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HemerOCallis (Vellow Day Lily) 



Popular hardy plants belonging to the Lily family. They succeed 

 everywhere and should always be included in every border of old- 

 fashioned hardy plants. 



Dumortieri. Very dwarf; 18 inches; flowering in June; rich 

 cadmium-yellow; buds and reverse of petals bronze-yellow. 



Flava (Yellow Day Lily). The best known variety; very fragrant 

 deep lemon-yellow flowers in June and July; height, 2| to 3 feet 



Fulva {Tawny Day Lily). Grows from 4 to S feet high, with trumpet- 

 shaped flowers of a neutral orange color with darker shadings; 

 June and July. 



Kwanso Fl. PI. Double orange flowers. July. 4 to 5 feet. 



Luteola (Golden Day Lily). Bright golden-yellow with Indian- 

 yellow shadings; June and July. 



Middendorfl (Dr. Kegel's). The earliest to bloom, May; flowers 

 bell shaped, rich chrome yellow. 2 feet. 



Thunbergi. The latest to flower; rich buttercup-yellow, funnel 

 shaped flowers throughout July; 4 feet. 



Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 115.00 per 

 100. Set of 7 varieties, $1.50 



HEMEROCALLIS ON MARGIN OF POND 



IxiciS (African Com Lily/ 



These charming, half-hardy bulbs from the Cape of Good Hope are very 

 ornamental for indoor culture, or planted in cold frames or out-doors in well- 

 drained and protected borders. The flowers are of the most brilliant, rich and 

 varied hues. We offer them in mixture, 45 cts. per doz.; $3.00 per 100; 

 $25.00 per 1000. 



SpcUlish Iris (IHs Hispanica) 



These beautiful bulbous Iris have appropriately been called the "Orchids 

 of the Hardy Flower Garden." For best effects they should be planted in 

 beds or groups of twenty-five or more, the larger the number the finer the 

 effect. They grow from 18 to 24 inches high, and bloom from the end of 

 May on through June. __^ 



We have secured a limited quantity of extra strong home-grown bulbs, 

 and offer as under; 



Cajanus. Large canary yellow. 



King of the Blues. Rich dark blue shaded lighter. 



Louise. Pale pearl blue, exquisite. 



Reconnaissance. A splendid large dark bronze. 



Snowball. A fine pure white. a 



Price. Any of the above, 85 cts. per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Mixed. Containing all colors, 75 cts. per doz.; $5.50 per 100. 



Two Distinct Iris Gemnanica 



In Golden Yellow and Royal Purple 



Golden Yellow (Sherwin-W right) . In this we have a good vigorous growing, 

 free-flowering, golden yellow Iris. The plants grow about two feet high: 

 the flowers, which are produced in lavish profusion, are of splendid tex- 

 ture and stand well above the foliage, and are of a rich golden yellow with- 

 out markings or shadings, the best yellow. (See cut on page 22.) 



Koyal Purple (Alro purpurea). A splendid, large very free-flowering, pure, 

 rich royal purple, without the slightest shadings, a splendid companion to 

 plant with Sherwin-Wright, the rich purple of Atropurpurea with the 

 golden yellow of Sherwin-Wright forming a beautiful color combination. 



Price. Either of the above, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Spanish Iris 



NOTE — Bulbs, Roots or Plants will be sent by Parcel Post if remittance is made to cover postage and special packing as noted on 

 the order blank and inside of front cover of this catalogue. 



