HARDY FLOWERS 



bloom in May and June, and are tall and stately. 

 The plants increase in size so rapidly that they are 

 a great delight. I have seen some four year old 

 plants to-day, as big as a wash tub with dozens and 

 dozens of blossom stalks. Each flower is like an 



IRIS BLOSSOMS ARE LIKE ORCHIDS. THIS IS A DWARF VARIETY, THE FLOWERS 

 AS BLUE AS FORGET-ME-NOTS 



orchid that rare flower that grows in the tropics 

 and some of them are very fragrant. These plants 

 should always be set in the garden in the fall, be- 

 cause they are getting ready to bloom in the spring. 

 You can buy a plant for 15 cents and it will give 



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