EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN, FARM AND LAWN 
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS-Continued 
JAPANESE IRIS 
One of the mpst beautiful of our Summer-flowering bulbs, in 
its combination of color and beauty far excelling any other type. 
Flowers often 10 to 12 inches in diameter in July. They require 
rich, moist soil. 
The collection we offer below are Canadian grown, true to 
colour and name, which is rarely evident in the imported Japan- 
ese stock. 
Apollo. — Single. Pure white, pink center. 
Blue Wing. — Single. Deep indigo blue, shaded purple; freely 
striped and flaked white. 
Dellce. — Double. Very lii?ht, delicate lavender, shaded laven- 
der-pink. Conspicuous yellow marks at base of petals. Very 
pretty. 
Distinction. — Single. Light, lavender-pink, bright yellow 
blotches at base of petals. Distinct and flue. 
Domlnator. — Single. Rich indigo blue with narrow white 
stripes and light center. One of the finest and richest colors. 
Gold Bound. — Double. Pure white, one of the best. 
Mt. Hood. — Double. Light blue shaded darker; bright orange 
center. 
P. C. DeRohan. — Double. Light purple, shaded violet. Cen- 
ter dark purple. 
Pyramid. — Double. Light blue, veined white. 
Robert Craig. — Double. French gray, veined violet. 
Templeton. — Double. Light violet shade, mottled reddish 
pinlf and white. Often triple and exceedingly fine form. 
T. S. Ware. — Double. Reddish violet veined white. Center 
white slightly marked lemon. 
Victor. — Double. White, veined purple. Violet purple center. 
Price: 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 
GERMAN IRIS 
Of the easiest culture and thrives in any ordinary garden soil, 
blooming profusely In May and June. Remarkably rich and 
beautiful in color, very fragrant, perfectly hardy. Very effective 
when grouped; excellent for cutting. 
Admiral Togo. — White, faintly tinged lavender; falls and 
standards lightly bordered purple. Of the habit of Mme. 
Chereau. Extra fine, clean colour. 
Aurea. — Rich chrome-yellow. The finest pure yellow. 
Brooklyn. — Standards lavender, yellow at base; falls pale 
blue; base veined tirown on a white ground; edged yellow 
splashed with dark blue; beautiful. 
Flavescens. — Self-colour, canary yellow. 
Fiorentina Alba. — An excellent variety for cutting and an 
early bloomer. Flowers ivory white tinged with lilac. The 
Orris Root variety of commerce. 
Gracchus. — Standards clear yeUow; falls marked red, reticul- 
ated white. A very conspicuous variety. 
Herant, — Standards bright blue; falls much darker. A beauti- 
ful, broad-leafed sort; early flowering. 
Her Majesty. — New and very beautiful. One of the choicest 
Standards, lovely rose-pink. Falls bright crimson tinged with 
darker shade. The blending of tints and colorings are rare for 
an Iris. 
Honorable. — Intense yoUow, falls a beautiful bronze. 
Loreley. — Standard pale yellow mottled purple; falls purple 
deeply veined yellow margin. 
Mme. Cherreau. — Pure white, edged with azure blue; falls 
deep white, blue pencilUng. 
Mrs. H. Darwin. — Pure white, falls slightly reticulated violet 
at the base; very beautiful and free flowering; two feet. Early. 
Queen of May. — This is very satisfactory and well adapted 
everywhere. It is soft, rosy lilac, almost pink — a colour rare 
among Iris. 
Velveteen. — Yellowish buff; falls intense plum purple. 
Princess Victoria Louise. — Height, thirty inches; single pale 
yeUow; falls rich violet, edged cream. Very fresh coloring and 
especially attractive in the garden. 
Darius. — Single rich canary-yellow; falls lilac, margined white, 
rich orange beard. One of the most distinct and beautiful. 
Pallida Dalmatica. — A queen among flowers; grand and state- 
ly. Single lavender; falls clear deep lavender. Flowers large 
and extra fine. 
Pallida Speciosa. — The great purple, or turkey flag. Single 
dark lavender shaded lighter; fiiUs shaded light purple. Quite 
tall. 
Pallida Albert Victor'. — Forty inches: single and falls clear 
lavender. 
Price: 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
I al-Kvriie I atifnliiK: PerennialPea; Everlasting Pea. 
L.acnyrUS l^atltOllUS. a very desirable perennial, and 
though the flowers are not fragrant, like the sweet pea, they are 
very handsome and well worth growing. 
Lathyrus Latlfollus. — Deep rosy-red. 25 cts. each; $2.60 
per doz. 
Lathyfollus Albus. — Pure white. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
1 iniim P«»r«»nr»«» CFlax^l A desu'able plant for the 
l^inum rerenne l^riax;. border or rockery, growing 
2 feet high, with Ught, graceful foliage and large blue flowers afl 
summer. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 
Linaria Dalmatica. — A.^'"^*-^'?^^ perennial, in Wpom 
at least three months. Golden 
yellow. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 
Liatris (Blazing Star).-l^}l^-s^r>Untsjor me 
rocket-Uko spikes of rosy purple flowers, 4 to 5 feet nigh. Suc- 
ceed in any position. 
Llatrls Scariosa. — Deep purple flowers. 4 feet. 30 et». 
each; $3.50 per doz. 
Liatris Spicata. — Brilliant purple. 30 cts. each: $3.50 per doz. 
Llatrls Calliopsls. — Clear carmine pink. 30 cts. each; $3.50 
per doz. 
Lily of the Valley. — ciumps. Each, 25 cts. 
Lythrum Roseum Superbum. — g^'r^if^'^A 
strong-growing plant, 3 to 4 feet in height, producing long 
spikes of rose-coloured flowers from July to September. 20 cts. 
'each; $2.00 per doz. 
Lobelia Cardinalis. — Cardinal Flower. Handsome 
-k,.*..**.!!—..-. plants thriving m a moist, deep 
loam, where they will not suffer from drought: long spikes of 
intense fiery scarlet flowers. 25 cts. each: $2.50 per doz. 
_(Lupine.) — Effective plants, 
producing large splices of 
flowers. Mrs. Ely says of them: "May be planted either in 
the autumn or early spring. These plants bloom from about 
the 20th of May for tliree weeks, and grow about 3 feet high. 
Being perfectly hardy and free from attack of insects, they are 
especially valuable. They require only well prepared garden 
soil and to be kept watered in dry weather, which should always 
be done, Lf possible, late in the afternoon." 
Lupin us Polyphyllus. — Clear blue. 25 cts. each: $2.50 per doz. 
Luplnus Alba. — A white variety of above. 25 cts. each; $2.60 
per doz. 
Luplnus Moerhelml. — A comparatively new variety and a 
plant that, on accotmt of its clean, bold growth, always attracts 
attention. The spikes of flowers are frequently over a foot long, 
in colour superb, being a combination of Ught and dark shades 
of pink without a trace of magenta, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
I iroknic CUaint^Annifa A most desirable plant. 
Lychnis ^.^naiceaonica. ^^^^^ brilliant orange- 
scarlet in June and July: grows 2 to 3 feet high. Each, 25 cts.: 
doz., $2.50. 
Lychnis Haageana. — Flowers scarlet, nearly 2 inches across, 
8 to 12 inches. 25 cts. each: $2.50 per doz. 
Lupinus Polyphyllus. 
I voVinU Arkwriffhtii ^ between L. Chalce- 
LycnniS /\rKwrigni.u. Monica, and Haageana, having 
the upright habit of Chalcedonica, with the flowers of Haageana, 
but very greatly improved. A botanical novelty of great merit 
and a decided acquisition. 40 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
I ireimar^Viin Fori'iinf'S (Loosestrife). — Long, re- 
L,ySimacnia roriunei. curved spike of pure white 
flowers, from July to September. A desu-able variety. 2 feet. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Lysimachia Punctata.— <G<>J-pf^"„, f'-o? wat*e?"de^ 
wild gardens, bearing spikes of yellow flowers. July and 
August. 3 feet. 25 cts. each: $2.50 per doz. 
M^ilira Mncr^Vinl-a Musk Mallow. Flowers rose or 
Malva IVlOSCnaca. ^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^ inches wide, in 
terminate axillary clusters: height about 2 feet: branching. A 
handsome perennial native of Britain. 20 cts. each: $2.00 
per doz. 
Meehan's Mallow Marvels.-~f r^^^^^^^^ 
Absolutely hardy, the Mallow Marvels have been tested, and 
are thriving in Canada and in the momitain portions of the 
northern states as successfully as in Georgia and Florida. A 
plant for all sections of the cotmtry. Individual blooms are as 
large as ten inches across. Plants labelled to colour as they 
flower. Everv plant sold true to colour. 
Price: White "Marvel, Red Iilarvel, Pink Mai-vel, 80 cts. each. 
Mnnarrln Diflvma Cardinal-red flowers in large. 
IVlOnaraa L»iaynna. sim^yy heads 2 or more inches 
across, on leafy, angled stems about 3 feet high, and when massed 
for distinct effects against a dark background, its brilliant flowers 
give bright, semi-tropic garden pictures in summer. 25 cts. 
each: $2.50 per doz. 
Orobus (Bitter Vetch). Lathyroides.— 
spring-flowering plants, well worthy of extended cultivation 
and succeeding in any soil or position. Excellent for the border 
or rockery, forming erect, shapely plants a foot high, covered 
during May and June with spikes of bright blue pea-shaped 
flowers, 25 cts. each: $2.50 per doz. 
Pansies, Ferguson's Giant Show.— ^^^g '^^^^ 
variety of colouring we believe these plants are unsurpassed. 
15 cts. each; 80 cts. per doz. 
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