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Sherman Nursery Company, Charles City, Iowa 
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LK.MOIN l-j's SEEDUNG QI/ADIOLI. 
Gladioli 
Common Red. This is the common 
Gladiolus so frequently seen in our gar- 
dens; 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 
Gladioli we have ever 
seen, ranging in color 
from almost white to 
nearly black. 
Lemoine's Seedling. 01' 
the seedling Gladioli 
grown by Mr. Lemoine, 
we have some 10 or 12 va- 
rieties. These varieties 
range in shades from 
white with deep velvety 
red throats, to deep purple 
with throats almost black. 
The characteristic feature 
of the Lemoine's Seed- 
ling 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 combinations 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 species. 
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 album. Same as Lilium 
lancifolium riibrum, with the exception that 
the plant is not quite so rank a grower. 
The flower is a pure waxy white. Per- 
fectly hardy in this latitude. 
GERMAN IBIS. 
