MOON'S PERENNIALS 



Yellow Day Lily — Hemerocallis flava. See page 80. 



Japan Iris (Iris Kaempferi) 



Japanese Iris are flowers of great substance, 

 arrayed in vivid shades of ivory, purple and gold. 

 They flower a little later than the German Iris, 

 and are the Queen's flower in the realm of Irises. 



Prices of all varieties, 25 cents each; $2.25 

 per 10; $20.00 per 100. 



Date-Dogu. Rich violet-purple. 

 Geishoi. Double crimson-purple; white vein- 

 ings. 



Gekka-no-nami. Very early white. 

 Magano. Violet-purple, shaded with blue. 

 Sano-watashi. White, with yellow center. 

 Shirataki. Silver-white border, suffused light 

 violet. 



Taihei-rahu. Double crimson, with purple- 

 yellow center. 



Yedo-Kagami. Lilac veined with white. 



Siberian Iris (Iris Siberica) 



Smaller flowers than the preceding types; in 

 May and June. Splendidly adapted for mass and 

 waterside plantings. 



Iris Siberica. Blue. 



Each 10 100 



Strong plants $0 15 $1 25 $10 00 



Extra heavy clumps 25 2 00 15 00 



var. alba. White, veined with lilac. 



Each 10 100 

 Strong plants $0 15 $1 25 $10 00 



LATHYRUS latifolius. Everlasting, or 

 Perennial Pea. Climbs 8 to 10 feet in height and 

 produces clusters of large, rosy-red, pea-shaped 

 flowers the entire Summer. Useful for cutting. 



var. Pink Beauty. Shell-pink flower. 



LAVENDULA vera. Lavender. This sweet- 

 scented plant is pretty in mid-Summer, with blue 

 flowers \y2 feet high, but it is also planted for the 

 aromatic leaves retaining their fragrance long after 

 they are cut. 



Each 10 



Price $0 25 $2 00 



LIATRIS elegans. Blazing Star, or Gay 

 Feather. Dazzling rosy-purple spikes, 4 to 5 

 feet high, lasting a long time in July and August. 



LINUM perenne. Flax. Early in May this 

 plant begins to bloom profusely and flowers for 

 several weeks. The flowers are delicate and of a 

 magnificent azure blue color. A splendid plant 

 for colony plantings, especially in natural land- 

 scapes. 2 feet. 



LOBELIA cardinalis. Cardinal Flower. A 

 native of North America. Its scarlet flowers are 

 borne on stems 2 to 3 feet high in August and Sep- 

 tember. Good for massing in moist places. 



LYCHNIS chalcedonica. London Pride. An 

 especially desirable perennial, with brilliant heads 

 of orange-scarlet flowers from June to August. 3 

 feet. 



LYSIM ACHIA nummularia. Creeping Jenny 

 Valued for places where grass will not grow. Yellow 

 flowers and very attractive, glossy, green foliage. 



LYTHRUM roseum Superbum. Rose Loose 

 Strife. Grows about 4 feet high and fromi July 

 to September is bright with spikes of rose-colored 

 flowers. Good for wild effects. In Autumn the 

 leaves turn scarlet. 



MENTHA piperita. Mint. This old garden 

 favorite is valued for its sweet fragrance. The 

 true Peppermint. 



MONARDA didyma splendens. Bergamot. 

 In July heads of bright scarlet flowers open with a 

 rare fragrance fading in purplish splendor in late 

 August. Fine for Summer bouquets. 



MYOSOTIS palustris semperflorens. For- 

 Get-me-Not. This popular little plant blooms 

 from May until late Autumn, bearing a profusion 

 of small, pale blue flowers. Grows 8 to 10 inches 

 high. Price, 10 cents each; 75 cents per 10; $6.00 

 per 100. 



M. Alpestris robusta grandiflora. Larger 

 flowers than the above, otherwise quite similar. 

 Price, 10 cents each; 75 cents per 10; $6.00 per 100. 



CEnothera. Evening Primrose 



Showy border plants, with 

 flowers that bloom all Summer. 



different-colored 



CEnothera Fraseri. Bjeautiful rich yellow. 1>^ 

 feet. 



CE. fruitcosa major. A wealth of yellow flowers 

 in mid-Summer. 1 >^ feet. 



OE. Missouriensis. Large golden yellow. 1 foot. 



CE. speciosa. A pure white sort, with excep- 

 tionally large and desirable flowers. 1 }4 feet. 



PACHYSANDRA Terminalis. A trailing ever- 

 green plant, producing beautiful green mats of 

 foliage, and whitish spikes of flowers in May and 

 June. Useful as an edging for walks, borders or 

 evergreen beds. 



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