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Bulbs 
Gladiolus 
Gladioli 
Common Red. This is the common 
Gladiolus so frequently seen in our gardens; 
flowers borne in one-sided spikes; bright 
red. 
Mixed Colors. Under the above head- 
ing we are selling a very fine lot of plants 
of our own origination from se- 
lected seed. Among them are 
some of the finest we have ever 
seen, ranging in color from almost 
white to nearly black. 
Lemoine's Seedling. Of the 
seedling Gladioli grown by Mr. 
Lcmoine, we have some lo or 12 
varieties. These varieties range 
in shades from white with deep 
velvety red throats, to deep 
purple with throatsalmosl black. 
The characteristic feature of the 
Lemoine's Seedling is the deep 
mottling of dark color in the 
throat of the flower, and the 
plants are a little irregular in 
their habits of growth. Desirable. 
Iris 
German. This group blooms 
early and with wonderful com- 
binations of coloring. Easily 
distinguished from other Iris by 
their broad, sword-like leaves. 
We offer eight named varieties. 
Likes a drier soil than the Japan. 
Japan. Flowers differ from the German 
Iris in being broad and flat. They exhibit 
a wonderful variety of colors and shades 
and appear later than the others. They 
rank among the most desirable of hardy 
plants; succeed best in a moist soil. 
Siberian. We regard this as one of the 
most desirable plants for a border, or for 
marking lines, etc., known to us. It is 
very persistent, and will hold its own in 
blue-grass sod. Foliage long, slender 
and graceful; flowers borne on slender 
stems about 18 inches to 2 feet high, usu- 
ally two or three flowers on a stem. The 
flowers are a deep, clear purple and very 
graceful. It is perfectly hardy, and we 
consider it one of the most desirable of 
the Iris family. 
Lilies {Lilium) 
Lilies are among the most beautiful of 
flowers, but they need planting on well- 
drained soil, and if fertilizers are used 
they must be well decomposed. 
L. auratum. Very large, with gold band 
along the center of petals, much spotted 
with brown; very fragrant. Blooms in 
August. 
L. lancifolium albimi. Same as Lilium 
laiicifolium rubnim, with the exception 
that the plant is not quite so rank a grower. 
The flower is a pure wa.xy white. Per- 
fectly hardy in this latitude. 
Iris Kaempferi 
