HARDY PERENNIALS 
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JAPANESE IRIS— Continued 
Blue Danube. Pure rich blue, yellow center, six 
petals. 
Commodore Perry. Very dark violet-red. Six 
petals ; medium size. 
Eclair. Very large, six petals, pure white flowers. 
Gold Bound. Large, six petals, white flowers, yel- 
low center. 
Harlequin. Whitish lavender; large. 
Helen von Sieboldt. Deep pink; white lines. 
Hyde Park. Reddish purple, blotched with white. 
Mahogany. Dark red, shaded maroon; six petals; 
very distinct. 
Navy-Blue. Rich dark blue, yellow at base; six 
petals. 
Ondine. Pure white, shaded with light blue toward 
the center. Flowers large and fine, 
©scar. Dark red changing to a very light color. 
Painted Lady. White, richly suffused and striped 
with bright pink; very showy. 
Paragon. Six petals, rich velvety purple. 
Purple Emperor. Very dark purple, yellow center; 
large flower and strong grower. 
Pyramid. Six petals. Lilac-blue veined with white 
in center of petals. 
Turban. Six petals; beautiful light blue and white; 
one of the best. 
Venus. Pure white. A strong grower and free 
bloomer. 
William Tell. White, veined with indigo. Six 
petals. 
Mixed colors. These are made up of some of the best 
sorts, and where mass planting is required will 
give the greatest satisfaction. 
Miscellaneous Irises 
*Iris crista ta. Large blue flowers, fringed and 
spotted with yellow. Early. 8 in., 20c; $2.00 
per dozen. 
I. pseudacorus. 4 ft. May and June. The com- 
mon yellow Water-Flag, suitable for marshes and 
water courses. 1 
I. siberica. 3 ft. June. Long narrow leaves; pale 
blue flowers. Fine for water garden. 
I. — alba. A fine, pure white form. 
I. — orientalis. 3 to 4 ft. May to June. Deep- 
blue flowers. 
I. — orientalis Snow Queen. Flowers pure white. 
A strong, free-growing variety. 
LATHYRUS. Everlasting Pea 
Lathyrus latifolius. 4 ft. July to September. 
Flowers large, bright red, on long stems produced 
in abundance. Excellent for covering rocks, 
stumps and walls. 
L. — albus. 4 ft. July to September, A white 
flowering variety of the above and useful for the 
same purposes. 
L. — Pink Pearl. 4 ft. July to September. Clusters 
of large pink flowers. Fine. 
LEPACHYS 
Lepachys pinnata. 3 to 5 ft. June to September. 
A graceful and showy plant of easy growth; 
flowers single, yellow, with purple cone-shaped 
center. 
LIATRIS. Blazing Star 
Liatris odorotissima. 2 to 3 ft. August and Sep- 
tember. Dark lavender flowers on large spikes. 
L. pycnostachys. 3 to 5 ft. August to October. 
A most striking, and desirable plant, with great 
rocket-like spikes of pale purple flowers. Excel- 
lent for the border or among shrubbery. 
L. scariosa. 2 to 3 ft. August, September, 
lavender, tubular flowers in large spikes, 
tive in masses. 
L. spicata. 2 to 3 ft. July to September, 
densely crowded with rosy purple flowers. 
Dark 
Effec- 
Spikes 
LILIUM. The Lily 
♦Liilum auratum (Gold Banded Lily). 3 ft. July 
arid August. Large, pure white flowers with crim- 
son spots and a gold band through each petal. 
Especially effective scattered in Rhododendron 
bed or massed in border. 25c; $2.50 per dozen. 
*L. candidum (Madonna Lily) . 2 to 3 ft. June and 
July. The most popular of garden lilies. The 
flowers are pure white and very fragrant. 20c; 
$2.00 per dozen. 
*L. elegans (Thunbergianum). 1 M ft. June. Deep 
maroon. 20c; $2.00 per dozen. 
*L. — umbellatum. 2 ft. June. Deep orange scar- 
let flowers; very large heads. 20c; $2.00 per 
, dozen. 
*L. giganteum (Easter Lily). 4 to 5 ft. July and 
August. Most majestic of all the lilies. White, 
fragrant, funnel-shaped flowers. 25c; $2.50 per 
dozen. 
*L. longiflorum. 1 to 2 ft. July and August. One 
of the best. Snow-white, trumpet-shaped flowers. 
Valuable for forcing. 25c; $2.50 per dozen. 
*L. speciosum album (Japan). 3 ft. August and 
September. Large pure white, fragrant flowers. 
Fine for planting among Rhododendrons. 25c; 
$2.50 per dozen. 
*L. — rubrum. 3 ft. August and September. White, 
shaded and spotted with crimson. Fine for plant- 
ing among Rhododendrons. 25c; $2.50 per dozen. 
*L. superbum. 3 to 4 ft. July. Flowers bright 
reddish orange, conspicuously spotted. Especially 
effective scattered in margin of Rhododendron 
beds. 15c; $1.50 per dozen. 
*L. tigrinum (Tiger Lily). 2 to 5 ft. August. 
Flowers in a wide raceme, nodding, bright red, 
thickly covered with large purplish spots. A 
thoroughly old-fashioned and remarkably useful 
plant. 15c; $1.50 per dozen. 
*L. — flore plena. Double flowered and more 
thickly spotted than type. 20c; $2.00 per dozen. 
*L. philadelphicum. 1 to 2 ft. July. A beautiful 
native species; flowers orange scarlet. 20c; 
$2.00 per dozen. 
LINUM. Flax 
LAVANDULA. Lavender 
Lavandula vera. 1 H ft. July and August. This 
is the true Sweet Lavender; delightfully fragrant 
blue flowers. , «.* 
ft. June and July. 
Plant forms a neat 
Numerous 
bush. For 
Linum flavum. 1 
yellow flowers, 
rock garden. 
L. perenne (Perennial Flax) . 1 3^ ft. May to August. 
A desirable plant either for border or rockery. 
Large clear blue flowers. 
