Hardy Garden FloWers 



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ISAAC HICKS & SON 



IRIS. Fleur-de-Lis. 



I. Germanica. German Iris. One of the most 

 valuable and attractive plants, of easy culture, 

 adapted to gardens, shrubberies or margins of 

 water. The foliage is always good, and the 

 flowers as delicate and beautiful as an orchid. 

 Our collection comprises sorts ranging in color 

 from white to deep blue, with variations of yel- 

 low, brown and maroon. They should be 

 planted largely. A charming effect is produced 

 by planting Iris and Columbine together. 2^ 

 feet. May and June. 



I. laevigata (Kaempferi). Japanese Iris. The Japa- 

 nese gardeners have exemplified their skill in the 

 wide range of colors and blendings, and in the 

 huge size to which they have developed this 

 flower. In late June and July great floweis 6 

 inches or more across, in blues, purples, pinks, 

 reds and whites, with innumerable variations, 

 make a sight never to be forgotten. Plant in 

 great masses in the shrubbery border, the gar- 

 den, the aquatic garden, and by the edges of 

 ponds, where they reach their highest develop- 

 ment. 3 feet. 



I. cristata. Early Iris. This grows 4 inches high 

 and in May is a sheet of light blue flowers, spot- 

 ted with yellow. Equally valuable in the garden 

 border or water garden. We offer several 

 thousand. 



I. Sibirica. Siberian Iris. A variety with narrow 

 leaves and intense deep blue blossoms borne on 

 slender red stems. 2^ feet. June. 



I. Hispanica. Spanish Iris. Yellow flowers, other- 

 wise resembles the German Iris. 



I. pumila hybrida. A cross between the German and 

 the German, and is a very attractive variety, i foot. 



Iris Kczmpferi. Japanese Iris. 



Single Hollyhocks. (See page 71.) 



dwarf early Irises. It blooms earlier than 

 May. 

 I. Cyanea. Rich royal purple, -.vith blackish 



shadings. 



I. Eburna. Pure white, with creamy shadings. 

 I. florida. A beautiful lemon-yellow, shaded 



darker. 

 I. formosa. Upper petals deep violet-blue, 



lower petals light violet. 



KNIPHOFIA Pfitzerii. Flame-Flower ; Tri- 

 toma ; Red-Hot-Poker Plant. Broad tufts 

 of grass-like foliage, from which ascend 

 spikes of brilliant flowers deep scarlet in 

 the bud, opening yellow making a shaded 

 flame of color. Mulch in winter. 4 feet. 

 August to October. 



LESPEDEZA Sieboldi, syn., Desmodium pen- 

 duliflorum. This member of the pea family 

 grows so vigorously that it is equally valu- 

 able in the shrubbery or in the garden. It 

 is able to thrive in any situation. The 

 flowers are rosy purple and borne in 

 great profusion in early September. 4 to 

 5 feet. 



LARKSPUR. See Delphinium. 

 LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY. See Convallaria. 



LILIUM candidum. The Annunciation Lily. 

 Tall spikes of fragrant white Lilies. 5 feet. 

 June, July. 



L. tigrinum splendens. Tiger Lily. One of 

 the showiest and most easily grown Lilies, 

 occasionally escaping to roadsides. The 

 flowers are orange-red, spotted with black. 

 Garden or shrubbery. 5 feet. August. 



LOOSESTRIFE. See Lysimachia. 



