222 111 lUlhRTA DRIER MADEIRA lAljf HARDY PEREHHIAL PLANTS 



Hypericum Moserianum 



Incarvillea Delavayi 



HOUStOllia Bluets, Quaker Lady or Innocence). 



Serpyllifolia. A low creeper, best adapted to grow 

 on a rockery in moist situation, where it forms 

 broad carpets of foliage, which in very early spring 

 is hidden beneath a cloud of small but showy light- 

 blue flowers. One of the earliest spring flowers. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



HYPERICUM (StJoWs-wort). 



Adpressum. A native variety, growing in dense 

 masses, which makes it useful as a ground cover, 

 particularly in damp places; 6 to 8 inches. 15 cts. 

 each; $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



Moserianum. A most desirable border plant, of 

 free and graceful habit, producing long, slender, 

 much-branched stems, leafy to the base and all 

 drooping towards the ends, apparently from the 

 weight of the flowers and buds, although the flow- 

 ers face, so that none of their beauty is lost. It is 

 marvellously free-flowering, of large size, measur- 

 ing from 2 to 2| inches in diameter; in color a rich 

 golden-yellow, which is rendered still more effec- 

 tive by the numerous yellow stamens and crimson anthers, and blooms 

 continuously the entire season; 2 feet. (See illustration.) Strong plants, 

 lo cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



IBERIS (Hardy Candytuft). 



Most desirable dwarf plants (8 to 10 inches) with evergreen foliage, 



which is completely hidden with dense heads of flowers early in the spring. 



Little Gem. Very dwarf and covered with a sheet of white, a particu- 

 larly fine rock plant. 



Sempervirens. Innumerable flat heads of pure white flowers. 



Snowflake. A grand variety, having exceptionally large and pure white 

 flowers, and borne in great masses during May and June. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



INCARVILLEA (Hardy Gloxinia). 



Delavayi. One of the choicest perennial plants. It produces large 

 gloxinia-like rose-colored flowers during May, which last in perfection a 

 long time; these are produced in clusters on stems 18 inches high; suc- 

 ceeds in sun or shade, but should be protected with a covering of leaves 

 during the winter. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



INULA (Flea Bane). 



Effective free-flowering plants for the hardy border, blooming from June 

 to August. 



Ensifolia. Very free-flowering, yellow; 18 inches. 

 Montana. Very free-flowering; yellow flowers; 1 J feet. 

 Oculus = Christi. Large golden flowers, with dark centres; 2 feet. 

 Royleana. Large golden-yellow flowers; 1£ to 2 feet. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. Set of 4 varieties, 85 cts. 



VARIOUS IRIS. 



We offer below some of the very finest species and varieties. 

 Crsstata. A dainty native species 3 inches high, rich amethyst-blue; 



May. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Cuprea or Fulva. A distinct, almost evergreen species, about 2 feet 

 high, with rich coppery-orange colored flowers late in June. 25 cts. 

 each; £2.50 per doz. 

 Gracilipes. A variety from Japan growing about 8 inches high, which 

 when established produces in May masses of delicate lilac-shaded flow- 

 ers which are much admired. 25 cts. each; £2.50 per doz. 

 Ochroleuca Gigantea. A noble species growing 4 feet high, with 

 large, pale yellow flowers. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Aurea. Golden-yellow. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Pallida foliis variegatis. Conspicuous on account of its beautifully 

 variegated foliage, which is of a glaucous green, with broad bands of 

 creamy-yellow, every leaf being well marked. It is of free growth, and 

 when well established attains a height of 2 feet, and is very- attractive. 

 Flowers of a soft, pale lavender. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



Pseudacorus. The common yellow 

 Water Flag, < suitable for marshes 

 and water courses; May and June; 

 4 feet. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per 

 doz. 

 Sibirica. Purplish-blue flowers, 3 

 feet high; useful for cutting. ]5 

 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00. 

 per 100. 



— Alba. White veined pale lilac. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. ; $10.00 

 per 100. 



Orientalis. Rich violet-blue; 

 very free and one of the best; June; 

 3 J feet. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per 

 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



— — Snow Queen. This new 

 variety possesses all the merits of 

 the type, differing only in color, 

 which is an ivory-white. 15 cts. 

 each; $1.50 per 'doz. ; $12.00 per 

 100. 



Spuria Mrs. A. W. Tait {Longi- 

 petala Superbn). A distinct and 

 handsome species. Flowers soft 

 porcelain-blue, with very long pale 

 blue falls,illuminated with a golden- 

 yellow blotch at the base; June; 

 4 feet. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per 

 doz. 



Iris Pallida Foliis Variegata 



GERMAN AND JAPAN IRIS are offered on pages 223 and 224. 



