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IRIS • FLEUR-DE-LIS 
German • Iris Germanica 
ApoUon. Golden yellow, striped with plum- 
color. 
Atropurpurea. Purple flowers; large and 
showy. 
Augustina. Deep yellow, marked with 
maroon, giving a coppery hue. 
Aurea. Clear golden yellow; large full flowers. 
Bougere. Lilac and velvety purple; distinct 
and pleasing. 
Celeste. Delicate light lavender-blue; charm- 
ing. 
Common Purple. Clear purple; one of the 
best varieties. 
Japan • Iris Laevigata 
Flowers differ from the German Iris in that 
they are broad and flat. They are large and 
showy, white, and of various shades of blue, 
violet, lavender and purple. Among the most 
beautiful of flowering plants. They appear later 
than the others and succeed best in a moist soil. 
lAPAN ERIS 
HOLLYHOCKS (SEE PAGE 51) 
Japanese Spirea • Astilbe 
Japonica 
False Goat's Beard (Astilbe). A 
hardy border plant; leaves bright green; 
flowers white, borne in large branching 
panicles. Blooms in May outdoors, 
but chiefly grown for forcing in winter. 
Lamp Flower • Lychnis 
Chalcedonica. A very reliable and 
satisfactory flower ; brilliant and supe- 
rior as garden plants; terminal heads of 
scarlet; large truss blooms in July and 
August. 3 feet. 
Alba. An exquisite white variety; 
flowers borne in sprays from early 
spring until frost. 
Diurna fl. pi. Deep red flowers in 
clusters; blooms from early spring until 
late summer. 
