92 Perennial Plants 
HOSEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
Hibiscus 
Mallow Marvels. A robust type, with deeply cut foliage, and large flowers in 
shades of crimson, pink and white. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz.; $18 per 100. 
Hollyhocks 
These stately, majestic, hardy plants, from 6 to 8 feet high, are a necessary part of 
every old-fashioned garden, and should also find a place interspersed with shrubbery, 
as clumps on the lawn, or in the mixed border, where their colossal spikes of bloom pro¬ 
duce bold and showy effects, which cannot be secured with any other flowering plant. 
Apple-Blossom 
Bright Rose 
Cerise 
DOUBLE VARIETIES 
Crimson 
Newport Pink 
Salmon-Rose 
White 
Yellow 
Mixed 
SINGLE VARIETIES 
The old-fashioned Hollyhocks, much improved in size and purity of color. 
All 
colors mixed. 
All Hollyhocks, 30 cts. each; $3 per doz.; $18 per 100 
Hyacinthus 
Candicans. One of the best of all hardy bulbs for the herbaceous border. It bears 
twenty to thirty white, pendent, bell-shaped flowers on stalks 3 to 4 feet high. 
Blooms early and till late fall. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Hypericum 
Olympicum. 6 in. A rare rock-plant with gray foliage and very large, yellow flowers. 
June, July. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Iberis • Hardy Candytuft 
Gibraltarica. 1 ft. Very desirable dwarf plant with evergreen foliage, covered with 
dense heads of pale lilac flowers in early spring. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 
per 100. 
Sempervirens. 9 in. An invaluable spring-flowering plant of dwarf and compact 
habit, bearing masses of snow-white flowers in large trusses. April, May. 25 cts. 
each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
Sempervirens, Little Gem. 6 in. A miniature form completely covered in May with 
snow-white flowers. Its uniform neat habit makes it one of our best rock-plants. 
35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $20 per 100. 
German Irises (Iris germanica) 
Their beauty outrivals that of the orchid in their delicacy of structure and wide 
range of colors. No garden is complete without them, and a very delightful garden 
can be made with nothing but them, as they are especially adapted for flower-borders, 
shrubberies, woodland walks, and for surrounding lakes and ponds, if planted well above 
the water-level. ABBREVIATIONS: 
S., standards or upper petals; F., falls 
Double Hollyhocks 
Iris, Ambassadeur 
or lower petals 
Ambassadeur. S. a fascinating 
smoky velvety purple color; F. 
velvety purple-maroon; beards and 
style yellow. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Dauntless. The best known of all the so-called red Irises. Its rich velvety red blooms are 
of great size and borne atop tall, heavy stems. 50 cts. each; $5.50 per doz. 
Freida Mohr. Large, deep pink-toned Iris of brilliant coloring and exceptional texture. 
Flowers freely for a long period. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
King of Iris. A striking variety, with flowers of perfect form. S. clear lemon color; F. 
deep satiny brown, with a broad border of golden yellow. 50c. each; $5 per doz. 
Lent A. Williamson. Blue standards; velvety purple falls. 25 cts. each; $2.50 
per doz. 
Loreley. S. light yellow, with occasional blue markings; F. ultramarine-blue, 
bordered cream. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Los Angeles. Gigantic white flowers, with a feather-stitch edging of blue. One of 
the most beautiful of this type. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Pallida Dalmatica. Standards pale lavender; Falls deep lavender. Large flowers 
on 3-foot stems. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Princess Victoria Louise. Standards primrose-yellow; Falls reddish purple with a 
narrow primrose margin. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Imperial Japanese Iris (Iris Kaempferi ) 
These noble Irises are the most beautiful of the species and are becoming more 
popular each season. They begin blooming about the middle of June and continue 
for about five to six weeks. While they succeed in almost any soil and under any 
condition, they delight in a rich deep moist position. 
Bertha Hallock. Double; pale lilac, beautifully suffused violet. 
Blue Danube. Double; blue with white veins, yellow center. 
Catherine Parry. Double; blue overlaid with violet. 
Dream. Silvery white, veined and mottled violet; three petals. 
Gold Bound. Double; creamy white with gold bands. 
Mount Hood. Double; rich royal purple with yellow center. 
Paragon. Rich royal purple with many white veins; six petals. 
T. S. Ware. Double; bright crimson-purple with white veins. 
Mixed Varieties. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18 per 100. 
All Imperial Japanese Irises, except where noted, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
