GENERAL GAIALOGUE. 



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IBEKIS. Perennial Candytuft. 



Profuse blooming evergreen, shrubby plants of dwarf habit, well suited for rockeries, stumps, edgings, etc. 

 I. corraefolia. Compact heads of pure white flowers in early spring ; later than the others. 30c 

 I. Gibraltarica. Flowers large, white tinted with red ; fine. 30c. 



I. sempervirens. EVERGREEN CANDYTtTPT. Of spreading habit ; flowers pure white, completely covering the 

 plant with bloom ; one of the finest border plants. "Valuable for forcing. April or May. 30c. 



IRIS. Iris, or Fleur de Lis. 



Apollon. Golden yellow, striped with plum color; 18 inches. June. 25c. 

 atropurpurea. Purple ; one of the best. 25c. 



Augustina. Deep yellow, marked with maroon, giving a coppery hue. 2"f. 

 aurea. Clear golden yellow ; fine. 2.5c. 



Bougere. Lilac and velvety purple ; distinct. 18 inches. June. 

 Celeste. Delicate light lavender blue. 25c. 

 Common Purple. Purple ; one of the best. 35e. 

 Deloi.smison. Lavender and purple; 2 feet. June. 25c. 

 Eugene Sue. Creamy white, with purple spots and 



stripes; 18 inches. June. 25c. 

 falcata. Yellow, tinged with purple and purple 



stripes ; 2 feet. June. 25c. 

 flava. Pale yellow, fine ; 2 feet. June. 25c. 

 florentina. White, tinged with blue and yellow ; 2 



feet. May. 2oc. 

 Hector. Light bronze, stained with purple. Fine. 25c. 

 Ignititia. White, suffused with purple. 23c. 

 Jacquesiano. Deep maroon velvet, tinged with 



bronze and crimson; a rare and remarkable 



color ; 3 feet. June. 25c. 

 Jordain. Deep purple, shaded with rose. 25c. 

 Kaempferi. Japan Ikis. Flowers differ from the 



ordinary kinds, in being broad and flat. They 



exhibit a wonderful variety of colors and shades 



and appear later than the others. They rank 



among the most desirable of hardy plants ; suc- 

 ceed best in a moist soil ; 3 to 4 feet. 50c. 

 li'Avenir. Lavender, a beautiful shade. 25c. 

 Lemon. White, spotted with purple, and deep purple 



stripes ; fine ; 2 feet. 25c. 

 liiabaud. Yellow and maroon ; fine. 25c. 

 Louis Van Houtte. Salmon, tinged and striped with 



purple ; 2 feet. June. 25c. 

 Madame Cliereau. Clear white, handsomely feath- 

 ered and bordered with blue; undulated edge. 25c. 

 ochroleuca. Golden yellow ; 2 feet. June. 25c. 

 Pancrea. Buff and purple ; distinct ; fine. 25c. 

 pumlla. Bluish purple ; first to fiower ; 3 to 6 inches. 



April and May. 25c. 

 reticulata superba. Center lavender, outer purple ; fine. June. 25c. 

 Sampson. Rich golden yellow ; crimson maroon veined with white ; fine. 

 Sappho. Clear blue and indigo, beautifully blended. 25c. 



LAMIUM. Dead Jfettle. 



Excellent for rock-work. 

 White flowers ; variegated foliage ; spreading. May. 

 i-ar. Purple flowers. May. 25c. 



Iris. 



album, fol. var. 

 purpureum fol. 



LATHYRUS 



Very desirable climbers, producing 

 Should be trained on a trellis. 



Perennial Pea. 



a profusion of flowers during the summer. 



LiNDM PERENNE. 



latifolius albiflorus. Pure white flowers, in clusters; valuable for cut flow- 

 ers all summer. 50c. 



grandiflorus. Ever-blooming Pea. Clusters of rose-colored flowers; trail- 

 ing ; 3 to 4 feet ; a charming plant ; valuable for cut flowers. June to 

 September. 30e. 



LIATRIS. Button-Snake Root or Blazing^ Star. 



Showy plants with long spikes of purple and pink flowers, 

 blanche nova. Clear lilac ; 1 foot. July and August. 25c. 

 elegans. Bluish purple ; in habit like jwrnila; 1 fcJot. August. 25c. 

 pumila. Compact spikes of purple flowers ; root of a bulbous nature ; 6 



inches. July. 25c. 

 spicata. Large purple spikes. Very compact. 25c. 



