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Thk E1.IZAUETH NUKSEBY CoMfANV. 



HARDY 

 HIBISCUS— nallow. 



Elegant border plants, with broad foliage and large 

 showy flowers of great delicacy of coloring. Easily 

 •ultivated in common garden soils. Best for the rear 

 of the flower border or grouping on the lawn. Can 

 well be used in connection with shrubs or natural- 

 ized in the wild garden, by the sides of brooks or in 

 other moist situations. 



H. Alba — Very showy foliage and handsome, creamy- 

 white flowers with deep-crimson center, each 

 flower 5 to 7 inches across. Forms a bush as wide 

 as it is tall, and during its blooming season no 

 plant is more effective. 25 cts. 



Van. Roseus (Rose Mallow) — Clear pink flowers. Very 

 eflfective. 25 cents. 



H. Crimson Eye — A beautiful variety of H. Moscheu- 

 tos. The flowers are from 6 to eight inches across, 

 pure white, with a large, crimson spot at the base 

 of each petal. 15 cts. each. 



HOLLYHOCKS. 



As a background in large 

 borders or beds of the 

 lower growing herbaceous 

 plants there is nothing | 

 better. For planting in 

 rows or groups on the 

 lawn, or interspersing 

 among shrubbery they are 

 invaluable. The flowers, 

 which are as elegant in 

 shape as a Camellia, form 

 perfect rosettes of the most 

 lovely shades of crimson, 

 yellow, pink,orange,white, 

 etc. They require a deep 

 rich soil, and will repay 

 in quantity and beauty of^^. 

 bloom any extra care. We^ 

 ©ffer a fine assortment in separate colors. 12 cts. 

 each, $1 per 10 ; $8 per 100. 



H. Alleghany— The New Fringed Mammoth Holly- 

 hock. This grand new flower is a decided improve- 

 ment in more than one particular over the old- 

 fashioned variety you see growing everywhere. 

 Its first point of merit is the fine, transparent, 

 fringed, Chr\santhemum-shaped flowers, which 



look as if they were made up of crushed silk, so 



fine are these flowers in texture and are seldom. 

 less than five inches across. It is an everbloom- 

 ing, vigorous hollyhock which can stand our win- 

 ters and bloom continually through the hottest 

 weather of the summer, in the North, from July 

 until frost. They say they will bloom continually 

 all-year-round in the South and in any mild 

 climate, and it is said that flowers were cut in 

 Penn=>ylvania on the 6th of November. 35 ots. 

 each, ^2.50 per 10. 



PERENNIAL PLANTS— Continued. 



IBERIS— Candytuft. 



Desirable evergreen foliage quite hidden by 



the 



clouds of dense "'heads of flowers in early spring. 

 Admirable for the front of the border or shrubbery, 

 or used as an edging plant or in the rockery. These 

 are among the choicest plants in our collection. 

 I. Corraefolia— Flowers in flat beads, but with agt 

 elongating to cylindrical spikes of pure white 

 flowers tinged with purple. 20 cts. 

 I Sempervirens — Candia, Innumerable flat heads of 

 purest white flowers. One of the choicest for 

 cutting. Indispensable in every garden, 20 cts. 

 I. Saxitalis— A dwarf and excellent variety. 20 ct«, 



INULA— Flea Bane. 



These are of the easiest culture in ordinary garden 

 soils. The species quoted are admirable for ordinary 

 border, or can be used to advantage in the rockery if 

 desired. Very eff'ective. 



I. Grandulosa — Fine, large, aster-like, deep yellow 

 flowers. 25 cts. 



HOLLYHOCK. 



HfUrsCUS CRTMSON- KYE- 



IPOMCEA. 



I. Pandurata — Rank growmg climber, with large, 

 morning glory-like flowers. White, with purple 

 throat ; blooms in the day time. Strong roots. 15 

 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 



IRIS K/EMPFERI-The Garden Orchid. 



The newer varieties of Iris recently introduced from Japan, are marvels of beauty, a plant sending up a 

 dozen flower spikes 3 feet, each spike bearing 2 to 3 enormous blossoms 7 to 9 inches across and of thp most 

 delicate and beaiHiful colors lavender, mauve sky-blue, royal purple, blush, yeZw etritich arfthese^^ 

 Ins Ksempferi. the king of hardy perennial plants. When planted in vour garden thev are fo7a lifp time 

 without farther care, blooming profusely in June and July. We have 50 named varietit s of these beauti?ul 

 plants, descriptions of which we give below. Please order by number. 25 cts. each. The collection of 50foi 



VARIETIES OF IRIS K^MPFERI. 

 I. Gekka-no-nami (Waveson Moonlight) — White 

 double flower ; 6 large perianths. 

 2 Shishi-odori (Dancing Lion) — Purple, large double 



flowers : 6 perianths. 

 3. Kumoma-no-sora (Sky Amidst the Clouds) — 

 White, large-flowered ; 6 perianths 



4. Kumo-ObI (Bands of Clouds)— Blue, large 



5. HO;0-jo (Ho-o-castle)— Maroon, larjje ; 6 perianths, 

 b. faei-sho-i— Light maroon ; 6 perianths. 



7. bofu-no-Koi— Maroon and white, variegated, 

 .""ana-dsuru (Crane)— White, large ; 6 perianths, 

 with blue, small petal at the middle 



