LIST OF HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS FOR 1915. 



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DOUBLE HOLLYHOCK. 



IRIS. 



The Iris has always been a very popular plant, but since the 

 introduction of the several exceedingly handsome varieties now 

 in cultivation it has really become indispensable. The flowers 

 are almost indescribably beautiful and are produced in amazing- 

 profusion for several weeks in early summer. All of the varieties 

 are perfectly hardy and succeed admirably in any good, rich 

 garden soil, preferring, however, a rather moist situation. 

 IMPERIAL JAPANESE IRIS — Iris Kaempferi. 



Of this magnificent class of Iris we offer ten of the newest 

 and best sorts, single and semi-double. The flowers, which mea- 

 sure from 8 to 10 inches across, are unsurpassed in richness of 

 color, exquisite form and beautiful markings. 

 Apollo — Pure white, pink center. 



Gold Bound — Large, pure white, with gold banded center. 

 Lavender Queen — Fine lavender. 

 Mahogany — Dark red, shaded with maroon. 



Mount Hood — Light blue, shade darker tints, orange center. 

 Ondine — White, shaded light blue towards the center. 

 Oriole — Deep crimson amaranth; yellow center. 

 Pyramid — Violet blue, veined with white. 

 Robert Craig — French grey, shaded with violet. 

 Vietor — White, veined with purple. 



Any of the above choice varieties, each 25c; per <1o7„ $2..~0. 

 GERMAN IRIS — Iris Germaniea. 



This is the true "Fieur de Lis," the French national flower. 

 They are perfectly hardy, bloom profusely, and the flowers are 

 delightfully fragrant. 

 Celeste — Delicate pale lavender. 



Charles Dickens — Blue, suffused and veined with purple. 

 Hector — Soft yellow and crimson. 

 Mrs. H. Darwin — Clear white, veined with purple. 

 Mme. Chcrcau — Snow-white, edged with delicate blue. 

 Pallida Dalmatica — Clear lavender. 

 Pallida Speciosa — Pale Indigo blue. 

 Queen of Gypsies — Lavender, bronze and brown, veined with 



white and purple. 

 Queen of the May — Soft lilac, with white blending. 

 Sans Souci — Crimson-brown and gold. 



Any of the above, price each 20c; per do/.. $2.00. 

 GERMAN IRIS. 

 Mixed — We offer a splendid assortment of the finest named 

 sorts. Each 15c; per doz $1.50 



HOLLYHOCKS. 



The plants we offer are raised from Curric's 

 Superb Strain of Seed, and are really excellent. 

 Strong roots from open ground, each 20c; per 



doz $2.00 



HELIANTHUS — Sunflower. 



Valuable for the herbaceous border, or arranging 



with shrubbery. 



H. Multiflorus Plenus (Double Hardy Sun- 

 flower) — 4 feet, July. Dahlia-like golden yel- 

 low blossoms, producing- in great profusion 

 nearly all summer. Each 15c; per doz $1.50 



HIBISCUS — Mallow. 



A highly ornamental border plant, excellent for 



mixing in with dwarf shrubbery. 



H. Moscheutos — 5 feet, August. Flowers white, 

 tinged with purple; very attractive. Each 

 15c; per doz $1.50 



HELENIUM — Sneezewort. 



Very handsome border plants, bearing large, 

 Daisy-like flowers, exceedingly useful for cutting. 

 Riverton Beauty — A superb new variety, flowers 



large, lemon-yellow -with purplish-black disc. 

 Riverton Gein — New; very handsome, flowers 



old-gold, suffused with bright terra-cotta. 



Each 25c; per doz $2.50 



HEMEROCALLIS — Day Lily. 



A very ornamental, hardy herbaceous perennial. 



Flowers borne on long stems; leaves long and 



narrow. Admirably adapted for shrubbery or for 



massing in borders. 



H. Flava (Yellow Day Lily) — 3 feet, July. Each 

 20c; per doz $2.00 



H. Fulva (Orange Day Lily) — 3 feet, July. Each 

 20c; per doz $2.00 



H. Thunbergii — A large, late flowering variety, 

 sweet scented, lemon yellow; August and Sep- 

 tember. Each 20c; per doz $2.00 



HEUCHERA SANGUINEA — Alum Root. 



A most useful and desirable hardy border per- 

 ennial. It produces an .abundance of flowers 

 nearly all summer. Excellent for cutting. 

 Color, a rich, dazzling crimson. Each 15c; per 

 doz $1.50 



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IMPERIAL JAPANESE IBIS. 



