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GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower). A very 
ornamental, hardy perennial. Flowers 
crimson and gold, 2 inches across with a 
red center. Very showy. Blooms from 
early summer until autumn. Likes a light 
soil. Must have winter protection. 
GYPSOPHILA (Baby’s Breath). Produces 
large panicles of very small white flowers. 
June, July and August. Fine for decorat' 
ing in connection with highly colored 
flowers. 
HEMEROCALLIS (Yellow Day Lily). A 
pretty plant, with long, narrow leaves and 
fragrant, lemon-yellow Lilies from July to 
September. Grows I /2 to 2 feet high. 
HOLLYHOCK. The well known tall and 
stately favorite of the old'time garden, 
but so much improved that they would 
not be recognized by the old growers. 
Our strain is the finest, the seed originally 
obtained from Germany. They are mostly 
double and in mixed colors. They bloom 
in July and continue for weeks. 
Iris 
No flower in the perennial border sur' 
passes the Iris in delicacy of texture and 
color, or is more showy and pleasing in 
general appearance. They rival the orchids 
of the tropics in beauty. Our price list con' 
tains a list of the named varieties we supply. 
German. One of the most interesting of all 
perennials, with magnificent flowers in all 
colors. Has broad, lancelike foliage and 
the wonderful flowers are produced on 
long stalks. May and June. Blue, pink, 
purple, white and yellow. 
Japan. The most gorgeous of all the Irises, 
with large, flat flowers of three or six 
petals in all colors of the rainbow, veined, 
splotched and striped in a bewildering 
manner. Blooms in July after the German 
Iris is through. Needs winter protection. 
Siberian Purple. It is very persistent, and will 
hold its own in blue grass sod. Foliage 
long, slender and graceful; flowers borne 
on slender stems about 18 inches to 2 feet 
high, usually two or three flowers on a 
stem. Flowers deep, clear purple; very 
graceful. Perfectly hardy. 
JAPANESE SPURGE (Pachysandra). A 
trailing plant 6 to 8 inches high, forming 
broad mats of bright glossy green foliage 
and small spikes of flowers during May 
and June. A ground cover which grows in 
all shady situations and under Pine trees. 
LIATRIS (Blazing Star). Very unusual and 
beautiful. It blooms in midsummer and 
throws up long, narrow spikes of rich 
purple flowers which last a long time. 
2/2 to 2/2 feet high. 
LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY. As hardy as any 
plant can possibly be, and when planted in 
the open ground will increase rapidly. The 
well known Lily-of'the'Valley that bios- 
soms in early summer. 
LINUM (Flax). Lovely low plant with 
dense, fernlike, blue-green foliage, covered 
with bright sky-blue, bell-shaped flowers 
all summer. Fine for either the perennial 
border or the rockery. 
MALLOW, ROSE (Hibiscus). The Mallows 
are valuable border plants, having hand' 
some, broad leaves and large, showy bios' 
soms resembling large, single hollyhocks. 
3 to 4 feet high. 
MONARDA. Showy and brilliant peren- 
nial, with large heads of fragrant, scarlet 
flowers. Grows lJ/2 to 2/2 feet high, and 
flourishes in any soil. A beautiful adorn' 
ment to the flower garden. June-August. 
PHLOX subulata. The well known creeping 
Phlox for the rock garden or perennial 
border. The foliage is fine, but compact, 
and the plant is completely covered with 
blossoms in May. We can supply either 
blue or pink. 
German Iris. 
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