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Rockford Seed Farms—H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL.—Forest City Greenhouses 
Ivanhoe 
RAINBOW FLOWERS or 
These Iris are all sun lovers and delight in a sunny situation. They 
are all deliciously fragrant. 
YOUR OOpEach 3 Rflr >2 $125 POST¬ 
CHOICE zu *' tacn for"01/ f 0r I- PAID 
AGNES—A very pretty flower of white and lilac. 
ALBERT VICTOR—Rosy lavender striped purple. 
BEETHOVEN—Waxy white, nearly the same color throughout. 
Flowers are borne with large clusters on a stem. 
CAPRICE—Reddish purple with falls of deeper color. Sweet scented. 
CONTE DE ST. CLAIRE—Violaceous white, blotched purple. 
DAPHNE—Standards are slate blue. Falls are lavender, beautifully 
mottled with purple. 
DOROTHEA—Pure white with a broad and irregular border of clear 
blue. 
ELDORADO—Standards creamy yellow. Falls are purple on yellow, blotched 
and striped. 
FLORENCE BARRE—Pale blush lilac; deeper in falls. 
HECTOR—Mother of Pearl passing to primrose, with falls of brown and crimson. 
IVANHOE—Uprights are primrose-yellow, while the falls are lilac and primrose. 
LIGHT BLUE—A beautiful soft blue with faintest tinge of heliotrope. 
LORELEY—A combination of light yellow and velvety purple. 
PALLIDA MADALACEA—Creamy slate and mottled lavender. 
RED CLOUD—The darkest colored of all the Iris. Purplish lilac and velvet black. 
RETICULATA PURPUREA—Pale lilac and velvety purple. Mottled darker. 
TERESSA—Slate blue and lavender. Mottled purple. 
WALHALLA—Lavender standards with falls of wine-red. 
HARDY IRIS 
Japanese Iris 
Iris—J apanese 
An entirely distinct type of Iris; 
direct from Oriental Japan. Usually 
in bloom by June 15 and continue 
for 5 or 6 weeks. Immense flowers, 
often 10 inches in diameter. Marvel¬ 
ous colors. Fine for the Rock 
Garden. 25c each; 3 for 70c; doz. 
$2.60, postpaid. 
HARDY ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS . . . 
Amoor River Privet 
Fine for Hedges 
Unusually hardy variety and one that can be planted as far North as Canada. Being 
very bushy, this variety can be trimmed to give any desired effect. Far superior to other 
and similar hedges as it is not subject to blight. The dark green foliage lasts until late in 
the Fall. 6 for 46c; doz., 86c, postpaid. Larger size, 6 for 79c; doz., $1.48, postpaid. 
In quantities, can offer good plants at $6.00 per 100. 
Golden Bells 
A splendid shrub with dark, ^shining foliage and bright golden-yellow flowers, which are 
borne in great profusion. Fine young plants, 35c each; 3 for 95c, postpaid. Extra size 
plants, 60c each, postpaid. 
Indian Currant or Coral Berry 
A useful shrub for covering banks and dry spots, growing from 3 to 4 feet high. It is 
spreading in ha'bit and its long slender branches bend gracefully towards the ground. In 
Autumn it is covered with red currant-like fruit. Fine young plants, 25c each; 3 for 70c, 
postpaid. Extra size plants, 50c each, by Express. 
Gorgeous Peonies for Hedges 
The modern Peony Is without doubt one of the most showy and valuable of our 
hardy herbaceous plants, especially for hedges. They may be planted in the sun 
or semi-shade, and they will excel all other plants in the grand display of brilliant 
and fragrant blooms. A good rich soil and an open sunny, well drained location 
is to be preferred. Set hedge plants 18 in. to 24 in. apart. We make a wonderful 
bargain offer of Peonies for hedge planting in colors, red, white, pink, and cream, 
strong roots, 10 for $1.35; 25 for $3.25; 50 for $6.00, by Express—Collect. 
Butterfly Bush 
Smoke Bush 
PURPLE FRINGE—Long feathery flower 
stalks, 49c and 70c each. 
Red Bud 
CERCIS CANADENSIS — Heart - shaped, 
glossy leaves fading with tones of yellow 
rosy pink blossoms. 35c each, 3 for 
$1.00; larger plants 58c each. 
Hardy Butterfly Bush or 
Summer Lilac 
Beautify Your Home This Year 
With Shrubs 
An exceptionally pretty shrub of spread¬ 
ing habit, growing 4 y 2 feet high and 
flowering freely the first season. The long 
tapering flower spikes, often 12 inches long, 
are densely covered with lilac shaped violet- 
mauve colored blooms from June till frost. 
Delightfully fragrant. During the summer 
this plant is usually surrounded by butter¬ 
flies, and for this reason it is named the 
“Butterfly Bush/’ Price, strong, thrifty 
plants, 25c each; 3 for 70c, postpaid. 
WHITE —New White Bush, with pure 
white fragrant flower-spikes. Not quite 
hardy in the North. It is a glorious 
pot plant for winter blooming. Fine 
young plants, 20c each; 3 for 53c, post¬ 
paid. Extra size plants, 50c, by Express. 
FARQUERI —-Rather dwarf and compact 
with purplish-like flowers. Fine young 
plants, 20c each; 3 for 55c, postpaid. 
Extra size plants, 50c each, by Express. 
NEW CLIMBING—Fine young plants, 25c 
each; 3 for 70c, postpaid. Extra size 
plants, 50c each, by Express. 
Amoor River Privet 
Red Leaved Barberry 
New Red Leaved Japanese Barberry 
Similar to the Green Leaved Barberry which is so uni¬ 
versally grown, either mixed in the shrubbery as specimen 
plants, as foundation plantings or as straight hedges, you 
will find the Red Leaved to be the most ornamental you have 
ever grown. The great beauty is of course in its foliage 
which resembles Japanese Maples in coloring, which is a 
lustrous, bronzy-red. In late fall the color changes to 
orange-scarlet and red shades. Perfectly hardy anywhere. 
Grows 18 to 30 inches high. 15c each; 3 for 35c; doz., $1.48; 
larger size, 24c each; 3 for 68c; doz., $2.45, postpaid. In 
quantities can offer good plants at $8.95 per 100 by Ex¬ 
press collect. 
Green Leaved Japanese Barberry 
The always popular variety and one that is grown every¬ 
where. Foliage is small, bright green which changes to 
varying shades in the Fall. Bears attractive red berries 
which remain on the plant almost the entire winter. Does 
well in sun or shade and requires practically no pruning 
or trimming. 12c each; 3 for 32c; doz., $1.26; larger size, 
19c each; 3 for 54c; doz., $1.95, postpaid. 
Owing to quarantine restrictions we cannot ship Shrubs to Arkansas . 
