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IRIS, (the Garden Orchid) 



German or Liberty Iris 



A PLANTING SUGGESTION 



Place neck of each root level with the surface of 

 the ground. 



Varieties of Unusual Merit 

 Each, 25c doz., $2.50 



FLORENTINA ALBA (Silver Queen)— Blooms 

 very early; white, slightly shaded porcelain. 

 IRIS KING — Maroon and lemon yellow. 

 PALLIDA DALMATICA— Very tall; lavender 

 blooms. 



PURPLE QUEEN (Florentine Blue)— Earliest 

 of all; rich purple 



OTHER VARIETIES 



ALCAZAR— Bright mauve, with dark purple, 

 shaded bronze. 



CHAS. DICKENS (Orova)— Light violet, with 

 indigo. 



DELICATA — Delicate, straw tinted rose, with 

 deep lilac. 



GRACCHUS — Delicate yellow, striped wine red. 

 H. CRAMER— Deep celestial blue, with Yale 

 blue; tall, eeirly. 



LIZZIE — Deep lemon yellow, with velvety crim- 

 son. 



QUEEN OF MAY (Rosy Gem)— Bright rosy 

 lilac. 



SIR ROBERT PEEL (Zephyr)— Blue. 

 All above, each, 15c; dozen, $1.50; 100, $10.00. 

 Varieties Mixed, each, 12c; dozen, $1.25; 100, 

 $7.50. 



MIXED JAPANESE IRIS 



These mixed Japanese Iris should not be con- 

 fused with the usual ordinary ones that are so 

 frequently seen. The parent plants from 

 which the seed was collected which produced 

 them were all of select and high priced varie- 

 ties, consequently the mixture which we offer 

 is especially fine. Splendid strong roots, each 

 20c; dozen, $2.00; 100, $14.00. 



IMPERIAL JAPANESE IRIS 



The individual flowers are of truly enormous size 

 (6 to 8 inches in diameter) ; of the most gorgeous 

 and richly varied colors imaginable. Blooming 

 season, June-July. Japanese Iris gives best results 

 when planted in fertile, and preferably fairly heavy 

 soil. 



DOUBLE WHITE (Gold Bound)— Six large, 

 open, milk white petals, deep yellow at base. 

 PEACOCK — Nine large, overlapping petals; violet 

 purple, veined with white. 



PURPLE AND GOLD— Rich violet purple, with 

 showy golden throat. Double flower. Early. 

 PYRAMID — Nine large peteJs, indigo blue, veined 

 white. 



STELLA — Three violet petals, veined white. 

 Strong roots, 40c each; doz., $4.00; 100, $30.00. 



HEUCHERA (Alum Root) 



SANGUINEA (Coral Bells)— 18 inches. Bell 

 shaped coral flowers in midsummer. Each, 35c; 

 dozen, $3.50; 100, $25.00. 



HIBISCUS (Mallow) 



MEEHAN'S MALLOW MARVELS— 6 to 8 feet. 

 The large flowers (8 to 10 inches in diameter) ap- 

 pear early in August and continue until frost. 

 Fiery crimson, blood-red, pink and white. Mixed 

 colors, each, 25c; dozen, $2.50; 100, $17.50. 

 Selected Blood-red, also Pink, extra strong roots 

 of either color, each, 40c; dozen, $4.00. 

 MOSCHEUTOS (Rosemallow)— 3 to 5 feet. 

 Strong growing bushy plants, with large leaves, 

 and large, bell-shaped flowers during late summer 

 and autumn. Alba, pure white; Crimson Eye, 

 white with large spot of rich crimson at the center ; 

 Rosea, clear bright pink. Price, except as noted, 

 each, 20c; dozen, $2.00; 100, $14.00. 



LATHYRUS (Pea) 



LATIFOLIUS (Perennial Pea)— A climbing 



plant, valuable for covering trellises, stumps of 



trees, etc. Flowers are deep rosy-red. 



MARY LOVETT (Pink Beauty)— A variety of 



great beauty that originated at Lovett's Nursery. 



The flowers are soft, rosy-carmine. 



WHITE PEARL— A snow-white variety, with 



flowers much larger than those of the old white 



sort. They are produced in large trusses from early 



July until September. 



LIATRIS (Blazing Star) 



PYCNOSTACHYA (Kansas Gay Feather)— 

 4 to 5 feet. Handsome and very showy; pale purple 

 flowers in tall, round, dense spikes. 



LILIUM (Lily) 



Because they last for years, occupying the same 

 situation, it is well to carefully prepare the bed 

 where they are to be planted. 

 The varieties we off'er not only endure our winters 

 perfectly, without protection (except L. Auratum), 

 but they actually naturalize themselves and be- 

 come part of the perpetual ggu-den scheme. 

 LILIUM AURATUM (Gold-band Lily)— Im- 

 mense, bell-shaped flowers, ivory white, thickly 

 marked with chocolate dots, and with a stripe of 

 bright yellow through the center of each petal. 

 Very fragrant. Should be given some protection in 

 Northern latitudes. Large bulbs, each, 40c; 

 dozen, $4.00. 



SPECIOSUM LILIES 



ALBUM — White with faint dots, and a light green 

 band through the center of each petal. Large 

 bulbs, each, 50c; dozen, $5.00. 

 HENRYI — Flowers of a bright orange-yellow. 

 Each, 50c; dozen, $5.00. 



All varieties (unless otherwise noted) each, 20c; dozen, $2.00; 100, $14.00. 



