Beautiful HIBISCUS 
This shrub is more commonly planted in Florida than any other. Its 
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handsome foliage and large showy flowers make it fine for massing, hedge 
planting, and background. It is well adapted to Central and Southern 
Florida; in the northern parts of the state it is subject to frost injury, but 
the plant is able to recuperate quickly even after being frozen. It stands 
pruning and trimming well and can endure seaside conditions. Hibiscus 
is adapted to planting either singly or in groups. When fertilized it makes 
a sheet of dark green foliage and flowers. 
Hybridizers have worked on the Hibiscus family and there is now a 
large range of colors available in double, semi-double and single forms, 
in addition to the old standard Single Scarlet variety. We can offer some 
very fine sorts, but list only a few of the best. We recommend grafted 
plants, for only a few of these new hybrids are happy on their own roots. 
Baptisti. A rare variety with small, semi- 
double flowers variegated red and white. 
Popular with the ladies as a hair orna- 
ment. Slow growth. Own-roots and grafted. 
Columbia. To us, the finest of doubles. 
Bloom very large, full peony form, car- 
mine to rose-pink, often deep salmon- 
pink, with petaloids and yellow stamens. 
Heavy feeder andslow grower. Own-roots. 
Double Scarlet. Deep scarlet. This plant is 
not so rapid in growth as the single sorts but 
is very profuse in its bloom. 
Double Yellow. Large, double yellow flow- 
ers. A recent introduction that has become 
popular for massing. 
Euterpe (Single Salmon). Large single 
flowers, yellow shading through a delicate 
violet into a deep red center. A strong, 
compact plant, blooming profusely. 
Florida Sunset. (Andersons 132.) Single 
flowers of a bright sunset shade with light 
outside edge. Easy to grow. Grafted plants. 
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Kid Smartie. Small, single, orange-red, often 
splotched salmon. Fast growth. Grafted. 
La France. Small, bright pink flowers freely 
produced. Strong, upright growth. 
Minerva. Large, single, orchid-pink. The 
free-blooming plant makes rapid growth. 
Mrs. Wm. White. Full double, large coppery 
bronze. Strong grower. Grafted. 
Peachblow. Double, pale pink flower with 
a darker center. Very lovely. 
Ruffled Giant. Very large, ruffled flowers; 
light yellow fading white in center. Grafted. 
Single Pink. Large flowers of deep pink. An 
old but still popular sort. 
Single Scarlet. Produces flaming red flow- 
ers all season. Fine for hedges. 
Single White. Makes a good combination 
with other colors. 
Single Yellow. Large, clear canary-yellow. 
Good grower and bloomer. Grafted plants. 
Stella Lykes. Semi-double flowers, salmon 
to bronze in color. Free flowering. 
Hybrids. We have some late introductions 
of the tropical varieties and will furnish 
information on request. 
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Grasses, Ornamental........... 26 
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Palms and Cyeads.............. 27 
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JACK O. HOLMES, INC., TAMPA, FLORIDA 
