TT has not been until this year that the finest varieties of these garden aristocrats have become 
more reasonably priced. Plant a few clumps in your garden. They will give your hardy border 
character at a time of the year when flowers of the heights of the eremuri are absent in your 
garden. See illustration. 
CULTURE: These plants enjoy a rich soil with an admixture of sharp sand and a well drained sunny 
location. Cover top of root crown with five inches of soil. In winter a mulch of wood ashes 
over the crown is a safeguard, or a box may be filled with leaves and inverted over it. 
BUNGEII: Vigorous, citron-yellow, reaching 4 
feet in height. Extremely handsome; flowers in 
July. Extra heavy specimen roots, $1.50 each. 
Strong, good flowering roots, $1 each. 
ELWESII: Enormous soft pink spike; broad green 
foliage. A vigorous, distinct form of E. robustus. 
Height, 10 to 12 feet. Flower in early June. Extra 
heavy, specimen roots, $3 each. Strong, good 
flowering roots, $2 each. 
ELWESII ALBUS: Same habit as above: pure 
white. Very beautiful; flowers in early June. 
Extra heavy, specimen roots, $3 each. Strong, 
good flowering roots, $2 each. 
HIMALAICUS: Pure white, close-furnished spike. 
Height, 6 to 8 feet. Flowers in early June. Extra 
heavy, specimen roots, $2 each. Strong, good 
flowering roots, $1.75 each. 
ROBUSTUS: Rosy pink. A beautiful, vigorous 
species; glaucous foliage. Flowers in early June. 
Extra heavy, specimen roots, $4 each. Strong, 
good flowering roots, $2.50 each. 
SHELFORD: Coppery yellow or orange, deeper 
in color than E. warei and later. Grows 6 feet 
tall, nearly half of the spike being clothed with 
the flowers and coppery tinted buds. A grand 
plant. Flowers in early July. Extra heavy, speci¬ 
men roots, $2 each. Strong, good flowering roots, 
$1.50 each. 
SHELFORD ROSALIND: A strong vigorous 
grower resembling the variety Shelford in 
growth and habits but in color a very bright 
pink. Blooms in early July. Extra heavy, speci¬ 
men roots, each, $3. 
SHELFORD WHITE BEAUTY: Resembles the va¬ 
riety Shelford in habit and growth, but a pure 
white in color. Very free-flowering. Blooms in 
early July. Extra heavy, specimen roots, each, 
$3. 
TUBERGENII: A beautiful hybrid, the result of a 
cross between Himalaicus and Bungei with fine 
spikes reaching a height of six feet or more with 
pale yellow flowers. Blooms at the end of May. 
The earliest of the yellow varieties to come into 
flower. Extra heavy, specimen roots, each, $4. 
Strong, good flowering roots, each, $3. 
WAREII: The general color effect of the densely 
clothed spikes is salmon-buff, but a close in¬ 
spection reveals shades of yellow, pink, and 
orange. An unusually vigorous habit, a good 
increaser, a reliable bloomer, a splendid spike 
up to 8 feet in height, a rich color scheme—these 
qualities render this a great favorite. Flowers 
in early July. Extra heavy, specimen roots, $5 
each. Strong, good flowering roots, each, $4. 
A COLLECTION of one extra selected, specimen root each of the above ten 
varieties, total ten roots. Special price, $28. Collection as above, but smaller 
selected roots. Special price, $20.00. 
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