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 and white. Fine blend. Pkt. 15c; Ye oz. 25c; 
%% oz. 40c. 
SUNGOLD— A profusion of single, golden flowers. Showy and 
hardy. Plants, each 50c; 8 for $1.25. 
FIREBALL—Plants loaded for months with fully double flow- 
ers of bright scarlet. A long-showy beauty for rock garden, 
edging or bedding. Plants each 50c; 3 for $1.25; 10 for $4.00. 
LEMONBALL—Like last, fully double, but in clear lemon 
yellow. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.25; 10 for $4.00. 
RHODANTHE CARNEUM—Mounds of silvery, sparkling fol- 
iage. Single, salmon pink flowers of large size. Long-blooming 
and handsome. Plants, each 60c. 
OFFER 545AN—One plant each of the 4 for $1.80. 
There are those who in gardens see visions; 
but others see only from weed to weed. 
1 HERACLEUM MANTEGAZZIANUM—bk(3)100. Spectacu- 
lar large perennial with lobe-cut leaves to 3 feet, and little 
flowers of creamy white in wide, close umbels that may be 
four feet across. From the Caucasus. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. 
1 HELLEBORUS NIGER—yt 
(1)12. The Christmas Rose 
of story. Exceedingly hardy. 
Blooms very early, normally in 
March, but buds may open dur- 
ing any mild period of winter, 
even in January. The big, shal- 
low blossom-cups are _ white, 
though often with soft pink 
suffusion. Attractive foliage. 
Ay WAR Long-lived, though a bit slow in 
WY YP AST Vins starting. Illustrated opposite. 
° Pkt. 20c; Weg oz. 85c; % oz. 60c. 
isy 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. 
25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
1 HESPEROYUCCA WHIPPLEI — bdk(3)130. Our Lord’s 
Candle. Massive white-belled spires above blue-green leaf- 
swords. Beautiful beyond belief. Needs protection. Pkt. 20c. 
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. 
Plants, each 50c. 
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. Plants, each 50c. 
HONESTY—ecx(3)30. Lunaria. Purple flowers, followed by 
pods having translucent partitions that make attractive winter 
decorations. Sown early, will usually bloom first season. Pkt. 
15c; % oz. 25c; % oz. 40c. 
1 HOUSTONIA COERULEA—erx (1-3)6. Exquisite little blue 
stars, myriads of them. Delightful, never more so than when in 
azure drifts through the meadows. Pkt. 20c. 
1 HELENIUM 
Fully hardy perennials of rich flower effect. kt culture. 
HOOPESI (2)34. In late spring the plants are veritable sheafs 
of golden-orange bloom. A showy, long-lived border perennial. 
Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. Plants, each 50c; 8 for $1.25; 
10 for $3.70. AUTUMNALE— (8-4)45. In early autumn estab- 
lished plants are domes of packed blossoming. Colorings range 
from yellow, through old gold and orange, to wallflower-red. 
Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. RIVERTON GEM— (3-4) 40. The blos- 
soms open golden buff, quickly becoming a tawny, autumn red. 
Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.40. 
1 LOVELY HEPATICA 
In early spring come charming blossoms, set in green rufts. 
Lustrous lilac, blue and purple will appear, with blush white, 
even buff-tinged pinks. rstkt(1)7. Shade-tolerant. Pkt. 20c; 
Vg oz. 60c; % oz. $1.00. 
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4 HOVENIA DULCIS—k 30 ft. Japanese 
Raisin Tree. Deciduous tree, hardy to Bos- 
ton, grown both for its ornamental foli- 
age, and for the odd, edible “fruits, sup- 
posed 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. HYMENOCALLIS OCCIDEN- 
TALIS, is of full winter hardiness here, 
needing no digging. The stems grow to 
20 inches, each crowned with an airy clus- 
ter of ribbon-draped white chalice blos- 
soms. Illustrated opposite. Bulbs, each 25c ; 
3 for 70c; 10 for $2.00. 
1 HEUCHERA or CORAL BELL 
SANGUINEA SPLENDENS — ecrkt(2-8)20. Deep crimson, 
varying to scarlet, are the sprays of gracefully carried flowers. 
Delightful in rock garden or border. It cuts. Pkt. 20c; 40 oz. 
45e; Wg oz. 85c. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.55; 10 for $4.85. 
UNDULATA—erbkt(9)30. Foliage as lovely as Galax, un- 
dulate, rose-bronze at cool ends of season. Airy racemes of 
tiny white flower bells. Pkt. 20c. 
CORAL BELL HYBRIDS — ecrkt(2-3)25. Lithely graceful 
sprays. Called Coral Bells, but flowers are likely to be mostly 
bright red to crimson, with occasional plants in rosy pink to 
coral. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. Plants each 55c; 3 for $1.50; 
10 for $4.50. 
OFFER 545B—One pkt. each of the three for 55c. 
1 HEUCHERA AVALON PINK—25 inches. Enchanting, new, 
long-bloomer with airy blossoms of soft pink, white within 
the bell, carried in lace-like profusion. Plants, each 170c; 
8 for $1.80. 
1 HEUCHERA RAIN OF FIRE—Brilliant red, truly in effect 
of showers of fire. Long-lived; long blooming. Plants, each 
60c; 3 or $1.60. 
OFFER 545CN—One plant each of the 4 so offered, for $2.20. 
1 HARDY HIBISCUS or ROSE MALLOW 
Gorgeous color here. There are few more showy perennials. 
MILITARIS—ebk (2-3)50. Campanulate flowers in striate pink, 
leaves halberd shaped. Splendid for divider hedge or screen 
planting. Pkt. 15¢; 4 oz. 80c. AVALON HYBRIDS—(3-4) 50. 
New hybrid strain. Militaris x Coccineus. Different in flower- 
form, foliage, season, plant habit and blossom colorings. The 
flowers have hint of bell shape, and vary from palest blush 
through tones of pink, then rose, culminating in reds of rich 
vividness. Particularly long blooming season. Pkt. 20c. Plants, 
mixed, each 55c; 3 for $1.40; 10 for $4.00; 25 for $9.25. GIANT 
MALLOW MARVELS—ebx(8)50. Magnificent flower-bowls, 
from palest blush through pure pink, to rose, with snowy white 
and pure crimson. Center eyes often appear. Pkt. 15c. Plants, 
mixed, each 50c; 3 for $1.20; 10 for $3.65. 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. 15¢c; % oz. 25c; %4 oz. 40c. MUTABILIS— 
bk(3-4)150. Confederate 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 on slender peduncles. 
Protect in winter. Pkt. 25c. OFFER 545D—One pkt. each of 
the above for 90c. 
4 HIBISCUS PARAMUTABILIS — Rare shrubby Hibiscus 
from central China, fully winter-hardy at Old Orchard. Big 
flower-bowls with silky, somewhat fluted petals, pure white but 
with dark crimson center. Blossoming continues for months. 
Great downy leaves, sometimes a foot across. bkt(8)150. Pkt. 
20c; Ye oz. 80c; 1% oz. 50c; % oz. 85c; 1 oz. $3.00. Plants, 
each $1.00. 
1 HIBISCUS AVALON RED—This splendid hybrid shows per- 
haps the most brilliant red blossoms of any fully hardy Hibis- 
cus yet introduced. The coloring is richer than in H. coccineus, 
the flowers fuller, and of better form. A robust grower, reach- 
ing to 8 feet in established plants, many flower-filled stems. 
Blooming season is long, July, well into October. Foliage of 
distinctive, digitate form, deep green. Needs no winter protec- 
tion. Plants, divisions or rooted cuttings, each $1.50. Will 
bloom freely first year. 
