Your choice of any peren¬ 
nials (unless priced other¬ 
wise): 25c each; 5 for $1.00; 12 for $2.00. 
Postpaid. 
Hardy Sweet Violets 
PRY'S FRAGRANT. Hardy Violet, 
called by some “The Gem of the Gar¬ 
den.” Produces great masses of fine, 
large, fragrant, double purple flowers 
In early spring. Old English Strain. 
Hardy Verbena 
This is the variety that will withstand 
the winter. Produces a wealth of bluish 
or lilac flowers from June to October. A 
good Rock Garden plant of spreading 
habit. Mulch over winter. 
Aladdin Chrysanthemum FREE 
with your order—See Page 27. 
Japanese 
Everblooming 
Sweet William 
Brilliant red, fragrant 
and hardy. A dazzling 
brilliant red flowered 
Sweet William. Spicily 
fragrant blooms all 
summer long clear down 
to the first of Novem¬ 
ber. For lots of flow¬ 
ers try this one. 
You will find all colors of the rainbow in 
iris. They are easy to grow, too. Just plant 
shallow in any type of soil any time in the 
spring until they start to bloom. Plant any 
place where water doesn't stand. The best 
fertilizer is Bone Meal. 
With your $1.00 Iris order, 
1 of these beautiful new 
Iris, Mother of Pearl. 
MOTHER OP PEARL. 
Mauve with a pearl over¬ 
tone. Large flower. Good 
substance. 
With your $2.00 Iris 
of Pearl and Sheklnah, the real 
yellow one. 
spring until ti 
place where v 
^^fertilizer is B< 
7 # 
order, Mother 
Newer SELECT IRIS 
Exquisite Fragrances, Orchid-like Flowers 
Your choice—$1.00 per 10, postpaid. If less 
than $1.00 worth ordered—15c each 
AMBASSADEUR. Our most popular Iris. 
Gigantic flower, smoky lavender standards, 
falls a deep ruby red with an orange beard. 
48 inches high. 
C. P. CONNELL. Bright blue in color, falls 
blue with a purple tinge, light yellow beard. 
CECIL MINTURN. Soft rose color, light 
beards, ruffled standards. 
ISOLINE. Standards silvery lilac mauve, 
falls Ghinese violet tinted yellow. Orange 
beards. 
KATHRYN FRYER. Fine, tall, late bloom¬ 
ing variety. Standards clear sulphur yellow, 
fails rich violet carmine. 
OPERA. A rich violet-toned red, bi-color. 
FROSFERO. Standards pale lavender flushed 
yellow, falls a deep red purple with lighter 
shading. Heavily marked w'ith brown at 
the haft. 
QUEEN CATERINA. Pale lavender violet, 
almost orchid. Bright orange beard. 
SEMINOLE. Lovely rich velvety crimson bi¬ 
color, One of the "reddest reds." 
SHEKINAH. Clear, soft yellow, little deeper 
tone at the throat. Handsome golden heard. 
SOUV. DE MME. GAUDICHAU. A fragrant, 
large, dark, fine purple. Falls strikingly 
Velvet blackish-purple, 
SUSAN BLISS. Rich rosy pink with a delicate 
lavender sheen. Orange bearded. 
Sedum—The Famous 
Live Forever Plant 
For rock gardens and borders 
there is no plant e<iual to this one. 
Our 4 best varieties. 
GOLDMOSS STONECROP (Acre). 
Bright yellow flowers. Dwarf. 
PINK (Spectabilis). Broad, light 
green foliage, hearing large 
heads of rose colored flowers. 
August and September. 18 in. 
RED. (Spectabilis Brilliant). Same 
as PINK but with brilliant red 
flowers. 
WHITE. (Album). Dwarf and 
spreading. Thick, waxy, round 
foliage. White flowers. Good 
rock plant. 
select different colored Iris. En- , _ 
trust me to select the 20 best $ g 
for your planting. Postpaid, for | 
only 
ALBERT VICTOR. Soft blue 
standards, falls light lav¬ 
ender. A pleasing combi¬ 
nation. 
A. E. KUNDERD. Fragrant. 
Standards bronze yellow magenta. 
Falls kind of a red and bronze. 
Orange beard. 
AFTERGLOW. A soft grayish laven¬ 
der shaded with a rich pinard yel¬ 
low through the center. 
AGNES. Dominant color is lavender. 
CAPRICE. Standards rosy red with 
falls a different shade. Grows about 
24 Inches tall. Very fragrant. 
DR. BERNICE. Beautiful coppery 
bronze with rich crimson falls. 
Flowers large. 
ELDORADO. Here’s one of those 
smoky ones. Its standards are yel¬ 
low and heliotrope. The falls bright 
purple, shaded bronze. 
FAIRY. Very fragrant, fairy-like 
white, flushed cream. 
FLAVESCENS. Standards and falls a 
soft light solid yellow. 
GERTRUDE MAY. Finest blue. 
HALPDAN. Very unique mottled white 
Iris. 
KONORABILIS. Golden standards and 
falls a rich mahogany brown. 
JUNIATA. Standards and falls clear 
blue. 
KOCHI Fragrant, rich red purple. 
LENT A. WILLIAMSON. The highest 
rated Iris. Soft, broad, violet stand¬ 
ards, large velvety falls, royal pur¬ 
ple, gold beard. Extremely large, 
early flower. 
LEEDA. Fine pure white: frilled 
petals rose dotted. 
LOHENGRIN. A beautiful silvery 
pink. 
LORELEY. Standards canary yellow 
and the falls ultramarine blue, 
cream border. 
Your selection of these choice 
varieties, postpaid. 
Less than $1.00 worth, 10c each, 
postpaid.' 
15 „?1 
MME. CHEREAU. White with frilled 
border of clear blue. 
MARY GARDEN. A pale yellow, 
marked with light lavender. 
MAY QUEEN. Soft rose lilac, almost 
pink. Strong, vigorous grower. 
MON8(GNOR. Standards satiny vio¬ 
let; falls purple crimson. A late 
bloomer. 
MME. PACQUETTE. A beautiful 
claret red. 
MRS. H. DARWIN. Snow white with 
light violet near base of falls. 
NIBELUNGEN. Standards fawn yel¬ 
low, falls violet purple with fawn 
colored edging. 
PALLIDA DALMATICA. Tall silvery 
lavender, darker falls. 
PRINCESS VICTORIA LOUISE. 
Standards soft yellow; falls plum 
color with cream border. 
PROSPER LAUGIER. Standards fiery 
bronze, rich velvety purplish red 
falls, white throat veined yellow, 
Tall grower. 
PRINCESS BEATRICE. Fragrant 
• soft lavender; large flowers. 
PURPLE KING. Royal purple, orange 
beard. 
QUAKER LADY. Standards smoky 
lavender and old gold. 
RHEIN NIKE. Standards pure white; 
falls deep blue with white margin. 
ROSE UNIQUE. The nearest ap¬ 
proach to a real pink. 
STORM CLOUD. Standards soft blu¬ 
ish mauve. Falls pinker. 
VIRGINIA MOORE. Extra large fine new 
yellow, Stands up well. 
Baby Iris Collection 
These little fellows are vigorous, come 
with the Robins and are fragrant. Use 
them for edgings, borders. They bloom 
in April. 
Baby Red One each of these 
White Bab >' IriS| Postpaid, for. . . 
55c 
One dozen either a)l 
Purple alike or assorted for. 
Light Blue Postpaid 
$ 1.00 
Our Very Finest of the Newest Iris 
BUTO. Rich, velvety, royal purple flower. 50c each. 
CHASSEUR. One of the new fine ygllow Iris with bright Prussian red veinings at 
the throat. 35c each. 
KING TUT. Standards cocoa brown suffused with red. Falls a deeper brownish 
red. 75o each. 
LORD OP JUNE. Bright lavender blue standards, falls deep aniline blue. Strong 
grower. 20c each. 
MORNING SPLENDOR. Petunia-violet standards; rich, raisin-purple falls. Tht 
effect is red. 25o each. 
PRAIRIE GOLD. Entire flower deep yellow, many flowers on the branch. 25c each. 
TRUE DELIGHT. Pure white edged deep rose. Fpee flowering. 75c each. 
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