LITTLE SILVER, NEW JERSEY 
Hardy Perennials 17 
HOLLYHOCKS 
6 to 8 feet 
The stately flowers of our ancestors. Not only are 
our double Hollyhocks huge, yet perfect in makeup, 
but also they are borne in greater numbers and for a 
much longer period than the old-fashioned sorts. 
They bloom, of course, in early Summer, and nod 
at you from without your breakfast window in their 
gay colors. We offer them in the following shades: 
Pink, Red, Salmon, White, Yellow, and Mixed. 
Iberis • CANDYTUFT 
Iberis sempervirens (Evergreen Candytuft). 
6 to 8 in. Evergreen and covered, in early Spring, 
with a mass of white bloom. ( R.) 
Iris Germanica • GERMAN IRIS 
1)4 to 3 feet 
May brings these lovely and familiar flowers to 
our hardy border. Among the gaudiest of our native 
plants, the “Flags” are also among the hardiest. 
(Upright petals are termed “stands”; drooping 
ones “falls.”) 
S.—Stands; F.—Falls 
Abd-el-Kadir. S., smoked yellow; F., yellow, 
veined purple. 
Celeste. S., celestial blue; F., r a shade darker. 
Chas. Dickens. S., pale violet; F., indigo, white 
base. 
Count St. Clair. S., pure white; F., deep violet, 
margined white. Unusually attractive in a mass 
planting. 
Donna Maria. S., azure blue; F., indigo, white 
base, veined indigo. 
Florentina Alba. Very early and T most fragrant, 
with large flowers of a porcelain* hue, fading to a 
pure white. A particularly beautiful variety. 
Iris King. S., clear lemon yellow; F., rich maroon. 
A gem of contrasting colors. Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 
German Iris (Iris Germanica) 
All varieties, unless otherwise noted, 
Japanese Iris (Iris Kaempferi) 
Mme. Chereau. S. and F., white, widely bordered 
with clear blue. 
Mrs. Charles Darwin. One of the best of the'pure 
white German Irises. 
Pallida Dalmatica. Very fragrant, with S. slight 
lavender, and F. deeper in color, with shadings 
of blue. Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 
P. Bernot. S., golden; F., light yellow and white, 
densely veined red. 
Pecutem. White flowers, delicately penciled lilac 
towards outer edges. 
Pres. Thiers. S., mauve, based brown; F., purple, 
based brown and white. 
Queen of May. Showy variety with S., a bright 
rosy lilac, and F., darker. 
Rhein Nixe. S., white; F., violet blue, edged white. 
All German Iris (except as noted) 
each 15c., doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Iris Germanica • GERMAN IRIS 
Iris germanica (German Iris). Mixed. A gor¬ 
geous mixture of the cream of the Iris world. You 
will be amazed at the splendors of our collection 
this season. Each 12c., doz. $1.25, 100 $7.50. 
Iris Kaempferi • JAPANESE IRIS 
These lovely sorts carry enormous flowers on the 
tops of their stately stems, beautifully colored, in 
June and July. 3 to 4 ft. tall. 
Dorothy. Sky blue petals, splashed with French 
white. 
Eleanor Parry. Claret red, white and blue. A 
patriotic color combination. 
Gold Bound. Best of the white Japanese Iris, with 
deep, clear yellow at the base of each petal. A 
refreshing variety. 
Peacock. A double variety with attractive violet 
purple petals, veined white. 
Purple and Gold. Many petals grace this charming 
sort, violet purple with golden throat. 
Pyramid. Strikingly beautiful flowers of clear 
indigo. 
Stella. Distinct and different blooms of violet hue, 
veined white. 
Thompson Lovett. Overlapping petals; violet, 
banded gold at base. 
All varieties Japanese Iris, each 25c., 
doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
each 20c., doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
(Add 10% to your remittance if shipment is desired "by parcel post) 
