6 HALLERIA LUCIDA—w. Tender South African shrub, 
close to Phygelius (which see), but larger, and with flowers 
of dark, rich crimson. Pkt. 35c. . 
* HOLLYHOCK INDIAN SPRING—ebk (3) 70. From Febru- 
ary sowings there will be free blooming by early August, big 
semi-double blossoms in rosy pink to ecarmine. Pkt. 15c. 
1 HOLLYHOCK PEERLESS DOUBLES — ebx(2-4)60. We 
think we have here about as fine and varied blend of Double 
Hollyhocks as it is possible to produce. Many of the flowers 
will be five inches across, usually charmingly frilled and 
fringed. All the oldtime Hollyhock colorings, along with new 
pastel tones, soft apricots and oranges, others with contrast- 
ing blotchings. Pkt. 20c; 1% oz. 45e; 4 oz. 80c. Plants, each 
40c; 3 for $1.10; 10 for $3.30. 
1 HOLLYHOCK FINE SINGLE 
MIXED — ebx (2-4) 88. The Holly- 
hock of nostalgic memories. 
Crinkled, silken petals. Many showy 
colorings. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c. 
& HOMERIA COLLINA — *ek(w) 
(3)20. Tigrida-like flowers in sal- 
mon orange. Easy; quick. Pkt. 15c; 
14g oz. 40c. 
3 HOMERIA LILACINA — ek(w) 
(3)10. Like last but blossoms lilac, 
blotched purple. Pkt. 20c. 
* HIBISCUS ANNUAL 
HIBISCUS TRIONUM — ex (2-4) 30. 
Ivory-toned cup blossoms, with vio- 
let patches and golden center tassels. You are pretty sure 
to like it. Illustrated above. Pkt. 10ce; 1% oz. 25c. 
HIBISCUS MANIHOT—ebk (4-5)90. Golden Bowl. Towering 
spires of big lemon-yellow bowl-blossoms, blotched purple- 
maroon. Exceedingly showy. Valued for spectacular accents 
or backgrounds. May also be used effectively to fill a vacant 
spot in the mixed hardy border. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 30c. 
1 HIBISCUS or ROSE MALLOW 
Gorgeous blossoms here, exceeding brilliance of coloring. 
There are few more satisfactory perennials. COCCINEUS— 
ebk(4)60. Rich, pure color, great flower-chalices of satiny 
rose-red, deeper within. Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 35c. MILITARIS— 
ebk (2-3)50. Campanulate flowers in striate pink. Halberd 
shaped leaves. Very good as a tall perennial hedge, divider 
or screen planting. Seeds may be sown in position, right 
where the permanent planting is desired. Pkt. 15c; 4% oz. 
30c; 1 oz. $1.00. AVALON HYBRIDS—ebk (3-4)50. New 
hybrid strain, a Militaris-Coccineus cross. Different in flower- 
form, foliage, season, plant habit and blossom colorings. The 
flowers have hint of bell shape, and vary from palest blush 
through many a tone of pink, then rose, culminating in reds 
of rich vividness never before seen in hardy Hibiscus. Center 
eyes are rare, but oddly rotate, unsymmetrical stainings of 
deeper color often appear. Particularly long blooming season. 
Pkt. 20c; 46 oz. 35c. Plants, each 45c; 3 for $1.25; 10 for 
$3.65. GIANT MALLOW MARV ELS—ebx (3)50. Magnificent 
flower-bowls, from palest blush through pure pink, to rose, 
with snowy white and pure crimson. Center eyes often ap- 
pear, but not the odd color-stainings of the Avalon strain. 
Pkt. 15c. Plants, no color choice, each 40c; 8 for $1.10; 
10 for $3.30. SYRIACUS—ebk (4). This is the shrub or small 
tree commonly called Althea. Flower colorings of white, 
blush, diverse pinks, rosy red, blue-violet and the like. Pkt. 
15e; 1% oz. 25e; % oz. 40c. PARAMUTABILIS—bkt (8) 150. 
Rare shrubby Hibiscus from central China, fully hardy at 
Old Orchard. Big flower-bowls with silky, somewhat fluted 
petals, pure white with dark crimson center, appear con- 
tinually for months. Great, downy leaves, sometimes a foot 
across. Pkt. 20e; 146 oz. 35e. MUTABILIS—hbk (3-4) 150. Con- 
federate Rose. Handsome Chinese species for the South. They 
open pale blush, deepening to red by nightfall. Pkt. 20c. 
PEDUNCULATUS — ebx (3-4)50. Attractive South African 
species with flowers of deep rose color on long slender 
peduncles. Needs protection in cold areas. Pkt. 20c. OFFER 
103A8—One pkt. each of above for $1.10. 
1 HIBISCUS AVALON RED—This splendid hybrid shows 
perhaps the most brilliant red blossoms of any fully hardy 
Hibiscus yet introduced. The coloring is richer and deeper 
than in H. coccineus, the flowers fuller, rounder and of 
better form. A robust grower, reaching to 8 or 10 feet in 
established plants, many flower-filled stems. Blooming season 
is long, July, well into October. Foliage of distinctive, digi- 
tate form, deep green. Needs no winter protection. Plants, 
divisions or rooted cuttings, each $1.75; 3 for $5.00. Will 
bloom freely first year. 





g \ ff a9, 
wD VILA 
HIBISCUS TRIONUM. 

* HEBENSTREITIA COMOSA—eoex (3-5). Grown for fra- 
grance. Slender spikes of closely packed white-and-orange 
blossoms. The perfume during day is light and delicate, but 
as evening falls it becomes richer and heavier. Pkt. 20c. 
2 HETEROCENTRON GLANDULOSUM—w. Pretty corymbs 
of white flowers with carmine calyces and pedicles. A tender 
perennial, to be grown under glass in the North. Pkt. 85c. 
1 HIERACIUM HELDREICHI—ebx (3) 35. A really good per- 
ennial for the mixed hardy border. Great, loose, globose 
panicles of golden flowering. Foliage an attractive blue- 
green. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. 
6 HOLMSKIOLDIA SANGUINEA—w. Tender shrub for the 
lower South, but often grown elsewhere as a large pot plant 
under glass. Attractive sprays of orange-red flowers. Foliage 
evergreen. The Chinese-hat Plant. Pkt.) 20¢e: 
* FUNNEMANNIA FUMARIAEFOLIA SUNLITE—ex (3) 24. 
Santa Barbara Poppy. Tulip-shaped blossoms of satiny yel- 
low. Easy and showy. Full sun. Pkt. l5c. 
10 HOVENIA DULCIS—k 30 ft. Japa- 
nese Raisin Tree. Deciduous tree, hardy 
to Boston, grown both for its ornamental 
foliage, and for the odd, edible “fruits,” 
supposed to have flavor of raisins. 
Pkt. 20c. 
3 CROWN-BEAUTY 
Hymenocallis, the Crown-beauty, shows 
many a desirable and lovely form, but 
most of the species are rather on the 
tender side and require special cultural 
conditions. This one, though, HYMENO- 
CALLIS OCCIDENTALIS, is of full year- 
around winter hardiness here, needing no 
digging. The stems grow to 20 inches, 
each crowned with an airy cluster of 
ribbon-draped white chalice blossoms. 
Illustrated opposite. Bulbs, each 25e; 3 for 70c; 10 for $2.00. 

1 PLANTAIN LILY (Hosta) 
Pleasant, fully hardy perennials with tuberous roots, called 
Plantain: Lily from the wide, decorative leaves. Also known 
as Funkia. PLANTAGINEA—Snowy Day-lily. In late sum- 
mer come fragrant waxy trumpet-blossoms of purest white- 
ness, these above formal, packed foliage mounds. Plants, 
divisions, each 60c; 3 for $1.70. COERULEA—36 inches. 
Great Blue Day Lily. Wide and handsome bells of bright 
blue all through the mid-summer season. Decorative border 
perennial of high merit. Excellent foliage and form. Pkt. 
15¢e; 146 oz. 25¢e; 1% oz. 40c. Plants, each 40c; 3 for $1.10; 
10 for $3.25. LANCIFOLIA—25 inches. Quickly makes large 
clumps of formal, packed leafage of considerable ornamental 
value. In late summer come slender racemes of narrow 
trumpet flowers in soft lavender. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 50c; 
3 for $1.40. MINOR—10 inches. A pretty little Day Lily for 
the rock garden. Sprays of white trumpet blossoms. Each 
60c; 3 for $1.65. NAKAIMO—24 inches. Rare Japanese spe- 
cies. Close, upfacing, almost capitate clusters of flarirfg 
flowers in soft lilac-lavender. Plants, each $1.00. 
3 GIANT SUMMER HYACINTH 
Bells of waxy white in great loose spikes in five-foot 
heights. Strikingly decorative in the border, particularly when 
several are planted as a group. Easy to grow and keep. 
Winter-hardy to Philadelphia. In colder areas, dig and store. 
It is GALTONIA CANDICANS, formerly considered a Hya- 
cinth. Illustrated page 27. Pkt. 15¢; % oz. 35c. Bulbs, spring 
delivery, 3 for 35c; 10 for $1.00. 
3 ROCK GARDEN HYACINTHS—kt. Dainty little alpine or 
near-alpine true Hyacinths for the rock garden, or for 
nestling surprise-colonies elsewhere. AMETHYSTINUS— 
(2)9. A delight. Flowers of pale, translucent blue. From 
Spanish mountains. Pkt. 20c. AMETHYSTINUS ALBUS— 
Even more charming is this snowy white form. Pkt. 20c. 
AZUREUS—(1)7. Blossoms of a brilliant, intensified sky 
blue come in earliest possible spring. Pkt. 15c; 146 oz. 35c. 
AZUREUS ALBUS—Like last, but in this form the blossoms 
are pure white. Pkt. 20c. CORYMBOSUS—(1)8. Rare and 
pretty little South African with pink flowers. Pkt. 20c. 
SAWRISICI—(4)9. Unique autumn-blooming species (the 
others flower in spring),-with many feathery spikes of 
dainty and pretty mauve-pink. A rare hardy bulb, rather 
easy from seed. High garden merit. Pkt. 20c; 8 pkts. for 50c. 
OFFER 105A8—One pkt. each of the above for 90c. 
[85] . 


