SEED CATALOGUE • 1939 
HEUCHERA 
Sanguinea. Excellent plants for rockeries and borders. The foliage grows close Pkt. 
to the ground, and above it rise numerous graceful panicles of flowers of a vivid 
shade of coral-red, which make fine cut-flowers. Blooming period from May 
till September. 1 foot.._...Large pkt. 75 cts. ..$0 25 
Choice Hybrids. New. From white to glowing crimson . .Large pkt. 75 cts... 25 
HELIOPHILA 
Linearifolia. Pretty blue flowers in long racemes. Treat as a half-hardy an¬ 
nual, or can be grown in a cool greenhouse. 18 inches... .Large pkt. 40 cts. .. 15 
Leptophylla. Bright blue, clear white eye. 9 to 12 inches Large pkt. 40 cts. .. 15 
HIBISCUS • Marsh Mallow 
Tall-growing plants especially adapted to backgrounds and shrubbery borders. 
Of easiest culture, and bloom the entire season. 4 to 5 feet. 
Grandiflorus hybridus. A new race of large-flowered perennial Hibiscus. Excellent 
for borders. Beautiful mixture of Reds, Pinks, White, Blush, and Clear Rose. 4 
feet. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Grandiflorus, Sunset. A beautiful plant for the greenhouse or outdoors. Flower very 
large, pale yellow, black center. Half-hardy annual. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
HOLLYHOCK 
A hardy perennial of upright, stately 
growth, 5 to 8 feet high. The very double 
varieties are the most desirable, but the 
newer, semi-double, fringed -types are 
also very popular. Hollyhocks make a 
fine row in a garden, or a fine background 
next to a building or high wall or fence. 
Chater’s Double White. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
large pkt. 25 cts. 
Chater’s Double Scarlet. Pkt. 10 cts.; Heuchera sanguinea 
large pkt. 25 cts. Pkt. 
Chater’s Double Sulphur-Yellow .Large pkt. 25 cts.. $0 10 
Chater’s Double Bright Rose .Large pkt. 25 cts.. . 10 
Chater’s Double Salmon-Rose .Large pkt. 25 cts.. . 10 
Chater’s Double Maroon .Large pkt. 25 cts.. . 10 
COLLECTION: Six colors, 50 cts. 
Chater’s Finest Mixed .Large pkt. 25 cts.. . 10 
Double Imperator. Very large, fringed flower, 6 inches across, with double rosette in 
center, resembling a crested begonia. Colors range through delicate pink to cerise-salmon. 
Large pkt. 40 cts.. . 15 
Double Newport Pink. The very double flowers are pure pink...Large pkt. 25 cts... 10 
Double Triumph, Mixed. New, early-flowering strain, containing a great variety of new 
colors. The flowers are gracefully waved and fringed. We consider this a wonderful 
Hollyhock.Large pkt. 40 cts... 15 
Single Varieties: Chamois, Maroon, Pink, Scarlet, White, Yellow, Mixed. 
Each large pkt. 25 cts.. . 10 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of 6 colors, 50 cts. 
Mammoth Fringed Allegheny. Flowers 5 inches across, in splendid rich colors; petals 
beautifully laced and fringed; very robust habit. Choicest mixed .. . .Large pkt. 25 cts... 10 
HUMULUS • Japanese Hop 
A rapid summer climber which attains a height of 20 to 30 feet, resembling the common hop, 
but, being an annual, attains full perfection the first season. The foliage is luxuriant, making a 
dense covering. It is one of the best plants for covering verandas, trellises, etc., producing grateful 
shade and being very ornamental. Heat, drought, and insects do not trouble it. 
Japonicus. Beautiful green foliage. Pkt. 10 cts.; M oz * 
25 cts. 
Variegatus. A variegated variety with handsome 
foliage. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 25 cts. 
HONESTY • Moonwort 
Hardy biennial, admired for its silvery seed-pouches, 
which are used for house ornaments. Beautiful and 
curious purple flowers. Sow seed in open in May and 
protect over winter. 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts.; }/£ oz. 30 cts. 
Double Hollyhock 
HUNNEMANNIA 
Giant Yellow Tulip Poppy 
Fumariaefolia. Forms a bush 2 feet in height, with finely cut foliage, and large, tulip-shaped flowers 
on long, stiff stems, from August to November. Clear, brilliant yellow. Sow seed early in the spring, 
in shallow drills where the plants are to bloom. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34oz. 25 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
Sunlite. Semi-double. Same as above, but with an extra band of petals on the outside of the cup. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
ICE PLANT « Mesembryanthemum 
Crystallinum. Pretty trailing summer half-hardy annual for vases and rockwork; leaves covered 
with ice-like drops; flowers white. 6 inches. Pkt. 10 cts.; Lioz. 25 cts. 
Criniflorum. This variety is one of the most easily grown hardy annuals and thrives well in poor 
soil. The plants, which are of slightly spreading habit, are literally covered with flowers, measuring 
about 1 inch, of the most delightful shades. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Hunnemannia fumariaefolia 
