IRIS,  continued 
selves,  and  for  planting  along  water  edges. 
The  flowers  embrace  a  variety  of  colors  and 
innumerable  tints  of  blue,  yellow  and  white. 
Those  of  the  German  forms  are  not  as  delicately 
colored,  nor  are  they  as  large  as  the  flowers  of 
the  Japanese  varieties.  They  bloom  the  latter 
part  of  May  and  are  through  flowering  by  the 
last  of  June,  when  the  Japanese  Iris  are  brilliant 
with  their  wealth  of  flowers.  Both  are  needed 
to  give  a  continuous  effect  from  May  to  July. 
Iris  Germanics.    Ger:siax  Iris, 
Adonis.   The  earliest  to  flower.    Royal  purple. 
Albino.    Pale  lavender,  tinged  with  purple. 
Britannica,  Blush. 
Queen  of  Gypsies.  Upper  petals  chocolate-brown, 
lower  ones  bluish  yellow. 
Any  of  the  above,  15  cts.  each,  $1.50  perdoz. 
If  the  selection  is  left  to  us,  we  have  a  large 
number  of  varieties  to  choose  from  and  can 
give  a  better  assortment  of  colors.  Plants  of 
our  selection,  loc.  each,  |i  per  doz.,  fy  per  loo. 
Iris  Kaempferi.    Japan  Iris. 
Apollo.    W  hite,  with  pink  center. 
Doshiska.    Bluish  white  ;  dark  veined. 
Gloriosa.    Reddish  purple,  yellow  center. 
Meiran.    White,  striped  with  blue. 
Purple  Emperor.    Dark  purple. 
Sultana.    Blue  petals,  splashed  with  white  and 
light  center. 
Tokyo.    Blue,  white  center. 
White  Empress.    W  hite,  with  blue  veins. 
Any  of  the  above,  20  cts.  each,  $2  per  doz. 
Our  stock  includes,  besides  the  above,  a  num- 
ber of  varieties  from  \\  hich  we  can  select  a 
more  varied  assortment  at  a  lower  price.  V<\- 
rieties  of  our  selection,  15  cts.  each,  I1.50  per 
doz.,  |io  per  100. 
LOBELIA cardinalis.  Cardinal  Flower.  From 
August  to  September.  The  bright  scarlet 
flowers  are  among  the  most  brilliant  in  the 
hardy  border,  growing  2  to  2}4  feet  high. 
LYCHNIS,  var.  viscaria  splendens.  Ragged 
Robin.  Popular  and  well-known  plants  with 
dark  green  foliage,  similar  to  that  of  a  hardy 
pink.  Spikes  of  small,  double  red  flowers  in 
June. 
LYTHRUM  roseum  superbum.  Rose,  Loose- 
Strife.  Valued  in  all  perennial  borders  and 
moist  soils.  Grows  about  3  feet  high,  and 
from  July  to  September  it  is  bright  with  spikes 
of  rose-colored  flowers. 
MYOSOTIS  palustris  semperflorens.  F'orget- 
ME-NOT.  Low  grower,  bearing  a  profusion 
of  small  pale  blue  flowers  all  summer.  A 
general  favorite.    10  cts.  each,  |i  per  doz. 
Peonies 
These  old-time  favorites  are  again  popular 
and  are  being  planted  more  than  e\er  before. 
Their  great  flowers  are  perfectly  formed  and 
are  often  as  fragrant  and  as  delicately  colored 
as  a  rose.  They  grow  best  in  a  rich,  deep  soil 
and  sunny  position,  but  will  thrive  in  partially 
shaded  places.  They  are  admired  in  all  herba- 
ceous borders,  for  planting  among  shrubbery, 
and  are  valuable  in  beds  or  groups  by  them- 
selves. Grow  about  2  feet  high  and  flower  in 
May  and  June.  W'e  offer  a  carefully  selected 
assortment  of  the  best  varieties,  which  include 
some  of  the  newer  and  handsomer  introduc- 
tions. 
Agida.    Dark  red,  rich  and  glowing. 
Baron  Rothschild.    Bright  pink. 
Duke  of  Wellington.  White,  with  creamy  center. 
60  cts.  each,  $7  per  doz. 
Festiva  maxima.  The  largest  and  fine.st  white 
\  ariety,  with  small  scarlet  flecks  in  the  center 
of  the  flower.    75  cts.  each,  $7.50  per  doz. 
Giganthea.  Fine  early  pink.  60  cts.  each,  $j 
per  doz. 
Golden  Harvest.  The  nearest  approach  to 
yellow.    40  cts.  each,  I4.50  per  doz. 
Grandiflora  rubra.  Fxtra  large,  bright  red.  50 
cts.  each,  $3  per  doz. 
Hericartiana.    Soft  rose,  with  light  center. 
Humei  alba.  Guards  flesh,  tipped  white,  bluish 
center. 
Marie  Lemoine.  Delicate  flesh,  blending  to 
white. 
$1  each,  $10  per  doz. 
Ml.  Blanc,  White  guard  petals,  with  creamy 
yellow  center.    60  cts.  each,  $6  per  doz. 
Ne  Plus  Ultra.  Large,  well  formed,  clear  flesh 
pink.    40  cts.  each,  I4.50  per  doz. 
Officinalis  rubra.  Early,  brilliant  glowing  deep 
crimson,    30  cts.  each,  I3  per  doz. 
Psyche.    Bright  rose,  fine  full  flower. 
Prolifica  tricolor.  White  guard  petals,  yellow- 
center. 
Pottsii.    Deep  rose,  late-flowering. 
Queen  Victoria.    Late  ;  white,  creamy  center. 
Richardson's  rubra  superba.    Deep  crimson,  very 
fragrant. 
75  cts.  each,  $8  per  doz. 
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