Catalogue of Hardy Trees, Shrubs, Etc, 



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Choice Herbaceous Plants and 

 Bulbs. — Continued. 



HIBISCUS. Rose Mallow. 

 One of the largest and most showy 

 of herbaceous plants. Large, bell- 

 shaped flowers, 6 to 9 inches in di- 

 ameter, in great profusion August 

 to October. Red, Rose, White and 

 Purple. 



*HIBISCUS. New Crimson. En- 

 tirely distinct ; free grower. Flow- 

 ers (i to 8 inches across, pure white 



with deep velvety crimson spot in 



centre. Well developed plants 



bear hundreds of flowers a season ; 



very hardy. Extra strong plants, 



$2.00 per dozen, $8 to S1.5 per 100. 

 HOLLYHOCKS. Choice collec- 

 tions of the finest double varieties. 



Strong flowering roots, $3 to 14 per 



doz. Low rates per 100. 

 IBERIS. Candytuft. Evergreen 



foliage, with numerous beautiful 



heads of white flowers. 

 IRIS Kaempferi. Beautiful Japan 



Iris. Pei-fectly hardy and easily 



gi'own. Flowers extra large, 6 to 8 



inches in diameter ; in various tints 



of pui-ple, lavender, blue, shaded 



with yellow straw color, and in 



borders give a mass of bloom for 



several weeks during June and July, 



when few flowers are out. Choicest 



new named varieties from my own importations, 



$.5 per doz. ; selection of the best and most distinct 



varieties, fine flowering roots, $3 per doz. ; mixed, 



$15 and $3.5 per 100. 

 IRIS (latesi. One of the finest and most beau- 



iful of aU Iris. $2. .50 and $3. 

 IRIS Germauica. Showy broad-leaved ' Iris. 



Hardy and fine. Strong flowering roots, S3 per 



doz. ; extra, $3..50 per doz., $8 to $12 per 100. 

 *IRIS ]Vew Palestine. A distinct beautiful 



variety from the Holy Land. Flowers of distinct 



colors, and exquisite tints. Fi'ee blooming, easily 



grown. Very fine. Iris Atrofu sea, claret brown; 



Ii'is Nazarena, creamy white, reddish brown spots; 



Iris Atropurpurea, reddish purple brown, and 



many others equally as fine. $10 per dozen. 

 IRIS Paradoxa. Very dwarf; fine, deep velvety 



black, purple and brown flowers. 

 LATHYRUS. Perennial Pea. Very desirable 



climbing plants, fine for covering roots of trees; 



flowers in great profusion during the siimmei-. 



Should be trained on trellis. 

 LIATRIS. Blazing Star. Desirable border 



plants, with long, dense spikes of rose, blue and 



purple flowers. 

 LILIUM. Lilies. The following are the best of 



all the hardy Lilies: 



Album Praecox. 



*Atrosanguineum Fulgens. Dark crimson, 

 black spots. 



New Crimson Hibiscus. 



Lilies — Continued. 



*Auratuni. Golden- Banded Lily. The grand- 

 est of all hardy LUies. Flowers white, spotted 

 with maroon, with yellow band through centre 

 of petal. 



*Auratum rubro vittatum. Very large flower, 



bright spot. $1 each. 

 *Auratum Wittei. Large, pure white flowers, 

 ■with raised satiny white spots ; broad yellow 

 stripe through each petal. $1 each. 

 *Browiiii. Extra large ; creamy white, shaded 

 with chocolate crimson. Rare. 75 cts. each. 

 Canadense. Meadow Lily. Yellow spotted. 

 -'Candidum. Madonna Lily. The Common, 



white, sweet-scented Lily. 

 *Chalcedonicum. Bright scarlet. 

 Cordifolium. White, yellow and purple flowei-s. 



3 to 4 feet high. 35 cts. each. 

 Coridion. Upright, star-shaped, clear yellow 



flowers, spotted with red. 25 cts. each. 

 Elegans. Red. 



Elegans Alice Wilson. Large flosvers, pure 



yellow ; very rare. $1 each. 

 Excelsum. 



*Giganteum. White, with crimson sti'ipes ; 6 to 

 10 feet. $4 each. 



Grayi. Flowers bright crimson outside, orange red 

 inside. Very beautiful and rare. 50 cts. each. 



Harrisii. Bermuda Easter Lily. Large, 

 trumpet-shaped, pure white flowers of rich fra- 

 grance. 



