HARDY FLOWERING BUIBS-Continued 



Glorious Bulbous 



Dutch Iris 



IRIS 



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A wonderful type of hardy bulbous 

 Iris giving a splendid display of showy 

 large blooms. 



Dutch Iris 



40-473 Blue Horizon. Brilliant deep 

 blue standards contrasting with the 

 showy light azure blue falls that 

 carry a glowing golden vellow 

 blotch. 3 for 40c; 12 for SliS; 25 

 for $2.25. 



40-479 Imperator. BrilUant deep 

 blue relieved by a bright golden 

 yellow blotch on each of the stand- 

 ards. Verv fine. 3 for 30c; 12 for 

 $1.00; 2S'for $1.75. 



40-485 Wedgwood. Graceful large 

 flowers of a beautiful even Wedg- 

 wood blue color. Easy to force. 3 for 

 30c; 12 for $1.00; 25 for $1.75. 



40-490 White Excelsior. White with 

 a feathering of orange at the lips. 

 3 for 50c; 12 for $1.50; 25 for $2.75. 



40-492 Yellow Queen. Large rich 

 yellow blooms. Verv early. 3 for 

 40c; 12 for $1.25; 2'5 for $2.25. 



Dutch Iris Collections 



These include the five varieties. 

 42-020 15 Bulbs. 3 of each, $1.50 

 42-027 30 Bulbs. 6 of each, 2.65 

 42-022 60 Bulbs, 12 of each, 5.00 

 42-023 125 Bulbs. 25 of each, 9.00 



40-495 Mixture of Dutch Iris 



A splendid mixture of all 

 hardy Dutch Iris. Includes a 

 wide and carefully selected 

 range of beautiful colors. 3 for 



25c; 12 for 90c; 100 for 



$6.50; 250 for $15.00. 



These Hardy Iris must 

 be planted in the Fall 



English Iris 



Splendid hardy bulbous Iris bloom- 

 ing in late June and July. The flowers 

 come in various delightful colors and 

 all of them have an Orchid-like ap- 

 pearance. Plant the bulbs in a well- 

 drdined sunny garden position and 

 cover four inches deep with fine soil. 



40-502 Blue Celeste. Graceful large 



sky blue flowers. 



40-503 Duke of Clarence. Com- 

 bines dark blue, light blue, and white. 



40-505 King of Blues. A splendid 

 dark blue variety. 



40-506 Mont Blanc. Always admired 

 for its pure whiteness. 



40-507 Othello. Striking wine-red 

 blooms on sturdy stems. 



40-508 Sunset. Orchid-lavender flow- 

 ers with an exquisite finish. 

 Any of the above: 



3 for 75c; 12 for $2.25; 25 for S4.00. 



40-510 Mixed English Iris 



A mixture of the varieties offered 

 and several additional ones worthy of 

 a place in every garden. 3 for 7Sc; 

 12 for $2.25; 25 for $4.00. 



Two Giant English Iris 



40-57 7 Commander. A brilliant Iris 

 of very large size and a beautiful 

 dark blue color with black blotches. 

 Vigorous and free blooming. 



40-512 Edith Cavell. A splendid 

 counterpart to the preceding with 

 elegant large light blue blooms with 

 purple standards. Very attractive. 



Either variety: 

 40c each; 3 for Sl.OO; 12 for $3.50. 



Ins leticulata — Netted Bulbous Iris 



40-525 Iris reticulata A o 



Netted Bulbous Iris 



An exceedingly pretty and sweet 

 spring flower coming into bloom 

 with the Crocus. It is absolutely 

 hardy carrying its lovely royal blue 

 and gold flowers on stems 4 inches 

 tall. Also fine for indoors in ^vinter 

 planted 6 or more bulbs to a pan. 

 3 for 65c; 12 for $2.25; 25 for $4.00. 



Muscari armeniacum — Grape Hyacinth 



Muscari 



Grape Hyacinth A O 



One of the prettiest of early spring 

 flowering bulbs, grpwing about 6 inches 

 high, and throwing up numerous spikes 

 of flowers which resemble a miniature 

 inverted bunch of grapes. They are 

 perfectly hardy. 



40-640 Armeniacum. An effective, 

 long-stemmed Grape Hyacinth of 

 deep cobalt blue, enlivened by white 

 lacing at the aperture of the bells. 

 Wonderfully fragrant. Perfectly 

 hardy. 12 for 7Sc; 25 for $1.35; 

 100 for $5.00; 250 for $11.50. 



40-643 Heavenly Blue. Showy clear 

 light blue bells arranged around a 

 sturdy little spike. 12 for 75c; 25 for 

 $1.35; 100 for $5.00; 250 for $11.50. 



40-645 Plumosum {Plume or Feath- 

 ered Hyacinth). A very interesting 

 form with large lilac blooms which 

 appear as if cut into slender threads. 

 3 for 2Sc; 12 for 95c; 25 for $1.7S. 



Lycoris 



The Beautiful Hardy 

 Amaryllis Halli 

 45-025 Squamigera. As unusual as it 

 is attractive. In late summer the 

 bulbs will produce a sturdy strong 

 flowerspike set with exquisite large 

 Lily-like fragrant pink blooms ar- 

 ranged in showy clusters. The foli- 

 age develops in the spring and dies 

 down by mid-summer. $1.00 each; 

 3 for $2'.75 ; 12 for $10.00. 



Single Snowdrops 25 for $1 .90 



Snowdrops — Calamhus A 



Welcomed as the earliest flowers of 



spring, blooming even before the last 



of the snow has melted away. 



40-876 Single (Nivalis). Large white 



bells attractively tipped with bright 



green. Plant it in masses. 12 for 



$1.00; 25 for $1.90; 100 for $7.50; 



250 for $17.50. 



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A =Suifed to Rock Garden, O =Suifed to Semi-Shade, • =Suifed to Shade 



