Catalogue of Hardy Trees, Sh'ubs, Etc. 



Choice Herbaceous 

 Plants and Bulbs.— 



Continued. 

 HIBISCUS. RoseBIal- 



Low. One of the largest 

 and most showy of herba- 

 ceous plants. Large bell- 

 shaped flowers,6 to 9 inch- 

 es in diameter, in great 

 profusion August to Octo- 

 ber. Red, rose, white 

 and purple. 



♦HIBISCUS. New 



Crimson. Entirely 



distinct ; free grower. 



Flowers 6 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 $1.5 per 100. 

 HIBISCUS Moscheutos. The best of the white 



flowering vai'ieties, large full growth, beautiful 



white flowers. 

 HOLLYHOCKS. Superb collections of the 



finest double varieties and most brilliant colors. 



Strong flowering 2 year roots. $3.00 per dozen. 



Special low prices per 100. 

 IBERIS. Candytuft. Evergreen foliage, with 



numerous beautiful heads of white flowers. 

 IBERIS Gibraltarica. A pretty, hardy candy- 

 tuft, with very large white flowers, blooming in 



the Spring. Excellent for cutting. $1..50 to $2 



per dozen. 



IRIS Orientalis. Fine ornamental foliage and 

 rich violet blue flowers. $2..50 to $3 per dozen. 



IRIS Kaempferi. This beautiful Japanese 

 species is the finest of all the hardy Iris. Per- 

 fectly hardy and easily grown everywhere. 

 Flowers extra large, 6 to 8 inches in diameter ; in 

 various tints of pui-ple, lavender, blue, shaded 

 with yellow straw color, and in bordei's give a 

 mass of bloom for several weeks during J une and 

 July, when few flowers are out. I offer a mperb 

 collection of the choicest double and single varie- 

 ties, including the newer named sorts, the best of 

 my own importations from Japan. The newest 

 and best strong flowering roots, $5 per dozen. 

 Selection of choice named kind, $3 per dozen. 

 Good strong roots, not named but desirable colors, 

 from $10 to $20 per 100. 



IRIS Gatesi. O e of the finest and most beauti- 

 ful of aU Iris. $2.50 and 13. 



IRIS Germanica. Showy broad-leaved Iris. 

 Hardy and &ae. Strong flowering roots, S2 per 

 doz. ; extra, $2.50 per doz., $8 to $12 per 100. 



*IRIS New Palestine, A distinct beautiful 

 variety from the Holy Land. Flowers of distinct 

 colors, and exquisite tints. Free blooming, easily 

 grown. Very fine. Iris Atrof usca, claret brown ; 

 Iris Nazarena, creamy white, reddish brown spots ; 

 Iris Atropurpurea, reddish purple brown, and 

 many others equally as fine. $10 per dozen. 



Anemone Japonica Alba. (See page 41.) 



IRIS Paradoxa. Very dwarf ; fine, deep velvety 



black, purple and brown flowers. 

 IRIS Siberica. A hardy desirable species ; 



various colored flowers. Growth about 18 inches. 

 IRIS Virgin ica. An effective variety with light 



blue flowers. 



IRIS Pumila. Flowers early with mass of deep 

 blue flowers. 3 inches across. Forms dense beds 

 6 or 8 inches high. An indigenous species. Hardy 

 and very fine. 

 LATHYRUS. Perennial Pea. Very desirable 

 climbing plants, fine for covering roots of trees : 

 fiowers in great profusion during the summer. 

 Should be trained on trellis. 

 LIATRIS. Blazing Star. Desirable border 

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

 purple flo Wei's. 



The following are the best of 



Large beautiful white. 

 Fulgens. Dark crimson, 



LILIUM. Lilies. 

 all the hardy Lilies 

 Album Praecox, 

 *Atrosanguineum 



black spots. 



*.4uratuni. Golden-Banded Lily. Thegi-and- 

 est of all hardy Lilies. 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. 

 Batemanuiae. A Japanese lily growing 3 

 to 4 feet high, producing bright apricot tinted 

 flowers ; blooms in July. 5!) cts. 

 *Brownii. Extra large ; creamy nhite, 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 pui-ple flowers. 



3 to 4 feet high. 35 cts. each. 

 Coridiou. Upright, star-shaped, clear yellow 



flowers, spotted with red. 25 cts. each. 

 Elegans. Red. 



Elegans Alice Wilson, Large flowers, pure 



yellow ; very rare. $1 each. 

 Excelsum. 



*Giganteam. White, with crimson stripes ; 0 to 

 10 feet. $4 each. 



G rayi. Flowers bright crimson outside, orange red 

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



Harrisii. Bermuda Easter Lily. Large, 

 trumpet-shaped, pure white flowers of rich frag- 

 rance. 



Hansoni. A rare fine variety. 



