HIBISCUS 9 

MANDALAY. Huge, single, ruffled, lemon-yellow flowers 
with a very large white center and a deep purplish pink eye. 
Truly outstanding, although not always of top size. 
McINTYRE. Very well-formed, enormous, single flowers 
with ruffled petal edges. The color is apricot-bronze with 
light center and deep pink throat. 
McINTYRE, JR. Very similar to McIntyre, with smaller 
and darker flowers. A better grower. 
MINALILA. (Teas.) Extra large and single. Almost white 
with bluish pink veins and ruffled edge touched with yellow; 
clear white throat. 
MONARCH. (Teas.) Enormous, double, flat, rosette-shaped 
flowers of deep dark crimson shading to almost mahogany. 
Spectacular, new and rare. 
MRS. FRED ANDERSON. (Anderson.) Large, single, flat, 
ruffled flowers; yellow with pink center. The late George 
Anderson named this in honor of his brother’s wife. 
NEUTRALITY. (Anderson.) Medium to large in size, 
single; brilliant orange-vermilion. Slow and hard to grow, 
but worth striving for. 
NEUTRALITY, JR. A large, single, flat flower like Neu- 
trality but a better grower. 
PETER PUMPKIN. (Parnell.) Small, single flowers of 
pumpkin-yellow; white center. A free bloomer that is an 
attractive addition to the yellow Hibiscus. 
SUPERBA. Huge, single, exquisite yellow upon first opening, 
changing to golden yellow by noon. The flowers are very 
large; the color is clearer when sheltered from the hot sun. 
4-in. pots when available, $2.00; 5-in. pots when available, . 
$2.50. Gal. cans, our largest selection, $3.00 and $3.50; 
4-gal. sizes some varieties, $5.00. 
GRAFTED HIBISCUS 
Perhaps those of us who live in the South do not appre- 
ciate what a treasure we have in the Hibiscus. This 
beautiful shrub is forever associated with tropical isles 
and romance, but often we need a visitor from the North 
to open our eyes to the fact that our part of the country 
is favored indeed to be able to grow it. 
Here at our nursery we have been Hibiscus fans for a 
long while. We make trips all around to hunt out new 
varieties, and we are pretty proud of the splendid collec- 
tion that we have as a result. We have some genuine 
beauties, both single and double, in many different flower 
formations. The hybridizers have been at work and have 
created many novel varieties—new colors and single, 
double, and semi-double flowers. Many Hibiscus varieties 
have different local names because they have become 
mixed. We make every effort to keep the names correct 
to the best of our knowledge. We have given appropriate 
new names this season to some varieties, by popular de- 
mand from our customers, but we still list the old name 
too where changes have occurred. 
We take the greatest care in selecting, growing and 
handling our Hibiscus plants, for truly they are our pride 
and joy. Every time you buy from us you get superior 
stock, first class in every way. 
Hibiscus are tropical plants and need a protected lo- 
cation. Always bank them up with earth during freezing 
weather. On grafted plants remove all sprouts from the 
understock; otherwise the graft may die out. Give Hi- 
biscus well-prepared soil, with plenty of humus and good 
drainage. Full sunlight and regular feedings of fertilizer 
are needed. For extra-choice bloom prune and spray as 
you do roses. All varieties are valuable for cutting and 
some of the newer sorts remain open the second day. 
AGNES GAULT. A large single variety shaded satiny pink 
with white veins. 
APEX. Single, medium to large in size. Orange-yellow with 
pink veins and reddish pink center. 
