C. W. ATWATER & SON 
Caprice. Rosy pink. One of the best of its 
color. 
Col. Candelot. S bronze, overlaid reddish 
lavender; F, velvety crimson purple with 
white at base. Not a large flower but shading 
well towards red. 
Dalila. S, pale flesh; F, rich purple. Very 
distinct. 
E. H. Jenkins. Fine, large blue. 
Eldorado. Bronze, heliotrope, and violet. 
Very striking combination but hard to describe. 
L. A. Williamson. Beautiful shadings of vio¬ 
let with markings of yellow. A very fine, tall 
variety. 
Lorely. S, light yellow; F, blue with cream 
border. 
Mile. Almira. Sky blue; large and fine. 
Mme. Chereau. S and F, white, frilled 
azure blue; fine. 
Monsignor. S, pale violet; F, velvety pur¬ 
ple. A very free bloomer. 
Mother of Pearl. S and F, pale bluish lav¬ 
ender with faint creamy undertone. Flowers 
are large and plant a profuse bloomer. 
Mrs. Neubronner. The deepest yellow we 
have seen. 
Pallida Dalmatica. Clear lavender blue. A 
tall, very fine variety. 
Pocahontas. S and F, white, bordered pale 
blue. 
Prospero. S, pale lavender; F, deep violet 
purple; tall and beautiful. 
Quaker Lady. S, smoky lavender; F, agera- 
tum blue and old gold. 
Queen Caterina. A large flower of pale lav¬ 
ender violet, similar to Mother of Pearl. 
Queen of May. Light lilac pink. 
Seminole. S, dark violet rose; F, rich vel¬ 
vety crimson. Perhaps the nearest red of any 
and a very striking variety. 
Shekinah. S and F, pale lemon yellow. 
Sindjka. Rich lavender and buff; tall. 
Spectabilis. S and F, deep purple. 
Walhalla. S, light blue; F, violet purple, 
edged light blue. Free bloomer. 
White Knight. Almost pure white; late; 
slightly fragrant. 
IRIS, JAPANESE. Very large, rather flat 
flowers, purple and white, and in various shades 
and combinations of those colors. Considered 
the finest class of Iris, blooming the last of June 
and July. While they like a well-drained soil, 
they should be given plenty of water. 
Gold Bound. Six petals; large, pure white 
with yellow center. 
Idjumi-no-sawa. Six petals, white with blue 
veinings and purple standards. 
King Edward VII. Three petals, large; rich 
royal purple. 
Koki-no-iro. Six petals, purple, with white 
standards; tall, large, and fine. Very free 
bloomer. 
Shippo. Three petals; light ground, heavily 
shaded, and veined violet purple; distinct and 
handsome. 
Uji-sawa. Three petals, white, lightly veined 
purple, with violet standards. 
Waku-hotei. Six petals, white veined blue, 
with deep purple standards. 
IRIS, SIBERIAN. Blue, 2'. Three petals, 
with yellow center, blooming soon after German 
Iris. Very hardy. 
Snow Queen. Like the above, with white 
petals. 
LATHYRUS. Latifolius (Perennial Pea), 4'. 
Large clusters of pea-like flowers but without 
fragrance. Requires trellis or some support. 
Colors, Pink and White. July and August. 
^LAVENDER. Sweet, 12"-18". The 
true Sweet Lavender. Gray green foliage; 
small, fragrant blue flowers. Needs winter pro¬ 
tection. 
LIATRIS. Pycnostachya (Kansas Gay- 
feather), 3'-5'. Long, dense spikes of tiny 
purple flowers. Julv and August. 
Spicata (Spike Gayfeather), 2'-3'. Similar 
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to the above but not as rank a grower. See cut 
on page 27. 
*LINUM. Perenne (Perennial Flax), 18". 
A bushy plant with blue flowers, May to 
August. 
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