HERBERTIA. (her-BERT-ee-ah) 
Iridaceae. Bulbous plants with basal lvs; 
Texas to Chile. 
—pulchella. HERB-2. 35¢ 
HESPERANTHA. (hes-per-AN-thah) 
Iridaceae. Tender S. Af. bulbous plants 
very similiar to Ixias; flowers star-shaped, 
opening in the evening; fragrant; sunny spot; 
sandy loam with some peat; treat as pot 
plant in North. 
—Bauri. HESPR-1. 50¢ 
Bright rose-red fis; 2 ft; Transvaal. 
HESPERIS. (HES-per-is) 
Rocket. Cruciferae. Hardy biennials and 
perennials of erect branching habit, bearing 
white, tose or mauve-purple fis in pyram- 
idal spikes; excellent cut-flowers; June-July; 
1-3 ft; fragrant; sow seeds any time up to 
August for flowers the following season. 
H. MATRONALIS: Sweet Rocket. The com- 
monly grown garden species. Perennial 
but sometimes biennial; hardy in the 
North; sow seed a year before they are to 
bloom. 
—White. HESP-6W. 20¢ 
-— —Hed. HESP-€R. 20¢ 
—nana candidissima. HESP-6C. 20¢ 
A dwarf form; pure white fis. 
—Violet. HESP-6V. 20¢ 
—Mixed. HESP-6X. 20¢ 
Any of Above: Oz. 45¢; lb. $3.00. 
HESPEROYUCCA. (hes-per-oh- Y UK-ah) 
Liliaceae. One species from S. Calif. much 
like the Yucca hardy in tthe (X) zone. 
—Whipplei. HSPR-1. 35¢ 
Creamy white fis, 2’ ac; fragrant; in 
nodding panicles; TP. 
HETEROMELES. (het-er-ooh-MEE-leez) 
Rosaceae. One species native of Calif. a 
nice shrub and much planted, especially for 
its attractive berries. 
—arbutifolia. HETM-1. 40¢ 
(ar-bew-tif-FOH-lee-us) Christmas Berry. 
One evergreen shrub native of Calif and a 
popular source for Xmas berries. 
HETEROMORPHA. 
—trifoliata. HETO-1. 30¢ 
HETEROPAPPUS. (het-er-oh-PAP-pus) 
_ Compositae. Hardy Asiatic pedennials al- 
lied to Boltonia; nice border plants. 
—Blaugrithi. HETP-1. 35¢ 
HEUCHERA. (HEU-her-ah) 
Alum-Root. Saxifragaceae. Herbaceous 
perennials, usually of dwarf compact habit, 
flowering in June-Sept and valued for a low 
border or RG; sunny place; good loamy soil 
seeds germinate best warm and in light. 
H. SANGUINEA: Commonly grown species 
found on cliffs and hills. 
—Spitfire. HEU-20S. 25¢ 
Very pretty large searlet flowered type. 
—splendens. HEU-Z20P. 25¢ 
Dark crimson variety. 
—Hybrids and Mixed. HEU-X. 25¢ 
OTHER SPECIES: 
—cylindrica v. glabella. HEU-7G. 25¢ 
Yellowish green fis; 212 ft; HP. 
—maxima hybrids. HEU-12M. 30¢ 
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HIBISCUS. (hye-BISK-us) 
Rose Mallow. Malvaceae. Tender plants 
to trees with showy flowers in many colors. 
The annuals should be sown in pots or bands 
or direct to the garden; rich soil with moist- 
ure. 
—coccineus. HIBS-5. 30¢ 
; pees to crimson 6” ac; 10 ft; swamps 
in Ge 
—Manihot. HIBS-26. 30¢ 
Yellow to white, dark brown centers, 9” 
acy 9 Hts: 
—nmilitaris. HIBS-27. 30¢ 
ns is or pink fis; purple centers; 5” ac; 
—Moscheutos. HIBS-28. 30¢ 
(mos-KAY-eu-tus) Pink, rose or white; 
Siwrnie: 
— —alba. HIBS-28W. 30¢ 
—mutabilis. HIBS-29. 50¢ 
(mew-TAB-il-iss) Cotton Rose; various 
colors; (IX). ‘ 
—paramutabilis. HIBS-33. 30¢ 
Similar to mutabilis; broader sepels. 
—Rosa-sinensis. HIBS-36. 50¢ 
Rose of China. Sh to 30 ft. 
—Sabdariffa. HIBS-37...35¢ 
Roselle or Jamaica Sorrel. Sub-tropical 
plant grown for its fleshy calyx; used in 
making jams, etc. Bushy; 4 ft; attractive 
maroon fis; set plants 5 ft apart; sow early 
in spring; grow like tomatoes. 
—svriacus. HIBS-41. 30¢ 
(sihr-RYE-ak-us) Rose of Sheron. (IV). 
— —flora pleno. HIBS-41D. 35¢ 
Double flowers; (IV). 
with dark centers; 2 ft; HA. 
—Trionum. HIBS-45.: 30¢ 
Flower-of-the-Hour. Yellow or_ white, 
—Mixed Species and Varieties. HIBS-X. 25¢ 
HIERACIUM. (hy-er-A Y-shi-um) 
Compositae. Perennials with red, orange 
or yellow flowers, some of which are called 
Hawk-weed. Easily grown; leaves in rosettes 
with the flowers in heads on erect spikes; cut 
fis off directly after flowering will check the 
reseeding. 
—aurantiacum. HIER-3. 35¢ 
Devil’s Paint Brush. Orange fis; 15”; igi” 
—faeroseus. HIER-6. 20¢ 
—pilosum. HIER-14. 50¢ 
‘| —villosum. HIER-19. 25¢ 
Bright golden yellow; 2 ft; HP. 
—Mixed. HIER-X. 25¢ 
HIPPOPHAE. (hip-POFF-uh-ee) 
Sea-Buckthorn. Elaeagnaceae. Shrubs and 
small trees covered with silvery scales; sow 
seed in the fall to germinate in the spring; for 
flowers keep till sex is determined. ; 
—rhamnoides. HIPO-1. 30¢ 
Sea Buchthorn. Bright orange-yellow fis; 
to 30 ft; very hardy. 
HOHERIA. (hoh-HEER-ee-uh) 
Malvaceae. A genus of ornamental flow- 
ering trees confined to N. Z; they can be 
grown out doors in the (X) zone. 
—angustifolia. HOHE-2. 50¢ 
Straggling and interlaced; eventually be- 
coming slender and spreading; bears mass- 
es of white fis; 15 ft; (IX); N. Z. 
—populnea. HOHE-?7. 50¢ 
Most beautiful tree with handsome fol- 
iage covered in autumn with sheets of 
white starry fls often concealing the lvs; 12 
ft; try in pots; (IX); N. Z. 
—Osbornei. HOHE-10. 50¢ 
Uncommon free-blooming form; white fis 
