21 HEPATICA AMERICANA— rristyt(l)8. Lovely flower 
of earliest spring. Blossom-cups in green ruffs. Lustrous 
lilac, blue and purple will appear, with blushing white and 
buff-tinged pink. Hepaticas will force, too. You can’have 
spring in your window, six weeks ahead. Pkt. 15c • A nrr 
40c. (Pknts, each 25c; 3 for 70c.) ’ ” 
21 HERNIARIA GLABRA—ergpk(9)2. Emerald, fine-leafed 
almost moss-like mats, flat as a pancake*^. Green enough 
in summer, the mats become red-bronzed in early winter 
rich maroon by late winter. Desirable in rock gardens, in 
crevices of pavement, steps or walls, or simply as a ground 
cover. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, each 20c; 3 for 50c • 10 for 
$1.50.) 
21 HESPERIS ALPINA—ebx(2)36. Color on a mass pro¬ 
duction basis. Great bloom panicles in varied lavenders 
lilac, mauve, violet and purple, pale flushings to deepest 
vividness. Easy. Pkt. 15c. 
21 HESPERIS TRISTIS—erbx(2)16. Clustered blossoms, 
usually nut-brown, but varying from sepia-veined cream to 
purple. Dusk-fragrant. Pkt. 10c, (Plants, each 30c’ 3 
for 85c.) 
HESPERIS MATRONALIS—See Sweet Rocket 
42 HESPEROYUCCA WHIPPLEI—ebdx(3) 12 ft. Our 
Lord’s Candle. Massive white belled spires above blue- 
green leaf-swords. Spectacular beyond belief. Edible bud- 
stalks. Pkt. 15c. 
21 HEUCHERA SANGUINEA SPLENDENS—ecrmbkt(2-3)- 
30. Coral Bells, but actually the flower-bells here are of a 
glorious crimson brilliance. Lithely graceful sprays. Pkt 
15c; 1/32 oz. 25c. 
21 HEUCHERA IIYBRIDA CASCADE—Delightful rosy pink 
bells on slender stems, carried in long profusion; cascades 
of delicate beauty. Plants only, each 30c; 3 for 85c. 
21 HEUCHERA UNDULATA—erkt(9)30. Great rosettes of 
most decorative foliage. Desirable in the rock garden. Vast 
numbers of tiny white flower-bells with elfin green suffusion 
Pkt. 10c. 
21 HIBISCUS or ROSE MALLOW 
No easier, nor more gorgeous, hardy perennials than these. 
21 HIBISCUS COCCINEUS—ebx(4)60. Great flower chalices 
of satiny rose-red, deeper within, a rich pure color. Foliage 
particularly decorative, yet dominated by the bloom. Fully 
winter-hardy at Philadelphia, but may need protection in 
colder areas. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; 1^4 oz. 35c. (Plants, 
each 35c; 3 for 90c.) 
21 HIBISCUS MILITARIS—ehbx(2-3)50. Handsome border 
perennial or will make an attractive blossoming hedge. Rath¬ 
er campanulate flowers of softest striate pink, shading to 
rose. Halberd leaves. Pkt. 10c; ^ oz. 25c; 1 oz. 75c. 
21 KOSTELETZKYA VIRGINICA—ecbmx(3-4)60. It is, at 
the least, a first cousin of Hibiscus, The flowers are only 
about half the size of those of Hibiscus, but there are 
vastly more of them. Coloring is a pure mid-pink, verging 
neither on salmon nor on rose, but as close to a true pink 
as may well be. Pkt. 15c. 
51 HIBISCUS SYRIACUS BLEND—ehbtx(3-4)90. This is 
the shrub that is ordinarily called Althea. It is excellent 
hedge material, but even more showy when grown as in¬ 
dividual specimens. Varied colorings. Some will have dou¬ 
ble flowers. Pkt. 10c; ^ oz. 25c; 1 oz. 75c. 
21 HIBISCUS GIANT HYBRIDS — ebnx(3)60. Immense 
flower-bowls, from palest pink suffusions, through pure 
pink, to rose, with snowy white or richest crimson. Mag¬ 
nificent in the border, or will make a wonderful flowering 
hedge. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; 1 oz. 75c. (Plants, full flow¬ 
ering size, each 30c ; 3 for 85c. Large specimen plants, each 
$1.00, express shipment only.) 
OFFER 84A40—One pkt. each of above for 45c. 
21 HARDY HIBISCUS BLEND—The above five, with per¬ 
haps others, in mixture. Pkt. 10c; ^ oz. 25c; 1 oz. 75c. 
♦HIBISCUS TRIONUM—edbx(2-5)30. Trailing Hollyhock. 
Great ivory-hued cups, violet patched, and with golden 
anthers. In bloom for months. Bushy procumbent. 
Illustrated, page 62. Pkt. 10c. 
21 HIERACIUM HELDREICHI—ebkt(8)30. Excellent ever- 
blooming non-spreader. Decorative blue-green foliage and' 
pretty, double yellow flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
21 HIERACIUM PILOSELLA—egkt. Recommended only as 
a closely overlapping ground-cover for hard dry soil in 
full sun. Good there, it should be kept away from border 
or rock garden, else it may crowd out choicer things. Pkt. 
5c. (Plants, 11 for $1.00; 25 for $2.00; 50 for $3.75.) 
21 HIERACIUM VILLOSUM—erx(3)20. The Silver Shag 
will be an enduring delight. Brilliant golden suns of blos¬ 
soms, double, above silvery, silky leaves, ruggedly piled. 
A non-spreader. Fullest recommendations. Pkt. 16c. 
HELLEBORUS NIGERIA IRIS TRADESCANTIA 
< CHRISTMAS ROSE } ■■ DICHOTOMA J.C.DE CUELIN 
21 HOLLYHOCK PEERLESS DOUBLES — ebx(2-4)60. 
Stocky, close-set plants that are packed, each stalk, with 
large flowers, some of them four to five inches across, mostly 
in fullest doubleness. Many will be fringed or frilled. To 
the old Hollyhock range of white, soft suffusions, flesh, 
salmon pink, rose, scarlet, maroon and yellow, have been 
added buff-apricot, orange, with bicolors, contrasting mar¬ 
gins or Pelargonium like blotchings, with rare mingled tones. 
Our own blending, the best from many strains. Pkt. 10c; 
I's oz. 25c ; Ys oz, 40c ; ^ oz. 75c. 
35 HOMERIA COLLINA AURANTIACA—•ek(w) (3 or 7)20. 
Big flowers of brighest salmon orange. An easy, quick 
and satisfactory Tigridia-like bulb that also forces well. 
Illustrated, page 56. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 50c; % oz. 85c. 
♦HONESTY—ecbstx (3) 30. Lunaria annua. Rather good 
flowers, tinted white to purple. Then round, transparent 
seed-pods, often dried for winter bouquets. Pkt. 5c; ^ 
oz, 30c. 
21 HOUSTONIA COERULEA—ernatx(l-3)6. Innocence or 
Bluet. Exquisite little blue stars, myriads of them on slen¬ 
der airy stems above close foliage. Delightful always, never 
more so than when it reflects April sky, spread until colony 
has merged with colony to form great azure drifts. No 
Gentian-set slope of Switzerland or the Himalayas has more 
endearing charm than our own Bluet-sheeted meadows and 
hillsides. Illustrated, page 20. Pkt. 15c. 
31 HYACINTHUS AZUREUS — ernyt(l)9. A charming 
baby Hyacinth, smaller even than Muscari, but a true Hya¬ 
cinth nevertheless. The blossoms are a most brilliant azure, 
sky blue intensified, and they come exceedingly early, start¬ 
ing here in February. Hardy and persistent. Readily grown 
from autumn-sown seeds. Often blossoming second year. 
Use much of it. Illustrated, page 69. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c ; 
% oz. 40c; 1 oz. $1.50. (Bulbs, fall delivery, 10 for 45c; 
25 for $1.00). 
33 HYACINTHUS CANDICANS—ecbx(3-4)60. Galtonia or 
Giant Summer Hyacinth. Creamy bells in great spires. 
Strikingly decorative. Illustrated, page 44. Pkt. 10c; % 
oz. 20c. (Bulbs, spring delivery, 3 for 25c; 10 for 70c,) 
33 HYMENOCALLIS SPP.—White chalice-flowers, ragged 
edged and fragrant. Good summer garden bulb. Handle 
like Gladiolus. Species identity here in doubt. Bulbs only, 
spring delivery, 3 for 25c ; 10 for 75c, 
HYMENOCALLIS—^See also Ismene, 
HOUSE PLANT SURPRISE 
Delightful amazement due you here. Seeds of more than 
one hundred distinct species of ornamentals suitable for pot 
culture have gone into this blend, many of them decidedly 
unique. Better separate the fine seeds from the coarse, since 
the latter will need deeper covering. Give them all a fair 
chance and ample time. Many will germinate quickly, but 
of course other kinds are by their nature, slow. Sold only 
in extra-size packets at 25c each. 
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