NURSERYMEN— PLANTERS 
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HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 
Columbine 
Canterbury Bells 
Shasta Daisy 
IRIS 
For early spring beauty in the hardy garden, plantings of Irises are 
always valuable. The blooms are of many colors and open in May. The 
stiff, reedy, bright green foliage is pretty all through the summer. Irises 
do not require much care, but like a sunny location and fairly rich soil. 
We have .selected the varieties which will give the best satisfaction in 
this location and offer them to you in the following list. 
Iris Germanica 
German Iris 
These are perhaps the best known of the Iris family. The blooms open 
in May, are about 3 inches across, and present a wide variation in color. 
Chereon. Standards lilac-mauve; falls bluish violet. 
Cytheree. Dark lavender and rich blue. 
Florentina alba. A free-flowering variety of large pure white flowers. 
Honorabilis. Standards golden yellow; falls mahogany brown. A 
handsome variety. 
Iris King. Standards sulphur-yellow; falls dark red, with golden 
margin. A very brilliant variety, excellent in masses with other soits. 
Lohengrin. Standards and falls are a clear even shade of rosy pink. 
Flowers large and borne in abundance. 
Maori King. Standards golden yellow; falls deep crimson. A low- 
growing variety bearing large flowers. 
Mme. Chereau. Standards and falls pure white with a delicate 
blue edging. 
Mrs. H. Darwin. Standards snowy white; falls white with touch of 
bluish violet. A pleasing combination. 
Mrs. Reuthe. Large, white, bordered light blue. 
Ossian. Straw-yellow and violet. 
Pallida dalmatica. One of the handsomest of the German Iris 
family. A vigorous grower, reaching a height of 4 feet and bearing an 
abundance of large fragrant flowers of lavender-blue. 
Queen of May. Bright rosy lilac. 
Iris Kaempferi • Japanese Iris 
The Japanese Irises are considered to have the largest blooms and to 
show the greatest variety of color. They bloom early in July and continue 
to disclose their glorious colors until the middle of August. A mass 
planting of Japanese Irises always present a very beautiful effect. 
Kuro-Kumo. A handsome variety; dark purple, with golden yellow 
spots. 
Oniga-Shima. Rich royal purple, veined with white. 
Sano-Watashi. Large snowy white blooms with delicate rosy 
blotches. 
Shi-un-Ryo. Grayish white with deeply marked violet veins. 
Shippo. Pale lilac with dark purple veins. 
Tokyo. Large snowy white flowers. 
Tora-Odori. Intense shining purple with grayish splashes. 
Yomo-no-Umi. Snowy white; handsome variety; early. 
Extra-Fine Mixed Sorts. 
Iris Sibirica 
Sibirica. Deep bluish purple. 
Sibirica alba. Snowy white, with pale bluish veins. 
Sibirica orientalis. A free-flowering, deep blue variety. 
Sibirica, Snow Queen. A free-flowering Iris, bearing large snowy 
white blooms. 
LATHYRUS latifolius (Everlasting or Perennial Pea). Rapid- 
growing vine, with clusters of flowers in white, red and pink. 8 to 12 
feet. All summer. 
LAVANDULA vera. Sweet lavender. An old garden favorite bearing 
an abundance of blue flowers with a delightful fragrance. Grows to 
about 3 feet. July, September. 
LIATRIS pycnostachya (Blazing Star; Gay Feather). An excellent 
plant for any use in a hardy border with flowers of different colors. The 
blooms of this variety are purple, borne in dense spikes, and present an 
attractive appearance in the hardy border. 
LILIUM auratum (Gold-banded Lily). Grows to about 4 feet; 
leaves lustrous green; flowers purple, with dull crimson spots and a broad 
golden yellow band running through the center of each petal. 
L. speciosum album. Large white flowers with greenish white 
band running through the center of each petal. 
L. speciosum rubrum, or roseum. Large white flower, covered 
with numerous primrose spots. 
L. tigrinum splendens (Tiger Lily). Flowers are large golden 
yellow with black spots. 
LINUM perenne (Flax). Blue and White sorts. Pretty, feathery 
foliage. Profuse bloomers, throughout the summer. 1 to 1 feet. 
LOBELIA cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). Grows to about 3 feet 
high; flowers fiery scarlet borne on long spikes. 
L. syphilitica hybrida (Great Lobelia). A hybrid of our native 
Lobelia producing large spikes of bluish white flowers in July and Sep- 
tember. 
LUPINUS polyphyllus (Lupine). Blue, White and Pink shades. 
Very handsome, pea-shaped flowers. One of our choicest perennials, 
but prefers porous and rather sandy soil. 2 to 3 feet. June and July. 
LYCHNIS chalcedonica (Champion). A pretty plant, growing to 
about 2 feet high, bearing large heads of brilliant orange-scarlet flowers 
from June to August. 
L. Haageana. Flowers brilliant orange-scarlet, large size. May and 
June. 
L. Viscaria splendens flore-pleno (German Catchfly). This 
plant grows about a foot high, forming a dense tuft of evergreen foliage, 
and bears spikes of large, deep red, fragrant flowers. 
LYTHRUM roseum superbum (Rosy Loosestrife). Very effective; 
long, graceful stems of rosy purple flowers. 2 to 3 feet. July to Sept. 
MERTENSIA virginica (Bluebells). An early-flowering plant 
growing to about 1 feet. The flowers are lilac-blue fading to rosy pink. 
May and June. 
MONARDA didyma (Oswego Tea). A showy plant growing to 
about 3 feet and bearing numerous crimson-scarlet flowers in July and 
August. 
M. didyma rosea (Bee-Balm). Somewhat like the preceding, but 
flowers are rosy pink. June to August. 
M. didyma, var. (Cambridge Scarlet). A bright scarlet. New. 
MONTBRETIAS. Brilliant flower-spikes, produced in quantities. 
Resembles a gladiolus, but in miniature form; they are quite hardy, but 
require a covering of leaves or manure in the winter. 
MYOSOTIS palustris semperflorens (Forget-me-not). A useful 
plant for sandy places. Bears numerous bright blue flowers in May 
and September. 
OENOTHERA missouriensis (Evening Primrose). A pleasing plant 
growing about 1 foot high. Bears an abundance of large golden flowers 
in July and August. 
PACHYSANDRA terminalis. A compact plant about 8 inches high, 
spreading over large plots of ground. Its dark glossy green foliage is so 
dense that it is valuable as an evergreen ground-cover. Spikes of blue 
flowers during May and June. 
