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MISS ELLA V. BAINES, THE WOMAN FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 



Hardy BORDER PLANTS and BULBS— Continued 



IRIS GERMANICA 



(GERMAN IRIS)— "The Fleur de Lis" of France. 



There is nothing prettier than the German Iris blooming 

 from May 10th to June 10th. The colors are gorgeous, and 

 they completely hide the plant. Be sure and plant some Ger- 

 man Iris. Perfectly hardy. 



PALLIDA DALMAT1CA, or Heavenly Blue— Standards deli- 

 cate lavender ; falls cloar deep lavender ; flowers very large 

 and extra fine. Price, 25 cents each. 



HONORABILIS, or Sans Souci— Standards golden-yellow, falls 

 rich mahogany-brown; very effective. Price, 10 cents each. 



PURPLE PRINCE — Standards intense deep violet-blue; falls 

 velvety dark purple; exceedingly rich and striking. Price, 

 10 cents. 



FLORENTINA — Creamy-white, faintly flushed lavender; fra- 

 grant and early. This is the Orris root of commerce, being 

 used for the manufacture of toilet powder. The roots are 

 delicately perfumed. Price, 15 cents each. 



MADAME CHEREAU— Standards and falls white, elegantly 

 frilled with a wide border of clear blue; very beautiful. 

 Price, 15 cents. 



SPECIAL OFFER— The five German Iris for 60 cents. 



IMPERIAL JAPANESE IRIS 



Little wonder that a plant so boldly decorative in outline 

 and bearing a flower of exquisite coloring so marvelously 

 formed should make its strongest appeal to the artistic Japan- 

 ese. From these foremost gardeners of the world has come a 

 strain of Irises that neither Orchids nor Lilies can rival in 

 beauty of form, texture, coloring, markings and general effec- 

 tiveness. — The Garden Magazine. 



Perfectly hardy. Price, 20 cents; three distinct varieties 

 for 50 cents; set of eight fine sorts for $1.25. 

 GEKKA-NO-NAMt — (Waves on Moonlight.) Large double 



white, center gold and yellow ; extra. 

 KUMOMA-NO-SORA— (Sky Amidst the Clouds.) White, edged 



and flushed with blue, center banded yellow. 



GEISHA-UI — (Gown of Fairy.) Deep mahogany-red, base of 

 petals lighter. 



ISO- NO- NAM I — (Shallow Waves.) Fine porcelain-blue, 

 blotched deeper, center rosy-lilac, flushed with gold. 



PURPLE AND GOLD— Rich purple, gold center, radiating out 

 into fine pencilings ; fine. 



PYRAMID — Light violet-blue, shading to delicate blue, suf- 

 fused with royal purple. 



SENJO-NO-HORA— (Bottomless Cave.) Blotched and veined 

 violet-red, center of purple and gold. 



SHICHIUKWA— (Flower in Wine.) White, bordered reddish- 

 amaranth, center flushed gold. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY 



The Lily of the Valley is one of those delicate, sweet little 

 flowers that not only easily wins our love, but keeps it forever. 

 Put four or five or a half dozen pips or bulbs in a pot, and in 

 about four or five weeks they will flower._ In the spring trans- 

 fer them to the garden. Fine pips, 5 cents; 35 cents per doz- 



AQUILEGIA, or Columbine — All colors. Price, 10 cents. 



ASTILBE GLADSTONE— Pure/ white in large plumes. Price. 

 15 cents. 



ASTILBE QUEEN ALEXANDRA— Large feathery plumes of 

 bright pink. Price, 25 cents. 



ANTIRRHINUM, or Snap Dragons — All colors — white, pink, 

 scarlet, yellow, etc. Price, 10 cents, three for 25 cents. 



COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA GRANDIFLORA — Golden-yellow, 

 invaluable for cutting. Price, 10 cents, three for 25 cents. 



DIBITALIS — (Foxglove.) Gloxinia-like flowers; fine assorted 

 colors. Price, 10 cents, three for 25 cents. 



DAISY SNOWCREST— A perfectly double white flower. Price, 

 10 cents. 



DELPHINIUM FORMOSUM— (Larkspur.) No flower has such 

 a lovely celestial blue color as^ this exquisite Larkspur. 

 Price, 10 cents, three for 25 cents. 



DICENTRA SPECTABILIS, or Bleeding Heart— Price, 15c. 



EULALIA JAPONICA ZEBRINA— (Hardy Grass.) Striped 

 across the leaves; fine plume. Price, 10 cents. 



EULALIA JAPONICA VARIEGATA— (Hardy Grass.) Striped 

 white and green; bears elegant plumes. Price, 10 cents. 



EULALIA GRACILIS UNIVITATA— (Hardy Grass.) Makes 

 immense clumps; very graceful. Price, 10 cents, the three 

 grasses for 25 cents. 



FUNKIA SUBCORDATA GRANDIFLORA— (The White Plan- 

 tain or Day Lily.) Pure white lily-shaped, fragrant flowers. 

 Price, 15 cents. 



FUNKIA MEDIO VARIEGATA— Green and white foliage with 

 lavender flowers. Price, 10 cents. 



GYPSOPHYLLUM PANICULATA, or Baby's Breath — Fine 

 mist-like flower. This is grand for bouquets. Price, 10 

 cents, three for 25 cents. 



GAILLARDIA GRANDIFLORA— (Blanket Flower.) The cen- 

 ter is dark red-brown, petals marked with rings of brilliant 

 crimson-orange and vermilion. Price, 10 cents, three for 

 25 cents. 



HEMEROCALLIS FLAVA— (The Lemon Lily.) This is entire- 

 ly hardy and bears flowers of a lemon-yellow color. Very 

 desirable. Price, 10 cents; three for 25 cents. 



HYACINTHUS CANDICANS— Large spikes of pure white. 

 The hardy Hyacinth. Price, 5 cents, six for 25 cents. 



HIBISCUS CRIMSON EYE— Belongs to the family of mallows, 

 flowers six inches across ; color pure white with pro- 

 nounced eye of deep crimson. Price, 10 cents. 



LOBELIA CARDINALIS— (Cardinal Flower.) Rich fiery-car- 

 dinal flowers ; strong plants, often producing ten to eighteen 

 spikes twelve to twenty-four inches long. Price, 10 cents. 



PLUMBAGO LARPENTAE or Lady Larpent— Deep royal blue 

 flowers. This is an elegant plant. Price, 10 cents, three 

 for 25 cents. 



HARDY SCOTCH or SWEET MAY PINKS— These are the 

 pinks of our mothers' gardens; all colors. Price, 10 cents 

 each, three distinct colors for 25 cents. 



NEW HARDY SCOTCH PINK "HER MAJESTY"— Pure white 

 flowers; fine for cemetery. Price, 10c, three for 25c. 



MYOSOTIS PALUSTRIS, FORGET-ME-NOT — Everybody's 

 favorite. Price, 10 cents. ^ 



PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUM— (Bush Clematis.) A free 

 flowering plant covered with flowers that resemble somewhat 

 the Clematis ; two colors, deep blue and pure white. Price, 

 10 cents each, the two for 15 cents. 



