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Hardy Perennials 



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JAPAN IRIS 



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The grandest of ail hardN- Iris. The flowers are of enormous size, averaging 

 from 8 to lo inches across, and of most gorgeous and exquisite colors, including 

 different shades of white, crimson, rose, violet, yellow and blue, each flower usually 

 showing several shades. They bloom during June and July, 12 to 18 inches 

 high, are perfectly hardy and flourish in any good ordinary soil; they especially 

 delight in a rich, deep, moist location, and for best display should be aliLmdantly 

 supplied with manure and water. 



DOUBLE VARIETIES (6 petals). 25 cts. each, postpaid 



No. 5. Koki-no-Iro. Rich roval |)ur- 



ple with white \einings. 

 No. 22. Sano-Watashi. White with a 



canary-yellow center. 

 No. 40. Kanarikishiki. Grayish 



white, marbled with \iolet. 



SINGLE VARIETIES (3 large 



No. 12. Shippo. Light lilac, densely 



veined with purple. 

 No. 15. Gekko-no-Nami. An early, 



pure white; \-ery large flower. 

 No. 43. Shi-un-ryo. ('ira>ish white, 



denscK \'eined and suftused violet. 



No. 60. Kagaribi. White, traced and 

 marbled with ultramarine-blue. 



No. 94. Komochi-Guma. Rich, vel- 

 \'ety pansy-\'iolet. Very fine. 



No. 107. Tokyo. A magnificent large 

 flower; pure snowy white. 



petals). 25 cts. each, postpaid 



No. 67. Kigan-no-misao. A late- 

 flowering, pure snowy white. 



No. 82. Ari-Ake. \'iolet-purple, mar- 

 bled with white. 



No. 100. YomoKazuru. Light ground, 

 veined and suftused reddish |)urple. 



S OFFIiR> 46 Any 6 above for $1.25, entire 12 for $2.25, postpaid 



Japan Iris, the once Sacred Flower of the Japanese 



JAPAN IRIS, MIXED VARIETIES 



Made up of named varieties, but the\' are not labeled. 20 cts. each, 3 for 50 cts. 

 6 for 90 cts., $1.50 per doz., postpaid. 



4 NEW AND SUPERIOR IRIS 



2 IRIS INTERREGNA (NEW) t'lZaaXZl 



Wa.lh£lll&. "^'^^ choicest variety. Standards are rosy lavender 

 '• with falls velvety claret-red. 35 cts. each, ppd. 



HelffC. L'S^t citron with pearl-colored center. 25 cts. each, 

 — ■' postpaid. 



IRIS PALLIDA 



DElmatica. ^"^ ^^ '•^^ finest of the German type. Grows 



. 4 feet high, with exceptionally large flowers of 



fine lavender, the falls shaded blue. 25 cts. each, postpaid. 



NEW GERMAN IRIS 



Mithras Recently introduced and a striking novelty. The 



^ flowers are of good size, standards pale yellow, falls 



violet, shaded with claret and a yellow border. A very free- 

 blooming \-ariety. 40 cts. each, postpaid. 



GERMAN IRIS, SELECTED 



[Iris Germanica) Early-Flowering 

 Florentina alba. Free-flowering; white. 



Honorabilis. Golden yellow, outside petals mahogany-brown. 

 Johan DeWitt. Standards violet, falls deep violet-|>urple 



veined with white. 

 La Tendresse. Ageratum-blue, shading lighter, brown veins. 

 Mme. Chereau. White, prettily edged with light blue. 

 Spectabilis. Light and dark violet-purple; early. 



NAMED VARIETIES, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., postpaid. 



MIXED, OUR SELECTION, from named kinds, not labeled, 

 10 cts. each, $1 per doz., postpaid. 



TWENTY 

 PERENNIALS 



FOR $2. 

 SEEPAGES 



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One each of the above four superior Irises for $1, 



I ofViirnio (Perennial Sweet Pea). See it 



LainyrUS offered on page 57. 



Lobelia cardinalis <C\'«"^*i FioweD 



^—^—^—^—^-^— Kich, hery cardinal 



flowers; from i to 2 feet in length and bloom 

 from earh' in August to September. 15c. ea. 



Lychnis Chalcedonica fi° 'frli^^t 



Scarlet Lightning. Heads of single vermilion- 

 scarlet flowers. 2 to 3 ft. high, flowering from 

 July to September. 15 cts. each, postpaid. 

 Plotir/^nrlnn (Balloon Flower, or Japanese 

 riatyCOQOn Bellflower). Bears violet blue, 

 bell-shaped flowers the whole season. 15 cts. 

 each; extra-large roots, 30 cts., 6 for $1.25, 

 postpaid. (See cut.) 



For richness and variety of 



coloring we believe these 



plants are unsurpassed. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. 



Pansy Plants. 



Platycodon 



per doz., postpaid; $5 per 100, by express. 



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Beautiful Bedding Pansles 



