HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. 



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IRIS KEMPFERI. 



(Japanese Iris.) 



These magnificent Japanese Iris are among the most beauti- 

 ful of our summer flowering plants and are destined to become 

 great favorites. They commence flowering early in July and 

 continue in bloom for five or six weeks. Many of these 

 flowers measure from ten to twelve inches in diameter and 

 almost rival the orchids in their rich colorings and markings. 

 Beauty. Light lilac veined with red, and purple centre; 



double. 

 Colibri. Reddish crimson, white centre and veins, very dis- 

 tinct ; double. 

 Eclipse. Lavender blue, very finely veined and splashed 



with white. 

 Fairy. White dashed with deep pink, bright pink centre; a 



peculiarly mottled flower; double. 

 Panorama. Light pink splashed with crimson and pen- 

 cilled white on the edges; single, very distinct. 

 Paragon. Pure white lightly veined with purple ; indigo 



blue centre ; double. 

 Purple Gem. Indigo blue centre, shading to the richest 

 purple on the edges, centre marked with white and yellow; 

 double. 

 Silver Cloud. Ash gray veined with white, yellow centre ; 



double. 

 Snowball. Fine large double white; extra. 

 Spring 1 Grove. Rich blue, shading to purple on the 



edges, marked with yellow in the centre; very double. 

 Rosamonde. Rich rosy purple. 



Vigilant. Rich crimson edge, shading to a light blush in 

 the centre, white veins; double. 25 cts. each, set of 12 

 named varieties for $2.50. Very fine mixed varieties, 15 cts. 

 each, §1.50 per doz. 



IRIS GERMANICA. 



These are neat, robust, hardy herbaceous early blooming 

 plants, with large ornamental flowers of rich and elegantly 

 blended colors exquisitely striped with dark violet, purple or 

 bronzed lines, upon a lighter ground. They thrive best in low 

 situations, and can be planted in marshy places or interspersed 

 with low-growing sedges on the margins of fish-ponds. 

 Comte de St. Clair. White, shaded violet. 

 Florentine. White. 

 Hericartiana. Pale blue. 

 Honorabilis. Orange, lower petals brown. 

 Pajole. Purplish lilac, lower petals dark. 

 Raphael. Nankin yellow, lower petals purple with white 



veins. 



Iris K^mpferi. 



Spectabilis. White, pencilled with blue. 

 Virgile. Bronzy red, lower petals lilac. 

 Virginal. White petals, veined with purple. 

 Walneri. Lilac, lower petals dark blue. 15 cts. each, 

 $1.50 per doz. Set of 10 varieties for $2.50. 





Lychnis Plenissima Semperflorens. 



Iris Cristata. A pretty dwarf variety especially adapted 



for edging; throat and crest deep yellow, lip light blue. 10 



cts. each. $100 per doz. 

 Iris Orieiltalis. Fine ornamental foliage and rich violet 



blue flowers. 25 cts. each, $2 50 per doz. 

 Iris Pseudo Acorns Variegata. Flowers golden 



yellow; foliage striped with while. 25cts. each,$2.50perdoz. 



NEW LYCHNIS, 

 PLENISSIMA SEMPERFLORENS. 



One of the greatest additions to our list of hardy perennials, 

 beginning to flower early in the Spring and continuing through- 

 out the entire summer. The flower is of a beautiful tender 

 rose-color and is produced in long, bushy spikes. One of iis 

 greatest advantages is its easy forcing qualities in an ordinary 

 greenhouse or cool conservatory, where it will produce, from 

 Oclober to April, with ordinary care, hundreds of flowers. 

 15 cts. each, $1.50 per dozen. 



LYCHNIS YISCARIA, DOUBLE 



WHITE. 



Large, double, white flowers, which are produced in the 

 greatest profusion during the entire summer; very valuable lor 

 funeral designs, taking the place of the Carnation at a season 

 when double white flowers are in great request; perfectly 

 hardy. 20 cts. each, $2.00 per dozen. 



LYCHNIS YISCARIA, DOUBLE 

 RED. 



(Ragged Robbin. 

 When not in flower it forms a dense tuft of evergreen foli- 

 age, but in June it sends up tall spikes, as illustrated, of hand- 

 some, double, deep-red flowers of a most exquisite fragrance, 

 and which remain in perfection for from a month to six weeks. 

 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 



LYCHNIS YISCARIA SPLENDENS. 



A fine variety with bright crimson flowers of a showy and 

 superior type. 20 cts. each, $2.00 per doz. We will furnish 

 one each of the 4 varieties of Lychnis for 50 cts. 



