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ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 







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PEONIES 



Couronne d'Or — -White with ring of 

 yellow and crimson splashes. Very valu- 

 able variety for dependability and size; 

 a true "crown of g-old." 



Delicatissima — Lilac rose color; long 

 used in cut flower trade; very dependable 

 and strong; makes fine showing. 



Duchesse de Nemours — Pure white sup- 

 erb cup-shaped flowers; beautiful in bud 

 state; several days after Festiva Maxi- 

 ma. 



Edulis Superba — One of the large, 

 strong, best early pinks; very fragrant. 



Felix Crousse — The leading red: late; 

 fine form; fragrant: every garden should 

 have this variety. 



Pestiva Maxima — Very large; pure 

 white with crimson marks; loose petal- 

 age, very early; should be in every gar- 

 den. 



Golden. Harvest — Cream v pink; very 

 large and fragrant; midseason. 



Felix Crousse 



Dahlias — Continued 



J. H. Jackson — 



Fine, gorgeous, deep 

 velvety maroon cac- 

 tus type. Prominent 

 for garden decora- 

 tion, superb for cut- 

 ting. 



lie Grand Manitou 



— Decorative. Pure 

 white, artistically 

 striped, splashed and 

 blotched deep violet 

 purple. 



Maud Adams — 

 Pure, snowy white, 

 very effectively over- 

 laid clear delicate 

 pink. Perfect in every 

 way. One of the best 

 of the show type. 



German Iris 

 GLADIOLUS 



Lily like blossoms on sturdy stems, open 

 ing in succession, beautiful as orchids. Fin 

 est and most popular of bulbs for spring 

 plating. Choice varieties in white, yellow 

 ied, pink and blue. 



IRIS 



Celeste — Stands and falls light celes- 

 tial blue; flowers extra large. 



Flavescens — Delicate light yellow, shad- 

 ing to white, edged with gold. 



Florentina Alba — Soft, silvery white 

 with orange beard; very fragrant. 



Her Majesty — Standards and falls of a 

 bright mauve. Very beautiful. 



Honorabilis — Standards golden yellow 

 falls rich mahogany-brown; beautiful. 



Pallida Dalmatica — Very fine, of strong 

 vigorous habit; flowers large; standards 

 lavender; falls lavender shaded blue. 



Queen of May — Pleasing soft, rosy lilac; 

 large flowers. 



Japanese Iris — An interesting type with 

 3 to 6 petals. They succeed in almost any 

 soil or position, but like rich soil and 

 plenty of water. 



Jeanne d'Arc — Exquisitely scented, 

 large flower; Lilae- 



^-^ pink guards and tuft- 



ed center, body soft 

 yellow. 



Lady Iris — Rose 

 type; late midseason: 

 the cleanest possible 

 color; white suffused 

 with lake. The shad- 

 ings and color re- 

 mind one of the beau- 

 tiful dainty lavender 

 pink; has long and 

 broad, rich, silky pet- 

 als growing smaller 

 toward the center. 



Iiouis Van Houtte 



— Fine velvety cerise 

 red, very brilliant. 



Mons. Jules Elie — 



Glossy lilac pink; 

 enormous flowers; 

 early midseason: a 

 grand peony. 



Madame Forel — Large, fine shaped bloom, 

 glossy, ash-colored pink, with a silvery tip- 

 ped center; fragrant; very double and com- 

 pact; late. A quite desirable variety. 



Gladiolus 



