HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. 



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GERMAN IRIS. 



Fleur de Lis. 



The upright petals are termed 

 drooping ones ••/alls." 



stands'' 1 the 



The German Iris, (Iris Germanica), frequent- 

 ly termed "Flags," is among the most showy, 

 beautiful and valuable of early blooming 

 Hardy Perennials. It blooms with the great- 

 est profusion in spring and early summer, 

 the flowers resembling large orchids in their 

 delicate, fantastic structure, and in the rich- 

 ness, purity and exquisite shadings of color. 

 In addition they are more or less fragrant. 

 The foliage is luxuriant, broad, sword-like, 

 bluish-green; cheerful and pretty at all sea- 

 sons. Succeeds on all soils but prefers a dry, 

 well drained situation. I offer a choice list 

 selected from an assortment of scores of va- 

 rieties. 



Blue Bird. — Medium height; very early. 

 Stands and falls rich indigo-blue. Large, full 

 flowers, held well above the foliage. Good 

 grower and a free bloomer. 



Celeste. — Tall; midseason. Stands and 

 falls pure celestial-blue, changing to porce- 

 lain. Large open flower, held high in air and 

 graceful. A strong grower and a most pro- 

 fuse bloomer. The finest variety in cultiva- 

 tion- 

 Donna Maria. — Medium height, midseason. 

 Stands pearly white; falls white shaded lilac. 



Florentina. — Medium height; early. Stands 

 and falls light porcelain-blue, changing to 



pearly-white. Very large open flowers held 

 well above foliage. A good free bloomer. A 

 superb variety, and an appropriate compan- 

 ion for Blue Bird. Excellent for forcing. 



Florentina Blue. — Similar to the preceding 

 except in color, which is deep rich Yale blue. 



La Tendre. — Medium height; midseason. 

 Stands lavender-blue; falls light blue, heavily 

 veined with violet. Medium-sized flowers. 



Mad Chereau. — Tall, midseason. Rather 

 small flowers, curiously twisted and crimped, 

 on tall stems far above the flowers. Stands 

 and falls pure white distinctly and daintily 

 penciled with violet. Exceedingly decorative. 



Pallida Speciosa. — Medium to tall; midsea- 

 son. Flowers of good size, held well above 

 foliage. Stands rich lavender-blue, falls rich 

 plum. A good grower and a free bloomer. 



Queen of May (Rosy Gem).— Tall; rather 

 early. Large open flowers, held above foli- 

 age. Stands and falls cheerful, bright rosy 

 lavender; resembles Cattleya Mossiae, which it 

 rivals in beauty. A strong grower. 



Rebecca. —Medium height; midseason. 

 Medium-sized flowers, held above foliage. 

 Stands golden-yellow; falls yellow, splashed 

 and veined with golden yellow. A fair grower 

 and a fairly free bloomer. The best of the 

 yellow section. 



Sampson. — Dwarf; late. Medium-sized 

 flowers, on stems scarcely as high as the fo- 

 liage. Stands golden-yellow, falls yellow, 

 heavily veined with reddish-chocolate. 



Sapho. —Medium height; late. Flowers of 

 fair size, on slender stems, far above foliage, 

 stands blue; falls royal purple. 



The roots I offer were grown at Monmouth 

 Nursery, are in perfect condition and are far 

 better than the imported ones which are 

 usually sent out. 



Each 10c; doz. $1.00; 100, $5.00. 



A set — one of each — $i-oo. 



All Colors Mixed. — Made up of choice named 

 varieties, of which the labels have been lost. 

 Doz. 75c; 100, $4.00. 



PENTSTEMON. 



Barbatus Torreyi. — A 



Beard Tongue. 

 superb, tall-growing 



border plant, present- 

 ing a most graceful 

 and attractive appear- 

 ance when in bloom 

 and particularly effec- 

 tive when planted with 

 shrubbery. It flowers 

 all through summer 

 on tall, erect stems, 

 upon which are borne 

 long, loose panicles of 

 bright scarlet trumpet- 

 shaped flowers, exceed- 

 ingly airy and grace- 

 ful. It is wonderfully 

 f r e e-fl o w e r ing and 

 splendid for cutting. 

 Each 12c; doz. $1.25; 100, $8.00. 



