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IBIS, Japan. Large, flat flowers, single 

 and double, of bright, clear colors, or 

 delicately traced.. Unequaled for size, 

 delicacy, and rich coloring. The new 

 varieties are especially beautiful. Blooms 

 in July. 



Dwarf. A charming class, producing flow- 

 ers in early spring. 



l^NIFHOFIA (Flame-flower, Tritoma). 

 Broad tufts of grass-like foliage, from 

 which ascend spikes of tubular flowers ; 

 deep scarlet in the bud, opening yellow, 

 producing a shaded flame of color. Mulch 

 in winter. 



liABKSPUR (Delphinium). Spikes of white, 

 blue or pink flowers, in many varieties. 



I.ILY-OF-THE-VALLEY. For descrip- 

 tion, see under cut, page 34. 



JbUFIN. Handsome blue, pea-shaped flow- 

 ers, in spikes. 



MILK-WEED {Asclepias tuberosa, Butterfly 

 Weed) . A beautiful plant for dry situations 

 and shrubberies. Large heads of brilliant 

 orange flowers. 



F^ONY, Herbaceous. A stately-growing 

 plant, bearing very large flowers, in many 

 beautiful colors. 

 Tree. Larger and handsomer than the 

 above, but not so easily grown. 



PHLOX. A beautiful and effective class of 

 hardy perennials, whether planted in 

 quantity or singly. Great improvement 

 has been recently made in color, which 

 covers a wide range. They are among 

 the most popular late summer bloomers. 



PINK, White (Scotch Pink). Tufts of sil- 

 very foliage and white flowers, resembling 

 the carnation in appearance and spicy 

 fragrance. 



Grass. A quick-spreading plant, covered 

 with dainty white flowers. A good cover 

 plant for bare ground under taller plants 

 or shrubs. 



Moss. A creeper, with thick, mossy foliage and masses of bright pink flowers in May. Grows well in dry 

 ground, which it covers admirably. There is also a white variety. 



PLATYCODON (Chinese Bell-flower). 

 Large, solitary white or blue flowers at 

 the ends of the branches ; a verv attractive 

 perennial. 



POLYGONUM (Knot-weed). Handsome, 

 vigorous plants, which spread bj. the roots, 

 thereby limiting their usefulness to loca- 

 tions where that habit will not be a detri- 

 ment. 



Amplexicaule '.(Mountain Fleece). Showy 

 sprays of fine white flowers, in September. 

 May be planted with shrubs, where it is a 

 very ornamental plant. 

 Cuspidatum. Tall, arching stems, of a 



tropical appearance. 6 feet in height. 

 Sachalinexise. Similar to, but larger than 

 the above. Recently boomed as a novelty 

 for a forage plant. 



POPPY MALLOW (Callirhoe). A trailing 

 plant, with fine cut foliage and a succession 

 of large, deep, crimson flowers. Good for 

 covering beds of spring bulbs. 



PYBiETHRUM. A pleasing class of garden 

 plants with fern-like leaves and flowers 

 resembling the china aster. Red and 

 White. 



Uliginosum. A tall, upright bush, of light 

 GERMAN IRIS. green foliage and single white flowers, 



Great variety of exquisite flowers, in which nearly every shade of bom^ in P^^of^^ion in S^^^ It 



color is represented. The above illustration shows a Geniian Iris in might appropriately be called Hardy Mar- 



a group of shrubs and flpwers. guerite. 



FOXGLOVE . 



A stately old-fashioned plant, with spikes of flowers in numerous 

 shades, from purple to white. 



