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*HELXINE Soleirolii 
Moss-like plant with minute leaves. Used as a ground 
confer in shaded places, it forms a perfect mat of 
bright green. Quite attractive as a border for shady 
fern or perennial beds. Flats of 100 plants, $1.75. 
HOLLYHOCK (Althea rosea) 
They were good enough to grace our grandmothers’ 
gardens. Let’s not overlook them v/hen we need 
tall, erect plants in the background. Grow to six or 
seven feet. Prefer sun. 
Double Bright Red. 2% inch pots. Gal. containers. 
Double Bright Rose. 2 V 2 inch pots. Gal. containers. 
Double Pink (Newport). inch pots. Gal. containers. 
Double Salmon. 2 V 2 inch pots. Gal. containers. 
Double Yellow. 2 V 2 inch pots. Gal. containers. 
Double White. 2 V 2 inch pots. Gal. containers. 
Double Maroon. 2% inch pots. Gal. containers. 
Single Mixed. 2% int5h pots. Gal. containers. 
*HYPERICUM procumbens nana 
Bright golden flowers to one inch in diameter, narrow 
leaves, dense growth. A lovely trailing plant for the 
rockery. Grows to two inches in height. Prefers sun. 
Gal. containers. 
*ICE PLANT (Mesembryanthemum) 
Assorted colors. Gal. containers. Plats of 100 plants, 
$1.50 and up. 
ICELAND POPPY (Papaver nudicaule) 
A native of the Arctic that thrives here. Flowers 
yellow and orange, crinkly petals like crepe paper and 
long, wiry stems. Excellent for cutting. One and one- 
half feet tall. 2% inch pots. Gal. containers. 
IMPATIENS 
Glossy foliaged perennials growing from a foot to 
three feet in height. The wax-like flowers appear all 
through spring, summer and fall. All flowers, re¬ 
gardless of color, look extremely alive. Valuable in 
either pots or beds. Plant in shade or part shade. 
They’re tender—look out for frost. We have them in 
salmon red and pink. 4 inch pots. Gal. containers. 
INCARVILLEA Delavayi (Hardy Gloxinia) 
Large, bignonia-like flowers are borne through late 
spring and summer on stems a foot to one and one- 
half feet in length. 2 V 2 inch pots. 
IRIS 
Plant them in the sun. 
Germanica (German Iris). Assorted colors or mixed. 
Gal. containers. 
Japonica. Will grow in or out of water. Use plenty 
of fertilizer. Gal. containers. 3 inch pots. 
Kaempferi. Gal. containers. 2 V 2 inch pots. 
Sibirica. Long, narrow, dark green leaves. Flowers 
large and violet blue. Gal. containers. 
* Particularly useful in rock gardens. 
