Siebrecht €r Son • Kose Hill Nurseries • Nelv Kochelle, Nelv York 
Iris Isevigata (Ksempferi). Japanese Iris. This 
section of Iris is very distinct from all others. 
The colors are white and all shades of blue, 
purple and pink, with wonderful markings. All 
have a bright yellow flame of color at the base 
of each petal, forming a star in the double va- 
rieties. They will grow in almost any locality, 
but revel in a cool, moist situation, when the 
flowers often measure 9 and 10 inches across. 
They are at their be.st in July. The following 
varieties are the best of the family: 
Golden Band. White, double. 
Hana Avi. White, veined blue; very late. 
Iso-No-Nami. Tall, dark; reddish purple. 
Kuma Fingua. Very double; violet-purple. 
Kiota. Indigo-blue; very fine. 
Mikado. Single white ; very large. 
Oniga Shimea. White ground in center, 
shading out from light to dark blue at the 
edges ; double. 
Osaka. White, double, and early. 
Prince Camille de Rohan. Royal purple ; 
double. 
Saikyo. Magenta, marbled white ; double. 
Tokio. White, heavily veined, and flushed 
pink; double. 
Wakumurasaki . Marbled in light shades. 
I. Cengialti. Bright lilac. May. i]^ feet. 
I. ochroleuca gigantea. Very rigid foliage, with 
lemon yellow and white flowers. July. 3 ft. 
I. pallida Dalmatica. Light blue. Large flowers. 
June. 2 yi feet. 
I. pallida speciosa. Clear indigo-blue. May. 
2 feet. 
I. Sibirica. Blue. June, z'/^feet. 
I. Sibiricaorientalis. A beautiful Japanese species. 
Very dark blue. 2 feet. 
Lathy ruS {Perennial Pea) 
Latbyrus grandiflorus. Much like the Sweet Pea 
in appearance, but the flowers are in large clus- 
ters. Pink and white. All summer. $15 to 
JfiS per 100. 
Lavandula (Lahender) 
Lavandula vera, 1 he dainty blue flowers are very 
pretty, and yield an exquisite perfume when 
dried. As a low hedge, or edging, it can be 
clipped into handsome form. $15 per 100. 
Linum (Perennial Flax) 
Linum perenne. Pretty and graceful, with azure- 
blue and white flowers. Profuse bloomer. June, 
lyi feet. $12 per 100. 
Lobelia 
$16 to $20 per 100 
Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). Bright 
red, very showy. Thrives under all conditions. 
August. I >2 to 2 feet. 
L. fulgens (Queen Victorial. Dark red foliage 
and bright red flowers. August. 2 feet. 
L. syphilitica. Blue flowers. August. 2 feet. 
JAI'.WtSE IRIS 
Lychnis 
This has a number of old-fashioned names, such 
as Mullein Pink, Ragged Robin and Maltese Cross. 
$12 to $16 per 100 
Lychnis chalcedonica ( Maltese Cross, or Scarlet 
I.ightningl. Brick red to scarlet, and white. 
July. 3 feet. 
L. coronaria (Mullein Pink). Crimson flowers 
and gray foliage. June. feet. 
L. coronaria alba. White. 
L. diurna plena. Double; red. June, i foot. 
L. Flos-cuculi (Ragged Robin). Pink. June, 
r yi feet. 
L. Flos-Jovis (Flower of Jove). Scarlet. May. 
15 inches. 
L. Haageana. Very showy, with large rod flow- 
ers. Not very hardy. 6 inches. 
L. viscaria splendens. Red. July, i foot. 
Lythrum 
Lythrum Salicaria. A useful plant for shrubbery 
borders and wet places. Purple spikes. July. 
3 to 4 feet. $20 per 100. 
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