Choice Mixture of Tall Bearded Iris, all kinds and colors.. 
Other hardy perennial roots are offered on pages in flower seed section; consult index 
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Tall Bearded Iris 
Fleur de lis or Flags 
The Iris is one of the finest, if not the 
finest, of our hardy plants. Not particu- 
lar as to soil or location, but asking only 
that the sun shine on it. Produces spikes 
of bloom that are marvelous in their 
delicacy of structure and colorings. 
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Rudbeckia, Golden Glow 
Perfectly hardy. Attains a height of 
about 6 feet, and produces from July 
till September a wealth of double 
golden-yellow flowers, 2 to 3. inches 
across. Fine for cutting. Well known 
and very popular. 
20 ets. each.; 3 for 65 cts.; 
6 for $1.20; $2.25 per dozen, postpaid 
Rudbeckia, Purpurea 
(Giant Purple Cone Flower) 
Perfectly hardy. 3 feet high. Blooms 
from July to October. Flowers are of 
a peculiar reddish-purple color with a 
large cone shaped center. 
20 ets. each; 3 for 65 cts.; 
6 for $1.20; $2.25 per dozen, postpaid 
Seven Extra Fine Named Tall Bearded Iris 
(The standards are the upright petals, the falls are the drooping 
By Mail, Postpaid 
petals) : Each Per 3 Doz. 
Aleazar. Standards light bluish violet; falls deep purple...... $0.35 $1.00 $3.50 
Archeveque. Standards deep purple-violet; falls deep vel- 
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Brooksiana. Self-colored delicate rose-lilac, without veining... .25 65 2.50 
Fairy. White, delicately veined blue at base, beautiful........ .20 -65 2.50 
Helga. Lemon yellow with pearl shading. Large flower...... 25 65 2.50 
Nuee D’Orage. Standards slatey grey; falls bronze and purple .30 .80 2.75 
Oriflamme. “Standards light blue; falls rich violet-purple...... .35 1.00 3.50 
One root each of the above 7 named Tall 
Bearded Iris for only $1.75, postpaid _ 
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Japanese Iris, Mixed 
Japanese Iris are perfectly hardy and 
will succeed in almost any soil or position. 
They begin flowering about the middle of 
June and continue for five or six weeks. 
The flowers are enormous and fine for cut- 
ting. We offer all colors in a grand mix- 
ture. 25 ects. each; 3 for 65 cts.; 3 
6 for $1.20; $2.25 per dozen, postpaid 
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Hemerocallis 
Kwanso FI. PI. 
(Double Golden Crown Lily) 
Large, golden-orange double flowers 
with darker shadings, each flower hav- 
ing a carmine ring toward the centre. 
It is perfectly hardy and should be in 
every hardy border. Requires but little 
attention, blooming freely during July 
and August. Will grow anywhere, at- 
tains a height of 4 to 5 feet. 
35 ets. each; 3 for $1.00; 
6 for $1.75; $3.25 per dozen, postpaid 
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Hibiscus, Hardy Marvel 
(Improved Giant-Flowering Mallow) 
Showy, ornamental shrub with handsome 
green foliage, bearing in profusion 
throughout the summer large bright 
flowers, measuring 8 to 10 inches across. 
Perfectly hardy and especially suited for 
garden effect. 
Separate colors, White, pink or red. 
30 ets. each; 3 for 80 ects.; 
6 for $1.50; $2.75 per dozen, postpaid 
Statice, Latifolia 
(Great Sea Lavender) 
A valuable hardy perennial plant either 
for the border or rockery, with tufts of 
leathery leaves and immense candelabra- 
like heads, frequently 1% feet high and 2 
feet across, of purplish-blue minute 
flowers during July and August. These, 
if cut and dried, last in perfect condition 
for months. 
35 ets. each; 3 for $1.00; 
6 for $1.75; $3.25 per dozen, postpaid 
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Platyeadon : 
(Dwarf Japanese Bell Flower) 
MARIESI BLUE. A low growing bushy 
plant, producing bell shaped flowers of a 
lovely violet blue, almost rivaling the 
splendid Jackmanii_ clematis. Perfectly 
hardy, producing handsome, branching 
spikes 1 to 2 feet high, which furnish 
large, showy flowers continuously from 
July until frost. 
MARIESI ALBA. White flowered form 
of the above. A profuse bloomer. 
Either of the above colors, 25 ects. each; 
2 for 45 cts.; 6 for $1.20; © 
$2.25 per dozen, postpaid 
