prop., div. 
*Micrantha, California Alum Root, have lovely foliage at all 
times but still finer in winter when much tinted with 
bronze and red and much mottled like a begonia. 
*Rubescens, of the High Sierras in California, alone spreads 
by underground stolons to make a broad, open ground 
cover, which is an admirable companion for larger shade 
loving plants. The flowers are pink and long lasting 
and the foliage bright green. 
*Sanguinea, the Coral Bell, grows low and has panicled hand¬ 
some coral bells. 
All Heucheras: 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts.; $2 per doz. 
HORNED POPPY, in a large rock garden, gives a fine 
touch of color and stands much heat and drouth. See 
page 26. 
HOUNDS TONGUE. See Cynoglossum. 
IBERIS Gib raltarica. See page 23. 
^INDIAN PINK. See Silene. 
IRIS 
IRIS. Californian and other Pacific Coast species are splen¬ 
did plants in the rock garden, margin of the shaded 
border, or in woodland planting. With their long glossy 
foliage, they make striking clumps and the flowers are 
exceptionally pretty. 
Cult: Sit., light to moderate shade or a cool sunny situation. 
Soil, a well drained gritty soil, rich in leaf mold; neutral 
or slightly acid; and with moderate moisture. A mulch 
of pine sawdust is good. Perfectly hardy but a little 
difficult to establish. PL, fall to spring; spring in East. 
*±Bracteata. 12 in. Evergreen foliage and golden yellow 
flowers. 
*tCalifornica Varied. 8 in. Varied in many rich shades, no 
two alike, in blues, yellows, bronzes, violets. 
*California Golden Yellow. Identical, but with lovely golden 
yellow flowers. 
*California Blue. 6 in. Rather dwarf with deep blue flowers. 
*Chrysophylla. 6-8 in. high with slender evergreen foliage 
and creamy flowers, tinted yellow and purple. 
*±Douglasiana. 12 in. A bold species with broad evergreen 
foliage and creamy flowers. Of very easy culture. 
*Hartweggii. 6 in. Sparse bluish foliage and soft yellow 
flowers. 
*lnnominata. Rare species, with dark slender foliage and 
lovely golden yellow flowers on 6-10 in. stems. Fine 
plants, 50 cts. each. 
*:j:Purdyii. 8 in. Glossy deep green foliage and handsome, 
creamy flowers, tinted yellow and purple veined. 
*$Tenax. One of most dwarf of all iris, 3 inches high, with 
reddish-purple flowers. Quite striking. Like moist 
loam. 
*Tenuissima. 12 in. Long, very slender leaves, with very 
pretty soft blue flowers. 
*Watsoniana. 12 in. Broad soft green leaves and light blue 
flowers. 
Prices of above: 25 cts. each; 3 for 60 cts.; $2 per doz. 
(t)SEEDS of species prefixed by an asterisk, 25 cts. per 
pkt. 
WINTER FLOWERING IRIS 
IRIS Stylosa, the beautiful Algerian Iris, has charming 
grassy, evergreen leaves, and the most delightful, frag¬ 
rant soft violet-blue flowers from mid-winter until 
spring. Hardy south of Philadelphia. 
IRIS Stylosa Alba is identical, except it is an iridescent 
white. 
Either in strong plants, 40 cts. each; 3 for $1; $3.50 per doz. 
The above prices are postpaid to your door. 
* Indicates plants well suited to rock gardens. 
** Indicates plants suited to the rock garden only. 
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Gypsophila Bristol Fairy with its mound of double white flowers is a joy in the border. Dainty in bouquets, too. 
