2 CHINA-ROSE HIBISCUS 
A distinctively beautiful species of tender Hibiscus to be 
handled as pot plants North, in the open far South. Greatly 
color-variable, with hues and tones not found in any other 
Hibiscus strain. Almost everblooming, p!ants only ten inches 
high often bloom freely. Botanically HIBISCUS ROSA- 
SINENSIS. Seeds, fine mixed. Per pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
Plants of four kinds suitable for pots in window or greenhouse, 
available. PEACHBLOW—Big, double flowers in soft pink. 
DOUBLE CRIMSON—RKich, velvety crimson. Fully double. 
AURANTIACUS—Double flowers in a blend of apricot and 
orange. WEDDINGI—Single flowers with irregularly cut 
peta's and graceful center tassel. Brilliant red. UNIFORM 
PRICE, per plant any of the kinds, each 65c. OFFER 90AN— 
One plant each of the four for $2.35. 
1 HOLLYHOCKS FOR WHITE FENCES 
That’s where Hollyhocks show best, but you will want them 
in many other places, too. 
HOLLYHOCK CHATER’S DOUBLE—Intensely double flowers 
in close, almost dense spikes, blossoms full and formal. Full 
color range. Grows about five feet. Pkt. 15c; 4% oz. 40c; 4 
oz. 75c. 
HOLLYHOCK PEERLESS DOUBLE—Widely varied as to 
both shape and color. Includes Carnation and Triumph types, 
double, less formal than Chater’s, and blooms sometimes larger. 
Extraordinary color range. Grows to about six feet. Pkt. 20c; 
1% oz. 45c; % oz. 80c. Plants, each 40c; 3 for $1.10; 10 for $3.30. 
HOLLYHOCK SINGLE MIXED—80 inches. Big flowers in 
many gay, delightful colorings. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. 
5 HOLLYHOCK INDIAN SPRING—Handsome semi-double 
blossoms, rose to carmine. Sown early, will be in bloom by first 
August, so ca'led “annual.’’ Actually hardy. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 93A—One pkt. each of the four for 50c. 
BOOKS—For those who want, or have, a greenhouse. 
GREENHOUSE GARDENING FOR EVERYONE — 
Chabot. Every phase. Care, soils, cuttings, sowings, cut 
flowers, bulb forcing, heating. How to build. Frames. Illus- 
trated. $4.00. GREENHOUSES; THEIR CONSTRUCTION 
AND EQUIPMENT—Wright. Construction of all types. 
Heating. Water supply. Illustrated. $2.50. 

1 HELLEBORUS NIGER—yt 
(1)12. The Christmas Rose 
of story. Exceedingly hardy. 
Blooms very early, normally in 
March, but buds may open 
during any mild period of 
winter, even in January. The 
big, shallow blossom-cups are 
white, though often with soft 
pink suffusion. Attractive foli- 
age. Long-lived, though a bit 
slow in starting. Illustrated 
opposite. Pkt. 20c; Ye oz. 35c; 
1% oz. 60c. Plants, each $1.25. 
1 HELLEBORUS ORIENTALIS HYBRIDS — yt(1)16. The 
Lenten Rose. It blooms in March, beautiful flowers of purple- 
shaded white, varying to pale tones of violet and claret. Pkt. 
20c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
1 HIERACIUM BOMBYCINUM—erx(2)8. A lovely rock plant 
with rosetted leaves of glistening silveriness, blossoms above 
wrought in golden artistry. Pkt. 25c. 
1 HIERACIUM VILLOSUM—erx(2-3)12. Silver-shag. Big 
golden suns of blossoms over silky, silvery foliage. Pkt. 25c. 
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. 15¢; 3 pkts. for 40c. Plants, each 45c. 
1 HORMINUM PYRENAICUM—erx(3)12. Perennial for rock 
garden or border with many attractive flowers of violet purple 
on the Salvia order. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. 
HONESTY—eex(3)30. Lunaria. Purp'e flowers, followed by 
pods having translucent partitions that make attractive winter 
decorations. Sown early, will usually bloom first season. Pkt. 
15e; 1% oz. 25e; %4 oz. 40c. 
5 BLUE HYDRANGEA—We offer the variety BLUE CHINA, 
a reasonably hardy sort for outdoor planting. Will need some 
winter protection in cold areas. On most soils the big, showy 
flower-trusses come bright blue. Plants, each 75c; 3 for $2.10. 
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2 HUMEA ELEGANS—-vw. Gracefully drooping panicles of rosy 
flowers above pleasantly scented foliage. Makes a striking large 
pot plant. Australia. Pkt. 25c. 
5 HUNNEMANNIA FUMARIAEFOLIA SUNLITE—ex(3)24. 
Santa Barbara Poppy. Tulip-shaped blossoms of satiny yel- 
low. Easy and showy. Full sun. Pkt. 15c. 
4 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 pkts. for 50c. 
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 culture 
conditions. This one, though, HYMENO- 
CALLIS OCCIDENTALITS, is of fu'l 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 25c; 3 for 70c; 10 for $2.00. 
1 SUN-ROSES 
Sun-rose is an old name for HELIANTHEMUM, a delight- 
ful, low perennial for rock garden, edging or bedding. Foliage 
mounds are set with silken blossom loveliness in pink, lemon, 
copper, red, white. Fine blend. Pkt. 15c; 46 oz. 25c. 
SUNGOLD—A profusion of single, golden flowers. Showy and 
hardy. Pkt. 15c. Plants, each 45c; 3 for $1.20. 
FIREBALL—Plants loaded for months with fully double 
flowers of bright scarlet. A long-showy beauty for rock garden, 
edging, bedding. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.40; 10 for $4.20. 
LEMONBALL—Like last in clear lemon yellow. Fully double. 
Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.40; 10 for $4.00. 
RHODANTHE CARNEUM—Mounds of silvery, sparkling 
foliage. Single, salmon pink flowers of large size. Long- 
blooming and handsome. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.40. 
OFFER 109AN—One plant each of the four for $1.80. 
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 summer 
come fragrant waxy trumpet-blossoms of purest whiteness, 
these above formal, packed foliage mounds. Plants, divisions, 
each 65c; 3 for $1.80. 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 mer't. 
Excellent foliage and form. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. Plants, 
each 50c; 8 for $1.40; 10 for $4.20. LANCIFOLIA—25 inches. 
Quickly makes large clumps of formal, packed leafage of con- 
siderable ornamental value. In late summer come slender 
racemes of narrow trumpet flowers in soft lavender. Plants, 
each 50c; 3 for $1.40. SIEBOLDIANA—rk(2)10. Splendid 
edger, with its densely packed, overlapping leaves, blue- 
glaucous to near velvety effect. Pkt. 20c. 
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 Hyacinth. I[llustrated 
page 2c. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 35c. Bulbs, spring delivery, 3 for 40c; 
9 for $1.00; 25 for $2.50. 
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 de- 
light. Flowers of pale. translucent blue. From Spanish moun- 
tains. 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. 15¢c; Ye oz. 35e. CORYMBOSUS 
—(1)8. Rare and pretty little South African with pink flowers. 
Pkt. 20ec 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 
easv from seed. High garden merit. Pkt. 20c: 3 pkts. for 50c. 
OFFER 116A—One pkt. each of above for 75c, 

