HERBACEOUS PLANTS 



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The Iris — One of the Most Fascinating of Flowers 



HELIOPSIS. 



— Pitcheriana. Orange Sunflower. 2 to 3 feet. 

 An improved Heliopsis blooming profusely in 

 August and September. Yellow or orange- 

 colored flowers. 



HIBISCUS. 



— Moscheutos. Mallow. 3 feet. Pink flowers in 



July and August. 

 alba. Crimson Eye. Whit6 flowers with 



purple center. July and August. 



HELLEBORUS. 



— niger. Christmas Rose. 1 foot. Large white 

 flowers. March and April. 



HEMEROCALLIS. 



— aurantiaca major. 23^ feet. A robust-growing 

 sort bearing an abundance of large bright 

 orange-colored flowers in July. 



— flava. Yellow Day Lily. 2 feet. One of the best 



hardy plants, bearing yellow, fragrant flowers 

 in June. 



— Thunbergii. 2 feet. Similar to flava, but is 



later in coming into flower. 



HEUCHERA. 



— sanguinea. Alum Root. 1% feet. Flowers 

 bright red, borne on long stems projecting above 

 the foliage. Blooms all Summer. 



HOLLYHOCKS. See Althea Rosea. 

 IRIS. 



This is the well-known Flag of our meadows. 

 Always a sightly plant in bloom, but recently 

 much improved in size of flowers and in colors, 

 which are, indeed, indescribable. They do 

 best in deep, moist soil, but will reward the 

 planter with abundant showy flowers in all 

 situations. 



— Germanics. V/ 2 feet. Blooming in latter 



May and June. Choice assortment. 



— Kaempferi. Japan Iris. 2 feet. These are 



later blooming and, if possible, have more 

 gorgeous colors and greater variety of bloom. 

 Named Varieties. Choice assortment. 



— pallida dalmatica. 2 feet. Flowers light blue, 



large and fragrant. 



— pumila cyanea. 1 foot. Dwarf kind, blue flow- 



ers, very early. 



— Sibirica. 2 feet. Deep blue flowers in clusters. 



A fine bloomer. One of the best Iris. May. 



