NORMAL, ILLINOIS 
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Hardy Herbaceous Plants — Roses, Bulbs, Etc —Continued. 
Lily of the Valley, perfectly hardy, very fra- 
grant, choice roots, per 1000 pips, $10 00 
Tuberoses, Pearl and Double, first class bulbs, 
well ripened, properly cured and certain to 
bloom 10 
10 
50 
100 
$1 50 
1 50 
Cannas 
I have a choice lot of dwarf French Cannas, 
named sorts, that I consider among the 
very best standard sorts offered, including 
Beaute Poitvine, Queen Charlotte, Mrs. 
Berat, Florence Vaughn, Burbank, Fla- 
mingo, Etc 15 1 00 8 00 
HERBACEOUS PAEON1ES 
Within the past ten years this splendid section of hardy herba- 
ceous flowering plants have been brought into very prominent notice 
because of the general improvement in varieties of comparatively 
recent origin. In these newer sorts, we have not only immense blooms 
reaching in some specimens seven or eight inches in diameter, but 
the range of color is also so varied that almost every tint of pink, 
white, red, crimson and even some shades of yellow is comprised in 
the list. Plant vigor has also been improved and strong stems three 
feet long are not at all uncommon in some of the varieties. There is 
also an element of practical, permanent value in the Paeony: that is 
the plants once purchased and planted in suitable soil continue to 
increase in size and profusion of bloom for years with very little fur- 
ther attention; while they pay an annual dividend in the way of mag- 
nificent blooms that are unsurpassed for decorative purposes. 
I offer the following choice named sorts, with two and thiee eyes 
to each root : 
Compte de Paris, Pink and white, strong stem. 
Delicata, Delicate pink, full double 
Early White, Pure white, one of the earliest.. 
Fragrans, Solid pink, large, profuse, showy.. . . 
Hercules, Dark crimson, single, with yellow 
stamens 
Humeii, Dark rose, full double, late, very fine. 
Joan de Arc, Very delicate, flesh color, becom- 
ing white 
La Tulip, Blush white, new choice 
Old Crimson, Solid crimson, earliest of all 
Reevesii, Purplish rose with white center, full 
double strong 
Sinensis, Rubra Dark Pink, distinct, verv dble. 
Whitlegii, White, one of the best 
The Bride 
Festlva Maxima 
Esther 
Golden Harvest 
Floral Treasure 
Crimson Queen 
Pink Sorts without names, all good, with two 
or three eyes to each plant 
Each 10 100 
25 $2 00 $ 
25 2 00 
25 2 00 
25 2 00 
25 2 00 
20 1 80 15 00 
50 4 00 
2 00 
25 2 00 
25 2 00 
20 1 80 15 00 
50 4 00 
2 00 
2 50 
2 00 
2 00 
2 00 
2 00 
10 80 7 00 
